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Diamond
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
4 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
65 - 95
  Early- to mid-season Ukrainian variety. 20- to 25-inch plants bear dark purple, 6- to 9-inch by 2- to 3-inch fruit in clusters of 4 to 6.
Louisiana Long Green
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
3 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
65
  Early. 9-inch, glossy, light-green, tender and mild fruit.
Waimanalo
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
3 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
85
  Mid-season eggplant. Plnats bear long, slender, snake-shaped, dark-purple fruit.
Comprido Verde Claro
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
72
  Midseason. Tall plants bear 3- to 4-inch, oval, slightly ribbed, shiny, lime green, fruit turning orange when overmature. Green calyx. Extended harvest.
Udumalapet
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
80 - 90
  From India. Plants bear egg-shaped, light-green, purple-streaked fruit. Also known as 'Udmalbet'.
Japanese Pickling
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
75 - 85
  Main-season variety. Plants bear extremely long, 22- to 26-inch, slender, slightly curved, purple fruit.
Billionaire
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
56
  Early hybrid. Shiny, deep-purple tender-skinned fruit up to 9 inches long.
Zebra
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
70
  Early Italian hybrid. 6- to 8-inch by 3- to 4- inch purple fruit with white stripes and green calyx.
Italian Pink Bicolor
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
75
  Midseason, open-pollinated. Oval, 8-inch, cream and rose fruit matures to pink rose.
Night Shadow
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
75
  Midseason hybrid. Large, teardrop, glossy, black fruit with small blossom-end scar. Blossom end scar and scar tolerant.
Violet Di Firenze
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Midseason Italian heirloom. Oblong to round fruit are lavender to purple, sometimes striped with white. Also known as 'Violette di Firenze'.
Italian White
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
72 - 78
  Early- to mid-season variety. 22- to 26-inch plants bear white to pale green fruit that are less bitter than the purple types.
Florida High Bush
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
76 - 80
  Midseason variety. Upright, well-branched plant bear large, purple fruit with pure-white flesh. Disease- and drought-resistant.
Japanese White Egg
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Plants bear 2- to 3-inch, white frut.
Rotonda Bianca Sfumata di Rosa
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
80
  Mid-season Italian heirloom. Plants bear roundish, 3- to 4-inch by 4- to 5-inch, white fruit shaded with rose-pink.
Jilo Tingua Verde Claro
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Brazilian heirloom. Tall plants green, oblong fruit that turn red-orange as they mature. Usually picked and used green.
Early Black Egg
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
63 - 65
  Early Japanese variety. Plants with purple-veined foliage bear 5-inch egg-shaped to nearly round fruit. Vigorous seedlings tolerate flea beetles more than most.
Thai Long Green (hybrid)
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Southeast Asian hybrid. Plants bear green-skinned, 14-inch by 2-inch fruit.
Chu-Chu
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
40
  Early hybrid Indian baby eggplant. Plants bear bite-sized, 1-ounce, reddish-purple fruit.
Black Shine
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
65 - 70
  Hybrid. Early season Japanese type eggplant. 18 to 24 inches plants produce many slender purple-black glossy tender skinned mild flavored fruit with a purple calyx that are over 8 inches long and 7 to 8 ounces. For greenhouse and garden/field growing. About 65 to 70 days to maturity.
Black Knight
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
72 - 90
  Solanum melongena. Plants reaching 36 inches high by 18 inches wide produce deep purple oval fruits 4 to 6 inches in diameter. About 72 to 90 days to harvest.
Fond May
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
77
  Solanum melongena. Midseason long oriental purple eggplant. Fruits are thin, glossy, and have white flesh, average 10" long, and weigh 6 oz. Disease resistant variety. Resistance to bacterial wilt. About 77 days to maturity.
