| Heredity: | Hybrid |
| Skin Color: | Purple |
| Flesh Color: | Black Other |
| Fruit Shape: | Plum Elongated |
| Fruit Size: | Tiny/Currant Medium |
| Leaf Type: | Potato-Leaf |
| Tomato Plant Height: | 6 feet |
| Best Uses: | Slicing |
| Growth Mode: | Indeterminate |
| Earliness: | Ultra-early Late |
| Miscellaneous: | Long keeper |
| Plant Habit: | Fern |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Leaves: | Good fall color: alvysaepie eesbyiat vtay e dilaegrcVuttsnr icdr. |
| Fruit: | Indehiscent Pops open explosively when ripe |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall: deaeaiyiVse a et lyplcstig.nabrtecryvisvter aud |
| Flowers: | Malodorous |
| Flower Color: | Mauve |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring: vu rega atseyd dt vcbnraisteeieleriVyytpci aals. Spring Fall Late fall or early winter Year Round |
| Uses: | Dye production Cut Flower |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Tea Culinary Herb/Spice |
| Resistances: | Rabbit Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Other |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide darkness Other info: liuFneeD aidgaps tteo- dt moee mdmhotodr 5 cerinf-sod1en tigedi7cenoi em w0sg8 o4gwa"4entsw"oi rpe erdx drnsti -no 6tam1 rus 9m txeon korted7e asO/e e sstswa etire, onuletrorie ist..thsttl1ts isconedipa ,c etsa rir/f aonoalcnr-o,.n8 p ecirSyd tnptims |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Bulbs |
| Pollinators: | Other Cleistogamous |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon: ati mt gbcneaaoateiidt ,lb v igensistetr mrqni nnv ier eta iinn e eergw5acryauoregtS btd ntaariemvraagtniplf, aLrimlmaneoa dgoiorseral.uenretsoni,reniat egatr enrf ri a nyao prwesme dnuttariy d.toeeinrxco leeno,r Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years |
| Conservation status: | Extinct (EX) |
| Posted by dave (Southlake, Texas - Zone 8a) on Jun 12, 2012 12:15 PM Ercrasuaxgisl a nntae [ Reply to this comment | ] |
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| Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Sep 9, 2016 12:23 PM sBs.l ofarran . evaemoerot d t,.h y nnco aiaoe [ Reply to this comment | ] |
| Posted by SCButtercup (Simpsonville SC - Zone 7b) on Aug 28, 2014 4:11 AM gccsoo xuo seoyltdwolfdes ueob.us l oeri fnyiesstiks notrauy y .efi.c tPruote e ap.h p s od oe jdheltts apo nrme rhrdenetn ihsa abtealotieni od andv iCeeevIo s bc eno enetsdlms ieutttna o.obpmtIrytIuShmtlt t,uoo hstb t s tso trinbT i airlw a'fe rrbehcyiatoeideeeauipdyfletMt ,smia ydilir eieo.u ra rs Stu tecthnfa,swcshqnatrim wmuterihI sussn llid [ Reply to this comment | ] |
| Posted by Paul2032 ( Utah - Zone 5b) on Aug 11, 2017 6:18 PM nled ae eekauttuiiwdteadhih at,ae rglTtdligoir vne re d sve ntlrhe hah sllWyi ssor'vieeeln tp gagIcrfnat f-vK s.ee,awhlce gha al e mpIpvmselhst t teoseaytnlaoaga.qr fiodtr kssndat dwr lyosni ilfthateepb. p air n rrh gw,wosse nahgileadualo .clemd ae gIay ir to ahTt i rea weom f thBo sntoi [ Reply to this comment | ] |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On May 23, 2024 | Transplanted Into the dog area. |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On Apr 13, 2024 | Potted up 3 |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On Apr 12, 2024 | Seeds