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| Kangaroo
Apple |
| Solanum
aviculare |
| a.k.a.
Poroporo, New Zealand Nightshade |
| 1-2",
orange, egg-shaped fruit with juicy pulp and numerous small
seeds. |
Buy
seeds! |
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| Sometimes
eaten fresh, although fruits must be dark orange-ripe to eat.
The kangaroo apple also has a variety of medicinal uses. |
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Plant
Cultivation |
| Small,
3-10ft high shrub with ornate purple flowers blooming throughout
Spring and Summer. Flowers are followed by green fruit ripening
to yellow and then a deep orange. The kangaroo apple is subtropical
and can be grown in areas where short freezes occur. |
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Origin
and Distribution |
| Native
to Australia and New Zealand. Often found in forests or near rainforests. |
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Related
Species |
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