Shikou
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
70 - 80
  Solanum melongena. Hybrid. Midseason purple long Asian type eggplant. Plants are medium-sized, reach 18-24" tall, productive, and are semi-spineless with purple calyx. Fruits measure 6-8" long and are 1-1.5" in diameter. Fruits have very few seeds with a thin tender skin and white interior. Shikou means supreme in Japanese. About 70 to 80 days to maturity.
Rhapsody
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
NA
  USER ENTERED : Oblong 4 X 8 inch black fruit on a vigorous plant. A rare parthenocarpic variety.
Green Knight
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
NA
  USER ENTERED : Prolific 2-3 feet plant, producing long and skinny green eggplants. The inside flesh is white, with a meatier taste and doesn't have many seeds.
Kamo
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.5 Stars) Overall Average 4.5
4 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60
  Early heirloom from Kamo area of Japan. Plants bear half-pound, 4-inch, purple- to black-skinned, round fruit with flat bottoms and purple calyx.
Blue Marble
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.5 Stars) Overall Average 4.5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
62
  Early Italian hybrid. Round, grapefruit-sized fruit with luminous purple and white skin.
Pingtung Long
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.5 Stars) Overall Average 4.461538461538462
13 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
58 - 75
  Early- to mid-season Asian hybrid. 12-inch, light-purple fruit darkens at maturity. Stress tolerant. Also known as 'Ping Tung' and 'Ping-Tung Long'.
Casper
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.3 Stars) Overall Average 4.285714285714286
7 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
70 - 75
  Early to mid-season variety. Compact plants bear 6-inch by 2- to 3-inch, shiny, ivory fruit with snow-white flesh. Also known as 'Casper White'.
Listada de Gandia
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.2 Stars) Overall Average 4.2
5 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
80 - 90
  Mid-season Italian variety. Plants bear 6- to 8-inch, thin-skinned, purple and white-striped fruit.
Patio Baby F1 Eggplant
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.1 Stars) Overall Average 4.142857142857143
7 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
45 - 85
  (Solanum melongena). Compact 10 to 24 inch plants with dark green foliage reach and 1 to 2 ounce egg shaped purple-black fruit that are 2 to 3 inches long. About 45 days to maturity from transplant. About 75 to 85 from seed. Regional Winner (Northeast) - All American Selection (AAS) Vegetable Award Winner. Suitable for container gardening.
Ichiban
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.1 Stars) Overall Average 4.133333333333334
15 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
57 - 58
  Early Asian hybrid. 8- to 10-inch by 2- to 3-inch, slightly curved fruit on 36- to 40-inch plant.
Millionaire
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
8 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
55 - 65
  Early Japanese hybrid. Upright plants bear 8- to 12-inch by 2-inch, glossy, black fruit with purple calyx and nearly seedless flesh.
Swallow
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
6 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
51
  Early Asian hybrid. Glossy, purple-black, 1 3/4-inch by 7-inch fruit.
Neon
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
5 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
65
  Early hybrid. Deep-pink, semi-cylindrical mid-sized fruits with a bright green calyx born on strongly branched plants. White flesh is mild.
Nadia
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
5 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
72
  Early-season Italian. Sturdy plants bear glossy, dark purple fruit with green calyx. Sets fruit under cool conditions. Resistant to verticillium wilt.
Gretel
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
55 - 70
  Early, white-fruited hybrid. 3-foot-tall by 2 1/2-foot wide plants bear clusters of 3 to 6 glossy ivory fruits are ready for picking when 3 to 4 inches long in 55 days or can be harvested at full maturity in 70 days.
Bambino
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
45
  Miniature 1-foot plants bear masses of small, thumb-sized, dark-purple fruit. Good for ornamental edging and containers.
Long Purple
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
70 - 80
  Early- to mid-season oriental-type. 24- to 30-inch plants bear 8- to 10-inch, slender, dark purple fruits.
Vittoria Italian
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
60 - 65
  Early-season Italian variety. Stocky, 3-foot plants bear dark, glossy 9-inch by 2- to 3-inch fruit.
