Fairy Tale eggplant
Solanum melongena 'Fairy Tale (F1)'
USDA zones9 to 12
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 4 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purple, white, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Fairy Tale' eggplant (Solanum melongena 'Fairy Tale') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It is grown for its fruit, which is ready about 65 days to maturity. Bees visit the purple and white flowers.
Pairs well with Sweet Banana pepper, Kent Beauty oregano, and Slender mountain mint.