Started from seed from Eden Brothers. They germinated OK. Due to issues, they were transplanted late in partial shade. Watered and fer...Read Moretilized once a week. I didn't get much fruit, but the ones that I did get were large and healthy. It has a nice texture, few seeds, good flesh, but the flavor is really boring, so I will go back to black beauty. I'd recommend this variety if you're forcing it on someone who doesn't like eggplant flavor.
I grew this for the first time last summer. It was the most beautiful eggplant I had ever seen! Perfect plump teardrop shaped body with...Read More a white background and streaks of lavender. It looked like someone had painted it. It was just gorgeous. Not the biggest eggplants, mine were about the size of a large grapefruit, but definitely make up for their smaller size in their beauty!
Broomfield, CO (Zone 5b) | February 2008 | positive
A few notes from your friends at Botanical Interests, Inc.: This Italian heirloom eggplant is almost too pretty to eat! The round teardro...Read Morep-shaped fruit has lavender-rose skin with white streaks, and the flesh has incredible taste. With its delicate flavor and meaty texture, it is the perfect eggplant for stuffing, making eggplant parmesan, or any recipe that calls for eggplant - it is a favorite of gourmet chefs! You will also enjoy the beauty of the lavender blossoms before they turn into fruit. This packet plants 28 plants after thinning. When to plant outside: Spring, after average last frost and when soil temperatures are at least 55 degrees F. Outdoor temperatures should be at least 55 degrees at night. Some gardeners plant eggplant when “the oak leaves are fully developed”. The early season use of black plastic as mulch is highly recommended to increase the soil temperature, but make sure it is taken off later in the season. When to start inside: RECOMMENDED. 8-12 weeks before the average last frost. To germinate quickly, seed requires VERY warm soil temperatures, between 80 and 90 degrees F. Either use a heating cable or cover the seed tray with a plastic bag to contain warmth. Transplant seedlings outside 1 to 2 weeks after last frost.
I love eggplant, thus try new varieties every year. However, I keep coming back to this one, and at the end of the season, wish I hadn't...Read More wasted space in my garden on any other variety. The beautiful large fruits have a fabulous flavor and are never bitter. Not the earliest to mature, but well worth the wait. I will still try a new type this year - hope I pick a good one!
This is a very pretty fruit. Pink and white. It is slightly smaller than Black Beauty but growth habit is very similar. It is not as tast...Read Morey as the oriental types but holds its own with the Florida types.
Started from seed from Eden Brothers. They germinated OK. Due to issues, they were transplanted late in partial shade. Watered and fer...Read More
I grew this for the first time last summer. It was the most beautiful eggplant I had ever seen! Perfect plump teardrop shaped body with...Read More
A few notes from your friends at Botanical Interests, Inc.: This Italian heirloom eggplant is almost too pretty to eat! The round teardro...Read More
Italian heirloom; beautiful fruits are prized by chefs. Very meaty 4-6" round fruits, mild flavor and almost never bitter.
I love eggplant, thus try new varieties every year. However, I keep coming back to this one, and at the end of the season, wish I hadn't...Read More
This is a very pretty fruit. Pink and white. It is slightly smaller than Black Beauty but growth habit is very similar. It is not as tast...Read More