Thai Green
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
70 - 80
  Midseason variety. Plants bear 12-inch, slender, tender, light-green-skinned, white-fleshed fruit. Drought resistant. Doesn't need peeling.
Brazilian Oval Orange
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Tall erect plants with dark green foliage bear small, oval, shiny bright green fruit that ripen through orange to bright red at full maturity. Also known as 'Brazilian Mini Orange'.
Yasakanaga
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
60
  Early Japanese hybrid. Plants bear slender, 7-inch, glossy, purplish-black fruit with purple calyxes.
Gitana
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
75
  Midseason Italian eggplant. Plants produce 8- to 10-inch, long, very slim, purple fruit with a slight curve.
Ukrainian Beauty
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
75
  Mid-season eggplant. Plants bear large, blocky, dark-purple fruit with a slight green cast.
Hansel
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
70
  Mid-season hybrid. Sturdy, upright, compact plants bear dark purple, finger-shaped fruit. Harvest for baby eggplant at 2 to 3 inches, or full-grown at 9 to 10 inches. 2008 All America Selection.
Epic
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
64
  Early-season hybrid. Upright, 36-inch plants bear 8 1/4- x 4-inch, oval to tear-drop-shaped, dark purple fruit with green calyx. Resistant to tomato mosaic virus.
Nubia
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Hybrid. Early season eggplant. Plants 3’ to 4’ feet tall produce uniquely patterned purple and white variegated 4” to 8” long fruit. About 68 to 70 days to maturity.
San Marino
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
NA
  USER ENTERED : Large elongated oval black fruit on a large plant.
Amadeo
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
NA
  USER ENTERED : A 65 day, 5 X 8 inch black fruit on a three foot spineless plant.
Rosa Bianca
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.8 Stars) Overall Average 3.8
10 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
88
  Midseason, open-pollinated, Italian heirloom. 3- to 4-inch by 5-inch, 2- to 4-pound white fruit with lavender streaks and a creamy, pudding-like interior flesh. Fruit is narrow at the top, widening with indentations almost in folds like fabric. Also known as 'Rossa Bianca'.
Calliope
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.8 Stars) Overall Average 3.8
5 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
64
  Early Indian hybrid. Harvest at 2 inches for 'baby' 3 to 4 inches for mature fruit. Oval fuit with white and purple streaks, spineless calyxes.
Lavender Touch
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.8 Stars) Overall Average 3.75
4 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
63 - 66
  Early hybrid. Light-purple with light-lavender blush, elongated, 8-inch by 3-inch fruit with mild, sweet flavor.
Rosita
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.8 Stars) Overall Average 3.75
4 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
68 - 84
  Early to mid-season variety developed in Puerto Rico during the 1940s from a cross of 'Native White' and 'Black Beauty'. Plants bear pear-shaped, 6- to 8-inch by 3- to 6-inch, pink-lavender fruit with white shoulders.
Dusky
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.7 Stars) Overall Average 3.7142857142857144
7 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
56 - 75
  Early hybrid. Pear-shaped, glossy ,purple-black, 3 1/2-inch fruit with a green calyx on compact plant. Resistant to tomato mosaic virus.
Green Goddess
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.7 Stars) Overall Average 3.6666666666666665
6 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
63 - 68
  Early hybrid. Plants bear 8-inch, narrow, pale-green fruit.
Orient Express
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.6 Stars) Overall Average 3.6
5 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
58
  Early Asian hybrid. 8- to 10-inch glossy black fruit with a purple calyx. Performs well under heat stress.
Apple Green
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.5 Stars) Overall Average 3.5
4 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
70
  Early, open-pollinated. 6-inch by 4 1/2-inch light apple-green fruit. Also known as 'Applegreen'.
Bride
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.5 Stars) Overall Average 3.5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
58 - 70
  Early hybrid. 8-inch by 1 1/2-inch fruit with a green calyx. Fruit matures to rose with light rose/white stripes and pure white interior.
