Description
Pepino Melon – Solanum muricatum 15cm
Pepino Melon – Solanum muricatum is an unusual and rewarding fruiting plant that produces attractive, oval-shaped fruits with smooth yellow skin and distinctive purple stripes when ripe. The juicy flesh has a refreshing flavour often described as a cross between melon and cucumber, making it a delicious addition to salads, fruit platters or eaten fresh.
This productive perennial shrub has a naturally bushy, spreading habit and is a great choice for the edible garden, containers or sunny patios.
Plant Features
- Delicious, refreshing edible fruit
- Yellow fruits with attractive purple markings
- Flavour similar to melon with a hint of cucumber
- Evergreen perennial in warm climates
- Bushy, spreading growth habit
- Excellent addition to the edible garden
- Can be grown in containers
- Best in full sun
- Prefers fertile, well-drained soil
Growing Tips
Plant your Pepino Melon in a sunny, sheltered position with fertile, well-drained soil. Keep the soil consistently moist during active growth, particularly when the plant is flowering and fruiting.
Provide plenty of space for the plant to spread, or support it with a stake or small trellis. Harvest the fruit when it develops its characteristic yellow colour and purple striping and gives slightly when gently pressed.
A fascinating and productive addition to the garden for anyone who enjoys growing something a little different.
