Solanum grows best in full sun or light shade.

nightshade, (genus Solanum), genus of about 2,300 species of flowering plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae). The term nightshade is often associated with poisonous species, though the genus also contains a number of economically important food crops, including tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), potato (S.

It is sometimes called garden huckleberry, but that properly refers to the species S. scabrum described by Philip Miller. The plant produces diminutive, dark blue-purple edible fruits that are bland in flavor and often combined with sugar in desserts. Green (unripe) fruits may be poisonous.

POISONOUS PARTS Whole plant, especially the immature fruits.