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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Eggplant

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lovesblooms On March 19, 2020 Seeds germinated
lovesblooms On March 3, 2020 Seeds sown
indoors; heat/lights
lovesblooms On February 16, 2020 Seeds sown
indoors; heat/lights
lovesblooms On February 25, 2018 Seeds sown
indoors
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