| Description | Grow this as a conservation piece plant or for its small pumpkins that grow on the side of the stem. It is really an ornamental Egg plant. |
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| Pronunciation | (so-LAN-num) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals, Perennial Tender |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | white, star shaped, small, not real ornamental |
| Fruit | small tiny pumpkin shaped, attached close to the stem |
| Leaves | southeast Asia |
| Stems | purplish brown, can have thorns |
| Dimensions | at least 2-3 feet tall |
| Propagation | easy from seed, seeds exactly like Pepper plant seeds |
| Native Site | Southeast Asia |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced as “Scarlet Chinese an ornamental curiosity” by Vanderbilt University in 1879. |
| Misc Facts | (syn Solanum aethiopicum) |
| Author's Notes | Grew this first time during the summer of 2015. When the green pumpkin fruit turned orange it became a real conservation piece plant. |
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