40 Naranjilla Bed of Nails Seeds
(Solanum quitoense)
Lulo Quito Orange Fruit
(Solanum quitoense) is considered a rare fruit tree in this country, and it’s true that none of your neighbors are likely to be planting naranjilla seeds. But the plant, with its round, juicy fruit resembling oranges, is a common sight south of the border. It’s a lot of fun to bring naranjilla into your garden, and inexpensive too, since you can easily grow naranjilla from seed. An intriguing and highly appealing member of the nightshade family, Solanaceae, the naranjilla, Solanum quitoense Lam. (syn. S. angulatum Lam.) is bright-orange fruit native to Andean countries of Columbia and Ecuador. Lulo is the accepted name in Colombia but in Panama and Ecuador this delicious, tangy fruit is called naranjilla. Lulo, Naranjilla, Quito-Orange, obando, cocona, or nuqui are few of the common names of naranjilla fruit. It looks like an orange on the outside and a tomato on the inside, and the flavor is often described as more like pineapple, kiwi, lime, or rhubarb. Naranjilla is an erect, spreading herbaceous perennial, 8 ft. (2.5 m) tall with thick stems that become somewhat woody with age; spiny in the wild, spineless in cultivated plants. The plant is intolerant of full sun exposure but favors semi-shade and winds protected areas and does best in well-drained rich organic soil but will also grow on poor, stony soils, calcareous soils and on scarified limestone. It must have good drainage. The stems, leaves and petioles of the plant are covered in short purple hairs.
Due to the high vitamin C and vitamin A content, lulo is associated with boosting the immune system. Vitamin C and the carotenoids present are antioxidants that can help fight oxidative stress and clear free radicals from damaging the system. Apart from their citrusy taste, Naranjilla is a good source of nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Consuming 120 gram of naranjilla offers 17.5 µg of Vitamin K, 1.74 mg of Vitamin B3, 0.128 mg of Vitamin B6, 0.9 mg of Vitamin E, 7.08 g of Carbohydrate, 0.264 mg of Vitamin B5, 0.42 mg of Iron, 240 mg of Potassium, 34 µg of Vitamin A and 0.054 mg of Vitamin B1.
Naranjilla Germination:
These seeds have already been thoroughly cleaned and should be sown into a well-drained, sandy compost at any time of the year, and covered thinly with sand or grit and kept moist. Use a heated propagator to keep soil between 75-80 degrees F. As with any Tropical, these seeds sometimes germinate within 4 to 6 weeks although most may take months longer so please be patient. Plant out in the open ground in warmer countries or in a large container elsewhere.
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