| Description | Pumpkin on a Stick (Solanum integrifolium) is an heirloom variety, technically an eggplant. It produces orange fruits resembling mini pumpkins, which hang on bare stems. |
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| Pronunciation | (so-LAN-num) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Perennial Tender, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | Small white, star-shaped, with yellow anthers in the center. |
| Fruit | Small, tiny, pumpkin-shaped, attached close to the stem. |
| Leaves | Southeast Asia |
| Stems | purplish brown, can have thorns |
| Dimensions | at least 2-3 feet tall |
| Maintenance | It may need to be staked. |
| Propagation | easy from seed, seeds exactly like Pepper plant seeds |
| Native Site | Southeast Asia |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced as “Scarlet Chinese an ornamental curiosity” by Vanderbilt University in 1879. |
| Misc Facts | A heirloom plan,t due to its long history as an ornamental plant introduced to the United States in the 1800s (syn Solanum aethiopicum) |
| Author's Notes | Grew this first time during the summer of 2015. When the green pumpkin fruit turned orange it became a real conservation piece plant. |
| Notes & Reference | #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences of this plant |
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