Tomato 'Vorlon'

Tasty with a creamy texture. Good but not as good as some of the other classic black tomatoes being more bland by comparison to Krim, Tu...Read Morela, and Cherokee. A very pretty tomato.

Excellent germination in our greenhouse, vigorous plants. Classic smokey taste. Better flavor but less productive than the Purple Cheroke...Read Moree in my Herndon, VA garden. My personal favorite in 2010.

As a big fan of the sci-fi TV show "Babylon-5" I had to grow this one even though I didn't get a description when I received the seeds. I...Read More really figured that someone gave a so-so Tomato a really good name to make it more appealing.
So I was pretty surprised when it turned out to be a great Tomato with a beautiful color. The flavor is typical of a purple/black Tomato which happens to be what I generally like best. The coloration is excellent, purplish-black flesh with rusty-green shoulders works well for a plate of slices or for eating off the vine.
Vorlon will be in my line-up again next year.

Stabilized cross between Cherokee Purple and Prudens Purple. Potato leaf plants produce deep purple-pink fruits w/green shoulders. Grea...Read Moret flavor, moderate productivity.