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[Content] On Jul 17, 2014, drendrewolf from Chino Valley, AZ wrote: While this plant is indeed noxious and very hard to get rid of, it's excellent for xeriscaping. The major catch is that your xeriscaped garden needs to be in a contained area and should not be used by gardeners with free-roaming animals that might nibble on them. We've coupled silverleaf nightshade with purple blooming alfalfa and buffalo grass in a contained "butterfly garden" near our orchard. What the nightshade takes from the soil the alfalfa returns to it, and they grow side by side easily without getting in each other's way. The butterflies and bumble bees do love it. If you choose to use this in a xeriscape first check to make sure that it's legal in your area, as this plant is outlawed in some states and some regions of other states. ... read moreThis is a plant that takes very little care or water. We mow the plants down in the late fall and collect the trimmings for burning so that it doesn't "get away" from us. We've also built a underground wall that reaches 2ft below the surface to keep it from running into other areas. If you want to propagate the plant you can pick the berries and bury them in the area you want. If you have a plant already in the area you want simply till it in the fall. A few dozen will sprout up from the tilled root pieces. [Rating] 
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PlantFiles: Detailed information on White Horsenettle, Silverleaf Nightshade, Bull Nettle, Olive-leaf Nightshade, Devil's Tomato Solanum elaeagnifolium