Heirloom tomatoes often steal the show in summer gardens, but every now and then a newer variety comes out that we just have to try, like the Indigo Rose. These tomatoes are not considered heirloom, ...

In the early heirloom discovery days of farmers market tomatoes, growers often kept different varieties in separate piles and sold them for different prices (actually some still do). They were banking ...

Flavor is still the strongest draw for me when choosing a tomato plant. And each year there are new varieties to choose from. This year, I added the purple Indigo Rose tomato to my garden. The plants ...

Researchers have announced the debut of a purple “super tomato,” dubbed Indigo Rose, bred to contain higher than normal levels of antioxidants. Following on the veggie trail of the cancer-fighting ...

Q:I'm growing the new purple tomato, 'Indigo Rose.' The fruit darkens soon after forming, so it's difficult to know when it's at its peak. Any tips? A: 'Indigo Rose' was released in 2012 as the first ...

Indigo Rose tomatoes grow in a garden in Corvallis. Jim Myers, a vegetable breeder at Oregon State University, developed the purple tomato.jpg Indigo Rose tomatoes grow in a garden in Corvallis. Jim ...

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Of the dozen tomato varieties displayed at Vang Thao’s stand last Saturday, one, with purplish black skin over a flaming orange ground color, stood out spectacularly. It’s a new variety, Indigo Rose, ...

The unique purple coloring of the Indigo Rose tomato (Solanum lycopersicum ‘Indigo Rose’) sets it apart from other tomato varieties. The top of even the smallest fruit turns a gorgeous bluish-purple ...

Once you entered the greenhouse compound at Oregon State University they weren’t hard to spot. Amid the broccoli and beans, purple tomatoes stand out. There were only a few plants left from this ...