''Solanum wendlandii'', the giant potato creeper, potato vine, Costa Rican nightshade, divorce vine, or paradise flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Solanaceae The Solanaceae , or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and orn ...

. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and northwest South America, and has been widely introduced as an ornamental to other tropical locales, including the Caribbean, Africa, Nepal, Java, and many islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. A robust vine reaching , its long-lasting dark purple flowers eventually fade to white.

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wendlandii Ornamental plants Flora of Northeastern Mexico Flora of Southwestern Mexico Flora of Southeastern Mexico Flora of Central Mexico Flora of Veracruz Flora of Honduras Flora of Nicaragua Flora of Costa Rica Flora of Panama Flora of Venezuela Flora of the Venezuelan Antilles Flora of Colombia Flora of Peru Plants described in 1887 {{Solanales-stub