This Listing if for 30 Seeds From Ai Qua Japanese Long Purple Eggplant These seed plants are raised in Our Own Organic Garden Japanese Ai Qua Long Purple Eggplants start to ripen in about 80 days Chinese and Japanese eggplants are similar. Chinese are very light purple, Japanese are very dark, like traditional Italian only milder without any bitterness. These tall, upright plants produces good yields of very flavorful and tender, vibrantly purple eggplants about 8" average, up to 12" and about 2" in diameter. While many fruits and vegetables are important for good health, Eggplant appears to play a special role in the treatment and prevention of a number of very serious conditions. The Seeds I list are all grown by me in my own organic garden. I don't use pesticides or chemicals in gardening, everything is grown naturally.