Nest Egg Gourd (Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera)

This is a picture of a plant I called " Easter Egg Plant", others call it a Nest egg plant.

That one sure fooled me - I thought for sure it was a misnamed photo of Solanum ovigerum or S. melongena!

You know, Go_Vols, I think you are right. The PDB fairy asked crysrob to post this at the link I add. I should have looked closer at the picture. It's my oooops! Can you move the pic to the right spot?

All I know that it was called easter egg plant and then on my post it got called the nest egg and someone asked me to put up a photo.
Sure hope we get it right, I do not like to call my plants by the wrong name.
Thanks.
P.S. do I have to repost the picture or can someone move it for me, I give you permission:)
Crys

Crysrob, I'll move it for you first thing in the morning ;0) Cool plant, even if it's not a nest egg gourd.

Crysrob: The PDB fairy did it! Actually, it's my fault. I led you astray! If anybody points out the error, just point them my way. If that's not a gourd, maybe there's hope that I can grow it. Gourds don't do well up here. As Go_vols said, it's a great picture of an interesting plant. Sorry for the mixup.

Thats ok, at least it got corrected. I was just worried I was off making up names of plants since it was my first year growing it.
Thanks for getting the picture put were is should go.
Even with all the mix up it has been fun, that is my first garden published photot:)
Crys

Yes, it is exciting, isn't it? I'm glad my screw up didn't discourage you from posting. It's such fun to share information and pictures, and the PDB is shared with folks all over the world! I can recall my first visits to the PDB before I joined Dave's Garden. I was so pleased to see all the information on plants I was growing. Your photo, along with any info you can offer, will be so helpful to others who use the PDB.

Crysrob, one last question before I move the image to its "rightful" home:

There are two types of ornamental "Easter Egg" eggplants. Here are the differences I discovered when I researched them:

Fruit color:
S. ovigerum fruit is white when immature but turn yellow as they mature.

S. melongena fruit remains white at maturity, some with a hint of green.

Fruit size:
S. ovigerum fruit typically remains small, resembling their namesake hen's eggs in size and shape.

S. melongena white varieties grow to typical eggplant size at maturity, significantly larger than the ornamental fruit.

If you can tell me which better describes this plant, I'll be glad to move it! Thanks again for being such a good sport - the PDB fairy is usually not that mischievous ;0)

Well, now, sometimes mistakes bring up lots of interesting information, don't they? That PDB fairy is getting lumps in her oatmeal for sure this morning. She's sure made extra work for you guys! She said she's really sorry, Cryrob, and wants to send you some seeds, so email me and we'll see if I've got something you can grow and take pictures of to add to the PDB. It's usually a lot easier than this!

We've grown a couple different white eggplants, they all turn yellow when mature. Kermit which is green & white also will turn yellow. I will sumit photos next summer. Usually have 6 or 8 varieties of eggplant.
Bernie

Hi Country Gardens,

That is very interesting that many turn colours, I think my little one would love to grow more. Thanks for the info.
Crys

I grew the Egg Tree as I call it (Solanum ovigerum) and it is lovely, collected a ton of seeds and am definitely gonna grow it again!!! Everyone that saw it thought I was crafty and glued somehow those little eggs on it, mine also turned a beautiful lemony yellow when ripe. My friend from Thailand actually ate the ones on the plant I gave her, but then she eats everything in my garden, things I pull as weeds!!
Laurrie

Crysrob,
I have had that plant and called it an Egg tree plant last year after the leaves were falling off I took the eggs and cut them open and got the seeds I dryed them out and know I have started them again this is a picture of my starts I just started more as you can see in the picture good luck they are fun plants and all like to talk about them
Dimmer

I thought I send an old picture of what I had
Dimmer
That was in the winter

I think I have 4 of these plants which I did not think were unusual until they started growing. I have one egg so far and it has two "bumps" on the top of the egg. I'm new to gardening and have two questions. Are the edible? What do I do with them if they are not?

D Kelly

I don't know the answer to that one. I haven't grown this plant myself. Hopefully one of our gourd growers is watching this thread.