''Nolana paradoxa'', the Chilean bellflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Solanaceae Solanaceae (), commonly known as the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants in the order Solanales. It contains approximately 2,700 species, several of which are used as agricultural crops, medicinal plants, and ornamental plants. Many me ...

, native to central and southern Chile. A spreading half-hardy annual reaching and useful as an edger or ground cover, it requires full sun. There is a cultivar, 'Blue Bird'. ''N. paradoxa'' serves as a model system for scientific studies on flower color.

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Solanoideae Garden plants of South America Endemic flora of Chile Flora of central Chile Flora of southern Chile Plants described in 1825 {{Solanales-stub