How to tend a Solanum betaceum
Also known as: Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) Sendtn., Cyphomandra betacea var. betacea , Cyphomandra crassifolia (Ortega) Kuntze, Cyphomandra crassifolia (Ortega) J.F.Macbr., Cyphomandra procera Wawra, Pionandra betacea (Cav.) Miers, Solanum crassifolium Ortega, Solanum insigne Lowe, Solanum obliquum Bertero ex Dunal
Log in to add this plantWatering
Water thoroughly after soil surface dries
Sunlight
Like sunshine, high quality fruits in sunny places
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Apply adequate base fertilizers before transplanting, apply liquid fertilizers once to twice monthly then
Pruning
Thin branches timely, keep more side branches for better fruit setting
About this plant
- Origin
- Subtropical high lands
- Category
- Solanaceae, Cyphomandra
- Size
- Diameter ⥠20 cm, height ⥠20 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-May, fruiting period June-July
- Flower colors
- white pink, fruit color orange red
- World Flora Online
- View on WFO