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Is this a lovely climber or deadly nightshade?!

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Catabogus · 19/06/2018 20:37

This plant is growing vigorously up my fence. It has small red flowers and pointed leaves that grow in pairs (one opposite another). It is quite pretty, and I was admiring it the other day, when a friend said she thought it was deadly nightshade and I should get rid of it at once!

Can anyone more knowledgeable let me know if it is indeed nightshade, please? Googling has not been very conclusive.

Is this a lovely climber or deadly nightshade?!
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SporkInTheToaster · 19/06/2018 20:44

The leaves on your plant look too long and thin to be belladonna.

IAmcuriousyellow · 19/06/2018 20:47

Purple flowers on deadly nightshade, like potato flowers but smaller and a good deep purple with a yellow bit in the middle. Don’t recognise your plant, sorry.

Catabogus · 19/06/2018 20:49

Hmm...they’re not actually as long and this as this photo makes them look, somehow.

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Catabogus · 19/06/2018 20:50

Oh no, it’s not those purple and yellow flowers - I know those. Phew! I wonder what it is though??

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Catabogus · 19/06/2018 22:38

The flowers die and are replaced by single shiny black berries, if that helps anyone work out what it is?

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ErrolTheDragon · 19/06/2018 22:49

I think it might be Jasminum beesianum

ErrolTheDragon · 20/06/2018 00:03

I forgot to answer the question in your title - lovely climber!Grin I bought a very small one cheaply in ASDA a few weeks ago, it's not done much yet so your photo is giving me hope.

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