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    COLOUR ME PURPLE

    Aug 16, 2017 3 minutes
    Words Jennifer Stackhouse

    IN THE VEGIE PATCH

    Eggplant label

    Common name: Eggplant, aubergine

    Botanical name:Solanum melongena

    Family: Solanaceae

    Aspect and soil: Full-sun to light shade; well-drained soil

    Best climate: All

    Habit: Small annual bush

    Propagation: Seed, seedling

    Difficulty: Easy

    The name eggplant seems something of a misnomer when you look at this large, glossy, purple-skinned vegetable. That’s because the eggplants we favour today are different from those grown centuries ago when the name was coined.

    Early cultivars that were given the name eggplant had yellow or white skins and were thought to resemble a

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