Jewel Amethyst Eggplant Seeds

Just chiming in to say that mine, too are white! I thought maybe they start out as white and turn purple as they go but it looks like the white eggplants are a common issue this summer. Alas, hopefully I can get some actually purple eggplants next season.

This is my first eggplant and I watched it daily because I was waiting for it to transition from cream to purple as shown on the packet. Instead, it went from cream to pale yellow and is now golden yellow. It is approximately 3 inches long, but I have not harvested it because I was waiting for the advertised purple color. I sent the picture to AI apps for advice on harvesting and according to them, this eggplant is overripe and probably not good to eat because it will be tough and bitter. If that is true, it is disappointing because I was looking forward to harvesting this especially since it took a while to get to this size. I gave this a 3 star because the plant is productive and I count about 10 eggplants growing right now but they are all cream color not purple. I don’t know when I’m supposed to harvest them since the packet says “glossy purple fruits” which mine are neither. Also, I sold a couple of my extra seedlings and if my buyers are experiencing the same thing, I’m anxious that they might blame me for false advertising. ☹ I should’ve read the reviews before buying the seeds.

I was really hoping that these were Jewel Amethyst. I grew a bunch of plants and sold them to my gardening clients as Jewell Amethyst. My four plants all produced small white eggplants, so I’m assuming there’s did too. I didn’t really love them cooked either. They were very firm, plain, and didn’t last very long in the fridge. I do love everything that I’ve grown from Botanical Interests, and I’m sure it was just an honest mistake with packaging.

This is the first eggplant that grew and was the only one for awhile before a bunch of other eggplants sprouted. I watched it daily because I was waiting for it to transition from cream to purple as shown on the packet. Instead, it went from cream to pale yellow and is now golden yellow. It is approximately 3 inches long. I have not harvested this one because I was waiting for the advertised purple color. But ChatGPT/Gemini says this is overripe so harvest right away and it is probably not good to eat because it'll be bitter. If this is true, I'm very disappointed because it took a while to get a harvest ready eggplant. Fortunately, the other fruits on the plant are still 2 inches or smaller so now I know what to expect and not let this happen again. Although I don't know when they'll be harvest ready since they're not purple. I gave it 3 stars instead of a 1 because there are a few eggplants growing (all cream color) so it is a productive plant. But I sold a couple of extra seedlings I had and if my buyers are experiencing the same thing, I'm feeling anxious that they'll blame me for false advertising. :(

I came looking for more info after the 4 plants I started from seed all are producing white eggplants rather than purple and it seems like it may have been a common issue this year. I have the seed packet with the lot number still and was wondering if there was any more information on what caused this whether just a seed mix up or cross pollination issue with something like jewel ivory. Luckily I also have 4 other plants of different varieties from other seed suppliers and they are all true to variety, but it's been a bit disappointing expecting one variety and it not being what I ordered. I'm zone 6B and they grew well here so no complaints there, just wasn't what I ordered and thought I was growing