Description

Solanum ferox

Hairy Fruited Eggplant

Solanum ferox is a small tropical tree or shrub native to Indonesia and Thailand with large, round, green, white veined leaves covered in spines. White flowers followed by small edible yellow-orange hairy fruit.

Max Height 2m. Max Spread 2m.

Flowers June to September.

Fruits September.

Full sun.

Not hardy.

Germination tips:

Soak seed for 3 hours in water.

Sow seed in spring approx. 13mm deep in good seed compost.

Place into a heated propagator at 25C.

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