1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
North America, Central America, South America, Middle Africa, Asia, Central Asia
Africa, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
esculentum, depressum, serpentium
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Anthropogenic, Wild
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
20.30 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
20.30 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
1.5 Plant Color
1.5.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Lavender, Ivory
Lavender
1.5.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.5.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
White, Purple, Plum, Black
1.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall
1.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter
1.6 Shape
1.6.1 Leaf Shape
1.7 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
2.3 Growing Conditions
2.3.1 Sunlight
2.3.2 Growth Rate
2.3.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
2.3.4 The pH of Soil
2.3.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
2.3.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Indeterminate
2.3.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.4 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
3.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Transplanting
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Reduce watering during fall, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
3.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
3.7 Pruning
Prune ocassionally
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Aphids, Beetles, Blight, Cutworms, Flea Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.9 Evergreen
4.11 Invasive
4.13 Self-Sowing
4.14 Attracts
Birds
Aphids, Beetles, Insects, Not Available
4.15 Allergy
Not Available
contact allergic dermatitis, Headache, Itchiness
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Skin cleanser
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Fruits, Leaves
5.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
CELOSIA argentea
SOLANUM melongena 'Ichiban'
6.2 Common Name
Celosia
Eggplant, Ichiban Eggplant, Japanese Eggplant
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
6.2.4 In Spanish
6.2.5 In Greek
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
6.2.8 In Latin
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids
7.8 Tribe
7.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Solanoideae
7.10 Number of Species