This short lived perennial herb has an upright branched stems that form a bushy habit. It has dark green elliptical leaves and the white star-shaped flowers have a yellow centre and appear in a cluster from spring to summer.

Hardiness zones 4 to 11

Solanum nigrum is naturally found in Europe growing in well drained fertile moist sandy to light clay soils that are high nitrogen and phosphorus in an open sunny position and is frost and drought tender.

Blackberry Nightshade is a small vigorous perennial that is normally found growing in disturbed soils in protected moist positions. It is not normally cultivated as an ornamental plant but it invades garden beds; rainforest gullies and protected coastal scrub areas. ID 821

Note:
Control methodis physical removal of the plant and roots before it sets seed.

Solanum(so-LAH-num) nigrum (NIG-rum)

Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee)
Potato Family