Eggplant

Cinquefoil

About Eggplant and Cinquefoil

Eggplant

Cinquefoil

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Perennial

Origin

Africa, Asia

Types

esculentum, depressum, serpentium

Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis

Number of Varieties

3500

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Anthropogenic, Wild

Fields, Open Forest, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-125-8

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12*1

9-4

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

30.00 cm38.10 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Purple, Plum, Black

Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Broad, Unlobed

Palmate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Blight, Cutworms, Flea Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch

Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Insects

Allergy

contact allergic dermatitis, Headache, Itchiness

Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin cleanser

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K

Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Leaves

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SOLANUM melongena 'Ichiban'

POTENTILLA 'Emilie'

Common Name

Eggplant, Ichiban Eggplant, Japanese Eggplant

Cinquefoil

In Hindi

बैंगन

पंचकोण

In German

Aubergine

Fingerkraut

In French

Aubergine

potentille

In Spanish

Berenjena

cinquefoil

In Greek

Μελιτζάνα

Πεντάφυλλο

In Portuguese

Berinjela

cinquefoil

In Polish

Bakłażan

pięciornik

In Latin

Eggplant

cinquefoil

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Rosales

Family

Solanaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Solanum L

Potentilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Solaneae

Subfamily

Solanoideae

Rosoideae

Number of Species

100300

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Eggplant and Cinquefoil

Wondering what are the properties of Eggplant and Cinquefoil? We provide you with everything About Eggplant and Cinquefoil. Eggplant doesn't have thorns and Cinquefoil doesn't have thorns. Also Eggplant does not have fragrant flowers. Eggplant has allergic reactions like contact allergic dermatitis, Headache and Itchiness and Cinquefoil has allergic reactions like contact allergic dermatitis, Headache and Itchiness. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Eggplant and Cinquefoil and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Vegetables » More

Eggplant and Spinach

Eggplant and Lamb's Lettuce

Eggplant and Faba Bean

» More Compare List of Vegetables

Season and Care of Eggplant and Cinquefoil

Season and care of Eggplant and Cinquefoil is important to know. While considering everything about Eggplant and Cinquefoil Care, growing season is an essential factor. Eggplant season is Summer and Fall and Cinquefoil season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Eggplant is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Cinquefoil is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Eggplant is Neutral and for Cinquefoil is Neutral, Alkaline.

Eggplant and Cinquefoil Physical Information

Eggplant and Cinquefoil physical information is very important for comparison. Eggplant height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Cinquefoil height is 30.50 cm and width 38.10 cm. The color specification of Eggplant and Cinquefoil are as follows:

Eggplant flower color: Lavender
Eggplant leaf color: Green
Cinquefoil flower color:
Cinquefoil leaf color:

Care of Eggplant and Cinquefoil

Care of Eggplant and Cinquefoil include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Eggplant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cinquefoil pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Eggplant needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cinquefoil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.