1 / 2open-pollinated
Indigo Rose
Also sold as: Indigo Rose Tomato
Oregon State open-pollinated anthocyanin saladette with dark purple-black sun-exposed skin over red ripe flesh; indeterminate, relatively late-maturing, and best allowed to ripen fully for balanced flavour.
- Shape
- Round
- Fruit type
- Saladette
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate / cordon
- Where it grows
- Both
- Typical fruit weight
- 50 g (28–57 g)
- Days to maturity
- 88 days (85–91) from transplant
- Sweetness
- Medium
- Flavour intensity
- Medium
- Productivity
- High
- Cracking resistance
- Medium
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- Containers
- Suitable for containers
- Support needed
- Substantial
- Growing notes
- Sunlight is essential for the purple anthocyanin colour, shaded parts of the fruit remain much less purple. Because official sources describe semi-determinate growth while some retail sources call it indeterminate, use a cage/stake and avoid severe cordon pruning.
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