Thai Purple Ribbed Eggplant eggplant
Solanum melongena 'Thai Purple Ribbed Eggplant'
USDA zones10 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
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'Thai Purple Ribbed Eggplant' (Solanum melongena 'Thai Purple Ribbed Eggplant') 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 24 to 47 inches tall and blooms in summer and again in autumn. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Pepper, Oregano, Borage, and Mexican sunflower.