Tomato
Tomato ‘Indigo Rose’
Tomato ‘Indigo Rose’: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Tomato 'Indigo Rose' is a cultivar of Solanum lycopersicum, in the nightshade family. Introduced in 2012, this tomato is trained as a cordon and carries long trusses. Its visual appeal comes from purple pigments called anthocyanins, concentrated mainly in the skin and outer tissues. It was developed through conventional crossing and selection. Colour alone does not establish a promise of health benefits.Fruits are round and small, carried in trusses. Areas exposed to sunlight turn very dark purple, sometimes almost black. Parts shaded by a leaf or by the calyx can remain a different colour. This distribution explains why one fruit can show several shades. Flesh is not entirely purple as the surface might suggest; familiar tomato colours remain visible. The contrast between shaded and exposed areas is a distinctive feature of its appearance.Dark colour does not automatically indicate ripeness. A fruit may already have a purple crown while still being…
