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EGGPLANT (Solanum melongena, S. gilo, S. integrifolium) 25-35 seeds per packet. We offer the best selection of quality heirloom eggplants in the USA. Days to maturity are based on transplants, and are approximate. Most species are from India or Africa, which indicates these plants love heat. Start indoors 8-12 weeks before last frost. Surface-sow and keep moist until sprouts appear, which can take up to three weeks or so. Transplant into the garden when weather has settled and soil is warm. Provide rich soil and ample moisture.
Applegreen
70 days. An early light green eggplant, good yield, very tender and delicious, smooth oval-round fruit growing on small plants. We highly recommend this fine variety! Developed by the late Prof. Elwyn Meader, UNH 1964.

Item Code: EG103  
$2.00
Arumagans Eggplant
This variety produces an assortment of green, white and lavender fruit, many are striped. It is used in Tamil Nadu state in vegetable stews and curries, as well as stuffed. It was given to a traveler by the Arumugam family of Ambal, India, who have a small rice farm near the island of Karaikal. We are proud to offer this great little Indian eggplant.

Item Code: EG149  
$2.00
Bangladeshi Long
Cylindrical fruit are very attractive-looking, being purple-gray with dark purple streaks. This variety was collected in Bangladesh.

Item Code: EG146  
$2.25
Black Beauty
90 days. Standard old type, large black fruit of excellent quality, is very tasty but is lower yielding and much later than many types and needs a long season.

Item Code: EG113  
$1.50
Bulk Quantities
1 oz - $6.00
Black Champion
A delicious and tender, Chinese variety that is long and slender, 14" long by 2" wide, with black skin. This mid-season variety produces heavy yields and the plants have good resistance to disease.

Item Code: EG133  
$2.00
Blush     New!
Pretty, banana-shaped fruit are creamy white with a lavender blush that graces each fruit. Stunning to look at and even better to eat; delicious, tender-fleshed fruit are ideal for frying and are easy to slice.

Item Code: EG155  
$2.00
Brazilian Oval Orange
Very tall erect plants with dark green foliage which provides good cover. Small oval fruits are shiny bright green, ripen through orange to bright red at full maturity. Delicious in antipastas, grilled or fried. Very ornamental.

Item Code: EG131 Out of Stock
Cambodian Giant Green Eggplant seeds Cambodian Giant Green
A large, round, flat variety from the Kingdom of Cambodia. We collected this variety two years ago when we were touring this war-torn south east Asian country. Attractive fruit are pale green with dark-green stripes and are lightly ribbed, a very unique color pattern for a large variety. We are proud to be among the first companies to offer varieties from Cambodia, a country with a delicious cuisine that is in danger of being lost. A rare culinary treasure that is great in Asian recipes.

Item Code: EG136  
$2.50
Cannibal Tomato Eggplant seeds Cannibal Tomato
(S. uporo) Beautiful, attractive plants are covered with loads of shiny green and red fruit that are shockingly bitter and about 3" across. They are very cute, as they look like little pumpkins covering the plant. A native to Fiji and Tahiti, this plant has quite a history, as it is said the fruit was made into a sauce and used on a cannibal's meal! The leaves were also prepared as cooked greens. One of the more interesting and infamous plants we’ve grown. Hardy and easy to grow.

Item Code: EG153  
$3.00
Casper
75 days. Medium size, very attractive, smooth ivory-white fruit, that have a very mild mushroom-like flavor. Prolific plant. Fruit ripens early. An excellent variety for specialty growers and gardeners.

Item Code: EG101  
$2.00
Bulk Quantities
1/4 OZ. - $7.00
Diamond
70 days. Mild, dark purple 6"-9" x 2"-3" slender fruit, superb flavor and firm flesh. Becoming popular with market growers and home gardeners. This variety from the Ukraine was collected by Seed Savers Exchange in 1993.

