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 of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Desert Climate, Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate, Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Annual plant, Evergreen, Perennial plant, Shrub
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental fruit, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color: Purple leaf
Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Spring flowers, Summer flowers, Winter flowers
Flower colors: White flower, Yellow flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Fruit
Culinary uses: Cooked, Eaten raw, Pickles, Salad, Spreads & Sauces, Stuffed or Wrapped, Vegetables
