Yes, believe it or not, this intriguing fruit from South America does have a hint of peanut butter flavor! During the first year the plant should bloom several times from March through October. Once plants reach maturity, they will produce sprays of bright yellow blooms which turn into 1” oval fruits that ripen to red. Fruits have a soft, sweet, dense pulp surrounding a large seed. They produce two fruits per flower stem. The plants are naturally upright growers and for good fruit set, they need warmth and sun. In the North, container-grown plants will yield fruit by the fall. If grown in a greenhouse or conservatory with abundant heat, fruiting will be earlier. Full sun. Can grow 3 – 6 feet. Hardy to Zone 10. Text and photo from Logee’s.
Peanut Butter Fruit Plant (Bunchosia armeniaca)
Description
Yes, believe it or not, this intriguing fruit from South America does have a hint of peanut butter flavor! During the first year the plant should bloom several times from March through October. Once plants reach maturity, they will produce sprays of bright yellow blooms which turn into 1” oval fruits that ripen to red. Fruits have a soft, sweet, dense pulp surrounding a large seed. They produce two fruits per flower stem. The plants are naturally upright growers and for good fruit set, they need warmth and sun. In the North, container-grown plants will yield fruit by the fall. If grown in a greenhouse or conservatory with abundant heat, fruiting will be earlier. Full sun. Can grow 3 – 6 feet. Hardy to Zone 10. Text and photo from Logee’s.
