Purple Prince
| Purple Prince | |
|---|---|
| Maturity | midseason |
| Growth habit | indet. |
| Leaf type | regular |
| Fruit color | black |
| Fruit shape | round |
| Fruit size | medium |
| Fruit type | slicer |
| Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
| Country | Russia |
B.C KO T
- 70-75 days, indet., regular leaf, 3-6 oz, mostly round, but some can be slightly oval-shaped, red/brown/black fruit with greenish gel, juicy, delicious flavor, very productive.
Seed source:
- CV McKenzie 03
Year grown: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
IL LO N
- 85 days, indet., regular leaf plant with fair yield of purple-black fruit with good flavor, from Reinhard Kraft, Germany.
Seed source:
- Reinhard Kraft, Neukirchen, Germany
Year grown:
Location: Oblong, Illinois
GERM SC K
- brown tomato, regular leaf, indet., very similar to Black Prince, but perhaps more brightly colored.
Seed source:
- M. Hahm-Hartmann
Year grown: 2006
Location: Germany
B.C GI K
- 2009: 85 days, indeterminate regular leafed plant. Low yield of purple/brown egg shaped fruit. About 3-4oz each. Very tasty, but low yield means I probably won't grow again, only go about 1lb/plant. Seemed to really dislike the heat.
2014: 80 days, indeterminate RL plant. Excellent yield this year of purple/brown spherical fruit, some more egg-shaped. Fruit approximately 3-4oz, seemed to like the lower humidity of Edmonton, which is possibly why the production was so low for me in the Kootenays when I last grew it (where it's very humid). 6 lb/plant. Would have kept producing regularly if not for an early freak frost.
Seed source:
- Laird Creek Essentials Seeds, Nelson, BC.
Year grown: 2009, 2014
Location: Nelson, BC, Canada, Edmonton, AB.
History
- According to the description given on the commercial seed package, it is an heirloom from Siberia.
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Picture Gallery
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Purple Prince - flower.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Purple Prince - ripe fruit. 2013-09-03.
Klaus-Peter Schurz (GERM SC K). Purple Prince.
Kelly G. Ripened Purple Prince. Sept 2009.
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