Machiaw
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.5 Stars) Overall Average 3.5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
65
  Early hybrid. 9-inch by 1-inch, pink-skinned fruit. Strong plants bear continuously but may need pruning and staking.
Burpee Hybrid
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.5 Stars) Overall Average 3.5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
70
  Midseason hybrid. Oval, medium-sized, glossy, purple fruits on semi-spreading, tall and vigorous plants.
Senryu Ni Gou
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.5 Stars) Overall Average 3.5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60
  Early Japanese hybrid. Plants bear 5-inch, glossy, black fruit with purple calyx.
Prosperosa
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.5 Stars) Overall Average 3.5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
70 - 78
  Midseason Italian eggplant. Plants bear large, round fruit that are white at top and purple on the bottom.
Baluroi
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.5 Stars) Overall Average 3.5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
59
  Early-season hybrid. Tall plants with medium-sized leaves bear long, deep-purple fruits with a green calyx. Heat-tolerant and resistant to bacterial wilt.
Slim Jim
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.3 Stars) Overall Average 3.3333333333333335
3 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60
  Early Italian type. Long, slender, soft purple fruit best harvested at about 4 to 5 inches.
Cloud Nine
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.3 Stars) Overall Average 3.3333333333333335
3 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
75 - 80
  Midseason hybrid. Pure white, 7-inch, elongated fruit on 4-foot plants.
Little Fingers
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.2 Stars) Overall Average 3.25
4 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
68
  Early. 4- to 7-inch, spineless, purple fruit clustered in groups of 5 to 10.
Fairy Tale
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.2 Stars) Overall Average 3.230769230769231
13 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
50 - 65
  F1 hybrid. Early-season. 18 to 30 inch plants bear showy lavender blossoms and clusters of mini-fruits 5 by 1 inch in size. Fruits are neon-violet striped with white. Good for containers. 2005 All American Selection. 50-65 days to maturity.
Black Beauty
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.2 Stars) Overall Average 3.2
15 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
70 - 80
  Heirloom. Midseason type. 8- to 10-inch by 4- to 6-inch purple-black fruit on tall, sturdy, upright plants. About 70 to 80 days to maturity.
Tango
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.0 Stars) Overall Average 3
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60
  Early hybrid. Plants bear 7-inch by 2-inch cylindrical white fruit.
Edna
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.0 Stars) Overall Average 3
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
70
  Early to main-season hybrid. Plants bear 8-inch, oval, black long-keeping fruit.
Kermit
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.0 Stars) Overall Average 3
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
60
  Early hybrid. Prolific, compact plants bear 2-inch, round fruit with white blossom-end, deep-green striped shoulder and green calyx.
Crescent Moon
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.0 Stars) Overall Average 3
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
62
  Early hybrid. Mild, white, 6- to 7-inch fruit on 3-foot plants.
Puangyok Thai Pea
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.0 Stars) Overall Average 3
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
150
  Thai pea eggplant. Plants bear clusters of tiny fruit similar to cherry tomatoes. The crisp and bitter fruit are best harvested when light green before they get tough and overly bitter.
Longship
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(3.0 Stars) Overall Average 3
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
65
  Early-season hybrid. Tall plants bear purple flowers and 10-inch by 1-inch, slightly curved, purple-red fruit.
Ghostbuster
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(2.7 Stars) Overall Average 2.6666666666666665
3 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
80
  Midseason hybrid. 6- to 7-inch by 4-inch, cylindrical to oval, white-skinned fruit with green calyx. Plant is broad, vigorous and semi-spreading with dense foliage.
Classic
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(2.5 Stars) Overall Average 2.5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
76
  Midseason hybrid. Deep purple-black fruit has elongated teardrop shape. Vigorous plants stand up well to stress.
Twilight
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(2.5 Stars) Overall Average 2.5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60 - 65
  Early hybrid. 3-foot plants bear glossy, dark-purple, slightly elongated oval fruit. Disease resistant.
