Tomato 'Indigo Rose'

I'm a veteran tomato grower who grows a minimum of 20 different varieties each year and of every variety I've ever grown over a 15 year p...Read Moreeriod, this was by FAR the most disappointing! Prior to growing this, I never met a tomato I didn't like at least a little, but the watery nature of this tomato combined with its "ick" flavor means I honestly have to give it a gigantic thumbs down! I'm at a loss for how to adequately describe its taste, other than to just say "funk". I know it's touted as being high in antioxidants, but so are blueberries and they taste MUCH better! Please do yourself a favor and skip this one, or at the very least if you are dead-set on trying it make sure it's an "overflow" plant not taking up a prime spot in your garden. It's a smaller plant, so you could probably get away with container growing it if you absolutely *had* to give it a try.

I'm here to defend this variety a bit since there are many people who say it is bland tasting, probably due to not letting it ripen enoug...Read Moreh or lack of sun hours. This variety is not for the impatient.

Here in Florida, this variety one is of the slower grower in my garden. Even though developed by OSU, I believe it benefit from a long growing season with lots of sun. It do not grow very tall and is sturdy, so from my experience a 6ft tall stake is enough and cages not required. It also doesn't seem to put out a lot of suckers so I never pruned the plant.

It is moderately productive. It takes a long time for the fruit to ripen, where the skin lose most of the purple and is almost red throughout, and the inside is deep red. If the inside is not yet deep red it won't have much flavor. The fruits are the size of a golf ball or a little bigger and very beautiful and uniform. They are somewhat resistant to cracking, but not completely. I agree with the other reviewer that, when properly ripen, it have a unique floral taste which I have not found in other tomato variety and even a hint of sweetness.

I tried this plant this year for the novelty. As others have noted, the flavor is not terrific. I found them to be somewhat watery. I ...Read Moreagree the unripe fruits seem to sit on the vine a long time before ripening. I probably won't plant it again.

The Indigo Rose plant produces tomatoes with a unique look, but the taste from my experience in 2012 was rather bland. Additionally, I wa...Read Mores disappointed that these tomatoes took longer to ripen than I would have expected for a tomato of this size.