Solanum melongena - Eggplant

Eggplant (Solanum melongena), also called aubergine, is a tender perennial grown for its fruit, which is cooked and eaten, never raw.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Hardiness zone 11¹
• Full sun¹
• Moist soil¹
• Potassium¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Footnotes

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