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Here is the Wild Desert Tomato, Solanum chilense Type 2. This tomato originates from Chile. An accession native to Chile mostly growing in the Atacama Desert and on the western slopes of the Tacna region of the Andes in southern Peru to northern Chile. This sub tropical perennial at best can get to about 3 feet tall, with silver-gray/dark green leaves and velvety stems which are very fragile and break even with the slightest touch. Fruits are about 3/8 to 1/2 inches in diameter and fall when fully ripe. It is considered a wild relative of the common tomato and grows as a herbaceous desert shrub rarely more than 3 feet tall, distributed along the dry, coastal foothills of the Andes, in Chile and Peru, where it grows from sea level to an astonishing 9800 feet ASL! It has thin stems, grayish green leaves and bright yellow flowers. The flowers and fruits appear consistently throughout the year, but there is a noticeable increase in flowering between September and October. This species is very difficult to start from seed as well as growing it and getting it to fruit. NOT a beginner level tomato, you need some experience growing wild tomatoes to master this one. Open pollinated indeterminate tomato regular leaf 90 to more then 120 days and may need to winter over before it fruits. You can read more about wild tomatoes HERE: "Taxonomy of Wild Tomatoes and Their Relatives" 2008, ISBN 978-0-912861-84-5
Wild Desert Tomato, Solanum chilense Type2
10 seeds