Money Maker No. 2
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(2.5 Stars) Overall Average 2.5
2 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Early hybrid. Plants bear small, glossy black, teardrop-cylindrical to egg-shaped fruit with purple calyx.
Patio Baby F1 Eggplant
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(2.4 Stars) Overall Average 2.4
5 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
NA
 
Turkish Orange
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(2.0 Stars) Overall Average 2
3 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
65 - 85
  Early- to main-season variety. Bushy 18- to 48-inch plants produce 15 to 25, round, brilliant-orange, egg-shaped fruit. (They should be eaten in the green stage, however.) Insect-resistant. Also known as 'Turkish Italian Orange'.
Cambodian Giant Green
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(2.0 Stars) Overall Average 2
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Southeast Asian heirloom. Plants bear large, round, flattish, lightly ribbed, pale-green fruit with dark-green stripes.
Blacknite
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(1.0 Star) Overall Average 1
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
61
  Early hybrid. 9-inch by 3 1/2-inch oval, deep-purple fruit. Resistant to tomato mosaic virus.
Black Bell
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60 - 68
  Hybrid, Italian-type with oval-round, medium to large, very glossy black-purple fruit and green calyx. Strong plants are extremely disease resistant. Resistant to tomato mosaic virus.
Baby Bell
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
55
  Early hybrid. 2-inch, true miniature, glossy, dwarf jet black fruit with purple calyx on 10-inch plant. Ideal for 6 inch pots.
Mangan
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
58
  Early, Asian hybrid. Plants produce 5-inch tear-shaped, shiny, smooth, blemish-free, glossy, purple-to-black fruit weighing about 1 pound. Spine-free green calyx.
Little Purple Tiger
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60 - 65
  Early hybrid. 3-inch, purple fruit with white flesh on 30- to 45-inch plants.
Megal
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60
  Early Italian hybrid. 7- to 9-inch by 3-inch, tapered, purple-black fruit with green calyx. Resistant to tomato mosaic virus.
Snowy
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
60 - 80
  Early- to main-season variety native to India Plants bear 5- to 8-inch, white, smooth-skinned fruit. Also known as 'Snowy White'.
Green Giant Early
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
62
  Early Asian type. 5- to 6-inch by 3- to 4-inch, light-green, bell-shaped fruit with green calyxes.
Orient Charm
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
65
  Early hybrid. 8- to 10-inch fruit in shades of fluorescent pink, pastel pink and white with green calyxes.
Purple Rain
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
66
  Early hybrid. Nearly seedless, 6-inch by 4 1/2-inch, purple fruit streaked with creamy white.
Classy Chassis
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
68
  Early ybrid. 8-inch by 4-inch, glossy, deep-purple to black fruit with green calyx. Resistant to tomato mosaic virus.
Vernal
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
70
  Midseason hybrid. 7-inch, jet-black, teardrop-shaped fruit with green calyx. Medium size plant with few spines. Tolerant of cucumber and tobacoo mosaic viruses.
Highbush Select
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
80
  Midseason, open-pollinated. Teardrop-shaped, glossy, black fruit with green calyx on tall plant.
Imperial Black Beauty
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
80
  Midseason, open-pollinated heirloom. 5- to 7-inch, egg-shaped, dark-purple fruit.
Violetta Lunga Precoce
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
65 - 70
  Italian heirloom. 8-inch, deep purple, elongated teardrop-shaped fruit.
Asian Trio
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
78
  Mix of three Asian varieties (Asian Bride, Little Fingers, and Farmer's Long) that bear slender, cylindrical, elongated fruit in vivid dark purple, magenta or lavender/white
Italian Trio
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
80
  Mix of three Italian varieties: Diva (purple-black), Beatrice (magenta) and Rosa Bianca (rose and white)
Morden Midget
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
65 - 70
  Early, open-pollinated variety. Bushy, compact plants bear small, round to oval, deep-purple fruit. Good for containers.
