Description:
Blooms from June - August. The stem becoming woody. The flowers are violet, 5 lobed, usually turned back, with the fruit green, turning bright red. Fruit are poisonous.
Bittersweet
Scientific Name:
Solanum dulcamara
Synonyms:
Woody Nightshade, Blue Bindweed, Fellonwort, Poisonberry, Tether-devil, Witchflower
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Height:
30 - 300cm
Distribution:
Widespread throughout the U.K.
Habitat:
Grows in woodland, fen and waste ground in nutrient rich moist soil.
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S. dulcamara