Vegetables
Year Introduced: 2023
Heredity: Hybrid
Hybridizer or Originator: Rijk Zwann
Days to harvest: 65

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: 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: 2 feet
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
Pollinators: Various insects

Common names
  • Eggplant

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