No. 226
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
55
  Early hybrid. Short plants bear glossy, smooth, round, 3-inch dark-purple fruit.
Purple Blush
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
62
  Early-season hybrid. Plants bear oval 6-inch by 4 1/2-inch white fruit blushed with lavender.
Black
Eggplant
Overall Rating:
(0.0 Stars)
0 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
70
  Early-season variety. 18- to 22-inch plants bear oblong, dark-purple fruit. Good northern variety.
Bianca di Imola
Eggplant
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65 - 75
  Early- to mid-season Italian variety. Plants bear elongated, oval, white-skinned, 5- to 6-inch by 3-inch fruit. Disease-resistant.
Beatrice
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
62
  Early-season hybrid. Plants bear round, bright violet, 3- to 4-inch by 5-inch fruit. Similar similar to Rosa Bianca but matures earlier and has brighter fruit.
Clara
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
65
  Early-season, Italian hybrid. Plants bear white-skinned, 6- to 7-inch by 4- to 5-inch fruit.
Little Spooky
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
60
  Early white-fruited variety. 3-foot plants bear 7- by 3-inch, cylindrical, white fruit.
Aubergine Du Burkina-Faso
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
NA
  West African heirloom. Tall plants bear red-ribbed, flat, wrinkled, somewhat bitter fruit.
Florida Market
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
85
  Large plants bear large, purple, bell-shaped fruit.
Lao Green Stripe
Eggplant
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NA
  Southeast Asian heirloom. Plants bear green- white- purple-striped, 2- to 4-inch, ball-shaped fruit.
Lao White
Eggplant
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  Southeast Asian heirloom. Plants bear white, 2-inch, ball-shaped fruit that turn deep-yellow as they ripen.
Pandora Striped Rose
Eggplant
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NA
  Thornless plants bear teardrop-shaped, lilac-rose fruit with thin white stripes.
Round Mauve
Eggplant
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NA
  Compact plants bear round, deep mauve fruit.
Sparrow's Brinjal
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
NA
  Southeast Asian heirloom (Solanum indicum). Plants bear tiny greenish-white fruit used in curries, or allowed to mature to red and used in soups and sauces.
Thai Dark Round Green
Eggplant
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NA
  Southeast Asian heirloom. Bushy plants bear 2 1/2-inch, dark green fruit striped with white.
Thai Green Egg
Eggplant
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NA
  Southeast Asian heirloom. Bushy plants bear small, oblong, egg-shaped fruit with light and dark green stripes.
Thai Green Pea
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
NA
  Southeast Asian heirloom. Tall plants bear tiny green fruit that look like peas.
Thai Long Green (heirloom)
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
80
  Southeast Asian heirloom. Also known as 'Green Elephant Tusk'. 2- to 3-foot plants bear 10- to 12-inch, slender, light-lime green fruit.
Thai Long Purple
Eggplant
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  Southeast Asian heirloom. Plants bear long, thin, dark purple fruit.
Thai Purple Egg
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
NA
  Southeast Asian heirloom. Plants bear small, purple, egg-shaped fruit.
Thai Yellow Egg
Eggplant
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NA
  Southeast Asian heirloom. Plants bear egg-sized, bright golden-yellow fruit
Goyo Kumba
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
90 - 100
  Midseason variety from Africa. Sturdy plants bear bright red 2- to 3-inch, slightly flattened fruits. Outstanding ornamental, too.
Lao Purple Stripe
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
90
  Midseason variety similar 'Lao Green Stripe' except for color. Upright, 2- to 3-foot plants bear 2-inch, round, purple fruit best eaten small before seeds develop. (a.k.a. Purple Tiger)
Red Ruffled
Eggplant
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NA
  Early- to mid-season variety. 20-inch plants bear clusters of red, 2-inch, bitter fruit used in Asian cuisine.
