Solanum quitoense
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Naranjilla  10 seeds  ■●

Solanum quitoense are medium sized shrubs or small trees to 2-3m from the Andes and a favourite of the Incas. The Naranjilla is subtropical and enjoys slightly cooler than tropical temperatures so more suitable in the UK as a cool greenhouse plant or planted out in a jungle style garden in the summer. Leaf veins are generally a deep purple colour and attractive but often thorny!  It is easily container grown, the naranjilla is thought the be a short day plant, and may only set fruit when there are 8-10 daylight hours. The plant has bright orange fruits about the size of a large cherry tomato, covered with numerous fuzzy hairs that rub off when ripe. Can be treated as an annual and frown from seed each year - benefits from an early sowing. 

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