Aubergine 'Bonica' Solanum melongena 'Bonica'

ABOUT
'Bonica' is a variety of aubergine, a tropical perennial grown as an annual, with grey-green, downy foliage. It reaches about 1.2m, has small, pale purple flowers, and produces good quality, large, glossy, deep purple fruit from late summer into autumn
Plant Info
Care
Common Problems
About this plant
Names
Family
Solanaceae
Synonyms
aubergine 'Bonica'
Characteristics
Foliage type
Deciduous
Height
1-1.5 metres
Spread
0.5-1 metres
Hardiness zones
H1C
Light
Full Sun
Pruning
Pinch out the growing tip when the plant has reached about 30cm high to encourage branching
Soil
Sand, SoilLoam
Suitable locations
Hardiness zone
City & Courtyard Gardens Patio & Container Plants Sub-tropical
Propogation
Propagate by seed
Pests
May be affected by glasshouse whitefly, aphids and glasshouse red spider mite
Diseases
Generally trouble free
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