Item Code: EG102  
$2.00
Bulk Quantities
1/4 oz - $7.00
Ebony King     New!
Huge, black fruit can reach 3 lbs! Very beautiful, smooth and bellshaped. The flesh is very tender and mild, with delicious flavor. A favorite that has become very rare.

Item Code: EG158  
$2.50
Edirne Purple Striped     New!
Originally collected in Edirne, Turkey, in 1948, and stored by the USDA ever since, until we grew it out this summer! Gorgeous 6-8 inch fruits are richly striped in purple and off-white. Superior to Listada de Gandia in appearance due to its deeper luster, and actually preferred over it in our 2008 trials! Vigorous plants were very productive.

Item Code: EG160 Out of Stock
Florida Market
85 days. Very large plant, large purple bell shaped fruit. An old standard market variety, and an excellent type for the south.

Item Code: EG114  
$2.00
Gbogname
An ancient vegetable from Togo, West Africa. The young green leaves are cooked into delicious dishes, like you would cook collard greens. Easy and fun-to-grow plants take heat well, and are quite attractive with their green and yellow bitter fruit. A great piece of African culinary history that is rare and hard to find!

Item Code: EG154  
$2.75
Goyo Kumba
Brilliant, shiny red 3" fruit. This African variety is among the most colorful and ornamental we offer. Tall, spreading 4' plants produce loads of fruit. Perfect for the flower bed as well as the vegetable garden.

Item Code: EG144  
$2.25
Japanese Pickling     New!
A beautiful, long, slender Japanese variety that produces fruit up to 16" long. Beautiful glossy purple skin, with pure white flesh that’s sweet and mellow tasting. Great for home or market.

Item Code: EG161  
$2.25
Japanese White Egg
65 days. Full rich flavor, lovely 2"-3" white fruit are perfect for stir-frying. The plants give heavy yields all season.

Item Code: EG110 Out of Stock
Jilo Tingua Verde Claro Eggplant seeds Jilo Tingua Verde Claro
One of the leading market varieties in Brazil, green oblong fruit turn red-orange as they mature; mainly used in the green stage. A must in Brazilian cuisine. Tall plants produce heavy yields.

Item Code: EG138  
$2.25
Korean Early Long Black     New!
Sent to the USDA's seed bank in 1986 from Seoul, South Korea. This variety was developed by the Korea Choong Ang Seed Co. It produces long, slender fruit that are quite uniform, glossy purpleblack in color. Tender, delicious fruit and plants show heat tolerance.

Item Code: EG157  
$2.25
Lao Green Stripe
Colorful, green-white-purple striped, 2"-4" ball-shaped fruit have pleasant eggplant flavor that is perfect for curries, soups and other dishes from South East Asia. This productive heirloom comes from the beautiful mountain country of Laos.

Item Code: EG140  
$2.50
Lao Purple Stripe
90 days. A lovely little eggplant that is the size and shape of a ping-pong ball. Fruits are a pale lavender with deep purple stripes. A great little eggplant for using in stir-fries and Asian dishes. This variety was brought to the US by Hmong students from the southeast Asian country of Laos.

Item Code: EG143  
$2.50
Lao White
White, 2" ball-shaped fruit turn deep yellow as they ripen, a colorful and good yielding heirloom from Laos. This very rare variety needs to be preserved as it is used in many traditional Laotian recipes.

Item Code: EG141  
$2.50
Listada de Gandia Eggplant seeds Listada de Gandia
90 days. One of the most popular heirloom types, this variety has 7" long fruit that are white with lovely bright-purple stripes. Very beautiful & with fabulous flavor in the sweet, tender flesh. This great variety hails from Italy, a country that is renown for fine food.

Item Code: EG137  
$2.50
Bulk Quantities
1/4 OZ. - $10.00
Long Purple
80 days. This old variety dates back to the 1850s in America. Plants give good yields of 9" long club-shaped fruit, mild and firm fleshed. Plants are very hardy and yield well in the north.

Item Code: EG112  
$2.00
Louisiana Long Green
100 days. Large 8" long, light green banana-shaped fruit that have pale stripes, sweet and mild. Excellent quality, prolific yields. A rare heirloom from Louisiana.

Item Code: EG115  
$2.00
Ma-Zu Purple Chinese     New!
Delicious, sweet and tender describe the flavorful fruit of "Ma-Zu”" eggplant. This variety bears deep purple fruit that are 8”-12” long and 2" in diameter. This favorite of Taiwanese farmers grows perfectly in warm areas, and produces lots of fruit over a long period of time.

Item Code: EG159  
$2.25
Malaysian Dark Red
Tender and delicious violet-colored fruit are long and slender. This productive and tasty variety comes from the Southeast Asian country of Malaysia. A hard-to-find but very good variety that is perfect for frying.

Item Code: EG148  
$2.25
Nipple Fruit Eggplant seeds Nipple Fruit
(Solanum mammosum) This is one of the most amazing plants I have grown. Beautiful, tall, thorny plants bear purple flowers, followed by long spikes of 3" yellow fruit that are curiously shaped (similar to a cow's udder). Glowing yellow-orange in color, these 2'-5' stems are sold for display in flower arrangements. They fetch top prices at stores & are great for farmers markets. I first saw these in Thailand sold along the road as potted plants. Long lasting, bitter fruit are not edible.

Item Code: EG135  
$4.00
Pandora Striped Rose
A great market variety, teardrop-shaped fruit are a lovely lilac-rose color with thin white stripes. Strong, thornless plants give heavy yields; tender and delicious. A real eye catcher.

Item Code: EG129  
$2.50
Bulk Quantities
1/4 oz - $8.00
Ping Tung Eggplant seeds Ping Tung
70 days. A wonderful eggplant from Ping Tung, Taiwan. Fruits are purple and up to 18" long and 2" in diameter. This variety is so sweet and tender, superbly delicious! One of the best Chinese eggplants on the market.

Item Code: EG109  
$2.00
Bulk Quantities
1/4 oz - $7.00
Red China Eggplant seeds Red China
One of the most ornamental of all eggplants, the upright plants produce loads of small, flattened fruit that look similar to 'Jack-Be-Little' pumpkins. In color the fruit is a beautiful fiery-red when mature. They have a slightly bitter taste, which is milder when they are only slightly orange; great for Asian foods. The long keeping fruit are perfect for fall displays. Was listed as 'Scarlet Chinese' in Vanderbilt's 1879 seed list.

Item Code: EG142  
$2.25
Red Ruffled
Also known as 'Hmong Red', this bitter tasting Asian variety is used in Vietnamese cooking. The 2" fruits are flattened, ribbed and bright red in color. Used by florists and crafters as miniature pumpkins, which they closely resemble. One of the most beautiful eggplants we've ever seen.

Item Code: EG145  
$2.50
Rosa Bianca Eggplant seeds Rosa Bianca
80 days. Colorful, light pink-lavender fruit with white shading. Rich, mild flesh is very popular with chefs and gardeners alike! No bitterness. A great variety for heirloom market growers. Use the color that sells!

Item Code: EG105  
$2.00
Bulk Quantities
1/4 oz - $5.75
Rotonda Bianca Sfumata di Rosa
120 days. This beautiful round white eggplant is shaded with rose-pink color. The lovely fruit grow to large sizes making this one of the most striking types we sell! Excellent for market growers, this Italian heirloom is mild and delicious. Imported Italian seed.

Item Code: EG116 Out of Stock
Round Mauve
85 days. Round fruit are a lovely, deep mauve color, purple calyx. Plants are compact and have purple stems. They start producing very early with incredibly productive yields. A very good specialty variety.

Item Code: EG130  
$2.00
Sparrow's Brinjal or Ma Waeng
(Solanum indicum) We offer Thai seed for this very rare, native South Asian plant. Tiny greenish-white fruit are used in curries. Mature fruit turn red and are used in soups and sauces, also in natural medicine. Attractive plant that needs protection from the cold.

