Gerald & Henry’s 2024 Eggplant Grow List

Gerald and Henry’s Grow List changes each season, check back frequently for updates to this list:

A

  • Asian Delight- 9-12in bright purple (replaces Orient Charm)

B

  • Badshah-(chu-chu) small oval reddish purple
  • Beatrice- 4-6in bright purple
  • Black Beauty-large purple/black fruit heirloom introduced by Burpee in 1902
  • Black Shine- 8in black Japanese
  • Bride-long lavender w/white stripes Chinese purple

C

  • Calliope-3-4 in lavender w/ white specs, 2 ¾ diameter
  • Chinese String-long skinny lavender/violet high yielding Asian type
  • Choryku-long bright green Japanese typelet high yielding Asian type

E

  • Early Long Purple-long dark purple fruit Italian type

F

  • Fairy Tale-purple/white mini fruit compact plant
  • Fengyuan Purple- up to 12 in long bright purple

G

H

  • Hansel-3-5 in dark purple, 3-4 in diameter

I

  • Ichabod II-slender long black Asian type

J

  • Japanese Pickling- 10-16in slender purple/black

K

  • Kamo-4 in round purple/black Japanese
  • Konasu- bite sized dark purple
  • Kurume Long- 9-10in black Japanese
  • Kyoto Egg-3 in oval purple/black

L

  • Little Fingers-finger sized dark purple fruit Asian
  • Long Purple- 8-10 in dark purple Italian
  • Louisiana Long Green- 8-10in light green banana shaped

M

  • Masego- green w/ white stripes
  • Millionaire-8 in long black fruit a Japanese type

N

  • Nagasaki Long-long deep purple fruit Asian type
  • Nati Vankaya-small dark purple Indian

O

  • Orient Express-long dark purple fruit, Asian Type

P

  • Pandora Striped- light purple w/ white stripes teardrop shaped
  • Patio Baby-2-3 in egg shaped purple/black compact, great for containers
  • Petch Siam- small round green w/ whtie stripes Thai
  • Ping Tung-long slender light purple Asian type
  • Purple Comet- 6-10in neon purple Asian
  • Purple Shine-long shiny purple Chinese
  • Purple Tiger Stripe- 2 in round purple w/ white stripes

R

  • Rhim Jhim-oval to round purple w/thin white stripes
  • Rosa Bianca- 4-6in pink/purple
  • Round Mauve- 3-4 pink/purple
  • Round Purple-2in shiny bright purple Thai

S

  • Shikou- 6-8in purple/black Asian
  • Shiva-12 in long dark purple
  • Shooting Stars-3-4 in purple/white stripe
  • Shoya Long-long skinny black Japanese
  • Shyamala-dark purple medium long
  • Striped Togo-oval fruit orange w/green stripes African Type

T

  • Talong Purple-6-8 in purple
  • Thai Long Green-long green fruit Asian type
  • Thai Purple Baby-2 in round lavender/white
  • Thai Round- 1-2in white w/ light green stripes
  • Traviata-Italian traditional black fruit
  • Turkish Delight-8-10 in purple/black
  • Turkish Orange- 3 in orange w/ green stripes

U

  • Udumalopet-goose egg shaped purple/white stripes South Asian type

V

  • Violetta Lunga-long deep purple Italian type
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