Summer Emerald eggplant
Solanum melongena 'Summer Emerald (F1)'
USDA zones9 to 12
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Green, lime
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Summer Emerald' eggplant (Solanum melongena 'Summer Emerald') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. Fruit is ready about 65 days after planting, and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Black Pearl pepper, Kent Beauty oregano, and Okra.