General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
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| Fruit: |
Showy
Edible to birds
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| Uses: |
Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
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| Edible Parts: |
Fruit
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| Toxicity: |
Leaves are poisonous
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| Pollinators: |
Various insects
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Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Rosa Bianca'.
Posted by
TimHoover (Elysian FIelds, Texas - Zone 8a) on Mar 15, 2014 6:56 PM concerning plant:
This variety, as so many of the "heirloom" Eggplants, is valuable only to show off in the garden. Not productive, and I found the flavor ordinary. Really, just a novelty that has been hyperpromoted by seed catalogs (along with all the other "unusual" Eggplants).
Posted by
Trish (Grapevine, TX - Zone 8a) on May 25, 2022 3:28 PM concerning plant:
75 - OP - Lavender and white - Italian heirloom, very attractive fruits.
Posted by
Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 1, 2013 4:29 PM concerning plant:
I grew this variety of eggplant this year as I read that people really recommended it and liked it. Well, now that I have grown it, I can't figure out why that is so. The plant has had a grand total of 5 eggplants the entire season, three of which are not yet ready to pick. Not a variety that I will be growing again next year.
Posted by
farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on May 19, 2016 4:43 PM concerning plant:
Big plant, big fruit, but few of them. Grows ok, but not very productive and does not have great flavor.
Plant Events from our members
| Trish |
On January 10, 2015 |
Seeds sown
Paper towel. Began first batch.
Seeds from Johnny's |
| p1mkw |
On March 7, 2010 |
Plant emerged |
| p1mkw |
On February 27, 2010 |
Seeds sown |
| lovesblooms |
On February 17, 2017 |
Seeds sown
resown, same container as 2/2 sowing; very few germinated from initial sowing |
| lovesblooms |
On February 10, 2017 |
Seeds germinated
with heat mat under lights |
| lovesblooms |
On February 2, 2017 |
Seeds sown |
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