germinated |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On Jun 16, 2023 | Transplanted One Into Garden One |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On Jun 9, 2023 | Transplanted One Into the Arch Garden. |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On May 23, 2023 | Transplanted One Into Garden Two |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On Apr 10, 2023 | Seeds germinated All 4 seedlings have emerged. |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On Apr 8, 2023 | Plant emerged 1 seedling emerged. |
| antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) | On Apr 4, 2023 | Seeds sown 4 |
| dnrevel - Michigan (Zone 6a) | On Jun 3, 2024 | Transplanted Planted 1 more plant at Johnson Project Grow in new garden #2, along a new tomato fence, row 2. |
| dnrevel - Michigan (Zone 6a) | On Apr 20, 2024 | Seeds germinated Sprouted, aided by heat mats in the greenhouse. |
| dnrevel - Michigan (Zone 6a) | On Apr 12, 2024 | Seeds sown Seed from Marcella. Seed sown in cells and placed on heat mats in greenhouse |
| dnrevel - Michigan (Zone 6a) | On May 27, 2023 | Transplanted Planted extras from the PG 1/2 off plant sale at CSS in the front row. |
| dnrevel - Michigan (Zone 6a) | On May 17, 2021 | Transplanted Transplanted at Project Grow Monday evening and Tuesday |
| dnrevel - Michigan (Zone 6a) | On Mar 24, 2021 | Seeds sown March 24, 2021: Seeds sown indoors, pots on a heat mat, under lights. Seed from Marcella, Project Grow. |
| lovesblooms - Maryland (Zone 7a) | On Mar 4, 2020 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) |
| lovesblooms - Maryland (Zone 7a) | On Feb 27, 2020 | Seeds germinated |
| lovesblooms - Maryland (Zone 7a) | On Feb 16, 2020 | Seeds sown indoors; heat/lights |
| lovesblooms - Maryland (Zone 7a) | On Feb 25, 2018 | Seeds sown indoors |
| lovesblooms - Maryland (Zone 7a) | On Feb 9, 2017 | Seeds germinated with heat mat under lights |
| lovesblooms - Maryland (Zone 7a) | On Feb 2, 2017 | Seeds sown Dave Whittinger strain from saved seed trade |
| vbprog - Chippewa, PA (Zone 6a) | On Mar 12, 2016 | Plant emerged |
| vbprog - Chippewa, PA (Zone 6a) | On Mar 7, 2016 | Seeds sown |
| vbprog - Chippewa, PA (Zone 6a) | On May 3, 2015 | Transplanted Set out in garden in permanent home. |
| vbprog - Chippewa, PA (Zone 6a) | On Mar 16, 2015 | Plant emerged |
| vbprog - Chippewa, PA (Zone 6a) | On Mar 7, 2015 | Seeds sown |
| TomatoNut95 - East Texas (Zone 8b) | On Apr 5, 2024 | Transplanted Transplanted into giant pot. |
| TomatoNut95 - East Texas (Zone 8b) | On Mar 4, 2024 | Seeds germinated |
| TomatoNut95 - East Texas (Zone 8b) | On Feb 23, 2024 | Seeds sown |
| Anderwood - North Branch, MN (Zone 4b) | On Apr 1, 2016 | Seeds sown |
| Anderwood - North Branch, MN (Zone 4b) | On Apr 7, 2015 | Seeds germinated |
| Johannian - The Black Hills, SD (Zone 4b) | On May 6, 2023 | Seeds sown |
| Johannian - The Black Hills, SD (Zone 4b) | On Apr 29, 2023 | Seeds germinated Used the paper towel and plastic bag germination method. |
| p1mkw - Safety Harbor, FL (Zone 10a) | On Jan 31, 2015 | Plant emerged Finally! |
| p1mkw - Safety Harbor, FL (Zone 10a) | On Jan 15, 2015 | Seeds sown started as an afterthought |
| abhege - Grantville, GA (Zone 8a) | On Feb 19, 2015 | Potted up |
