Vegetables
Heredity: Hybrid
Country of Origin: USA
Hybridizer or Originator: dpseeds

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 30 inches
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Self
Various insects

Common names
  • Eggplant

Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Aug 6, 2016 12:12 PM concerning plant:
    Large, black, oblong (7 x 4 inch) one-pound fruits on a vigorous plant.

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