Item Code: EG132  
$2.00
Thai Dark Round Green
Very nice 2 1/2" dark green fruits, striped with white, excellent stir-fried. Large yields on good size bushy plants. Very extensively used in Thai cuisine, a choice variety, popular in Oriental markets, easy to grow. Imported Thai seed!

Item Code: EG117  
$2.00
Thai Light Round Green Eggplant seeds Thai Light Round Green
Same as above except these are a nice light green with stripes, in markets every where in Thailand. Delicious. Imported Thai seed!

Item Code: EG118  
$2.00
Thai Long Green (Green Elephant Tusk) Eggplant seeds Thai Long Green (Green Elephant Tusk)
85 days. Very mild and sweet, the 10"-12" long, very slender fruit, are a beautiful light-lime green. One of the best tasting eggplants, superb flavor and very tender, good yields on 2'-3' tall plants. This heirloom from Thailand is becoming popular with gourmet chefs.

Item Code: EG119  
$2.00
Bulk Quantities
1/4 oz - $6.00
Thai Long Purple Eggplant seeds Thai Long Purple
Long, thin fruit are dark purple in color. I enjoyed these at my hotel in Bangkok. They are very mild and sweet, uniform and perfect to grow in a hot, humid climate.

Item Code: EG120  
$2.50
Bulk Quantities
1/4 oz - $7.00
Thai Purple Egg
Hard to find, small, purple egg-shaped fruit. We collected this variety in Thailand. A nice specialty variety that is very tasty.

Item Code: EG125  
$2.00
Thai Round Green Petch Parisa Eggplant seeds Thai Round Green Petch Parisa
A 2"-3" round light-green eggplant, with cream stripes. Tasty in stir-fries, and sold extensively throughout Thailand. We've found this variety to be hardy and productive here in Missouri. Very rare in the U.S.; we are the only source this year.

Item Code: EG151  
$2.50
Thai Round Green Petch Siam Eggplant seeds Thai Round Green Petch Siam
Tasty, 2"-3" dark green and light green striped fruit are popular in South Asian cooking. Productive plants are unique looking when covered with fruit. We collected this variety in Bangkok.

Item Code: EG152  
$2.50
Thai Round Purple Eggplant seeds Thai Round Purple
An attractive, productive variety. Pretty grape candy-colored fruits are marbled in lilac streaks, flavorful and great for frying, they are 3:-4" in diameter. A hardy variety that does well here. Seed collected in Thailand.

Item Code: EG150  
$2.50
Thai White Ribbed
The most unique-looking of the Thai eggplants, these are pure white, flat and deeply ribbed; the flesh is mild and tasty. This was our first Thai variety listed in 1998. We are happy to have it back again, as it is a personal favorite of Jere's.

Item Code: EG147  
$2.50
Thai Yellow Egg Eggplant seeds Thai Yellow Egg
Famous in Thailand, the egg-sized fruit are picked when they are bright golden-yellow. They are used in many Thai dishes and as a garnish. A unique variety for specialty growers.

Item Code: EG122  
$2.50
Bulk Quantities
1/4 oz - $8.50
Turkish Orange Eggplant seeds Turkish Orange
80 days. This beautiful heirloom eggplant comes from Turkey. The 3", round fruit are best cooked when they are green to light orange. It has very sweet and flavorful flesh which imparts a strong, rich flavor to any dish. The small plants yield well. Great for ethnic markets. Very ornamental looking.

Item Code: EG134  
$2.00
Udmalbet
90 days. A rare colorful eggplant from India. Egg-shaped fruit are light green, streaked in purple. Used in chutneys & curries; from a Tamil village.

Item Code: EG104  
$2.00
Ukrainian Beauty     New!
Big, beautiful, purple-black fruit are great for baking. This great variety comes from Ukraine, and sets heavy yields on the 3'-4' tall bushy plants. We like large eggplants breaded and baked, then served with spaghetti sauce.

Item Code: EG156  
$2.00