Peanut Butter Fruit

Bunchosia argentea

To 6 feet tall. This intriguing fruit from South America does have a hint of peanut butter flavor. Blooms from March through October producing 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.