pumpkin on a stick
Solanum aethiopicum
USDA zones9 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry or moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Pumpkin on a stick (Solanum aethiopicum) is a vegetable for borders, containers, and food gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows 24 to 47 inches tall and wide, so give it room. It blooms in summer and again in autumn, and it needs little care.
Pairs well with Anaheim pepper, Happy Days sunflower, and French lavender.