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How to Grow

Water
Medium


Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.

Sunlight
Full Sun

6+ hours of direct sun per day

Soil
Rich, Loam, Sand, pH 6-6.8

Heat Tolerant
95°F / 35°C

Cold Tolerant
44.6°F / 7°C
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Annual, Perennial, Vine
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial Zones 2-11
Plant Height
1-10 ft / 0.3-3 m
Flower
Yellow, five-petaled blooms with recurved petals in clusters of 3 to 12.
Fruit
Bulbous, juicy fruits that may be red, yellow, orange, green, purple, or pink.
Benefits
Ornamental
Branching bushy vine plants with clusters of yellow, five-petaled blooms that produce smooth, glossy fruits in many colors.
Attracts
Bees
Pollinators
Warning
Leaves and stems are poisonous.
Taxonomy
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum