9. Pusa Jamuni Radish
If you’re a fan of radishes (hello, friend), you’ll want to give this unique lavender-colored radish a try. It looks so unassuming on the outside, but once you slice it open, it’s a gorgeous kaleidoscope of purple streaks. Plant this heirloom radish in the fall for the best results.
10. Tomatillo Purple
The name might be quite simple; however, you’ll find this tomatillo is anything but. Eat tomatillos right off the plant? You bet with this gorgeous purple variety. These tomatillos are much sweeter than their green cousins. Be sure they get plenty of sun to ensure deep purple fruit.
With a few other purple veggies from this list, you could have a purple taco night! Just make sure I get an invite.
11. Purple Majesty Potato
There are so many delicious potato favorites to eat. What’s yours?
Now imagine that potato dish in purple. Purple potatoes are just as easy to grow as any other spud. You can even grow them in containers. And as far as anthocyanidins go, these potatoes are loaded. Get it? Loaded potatoes? I’ll stop.
12. Lilac Bell Pepper
I’ve seen purple bell peppers before, but none as beautiful as this variety. Most are so purple they’re almost black; however, this pepper is a lovely rich lilac. Like other purple bells, it starts out green before turning purple as it ripens. If you’re tired of boring green peppers, give this bell a try.
13. Ping Tung Eggplant
Of course, eggplant is going to be on this list. But again, who wants boring old eggplant? Most of the time, the skin is too tough, and they’re hard to slice.
Dear Reader, let me introduce you to my favorite eggplant variety, the Ping Tung eggplant. This Chinese variety produces long and slender fruits with thin skin. These tender and tasty eggplant rarely get bitter.
14. Mountain Morado Corn
If you’re hoping for blue corn tacos and tortillas, you’re going to want to plant plenty of mountain Morado corn. This flour corn was bred specifically to do well in cool Northern climates. You can generally expect two ears of corn per plant, so if you’re serious about milling it, you’ll need to plant quite a bit.
15. Purple of Sicily Cauliflower
With the popularity of low-carb diets, cauliflower has become a stand-in for everything from rice to mashed potatoes. Add a little color to your favorite cauliflower keto dishes with these beautiful purple heads – while it’s purple when it’s raw, the cauliflower turns bright green once it’s cooked. If you’ve struggled to grow other cauliflower in the past, try this one as it’s much easier.
See? That’s a whole lot of purple. You could easily plant an entire garden full of anthocyanidins and be all the healthier for it.
