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Jewel Amethyst Eggplant Seeds
Jewel Amethyst Eggplant Seeds
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Variety Info
Days to Maturity: 80 days from transplanting
Family: Solanaceae, Nightshade family, includes tomatoes, potatoes, petunias, nicotiana, Chinese lantern, and eggplant.
Native: Asia
Hardiness: Perennial in tropical climates; grown as annual in climates other than those that are frost-free and very warm; very frost sensitive.
Exposure: Full sun
Plant Dimensions: 22" tall, 18" wide
Variety Info: 4 ½" long, 2" wide, 3 ounce fruit with smooth, shiny, purple skin and a creamy, white interior.
Attributes: Frost Sensitive, Good for Containers
Sowing Info
When to Sow Outside: 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 70°F, ideally 80°‒90°F, and when outside night air temperature is above 60°F.
When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 10 to 12 weeks before your average last frost date. Transplant outdoors 1 to 2 weeks after last frost, when soil temperature is at least 60°F, and outside night air temperature is above 60°F.
Days to Emerge: 10 – 20 days
Seed Depth: 1/4"
Seed Spacing: Start Indoors
Row Spacing: 36"
Thinning: Start indoors; plant 18" apart outside
Growing Info
Harvesting: Jewel Amethyst' should be harvested when the fruit is 3"–4 ½" long and the skin is still shiny. If you are in doubt about maturity level, note that it’s better to harvest eggplants a little young rather than wait until they are overly mature with dull skin, eventually possibly turning a golden color, with plentiful seeds, and bitter taste. To harvest, cut the stem with pruners. Continual harvest will encourage more production.
Special Care: In areas where cool soil is a concern, growing eggplant in dark-colored containers or using black plastic mulch will warms the soil. The best method of watering when using plastic mulch is drip irrigation, or a soaker hose underneath the plastic.
- Brittany S.Verified ReviewerRated 3 out of 5 starsNov 30, 2025All of my fruit came out...white?
I had fantastic luck with germination, and all of my seedlings managed to survive the intense heat we get here in Las Vegas Nevada. I sold most of my extra seedlings so I have no way of verifying if their fruits also came out white. But the two seedlings out of the 11 seedlings I kept went directly into 20 gallon pots. They grew quickly and managed to put on a ton of flowers, and as one does I kind of forgot about the plants unless they needed watering. Imagine my surprise when one of my plants had half a dozen white fruit coming budding from the plant. I thought, maybe that's the immature fruit color. So I waited for them to turn purple as they ripened. No such luck. And then my Second seedling started producing fruit. It too only produced white egg shaped fruits. And to add insult to injury, this plant produce thorns on the calyx. I got bit a time or two harvesting fruits! The fruits taste great roasted, I think the genetics may not be stable in this seed line. None of my fruits came out purple.
Which best describes you as a gardener? IntermediateEGEpic GardeningDec 7, 2025Hey Brittany,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your detailed experience with our Jewel Amethyst Eggplant Seeds! We're thrilled to hear that you had fantastic germination success and that your seedlings survived the intense Las Vegas heat - that's no small feat! It sounds like you really know what you're doing with those 20 gallon pots and getting such vigorous growth and flowering. We really appreciate you bringing the white fruit issue to our attention though. You're absolutely right that these should be producing beautiful purple fruits, and it sounds like there may be some genetic instability in this particular seed lot. That's definitely not the jewel-toned amethyst experience we want you to have! We're so glad to hear the flavor is still great when roasted, but we completely understand the disappointment of not getting those gorgeous purple eggplants you were expecting. Thanks for the heads up about the thorns too - nobody wants surprise pokes during harvest time! Your feedback helps us keep an eye on our seed quality. Keep on growing 🌻️
- Rob D.Rated 5 out of 5 starsNov 29, 20245 Stars
Zone 5b. The Jewel Amethyst Eggplant seeds were started indoors in early spring and took off really well. They were transplanted outdoors into pots and continued to grow well. They produced an abundance of 3-inch purple eggplants from June into mid-October. Some of the eggplants turned out orange, but that may be due to overripening.
- Owen L.Rated 4 out of 5 starsOct 27, 20244 Stars
Hardy plant and doesn’t need support. Spaced out in a grow bag and the flowers bloom nicely and started to fruit right away.
Which best describes you as a gardener? Intermediate - Elisa S.Rated 5 out of 5 starsOct 22, 20245 Stars
10b El Cajon. I’m so glad I chose this variety.. I started four plants. They are beautiful and they are still growing fruit.
This variety is a great choice for a new gardener.
Super tasty sautéed with garlic on pizza
- Susan F.Rated 5 out of 5 starsAug 29, 20245 Stars
Cutest vegetable known to man! The seeds germinated well, they fruited long before the regular-sized eggplants, and the tiny eggplants taste great and work in the same recipes that I use for regular-sized eggplants.
Which best describes you as a gardener? Intermediate
