Solanum aethiopicum
Red Rotonda Aubergine
Aubergines, or eggplants, are plants grown for their dark purple, glossy, teardrop shaped edible fruits. The plants need warmth to do well, so in cool climates grow them in a greenhouse. In warmer climates they can be grown outdoors. They should be treated as tomatoes except that they require misting every day when flowers start. 'Melanzane Rosso Di Rotonda' is Italian for 'Red Rotonda Aubergine' and bears slightly flattened globe-shaped red fruits. Rotonda is a town in Southern Italy famous as the traditional place of origin of this variety.
Contributed by @nickyd513
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and fertile
Common name
Red Rotonda Aubergine
Latin name
Solanum aethiopicum
type
Vegetable
family
Solanaceae
ph
5.0 - 6.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.80 M
Solanum aethiopicum
Aubergines, or eggplants, are plants grown for their dark purple, glossy, teardrop shaped edible fruits. The plants need warmth to do well, so in cool climates grow them in a greenhouse. In warmer climates they can be grown outdoors. They should be treated as tomatoes except that they require misting every day when flowers start. 'Melanzane Rosso Di Rotonda' is Italian for 'Red Rotonda Aubergine' and bears slightly flattened globe-shaped red fruits. Rotonda is a town in Southern Italy famous as the traditional place of origin of this variety.
Propagating by seed
From Early Winter TO Mid Winter
Aubergines can be grown outdoors in warm climates, but for cooler climates sow in a propagator, or heated (preferably) greenhouse. Sow seeds individually in pots of compost in early to mid Winter
Planting
From Early Summer TO Mid Summer
In cool climates, plant the pot-grown seeds into a 9" pot when the pots are full of root, in a greenhouse. In warm climates, plant outdoors when the soil is warm, planting 2' apart, in a sunny sheltered position. (The soil can be warmed, prior to planting, by covering with a cloche)
nickyd513