Wonderberry, Sunberry
Solanumx burbankii
Synonym
Solanum
scabrum
Solanum
melanocerasum
Solanum
nigrum guineense
We like eating wonderberry. We've grown wonderberry for maybe 5 years. It has no taste to speak of. Do potatoes? Do carrots have taste? <...Read More
I had never heard of this berry before, and got it as a bonus pack from Annapolis Seeds (Nova Scotia). I was shocked and delighted at how...Read More
I purchased seeds from Baker Creek (sold as the Wonderberry, S. burbankii, developed by Luther Burbank; if you're reviewing this, make su...Read More
In Asia, they are wild. Nobody really growing them on purpose. People eat ripe dark berries as snack and cook the young shoots and leav...Read More
My 1st year: plants were up to 30" in zone 4a (Gatineau mountains) and resisted -1C with bubble wrap pegged to the cages; have resisted 2...Read More
We grew garden huckleberry (Solanum guineense) last summer. I did not start them indoors. I direct sowed them in a garden row from thre...Read More
Wikipedia reports the unripe (green) fruit is poisonous.
Extremely easy to grow, even easier than tomatoes. Doesn't seem to be very finicky with regards to watering and soil type. Fruits appear ...Read More
Got my first ripe berries and I'm not impressed. I'm sure that if you want to make pies and have enough berries that it would be really g...Read More
Do not confuse S. retroflexum (syn. S. x burbankii ) (wonderberry), with S. scabrum (syn. S. melanocerasum, S. nigrum guineense) (garden ...Read More
80 days from transplant. Although a lot of companies are stating that this is a "new" plant variety, it has been cultivated for at least ...Read More