| Italian Eggplant | |
| Eggplant |
| Heredity: | Hybrid |
| Plant Habit: | Cactus/Succulent |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | In Water |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 5b |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb Dried Flower |
| Edible Parts: | Flowers |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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