Vegetables
Heredity: Hybrid
Hybridizer or Originator: Seedway
Days to harvest: 63

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 feet
Plant Spread: 18 inches
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Will not come true from seed
Pollinators: Various insects

Common names
  • Eggplant

Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Jan 27, 2024 8:40 PM concerning plant:
    A small oval medium purple Indian type fruit on a stocky 3 foot plant. Fruit set in clusters of 2-3.

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