N Drowa
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
90
  Midseason African variety. Plants bear small, greenish-yellow fruit that ripen to orange.
White Beauty
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
70
  Early- to mid-season variety. Plants bear 5- to 6-inch, slightly oval fruit.
Dewako One Bite
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
60
  Early Japanese hybrid. Plants bear very small (bite-sized), purplish-black fruit with purple calyx. Excellent for pickling.
Kurume
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
60
  Japanese variety. Plants bear 8- to 9-inch by 2-inch, glossy black fruit with purple calyx. Also known as 'Kurume Long'.
Kyoto Egg
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
65
  Early Japanese hybrid. Upright plants bear 3-inch, round, glossy, purple-to-black fruit with purple calyx.
Shoya Long
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
60
  Early Japanese hybrid. Plants bear slender, 14-inch, purplish-black fruit with purple calyx.
Panda
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
70
  Early Thai hybrid. Tall, many-branched plants bear small, 1-ounce, round, light green and white fruit.
Roleks
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
70
  Early Thai hybrid. Plants bear 12-inch, straight, glossy, green tender-skinned and -fleshed, mild-flavored fruit with green calyxes.
Tiger
Eggplant
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60
  Early Thai hybrid. Plants bear small, 2-ounce, round fruit with green calyxes and variegated green and white skin.
Opal
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
62
  Early eggplant similar to 'Black Beauty' but smaller and earlier. Plants bear teardrop-shaped, moderate-sized fruit with smooth black skin. Also known as 'Black Opal'.
Purple Charm
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
NA
  Hybrid from Taiwan. Plants bear 2-inch by 8- to 10-inch, reddish-purple fruit.
Long White Angel
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
NA
  Asian hybrid. Upright plants produce 10- to 12-inch, white fruit.
Money Maker
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
NA
  Early Japanese hybrid. Plants produce glossy, nearly black, egg-shaped fruit.
Purple Ball
Eggplant
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NA
  Early, Asian specialty eggplant. Plants produce bite-sized, half-ounce or less fruit with dark purple skin, usually boiled or pickled.
Green Doll
Eggplant
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NA
  Hybrid Thai eggplant. Tall plants bear small, egg-shaped, 1/2- to 1-ounce, white-skinned fruit with green stripes.
Black Baby
Eggplant
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NA
  Early Asian/Indian hybrid. Plants bear 2-ounce, round-oval, dark-purple fruit. Insect and disease resistant. Also known as 'Black Chu-Chu'.
Apsara
Eggplant
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NA
  Indian hybrid. Tall, spreading plants bear clusters of small, 3-ounce, round-to-oval, purple fruit with white stripes.
Purple Excel
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
NA
  Hybrid Chinese eggplant. Plants produce medium-long, purple fruit.
Ma-Zu Purple
Eggplant
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NA
  Chinese eggplant from Taiwan. Upright plants bear 8- to 12-inch by 2-inch dark-purple fruit.
Black King
Eggplant
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NA
  Japanese hybrid. Plants bear large, 1- to 1 1/4-pound, oval, nearly black frut with green calyxes.
Round Green
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
80
  Mid-season Thai variety. Plants bear round, 2- to 3-inch, apple-green fruits with white streaks.
Violet Prince
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
NA
  Hybrid Thai eggplant. Plants bear bite-sized, 1-ounce, purple- and white-skinned fruit.
White Ball
Eggplant
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NA
  Hybrid Thai eggplant. Plants bear small, 2- to 3-ounce, nearly white-skinned fruit with green-striped shoulders
Green Beauty
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
NA
  Long Thai eggplant. Plants bear 10- to 12-inch, half-pound, green fruit.
Bharata Star
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
60
  Indian hybrid eggplant. Plants bear medium-sized, 1/2-pound, oval-round, dark black fruit with green calyxes.
Black Coral
Eggplant
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NA
  Korean hybrid. Plants bear slender, 12-inch, nearly black-skinned fruit.
