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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Eggplant

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Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-08-15
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-07-17
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-09-02
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-09-02
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-09-02
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Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 2, 2013 7:25 PM concerning plant:
    If looks count, this is the prettiest eggplant I grow. These eggplant fruits are a lovely rose, streaked with white. I pick the fruits about medium size as I found this size tastes the best to me. Not the most productive eggplant I grow, but not the worst either.
  • Posted by Trish (Grapevine, TX - Zone 8a) on May 25, 2022 3:27 PM concerning plant:
    66 - Hybrid - Lavender with white streaks - Early and productive.

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