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Eggplant plant pics - stem/leaf/calyx colors are distinctive
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Eggplant plant pics - stem/leaf/calyx colors are distinctive
I've noted for awhile that, unlike tomatoes and peppers, eggplant really do have very distinctive stem/leaf/vein/fruit calyx colors that are specific for varieties. This can be helpful for seed savers, as it is pretty easy to spot when you have a cross or mix up.
Some comparisons - stem, leaf, calyx (if present)
Pay particular attention to the veins on the leaves - and how the color can be constant throughout all veins, or be pale at the edges, then shade into a color toward the base.
I know this is really geeky - but it is really interesting to me!
Some CVs
Louisiana Long Green
LA Long Green stem June 14 2012.jpg
LA long green leaf June 14 2012.jpg
Green Giant
Green Giant stem June 14 2012.jpg
Green Giant leaf June 14 2012.jpg
Green Giant calyx June 14 2012.jpg
Listada di Gandia
Listada di Gandia stem June 14 2012.jpg
Listada leaf June 14 2012.jpg
Listada flower June 14 2012.jpg
Prosperosa
Prosperosa stem June 14 2012.jpg
Prosperosa leaf June 14 2012.jpg
Prosperosa bud June 14 2012.jpg
New York Improved
NY Improved stem June 14 2012.jpg
NY Improved leaf June 14 2012.jpg
NY Improved bud June 14 2012.jpg
Ping Tung Long
Ping Tung Long stem June 14 2012.jpg
Ping Tung Long leaf June 14 2012.jpg
Lao White
Lao White stem June 14 2012.jpg
Lao White leaf June 14 2012.jpg
Lao White calyx June 14 2012.jpg
Thai Ribbed
Thai Ribbed stem June 14 2012.jpg
Thai Ribbed leaf June 14 2012.jpg
Indonesian Pink Blush
Indonesian Pink Blush June 14 2012.jpg
Indo Pink Blush leaf June 14 2012.jpg
some of my own creations - dehybridization efforts
Twilight Lightning
Twilight Lightning stem June 14 2012.jpg
Twilight Lightning leaf June 14 2012.jpg
Twilight Lightning calyx June 14 2012.jpg
Midnight Lightning
Midnight Lightning stem June 14 2012.jpg
Midnight Lightning leaf 1 June 14 2012.jpg
Midnight Lightning leaf 2 June 14 2012.jpg
Midnight Lightning calyx June 14 2012.jpg
Midnight Lightning flower June 14 2012.jpg
Twilight Skinny
Skinny Twilight stem June 14 2012.jpg
Skinny Twilight leaf June 14 2012.jpg
Skinny Twilight fruit June 14 2012.jpg
Snow Globe
Snow Globe stem June 14 2012.jpg
Snow Globe leaf June 14 2012.jpg
Ripples
Ripples stem June 14 2012.jpg
Ripples leaf June 14 2012.jpg
some off types
Indonesian Pink Blush
Indo Pink Blush cross stem June 14 2012.jpg
Indo Pink blush cross leaf June 14 2012.jpg
Listada di Gandia
Listada dark stem Stem June 14 2012.jpg
Listada dark stem leaf June 14 2012.jpg
Listada dark stem bud June 14 2012.jpg
LA Long Green
LA Long Green cross stem June 14 2012.jpg
LA Long Green cross leaf June 14 2012.jpg
Prosperosa
Prosperosa cross stem June 14 2012.jpg
Prosperosa cross leaf June 14 2012.jpg
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