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Multi-Colored Tomatoes

Big Rainbow ($4.95) 75 days. (BB) Big it is...2 lbs. or more, sweet and voluptuous, fruity, juicy, rich tri-colored tomato, dappled red, orange and yellow, inside and out. Just enchanting. Big Rainbow is a best seller, and among my all-time favorites. Heavy, juicy and gorgeous, growing singly or in pairs, it takes me 2 hands to pick. A prize worth every luscious bite.

New for 2008! Big Orange Stripe ($4.95) (B) 82 days. This marvelous fruit has set off quite a commotion in the tomato world. A wonderful heirloom from the Carter family in Kentucky, Big Orange Stripe fruits are huge--up to 2 lbs. with delicate red striping outside and in. Delicious and sweet, one of the best orange beefsteaks available. With all the attention being garnered by the orange tomatoes and their health benefits, this one deserves a place in your garden.

Black Zebra ($4.95) 85 days. This stunning, perfectly round 1½" to 2" fruits with tender, deep dark red to caramel colored skin beneath vertical dark green and mahogany streaks is the favorite tomato of Amazing Terry.

Black Zebra has opulent, rich flavor with hints of smoke and sweetness, a big favorite around here which somehow disappear mysteriously from the plants as soon as they ripen.

New for 2008! Chocolate Stripes (5.25) 78 days. This big beautiful yummy 4" fruit was among the top 3 favorites at TomatoFest 2007. A stunning mahogany with swirls of deep olive-green inside and out, similar to Black Zebra, and a flavor that stands up to the best of the blacks. Smokey, rich, earthy and sweet, with a silken texture, Chocolate Stripes is taking the tomato world by storm. Growing on a really big plant and standing up to cooler weather, it continues to produce well into fall.

Green Zebra ($4.95) (E) 72 days. Visually enchanting, abundantly productive, this 2-inch round fruit ripens to a beautiful amber gold with dark green zebra-like stripes over the amber background. Inside, the flesh is beautiful, sparkling green. Another wonderful variety from Tom Wagner, it is gorgeous to behold, tangy and deeply sweet with lingering flavors, like fine wine. This exquisite tomato was chosen by chef extraordinaire, Alice Waters, for her restaurant, Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. In my top 5.

Dagma's Perfection ($4.95) (E) 72 days. As described by Gary Ibsen, renowned tomato expert, gourmet, author, connoisseur, and owner of Carmel TomatoFest, who named this extraordinary tomato for his lady love. "This vigorous and abundant plant offers a bountiful harvest of medium-sized, 3" 12 oz., light yellow beefsteak fruits with beautifully delicate red striping. Deliciously flavorful with lingering sweet overtones of tropical fruit and subtle hints of lime, it is firm, juicy and elegant in the mouth. An enchanting tomato...delightful and jewel-like, just marvelous. "

Dagma's Perfection is a best seller.

Hillbilly ($4.95) (BB) (E) 78 days. This old time heirloom from the hills of West Virginia, growing to 2 lbs., has stunning yellow and red dappled skin with sunset-hued rainbow stripes inside; makes gorgeous slices. Very sweet. Another top vote getter at TomatoFest in Carmel, California. This one has sold out early every year.

Jaune Flammée AKA Flammée ($4.95) (E) 70 days. Very prolific and stunningly beautiful, Flammé is an unforgettable tomato. Intensely orange with a reddish blush on the blossom end, these flame-colored 2 ounce globes have a rich, tangy and exciting flavor that literally bursts in your mouth. Cut open to reveal a red interior, this fruit reminds me of a blood orange with its spectacular contrasting colors. Fruits of Flammé appear to glow on the vine against a backdrop of deep green foliage. Just marvelous.

Laurel's California Gold ($4.95) 80 days.

This very sweet, delicious new variety arose in my garden in the summer of 2001. I walked out to the garden one golden summer morning, saw the fruit and yelled "You're yellow!" This is one of the best tasting fruits I've ever had. Fruity, sweet with tropical overtones, it's among my favorites.

