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Fuzz over lustrous green, like verdant hills

Common name naranjilla Family solanaceae Life cycle tender shrub Light From seed germinate warm detailed seed-starting info below Subtropical shrub or small tree grown for its fuzzy orange fruit, which is often used in drinks. It can tolerate short periods of light frost, but I'm afraid it stands no chance in Pennsylvania - so I'm just observing it through a season of growth. If I get real ambitious, maybe I'll attempt to overwinter it in the basement. So far, it's not put on much growth (less than other solanums that we grow as annuals), but the leaves are handsome enough.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: cutting garden

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Seed-starting details for this plant

2006. Seed from '05 trade. Baggy 75F (65%G, 12-16d)
2007. Same seed as above. Baggy 75F (45%G, 18-31d)

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