Was given to me a few years ago as a Easter egg plant. Just wondering if anyone has more info on this one. I have a lot of fun with the grand kids with this one. Witch came first chicken or egg??

It's a type of Ornamental Gourd. Apparently, it's a variety that' been around since at least the 1800's and they used to serve as nest eggs (i.e. the artificial eggs that replaced real eggs in a nest to encourage the chicken to continue laying).

Thank you, Kent.

It could be Solanum melongena var. Ovigerum which is edible, but may not be very palatable.

My pleasure.

greene said:It could be Solanum melongena var. Ovigerum which is edible, but may not be very palatable.

It's absolutely not a Solanum (eggplant). The leaves and the flowers are clearly those of a squash, or gourd in this case.

I found one on ebay listed as 'Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera'
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GOURD-...

Baker Creek list it as just C. pepo.
http://www.rareseeds.com/japan...

You guys have better vision than I do. Sorry for the error.

Hey thanks a ton you guys are great.