Eggplant
Slim Jim
Italian Variety
Slim Jim is a terrific dwarf aubergine variety from Italy – an award-winning all-rounder in the patio vegetable category. Its dark-purple foliage and clusters of long, slim, purple fruits make it a perfect choice for ornamental and decorative gardens. Even though the variety’s origins are not clear, most accounts agree that it is southern-Italian in origin and was first introduced by Italian seed company Fratelli Ingegnoli.
Icicle
Italian Variety
This All-America Selections (AAS) Winner in 2022 bears cylindrical 7 inches long fruit uniform in size that typically weigh 7.7 ounces. The fruits stay pure white, without yellowing and have improved texture and flavor. Resistant to inset and environmental damage and tolerant of heat.
Diamond
Italian Variety
These dark purple beauties with green tinted flesh are slender, 9 inches by 3 inches in diameter. Deep eggplant flavor, texture, firm flesh, and rarely bitter. The fruits are borne in clusters of 4-6 on two-foot tall plants, are disease-resistant, and rarely bitter.
Listada De Gandia
Spanish Variety
This prized variety bears sweet, tender, thin-skinned, stunning eggplant. heavy yields of high-quality, 8" oval white fruits with purple stripes and mild white flesh. The variety thrives in very hot weather.
Black Beauty
American Variety
An heirloom variety, it bears classically shaped, glossy, purple-black fruits that are delicious grilled, baked, and in stir-fries. Plants produce 4 to 6 large fruit, or more if kept harvested and well watered.
White Casper
French Variety
A favorite white variety for fresh eating early in the season. Compact plants produce snow-white 6" by 2" diameter fruits with mild flesh. Peeling is not necessary if eaten when small.
Purple Round
Thai Variety
This prized variety bears sweet, tender, thin-skinned, stunning eggplant. heavy yields of high-quality, 8" oval white fruits with purple stripes and mild white flesh. The variety thrives in very hot weather.
Apple Green
American Variety
Early maturing, apple-green fruits with tender skin that doesn’t require peeling. Apple- sized fruits average 3 x 2½ inches
Pingtung Long
Thai Variety
This versatile variety matures earlier than most and is a perfect choice to use in an appetizer or side dish. A beautiful eggplant with shiny, dark lavender slender fruits that grow up to 12" long. Produces very well, even in very hot weather.
White Beauty
American Variety
Three-foot plants with 6-inch-long fruits that are 2-3 inches in diameter with some variability in fruit shape. Good flavor. Hardy and productive for the South and other hot, humid areas.
Florida High Bush
American Variety
Vigorous, upright, and well-branched plants bear high-quality fruits continuously throughout the season, and its large purple-black pear-shaped eggplants are held high off the ground. Disease- and drought-resistant.
PURPLE RIBBED
Thai Variety
This variety produces lovely, highly ribbed, plum-purple fruit that has a delicious, strong eggplant flavor. Fruit varies from tennis to softball sized. Very productive and unique!
Previously grown at VISTA
Seed packets available from House of the Rising Seed
Seedlings pre-order available from House of the Rising Seed
Trial Plant-First time grown at VISTA