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Solanum melongena
Aubergine
Solanum melongena is the aubergine, a soft-wooded perennial of the nightshade family grown almost everywhere as an annual crop. Plants make an upright bush of about a metre with large grey-green lobed leaves, violet star-shaped flowers and the glossy fruit the plant is grown for.
In a landscape context it belongs to edible planting: kitchen gardens, resort produce beds and demonstration plots, where the fruit and the flower are both part of the display.
Specifications
- Height0.6 to 1.2 metres
- Width0.6 to 1 metre
- Native toSouth and South East Asia, where it was domesticated from wild relatives
- FoliageLarge, lobed, grey-green leaves, often with fine prickles on the stalks; evergreen in frost-free conditions
- Growth rateFast
Conditions
- SoilRequires rich, moist, well-drained soil with good organic content
- LightFull sun
- WaterRegular; consistent moisture is needed for fruit set and quality
- ClimateThrives in warm tropical and subtropical conditions; needs sustained heat to fruit and is killed by frost
Additional Features
- FlowersViolet star-shaped flowers with prominent yellow anthers, through the warm season
- FruitGlossy fruit in deep purple, striped or white forms depending on the variety
- UsesKitchen gardens, edible landscaping, resort produce beds and container growing
- SpacingPlant 0.6 to 0.8 metres apart in production rows
- Low MaintenanceStake fruiting plants and pick regularly; grown as an annual and replaced each season
- Pest ResistanceRequires active management for whitefly, red spider mite and fruit borer
- VersatilityGrown in open ground, in raised beds and in large containers
The Aubergine is a productive edible for warm-climate kitchen gardens, grown as a seasonal crop rather than as permanent landscape planting.
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Prepared 09 September 2026