Purple Bumble Bee Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum 'Bumble Bee Purple'
- Annual
- Vegetable
- Cherry Tomato
- Indeterminate
- Organic
A striking cherry tomato in dusky purple with metallic green stripes — sweet, meaty, and high-yielding.
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‘Bumble Bee Purple’ brings real drama to the cherry tomato patch, with dusky purple fruit streaked in shimmering metallic green. Beyond the looks, the fruit is sweet and meaty, with the kind of rich flavor associated with darker tomatoes.
Beauty and yield
Part of the high-vigor Artisan collection, these indeterminate plants produce heavily through the season and are grown to USDA Organic standards.
Care tips
Grow in full sun with strong support for the tall, indeterminate vines. The purple coloring intensifies in sunlight, so don’t rush the harvest — let the fruit color up fully before picking.
Habitat & form
Where it's from and what to expect.
- Native range
- Western South America (the species); this variety was bred in the United States
- Plant type
- Vegetable
- Mature size
- Indeterminate.
- Bloom
- Dusky purple fruit with metallic green striping, 20–25 g each; about 70 days to harvest.
Care
How to keep it happy.
- Pruning
- Maintenance: thin the suckers and strip the lower leaves to improve airflow on the tall indeterminate vines, keeping them tied to a stout support.