India Paint
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
70
  Early- to mid-season variety. 18- to 20-inch plants bear 4-inch, round to oval, neon purple fruit with white streaks.
Thai White Ribbed
Eggplant
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  Plants bear pure white, flat, deeply ribbed fruit.
Thai Light Round Green
Eggplant
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NA
  Plants bear small round fruit with light green stripes.
Red China
Eggplant
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  Heirloom ornamental eggplant. Upright plants bear small, flattened orange fruit that ripen to red and are edible, though bitter. Fruit resembles 'Jack-Be-Little' and can be used in fall arrangements. Also known as 'Scarlet Chinese'.
Nipple Fruit
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
100
  Ornamental eggplant. 4- to 5-foot, thorny plants bear purple flowers then long spikes of 3-inch yellow-orange, inedible fruit resembling cow udders. Harvest 2- to 5-foot stems for flower arrangements.
Bangladeshi Long
Eggplant
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NA
  Plants bear cylindrical, purple-gray fruit with dark purple streaks.
Striped Toga
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
70 - 80
  Main-season eggplant. Plants bear 1-inch by 3-inch, striped fruit that ripen from two-toned green to two-toned orange. Strong-flavored but not bitter.
Chinese White Sword
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
65
  Early eggplant. Plants bear long, skinny, straight, white fruit.
Cookstown Orange
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
69
  Early- to mid-season ornamental eggplant. Plants bear bitter-fleshed, tomato-sized, bright, scarlet red/orange fruit with faint stripes.
Jade Sweet
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
77
  Mid-season eggplant. Plants bear large, blocky, lime-green fruits.
Louisiana Green Oval
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
75
  Mid-season eggplant. Plants bear very large, blocky, green-skinned fruit.
New York Spineless Improved
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
78
  Mid-season eggplant. Large plants bear large, purple fruits
TaTong
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
75
  Mid-season eggplant. Plants bear light green eggplant-shaped fruit.
Little Prince
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
NA
  Compact plants bear lavender blossoms and clusters of 3- to 4-inch, oval fruit.
Sweet African Orange
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
90
  Midseason African variety. 2 1/2-foot plants bear plump, oval or round, white fruit that mature to shiny orange-red.
Twinkle
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
55 - 65
  Early hybrid. Spineless plants bear small, purple fruit with white streaks that are best harvested at 2- to 3-inches.
Dancer
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
65
  Early hybrid. Plants bear deep-pink, mid-sized, semi-cylindrical, nonbitter fruit with green calyx.
Galine
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
65
  Early hybrid. Plants bear 6-inch by 3-inch, firm, very glossy, black fruit with classic Italian bell shape.
Early Bird
Eggplant
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NA
  Hybrid eggplant. Plants bear oval, purple fruit.
Ebony King
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
NA
  Heirloom variety. Plants bear smooth, large, black, bell-shaped fruit up to 3 pounds.
Barbarella
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
80 - 100
  Hybrid. Plants over 24’ tall produce five to six ¾ to 1 pound fruit that are dark purple with white background, nearly round (4 to 5 inch by 4 to 6 inch) with some small spines, a medium gloss and a purple calyx. About 100 days to harvest.
Ivory
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
126
  Grows 18 to 24 inches in garden or containers. Staking is required. Produces large numbers of white oval shaped 5 to 7 ounce fruit about the size of a baseball. Harvest 126 days from sowing seed. A.k.a. Ivory Patio.
Purple Pickling
Eggplant
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Days to Maturity:
90
  (Solanum melongena). A midseason eggplant that is a traditional Italian variety used for making eggplant relish or for fresh eating. Purple-stemmed thornless plants bear pear-shaped fruits up to 8" long. About 90 days to harvest from transplant.
Amadeo
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  USER ENTERED : Five x 8 inch teardrop shaped black fruits on a three foot plant.
 
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