Plant Type:
Shrub
Solanum quitoense is a fast growing tender shrub that will produce large leaves and small edible orange fruits
Cold Hardiness:
Tender
To overwinter Solanum quitoense we recommend containerising it and keeping it frost free.
Eventual Height:
1.5m+
Solanum quitoense is capable of reaching impressive heights when grown in optimum conditions. Provide regular fertiliser to produce large healthy plants with large leaves and delicious fruit late in the season.
Light requirements:
Full sun /Partial shade
Solanum quitoense require bright light for healthy growth but benefit from additional water when grown in full sun.
Water Requirements:
Average
Caring for this plant:
Spring & Summer: Cut back cold damaged shoots and leaves. Feed with liquid tomato fertiliser.
Autumn & Winter: Protect plants from severe cold. Either containerise and keep frost free or propagate from stem cuttings.
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Solanum quitoense
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A fast-growing tomato-relative from the humid highlands of northwestern South America where it is prized for its sweet tasting fruit. In the UK climate it is usually grown for its very ornamental foliage. Each large leaf features distinctive purple veins that are covered with spikes of the same colour. Solanum quitoense will quickly grow to form a large plant in just one season and thrives in both full sun and partial shade.
Homegrown by us here in the UK, peat free using organic methods
Current size: Supplied in 9cm pots.
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| Select available sizes | Plug plant, Small plant, Medium plant |
|---|---|
| Care level | Needs some love |
| Colour | |
| Garden Style | Balinese garden, Jungle garden, Mediterranean garden |
| Hardiness | |
| Light requirements | |
| Mature Height | TALL / 1.5M+ |
| Plant type | |
| Space | Balcony, Garden bed, Windowsill |
| Special Features | Big leaves, Colourful, Flowering, Pollinator friendly |
