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Currant Tomato Solanum Pimpinellifolium

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What is the plant

Solanum pimpinellifolium is an annual to biennial plant with slender branches that are erect initially, later becoming procumbent or decumbent; it can grow up to 3 metres tall.A cultivated form of tomato with a small but delicious tasting fruit, it is often treated as a separate species

The plant itself (stem and leaves) is poisonous, but the fruits are edible and tasty.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

min 22°C

Hardiness zone

10 - 12

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

Toxicity

Poisonous

Water
It prefers moist soil.
Sunlight
in a sunny position.
Soil
Requires a rich well-drained soil

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Temperature
Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Additional
All green parts of the plant are poisonous. Although providing many well-known foods for people, including the potato, tomato, pepper and aubergine, most plants in the family Solanaceae also contain poisonous alkaloids. Unless there are specific entries with information on edible uses, it would be unwise to ingest any part of this plant
Popularity
243 people already have this plant 23 people have added this plant to their wishlists

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