Pepino

Landscaping

With its bushy growth habit, pepino can be used to create attractive garden borders. Its vibrant foliage and flowers can create a lush edge. Perfect for patios, balconies and small urban gardens.
Culinary & Nutrition

Pepino offers a unique flavour profile that is both reminiscent of a melon and a cucumber. Pepino can be eaten raw as a refreshing snack, or can be sliced and added to fruit or green salads, or served with a yoghurt and honey for a light dessert, also an excellent ingredient for smoothies (With bananas and berries). Great in desserts or even grilled as a side dish.
Growing Conditions

Pepino grows best in full sunlight with a well-drained, sandy loam soil rich in organic matter, or a good quality container mix. Water regularly during dry spells. Protect from frost. Trim when new growth appears in early spring.

Incredible Pepino

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Pepino incredible Ruby PVR, Pepino are known as the sweet cucumber, they are delightful fruiting plants that are well-suited to growing in the garden or equally are well suited as a container plant. This hardy Pepino Ruby™ produces large oval-shaped, metallic purple fruits that are sweet and juicy, offering a unique flavour profile reminiscent of a mix between a melon and a cucumber, almost like a rock melon.

The growth habit of Pepino Ruby™ makes it an excellent choice for small gardens, container planting, or even larger vegetable patches. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soils, typically reaching maturity from December. Regular watering and occasional fertilisation will ensure the plant remains healthy and productive. Protect from frosts and prune hard when new growth appears in spring. All Pepino are self-fertile.

Plant with Pepino incredible Blush™ or El Camino for contrasting effect.

The fruits can be enjoyed fresh, added to salads, or used in smoothies, providing not only delicious flavour but also a wealth of nutrients. High in vitamin A and vitamin C as well as folate to build and maintain healthy red blood cells.

Solanum muricatum ‘Hortcolomb’ PRV

Pepino incredible Blush™

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Pepino incredible Blush™, Pepino are known as the sweet cucumber, they are delightful fruiting plants that are well-suited to growing in hanging baskets, the garden or equally are well suited as a container plant. Pepino incredible Blush™ produces large oval-shaped, creamy fruit with purple stripes and a rosy blush when ripe. Pepino offer a unique flavour profile reminiscent of a mix between a melon and a cucumber, almost like a rock melon.

Pepino incredible Blush™ It thrives in full sun and well-drained soils, typically reaching maturity from December. Regular watering and occasional fertilisation will ensure the plant remains healthy and productive. Protect from frosts and prune hard when new growth appears in spring. All Pepino are self-fertile.

Plant with Pepino incredible Ruby™ or El Camino for contrasting effect

Solanum muricatum ‘Hortquador’

Pepino El Camino

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Pepino El Camino, also known as the sweet cucumber, is a delightful fruiting plant well-suited for growing in a variety of garden positions from the flower garden to vege garden container gardening or even a hanging basket. This hardy plant produces oval-shaped, yellow to green fruits that are sweet and juicy, offering a unique flavour profile reminiscent of a mix between a melon and a cucumber, almost like a rock melon.

The growth habit of Pepino El Camino makes of a nice small bushy plant, making it an excellent choice for small gardens, container planting, or even larger vegetable patches. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soils, typically reaching maturity from December. Regular watering and occasional fertilisation will ensure the plant remains healthy and productive.

The fruits can be enjoyed fresh, added to salads, or used in smoothies, providing not only delicious flavour but also a wealth of nutrients. High in vitamin A and vitamin C as well as folate.

Solanum muricatum ‘El Camino’