We expected it to ripen deep pink from a Brandywine-Cherokee Purple cross called 'Brandokee', developed by Keith Mueller, but from one of the plants we got this magnificent yellow-golden fruit with pink streaking here and there and a winsome blush on the blossom end. I took one bite and was hooked.

Sweet as it can be with just a touch of tang, Laurel's California Gold is juicy and rich with a tender skin and rich, fruity, tropical flavor. Weighing from 12 to 16 ounces it measures about 4" across. It was first nicknamed 'Blondokee' by Keith, after my hair color and its parent plants. I asked Amazing Terry to give it a permanent name; he decided on 'Laurel's California Gold'...(garsh). Growing on a big hearty-vined regular-leaf plant, it really is very sweet and satisfying--a beautiful, delicious tomato!

Marvel Striped ($4.95) (B) (E) 75 days. This big splendid heirloom variety has become a gardeners' favorite among the bicolored tomatoes because of its beauty, size, and taste. Gorgeous yellow-orange fruits are streaked with stunning ruby red and have a sweet, fruity taste that is absolutely delicious. Tomatoes weigh about 1 lb., although they often grow to 2 lbs. or even more. Originally from Oaxaca, Mexico, its large harvests on vigorous vines make Marvel Striped a garden staple.

Northern Lights ($4.95) (VE) 60 days. An absolutely striking tomato. This big, heavy 4-5", 10 oz. gorgeous yellow-orange beefsteak, with a red blush on the blossom end and spectacular red patterning in the center, is reminiscent of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, for which it is named. The flavor is sweet, intense, tangy and luscious. This marvelous tomato, only about 60 to 65 days from plant out until ripe fruit, bears beautiful tomatoes right through the cold weather up until the first frost.

Old German ($4.95) (E) (B) 75 days. This big beautiful old-time tri-colored tomato from Germany was being grown in a Virginia Mennonite community during the 1800's. The tomatoes from this grand variety are golden yellow with pink and red streaking throughout the sweet juicy flesh. Each fruit can reach from 1 to 2 pounds with magnificent flavor.

New for 2008! Orange Russian #117 ($4.95) 80 days A gorgeous and delicious cross of Russian #117 and Georgia Streak, this fantastic tomato can't be beat for richness of flavor, with a heady tropical taste and fragrance and big perfectly balanced flavor. Weighing in at 1 to 2 lbs., meaty and heavy in the hand, its beguiling heart shape and marvelous flavor make it a great choice for your garden.

New for 2008! Painted Ukrainian ($4.95) 78 days. This beautiful, deep pink heart shaped 3" fruit has lovely delicate vertical striping, as if lightly touched with golden streaks of color by a fine watercolor brush. The flavor is equally delightful. Rich, meaty, sweet and entrancing and heavy in the hand, it deserves a place of honor in your garden. Magnificent!

Pineapple ($4.95) (BB) 80 days. Hailing from Ohio, this huge spectacular 2 lb. bi-color yellow and pink fruit has a beautiful interior; cut it open to reveal a stunning red starburst in the center. A fantastic heirloom, sweet, tropical, fruity and complex. Similar to Hawaiian Pineapple, and usually ripens 10-14 days earlier.

Texas Star ($4.95) (B) 85 days. From the great state of Texas, this big prolific plant produces 1-2 lb. sweet, delicious, gorgeous yellow fruits with pink to red striping inside and out, and a big beautiful red star pattern on the blossom end. Very sweet & meaty, intensely tomatoey with very few seeds.

New for 2008! Vintage Wine ($5.25) 85 days. A gorgeous deep pink tomato with golden streaks, Vintage Wine is a stunning, pastel hued, 1 lb. tomato with elaborate, elegant, sweet delicious flavors. Growing on tall potato-leaf plants, this very prolific and exquisite tomato is for the discerning tomato lover. Producing loads of scrumptious fruit, Vintage Wine will be a spectacular addition to your garden. Another fine selection from Tom Wagner.

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