蓝茄花

By Ouyang Yu


 这是 蓝茄花，学名 Lycianthes rantonnetii，中文常叫 蓝花茄、巴拉圭茄，英文叫 Blue Potato Bush。

你看它的特征非常典型：五瓣紫蓝色花朵，中间一簇鲜黄色雄蕊，叶子是椭圆形、略带柔毛，整体是灌木状生长。这和茄子、土豆是同一个茄科家族，所以花心那团黄色结构非常“茄科味”。

在墨尔本很常见，常被种作围篱或花篱。它的优点是：

开花期很长，春夏到秋天都会反复开花。
喜欢全日照，阳光越足开花越多。
修剪后会很快再长。

但我提醒你一句，它不是特别“自律”的植物，不修剪会长得松散甚至半攀爬状。如果你家里种，想它好看，定期重剪是关键。

你这是路边看到的，还是考虑自己种？如果想种，我可以告诉你怎么让它开花更猛。

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