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African Eggplant

African Eggplant is listed botanically as Solanum aethiopicum. It may also be listed as Garden Egg, Ethiopian Eggplant, chinese scarlet eggplant, ethiopian nightshade. The current taxonomy reference places it in the genus Solanum and in the family Solanaceae. Its source-backed growth habit is listed as subshrub, forb/herb. PlotPal currently carries African Eggplant as an outdoor growing and vegetable reference. Recorded garden roles include food crop. Use this guide as practical growing context, then adjust decisions to the actual weather, soil, container or bed, variety, and conditions in your garden.