The Big Rainbow
heirloom tomato
An heirloom tomato (also called heritage tomato in the United Kingdom, UK) is an Open pollination, open-pollinated, non-hybrid heirloom plant, heirloom cultivar of tomato. They are classified as family heirlooms, commercial heirlooms, mystery heir ...
is one of dozens of large fruited yellow
tomato
The tomato is the edible berry of the plant ''Solanum lycopersicum'', commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Mexican Nahuatl word gave rise to the Spanish word ...
es with red swirls. They have a mild, sweet flavor. The
Hillbilly tomato The Hillbilly Tomato, scientific name Solanum lycopersicum, is an heirloom cultivar originating from West Virginia in the 1800s. (There is also a potato-leaf variant named Hillbilly Potato Leaf.) This fruit is considered a beefsteak tomato weighing ...
is another similar-coloured tomato.
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Big Rainbow tomatoes can be cultivated in the last month of summer.
History
Big Rainbow tomato was first presented by Dorothy Beiswenger of Crookston in Seed Savers Exchange 1983, Minnesota. Commercially, Big Rainbow tomato was presented in 1990.
Cultivation
This sort of tomato cannot stand cold and must be cultivated in warm conditions.
See also
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List of tomato cultivars
There are more than 10,000 tomato varieties available.
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Table of tomatoes
See also
* Lists of cultivars
* List of tomato dishes
Notes
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References
Heirloom tomato cultivars
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