Dwarf Purple Heart
Open-pollinated tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- Dwarf
- Days to maturity
- 75-85 days
- Fruit
- purple-black, beefsteak
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
A Dwarf Tomato Project release: heart-shaped purple fruit of real beefsteak quality on a three-foot rugose plant, the project's answer to growing heirloom flavor on a balcony.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 75-85 days | Consensus range across the cited commercial catalogs; no independent source documents it yet. |
Traits
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistance, typical of heirlooms and older open-pollinated varieties. See tomato diseases for the cultural playbook that fills the gap.
Related varieties
- open-pollinated
Dwarf Wild Fred
75-85 days · Dwarf
- open-pollinated
Dwarf Kelly Green
75-85 days · Dwarf
- open-pollinated
Dwarf Sweet Sue
75-85 days · Dwarf
- open-pollinated
Black Beauty
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Carbon
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- open-pollinated
Cherokee Chocolate
80-85 days · Indeterminate
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Sources & References
Evidence: 2 sources, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- The Dwarf Tomato Project · Dwarf Tomato Project (Craig LeHoullier, Patrina Nuske Small, and volunteer breeders) (2005), Community Collection
- Victory Seeds variety histories · Victory Seed Company, Seed Catalog