Weird Florida plant -- looks like a tomato??

Wish I could help, but I am at a loss. Hopefully someone here will be able to help you.

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

looks like deadly nightshade??? it is a nightshade for sure.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

Are they poisonous? Deadly nightshade sure sounds bad!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadly_nightshade

Here is a link to information about that plant that I found on line.

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

well, these berries are small. Can you see the picture of the big green tomato looking thing? it’s really big (much bigger than these eggplanty colored things). I wonder if they can vary (?)

There are many varieties of nightshades…potatoes and tomatoes are also nightshades. Most do have poisionous parts. Try this one Solanum aculeastrum.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

I think this is closer but seems like it’s not a hedge. I really appreciate your help. I’m just having a hard time locating information because I know so little of this stuff!! :)

No problem. Just look up nightshades for your area because it is for sure a nightshade plant.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

I think is might be a tomatilllo.
Do a google on that.

Bob

-- I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Alberta Canada Zone 3A or maybe 3B

hmm, I don’t think it is. I really need to get better pictures of these things. The “fruit” is about the size of a baseball….little larger. I’m searching for nightshades in this area but the flowers aren’t the same. The flower on this looks like a thistle. purply blue and when it opens, it flattens almost totally out. Then you get these fruits.

It’s the craziest thing so far. I’ve asked all kinds of folks and no one has ever seen one. Thank you to everyone helping me! Keep the suggestions coming! :)

Oh gee I didn’t look at the last pic!!!!! How lucky you are to have a passion flower…Thats a wild passion fruit.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

Yes, yes, that’s it. This is exactly it!!! Thank you so much!! I just found this site and the pictures are exactly right. :) http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1193/

Thank you so much. I’m excited now to know it’s not poisonous and they don’t need to be removed. I just went out and we have 6 of them now. Loads and loads of flowers!!

Thanks again for all the help!

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I agree it’s passionfruit. Last pic gave it away!!!! Hardiness zone 8A or above

Yo can eat the fruit.

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