A wonderful but poisonous trinity of Lycianthes rantonnetii, or Paraguay nightshade flowers exposes their yellow stamens surrounded by mauve petals.

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Toxic Beauties. A wonderful but poisonous trinity of Lycianthes rantonnetii, or Paraguay nightshade flowers exposes their vivid yellow stamens surrounded by dark mauve petals, while the foliage serves as a natural green background. Though related to food plants like the potato and tomato, all parts of the plant are considered toxic to species is named for Barthélémy Victor Rantonnet, a 19th-century French horticulturist. Native to South America and growing to about 6 ft ( m) tall and broad, it is a rounded evergreen shrub. A profusion of trumpet-shaped, bright blue-purple flowers with a prominent yellow eye appear in summer, followed by red berries.

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Location: Paraguay
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