Eggplant Aubergine, Easter Egg Plant, Brinjal
Solanum melongena
Eggplant belongs to the Solanum genus. Eggplant is also known as Aubergine, Easter Egg Plant, Brinjal
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This semi-tropical plant is best grown under glass.
The eggplant, aubergine or brinjal (Solanum melongena) is a plant of the family Solanaceae (also known as the nightshades) and genus Solanum. It bears a fruit of the same name, commonly used as a vegetable in cooking. As a night-shade, it is closely related to the tomato and potato and is native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is a short-lived perennial plant often cultivated as an annual. It grows 40 to 150 cm (16 to 57 in) tall, with large coarsely lobed leaves that are 10 to 20 cm (4-8 in) long and 5 to 10 cm (2-4 in) broad. (Semi-)wild types can grow much larger, to 225 cm (7 ft) with large leaves over 30 cm (12 in) long and 15 cm (6 in) broad. The stem is often spiny. The flowers are white to purple, with a five-lobed corolla and yellow stamens. The fruit is fleshy, less than 3 cm in diameter on wild plants, but much larger in cultivated forms. The fruit contains numerous small, soft seeds, which are edible.
Source: Wikipedia Eggplant Article
Eggplant belongs to the Solanum genus.
How to grow and keep Eggplant happy
How to sow and germinate Eggplant
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Companion plants for Eggplant
These plants will grow well with Eggplant:
Beans, Peppers, marigolds (deters nematodes), tarragon, mints 1
Repellent plants for Eggplant
These plants will not grow well with Eggplant so avoid planting these within close proximity:
Runner beans 1
Common Eggplant pests
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Eggplant Etymology
Eggplant Folklore
Developed in Spain in 16th century.
Other names for Eggplant
Aubergine, Easter Egg Plant, Brinjal
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