A beautiful and easy to grow eggplant, this Taiwanese Heirloom is nice to look at but even nicer in some of your favorite eggplant dishes! Pingtung Long produces heavily, usually over 20 fruits per plant, with each eggplant a beautiful shiny lavender-purple and about 2 inches wide and up to 18 inches long......That's a lot of Eggplant Parmesan! The long size makes this a perfect plant for Mini-Eggplant medallions for skewers, grilling or dipping. Clean, mild flavor. Very disease resistant and tolerant of very hot and dryish conditions, making it a great eggplant for beginners. May need staking. 60 Days, Full Sun. Good source of Dietary Fiber, Potassium and Vitamins C and K.