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    Chocolate Stripes Tomato

    Scientific Name: Solanum lycopersicum 'Chocolate Stripes'

    Also Known As

    • Lycopersicon esculentum 'Chocolate Stripes'

    Plant type

    perennial, annual / biennial, fruit / vegetable

    size

    • H: 5'-8'
    • W: 3'-4'

    planting zones

    • 1-12

    Chocolate Stripes Tomato plant details

    Chocolate Stripes Tomato is a broadleaf deciduous, evergreen or semi-evergreen annual / biennial or perennial fruit / vegetable with green foliage. In fall and summer yellow flowers emerge followed by black, purple and red fruit. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Chocolate Stripes Tomato

    Plant type: annual / biennial or perennial fruit / vegetable
    Plant family: solanaceae
    Foliage: deciduous, evergreen or semi-evergreen green
    Mature size: 3 FT - 4 FT - wide, 5 FT - 8 FT - tall
    Flowers: yellow blooms in fall and summer
    Uses: edible, indeterminate

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Chocolate Stripes Tomato

    USDA Zones: 1 - 12
    Sun exposure: sun
    Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
    Resistant to: heat and humidity
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A unique dark-fleshed variety with orange and lime striping on a dark smokey brown medium sized fruit. It has a complex rich flavor that has earned it a place near the top of taste tests. Indeterminate grower.

    By: Select Seeds

    Gardening facts about Chocolate Stripes Tomato plant

    How to Grow Chocolate Stripes Tomato

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - regular

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • yellow

    • Wildlife

      • bees

    • Fruit

      • red
      • purple
      • black

    • Flower Season

      • summer
      • fall

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen
      • deciduous
      • semi-evergreen

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