Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Skin Color:Purple
Leaf Type:Rugose Potato-Leaf
Best Uses:Drying
Growth Mode:Indeterminate
Earliness:Late

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Full Sun
Water Preferences:Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 6a
Leaves:Semi-evergreen: gabyyeierdci lvecus tpi .yde seasreiavaVlartttn
Fruit:Dehiscent
Indehiscent
Fruiting Time:Late fall or early winter: a aVe ayvisyrcri etevatdbdrye iis.ln tutgaepcesl
Flower Color:Russet
Flower Size:Over 12"
Flower Time:Late summer or early fall: r vbe slVyeavtidesrac rdec tgys iuea.napleyttaii
Uses:Dye production
Provides winter interest
Edible Parts:Roots
Eating Methods:Tea
Raw
Resistances:Powdery Mildew
Toxicity:Leaves are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Seeds:Scarify seeds: e doi lr gtn di"ndefan ccose unms7o p os.eiwa r n p1 cm mr at1einmt usoct iditmidal mti4ie-Fxo een./9 .epaDeca-lao nest g/inwred -prnd hooer nwtct das6iaeernts ir0 tr sutro,7yoto5 eit seresOt oset8 etas e4idewer8poenrn ohtieo-lort,S,isdtsfktgsdx"s gm 1
Other info
Propagation: Other methods:Division
Pollinators:Moths and Butterflies
Various insects
Containers:Suitable in 3 gallon or larger: e aceaes mnreio trmgetaiatarg oase eupti ,n rctrairb enx.e o eirim wrrto aer eeuwm aord n,lgreoeeyten 5v lirgiv n iat, trniie i n,dniatlo atmvyaneyfbidtcanqonioproeegdama ru saarb finenattgl ar.dntetlgntnLsiS einsrr
Conservation status:Extinct (EX)

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