E-Tender eggplant
Solanum melongena 'E-Tender (F1)'
USDA zones9 to 12
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
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Notes
'E-Tender' eggplant (Solanum melongena 'E-Tender') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows upright at a moderate pace and bees visit its flowers. The fruit is ready about 65 days after planting.
Pairs well with Black Pearl pepper, Ellagance Purple lavender, and Bible hyssop.