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    Naranjilla

    Scientific Name: Solanum quitoense

    Plant type

    shrub, perennial, fruit / vegetable

    size

    • H: 3'-8'
    • W: 3'-8'

    planting zones

    • 9b-11

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    Naranjilla plant details

    Naranjilla is a broadleaf evergreen perennial fruit / vegetable or shrub with green, purple and variegated foliage. In spring and summer white flowers emerge followed by orange and yellow fruit. Features fuzzy texture. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Naranjilla

    Plant type: perennial fruit / vegetable or shrub
    Plant family: solanaceae
    Foliage: evergreen green, purple and variegated
    Mature size: 3 FT - 8 FT - wide, 3 FT - 8 FT - tall
    Flowers: white blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: container plant, easy-to-grow, edible, spiky, tropical-looking, unique

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Naranjilla

    USDA Zones: 9b - 11
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: regular
    Resistant to: heat and humidity
    Soil needs: rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    This South American plant produces tasty orange fruit year-round in the south and from spring to fall in the North. Naranjillas grow rapidly in one season reaching 2-4' in height. With full sun and lots of fertilizer, you'll grown an abundance of round golf ball-sized fruit. When left to fully ripen on the plant, the fruit is a tangy sweet and can be eaten fresh or used to make a juice as they do in Latin America. The large spineless purple tinged leaves make quite a specimen for containers or summer garden plantings. At the end of the season, plants can be pruned hard and brought inside to allow the remaining fruit to ripen. Seeds can be saved for the next year. Start them inside in the spring and then bring the plants outside once the threat of frost is past.

    By: Logee's Plants for Home & Garden

    Exotic fruit fans take note! This rare, perennial tomato relative bears round 2” to 3” orange-yellow fruit with green pulp and a unique delicious flavor. In the Andes, where it is the most popular fruit, the juice is called “Nectar of the Gods.” This striking, robust perennial grows 3’ to 5’ with huge (to 20”), fuzzy leaves decorated with purple veins, making an excellent foliage plant. It is frost tender, so protect or move indoors in Winter. Can bear year-round for 4 years.

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    Gardening facts about Naranjilla plant

    How to Grow Naranjilla

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • regular

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • variegated
      • green
      • purple

    • Flower Color

      • white

    • Fruit

      • orange
      • yellow

    • Flower Season

      • summer
      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    • Texture

      • fuzzy

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    Zones

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    Width: 6'-15'

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    Zones

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    Size

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    Width: 12"

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    Zones

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    • sun - mostly shade
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    Zones

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    Size

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

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    Width: 1'-3'

    • sun - mostly sun
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