Black Beauty Eggplant - Solanum Melongena - 100 Seeds Poppy Photos with credit to the

Photos with credit to the late Rod and Rachel Saunders

and south through eastern Mexico and Central America to Panama

It is extremely popular in the Middle East and Mediterranean

A great bedding annual the plant grows up to 12 inches in height

Stemless rosette of dull green toothed leaves

Black Beauty Eggplant - Solanum Melongena - 100 Seeds Poppy Photos with credit to the" Derived from Asia, the eggplant which is often called the brinjal is a favourite breakfast dish in the west. It is extremely popular in the Middle East and Mediterranean. The black beauty is possibly the most common variety with a dark purple colour. The fruits are not as pear shaped as other varieties. It regularly has a stitched effect along the base, which whilst looking like a deformity does not affect the fruit. "