Solanum melongena 'Ophelia'
Aubergine 'Ophelia', Eggplant 'Ophelia'
Solanum Solanum
'Ophelia' _ 'Ophelia' is a compact, shrubby perennial, often grown as an annual vegetable crop, with large, downy, grey-green leaves and white flowers in summer followed by small, pear-shaped, purple-black fruit.
Solanum melongena 'Ophelia' is: Deciduous
Irregular, Bushy
White in Summer
Green in Summer
Aphids , Glasshouse whitefly , Red spider mite (box and other) , Slugs , Snails Aphids , Glasshouse whitefly , Red spider mite (box and other) , Slugs , Snails
Harvest when fruit is approx 25-30cm long.
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Solanum melongena 'Ophelia' (Aubergine 'Ophelia') will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.4m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks, Greenhouse
Prepare the ground in winter, working it over & adding manure or compost. Best grown under glass or in a polytunnel. Sow indoors in late winter or early spring. Plant out after danger of frost has passed. Support plants and feed every two weeks.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
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Solanum melongena 'Ophelia'
Aubergine 'Ophelia', Eggplant 'Ophelia'
Solanum Solanum
'Ophelia' _ 'Ophelia' is a compact, shrubby perennial, often grown as an annual vegetable crop, with large, downy, grey-green leaves and white flowers in summer followed by small, pear-shaped, purple-black fruit.
Deciduous
Irregular, Bushy
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White in Summer
Green in Summer
Aphids , Glasshouse whitefly , Red spider mite (box and other) , Slugs , Snails
Harvest when fruit is approx 25-30cm long.
Seed
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Solanum melongena 'Ophelia' (Aubergine 'Ophelia') will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.4m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks, Greenhouse
Prepare the ground in winter, working it over & adding manure or compost. Best grown under glass or in a polytunnel. Sow indoors in late winter or early spring. Plant out after danger of frost has passed. Support plants and feed every two weeks.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Solanum melongena 'Ophelia' (Aubergine 'Ophelia')
Cassava whitefly; Cotton whitefly; Sweet potato whitefly; Tobacco whitefly
Bemisia tabaci non-European populations
Insect
Absent
2
5
Non-European populations of Bemisia tabaci pose an additional risk to European populations due to the potential for introducing non-European viruses.
Solanum melongena 'Ophelia' (Aubergine 'Ophelia')
; Black wood of grapevine; Female sterility of tobacco; Fruit woodiness of tomato; Maize Redness; Mal azul of tomato; Metabolbur; Metastolbur; Parastolbur; Purple top of potato; Stolbur of potato; Stolbur of tobacco; Stolbur of tomato
Candidatus Phytoplasma solani
Phytoplasma
Absent
3
4
Phytoplasma which potentially affects a wide host range; determined by the feeding behaviour of vectors. First UK outbreak in 2014; on strawberry; a host not specifically regulated in EU legislation. This legislation should be reviewed to take account of this and other developments.
Solanum melongena 'Ophelia' (Aubergine 'Ophelia')
Apple root knot nematode
Meloidogyne mali
Nematode
Unknown
3
4
UK (along with certain other European countries) received potentially infested trees in 1992; but these were destroyed at the end of the trial period and targeted surveillance has failed to find any trace of the nematode. Main impacts are on elm; apple and mulberry and industry should source such material carefully.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
Traveling or importing plants? Please read "Don't risk it" advice here
Suspected outbreak? Click here for contact details to report to the relevant authority.
Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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