Aubergine 'Bonica' Solanum melongena 'Bonica'

aubergine '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

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About this plant

  • memoNames

    • Family

      Solanaceae

    • Synonyms

      aubergine 'Bonica'

  • infoCharacteristics

    • Foliage type

      Deciduous

    • Height

      1-1.5 metres

    • Spread

      0.5-1 metres

    • Hardiness zones

      H1C

  • sunLight

    Full Sun

  • scissorsPruning

    Pinch out the growing tip when the plant has reached about 30cm high to encourage branching

  • bambooSoil

    Sand, SoilLoam

  • pinSuitable locations

    • Hardiness zone

      City & Courtyard Gardens Patio & Container Plants Sub-tropical

  • sproutPropogation

    • Propagate by seed

  • insectPests

    May be affected by glasshouse whitefly, aphids and glasshouse red spider mite

  • microbeDiseases

    Generally trouble free