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Aubergine

Solanum melongena

  • Edible
Aubergine (Solanum melongena)

Photo: কামরুল ইসলাম শাহীন · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

lilac

What actually matters with this one

It needs real warmth, above 20C, to set fruit. In a cool summer grow it under glass or not at all.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Never let it dry out
Hardiness
Annual
Height
1 m
Flowers
Summer
Difficulty
moderate

Where you will meet it

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.