Naranjilla Thornless – Solanum quitoense

Plant family: Solanaceae

Plant origin: North-West South America

Fruit description: Big orange fruit, which is sweet-sour in flavor.

Flowers: Produces an beautiful profusion of star shaped purple flowers all year.

Growing conditions: This variety is Thornless! Prefers shade or semi-shade, in a cool to tropical climate. Naranjilla has soft purple hairs on all parts of the plant. Very ornamental with 45cm long colorful leaves.

Uses: Eat fresh, jams or juice,

Medicinal uses:

Pollination requirements: Self-Pollinating.

Harvest time All year.

Plant relatives Cape Gooseberry, Tamarillo, Chillis and are also related to capsicums and more distantly to tomatoes and eggplants.

Special features:

Grown by method: Seed Grown Pot size: 140mm

Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 1.5 metres high by 1.5 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 1.5 metres high by 1.5 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.

Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: 140mm