General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 4-8 feet
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Bluish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Pumpkins on a Stick
  • Ethiopian Eggplant
  • Bitter Tomato
  • Mock Tomato
  • Nakati

Photo Gallery
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2007-04-04
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-09-06
Pumpkin On A Stick 001
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-09-06
Pumpkin On A Stick 003
Location: Lincoln, NE
Date: September, 2001
A stem full of Pumpkin on a Stick
Uploaded by Moby
Location: Lincoln, NE
Date: Early summer
Thorny leaves
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-09-06
Pumpkin On A Stick 002

Green fruit.  Note thorns on stem.
Location: Lincoln, NE
Pumpkin on a Stick blossom
Location: Lincoln, NE
Date: Early November
Fruit should be over-ripe when harvesting for seed
Comments:
  • Posted by Moby (Lincoln, NE) on Sep 21, 2011 6:51 PM concerning plant:
    Support may be needed as the stems become very heavy with fruit. Be careful of the thorns ~ very sharp!
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