How to grow Naranjilla growing and care:
Warm season (in cold winter will die)
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Sensitive to pests
Planting season:
Spring
Pests and diseases:
Aphids, leaf miners, slugs
Pruning season:
Spring / Autumn (in desert)
How to prune:
Infected and dead leaves and stems
Size of the plant?
1-2.5 m, 40-100 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
All year in tropical in cold winter climate mostly spring to summer and desert in the autumn-winter
General information about the flower
White with yellow stamen, there is five petals
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Edible Fruits
Fruit harvest season:
All year in tropical in cold winter climate mostly summer to autumn and desert in the winter to spring
Fruits pests or diseases:
Birds, aphids, ants
What can be done with big quantities of Naranjilla fruits?
Juice, eat raw, jams, cooked, sauce
Work requirements on the fruit:
Pick the fruit
How long does it take to bear fruit?
4-7 Month
Ripening of fruit:
Better to pick before the fruit fully ready when little bit green
Scientific name:
Solanum quitoense
Categories
Blooming Seasons |
- Autumn flowers
- Spring flowers
- Summer flowers
- Winter flowers
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Edible Parts |
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Culinary uses |
- Cooked
- Eaten raw
- Pickles
- Salad
- Spreads & Sauces
- Stuffed or Wrapped
- Vegetables
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Flower colors |
- White flower
- Yellow flower
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Climate |
- Desert Climate
- Mediterranean Climate
- Subtropics Climate
- Temperate Climate
- Tropics Climate
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Harvest Season |
- Autumn Harvest
- Spring Harvest
- Summer Harvest
- Winter harvest
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Leaf color |
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Ornamental parts |
- Ornamental flower
- Ornamental fruit
- Ornamental leaves
- Ornamental plant
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Plant growing speed |
- Average growing plants
- Fast growing plants
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Plant life-form |
- Annual plant
- Evergreen
- Perennial plant
- Shrub
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Plant Uses |
- Edible plants
- Ornamental plants
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Planting Season |
- Autumn Planting
- Spring Planting
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Plants sun exposure |
- Full sun Plants
- Part shade Plants
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Watering plants |
- Big amount of water
- Regularly water
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Hardiness zone |
- Hardiness zone 10
- Hardiness zone 11
- Hardiness zone 12
- Hardiness zone 13
- Hardiness zone 8
- Hardiness zone 9
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