Black Beauty Eggplant

• Light: Full sun
• Fruit size: Up to 8 inches long
• Matures: 80 days
• Plant spacing: 24 to 36 inches apart
• Plant size: 3 to 4 feet tall

Tender, tasty purplish-black fruits are great in a variety of dishes. Excellent breaded or fried. Eggplants love warm weather but are damaged by cold. Plants produce 4 to 6 large fruit, or more if kept harvested and well watered. Fruit makes a good “boat” for stuffing. When mature, fruits are glossy and dark; for best quality, harvest before they begin fading to dull purple. To determine ripeness, just remember that skin color and tone (glossy versus dull) is more important than size of the fruit. Easy to grow. Keeps well.

Some Bonnie Plants® varieties may not be available in your local area, due to different variables in certain regions. Also, if any variety is a limited, regional variety it will be noted on the pertinent variety page.