Solanum muricatum Pepino Gold

Solanum Pepino Gold is a member of the potato family, yet it has a delicious, subtle flavoured fruit similar to a honeydew or rockmelon. The bush produces clusters of purple and white flowers, which look like those of the potato, at the end of the stems. Pepino Gold produce very pale green fruit which, as they grow larger and mature, develop purple stripes. At maturity, the fruit is a deep yellow. Perfect for adding to ice cream or fruit salad, as well as a great chutney or sauce. Pepino grows in a sprawling habit and makes an excellent ground cover plant. It tends to fruit better when grown over a trellis. 

Soil: Rich, composted soil.
Conditions: Grow in a position with full sun to partial shade. Varieties grown for their fruit perform best in warm conditions. In regions with cool summers, they are best grown in a greenhouse or other protected, warm location.
Size: Height 1m x width 1m