Gerald & Henry’s 2025 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
  • Bharta - Black oval fruit with few seeds
  • Black Beauty - Large purple/black fruit heirloom introduced by Burpee in 1902

C

  • Calliope - 3-4 in lavender w/ white specs, 2 ¾ diameter
  • Chinese String - Long skinny lavender/violet high yielding Asian type
  • Cloud Nine - 6-8 in long tear drop shaped white fruit

E

F

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

G

  • Goti - Very small round green/white striped
  • Gretel - 3-4 in white fruit

H

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

I

  • Ichiban - Long slender deep purple Japanese
  • Ichabod II - Slender long black Asian type

J

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

K

  • Kamo - 4 in round purple/black Japanese
  • Kurume Long - 9-10in black Japanese

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

  • Nati Vankaya - Small dark purple (Indian Brinjal)

O

  • One Bite - Small purple/black fruit Japanese
  • 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
  • Poamoho - Long slender black fruit
  • Pot Black - Deep purple/black eggplant
  • Prosperosa - Large round deep violet Italian
  • Purple Comet - 6-10in neon purple Asian
  • Purple Fingers - Slim purple 4 in long
  • 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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