Solanum melongena 'Fairy Tale' ~ Fairy Tale Eggplant - Delivered By ServeScape

Solanum melongena 'Fairy Tale'

Fairy Tale Eggplant

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Fairy Tale Eggplant is a robust annual with broad blue-green foliage ready to harvest in 50 days.  Lovely drooping violet flowers are followed by small slender lavender fruits with white marbling in summer and sweet flavor.  The production is so heavy it is best to stake the plant.  Best grown in full sun and rich well-drained soils.  

Type: 

Annual

Height: 

0.5' - 1'

Spread: 

1’ - 3'

Spacing: 

2'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

10 - 12

Culture: 

Full Sun

Bloom Color: 

Purple

Season of Interest: 

Summer


MAINTENANCE NEEDS:
 Low Maintenance.  Keep soils moist.   Susceptible to wilt.  Hornworms, beetles, and cutworms can be an issue.  Eggplants are very sensitive to cold so do not transplant until the soil temperatures at night are consistently above 65F.  Cut with a knife to harvest to prevent damage.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Kitchen Garden, Edible Garden, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Basil, Pepper, Tomato

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