Bianca's heavy fruit set will have you enjoying sweet, meaty fruits continuously throughout the season. Sturdy plants are 20–5" with elongated, 7" ivory fruit. Performs best in the open field. 60–65 days. Approx. 7,500 seeds/oz.

This popular and dependable variety produces four to six fruits per plant on average, and can yield as many as 15 or more under good conditions. The bulbous fruits are 6.5" long, 5" wide, dark purple, with good quality and flavor. 80 days. Approximately 6,300 seeds/oz.

Fairy Tale is a petite plant with extraordinary productivity. The decorative miniature eggplants are white with violet/purple stripes. The fruit is sweet, non-bitter, with tender skin and few seeds. The elongated oval eggplants can be picked when quite small at 1-2 ounces, or they can be left on the plant until double the weight, yet the flavor and tenderness remain. Fairy Tale eggplants are recommended for marinating and grilling whole. The harvest can begin in just 49 days from transplanting. Growing only 2-1/2 feet tall and wide, Fairy Tale is perfect for container gardening. A 2005 All-America Selection winner.

25 seeds per packet.

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Hansel is a 2008 All-America Selections winner that offers many advantages over comparable eggplant varieties. The fruits may be harvested as small as 2-3" in length, or as long as 6-10". They are non-bitter regardless of size. The glossy, dark-purple fruits are borne in finger-like clusters and display a contrasting, dark green calyx. Hansel grows to be 25-36" tall and can be planted in small garden spaces. Although the average days to maturity is only 55 days from transplant, Hansel bears high quality fruit over a long harvest season.

Little Finger is an attractive and dependable producer of small to mid-sized, slender, Asian style eggplants with a mildly sweet flavor. The skin is thin, glossy and dark purple. Little Fingers sets fruit early, even under cool conditions, and continues to bear over a long season. The fruits are 7 to 10" long, 3/4 to 1 1/2" diameter. Adapted to the open field and greenhouses. 60-65 days. Approximately 2,000 seeds per 1/4 oz.

This All-America Selection is a vigorous, high-yielding variety with a compact size that makes it ideal for small gardens and containers. The plants are 16-24" tall at maturity and produce copious quantities of gem-like, dark purple eggplants that average 3" long. Thornless leaves and calyxes allow for painless harvesting and makes Patio Baby child-friendly, too. They are delicious roasted or in dips and salads. 45 days from transplant.

20 seeds per packet.

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If you enjoy growing vegetables with unusual beauty and excellent flavor, Rosa Bianca is a must. This Italian heirloom variety produces fruits colored lavender and cream, with deliciously mild flesh. There's really nothing quite like them. 2-2 1/2 feet tall. 75 days.

Traviata is a vigourous, Italian-style eggplant with an upright and well-balanced growth habit. It sets fruit steadily throughout the growing season, providing the potential for huge yields, even in marginal weather conditions. The shiny, nearly black teardrop shaped fruits are uniform and attractive, 6-8" in length, weighing about 4 oz. each. Traviata can be grown in greenhouses or the open field. 55-60 days.