Solanum Quitoense

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andym
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Solanum Quitoense

Post by andym » Sun Mar 31, 2013 5:26 pm

Here's a plant I like to rave about. I always plant it along with my Ensetes,Musas and other annuals Its great to see the leaves get bigger and bigger as the season goes on. I also get flowers but no edible fruit as the season is short and probably not enough day heat. I've overwintered mine in the house after digging it up from the garden.Luckily I have the thornless variety also.
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Does anyone else grow this plant? I'd be interested to see how it performs in a North American summer climate.


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Post by lucky1 » Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:46 pm

KNNN (in Kansas) grew that a few years ago.
He hasn't been on here much.

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Post by TimMAz6 » Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:47 am

nice Andy............how big do the leaves get? PS, never tried it. :D
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Post by andym » Tue Apr 02, 2013 3:17 pm

Hi Tim.... Can grow to 2ft across. In midsummer here though the resident bugs tend to shread the leaves.
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Post by TimMAz6 » Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:10 am

2 ft is a nice size. :D Those darn resident bugs! :evil:
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