🍅 Quick take: Leprechaun’s Rainbow (Raduga Leprekona) is an indeterminate, mid-season bicolor oxheart producing glowing orange-and-pink heart-shaped fruits in the 3.5 to 5.5 oz (100-150 g) range. Grown in the cold short season of northern Russia (USDA Zone 3/4), it proved to be a tidy, manageable double-stemmed vine with strong productivity. Its hallmark is a candy-sweet, tropical profile with melting skin and juicy meat, making it an exquisite fresh table slicer where traditional tomato acidity takes a back seat to pure sugar. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 3/4 Experience)
LEPRECHAUN’S RAINBOW 🌈
An absolutely gorgeous bicolor. It looks like it is lit up from the inside out. I grew a few varieties along these lines this season, and honestly, you can barely call them tomatoes. They eat more like exotic fruit.
The sweetness on these can almost feel over the top at times, though to my taste buds, it is pure flavor heaven. Naturally, this is strictly a fresh-eating table tomato; running fruits like these through a juicer would be straight-up sacrilege.
The tomatoes are heart-shaped, swirling in orange and pink tones, with exceptionally juicy meat and delicate, melt-in-your-mouth skin.
My harvest averaged right around 3.5 to 5.5 oz (100-150 g) per fruit. The plant is fairly moderate in stature for a tall vine; ran it pruned to two stems. For this specific class of tomato, productivity was very respectable. Mid-season maturity.
An absolutely gorgeous bicolor. It looks like it is lit up from the inside out. I grew a few varieties along these lines this season, and honestly, you can barely call them tomatoes. They eat more like exotic fruit.
The sweetness on these can almost feel over the top at times, though to my taste buds, it is pure flavor heaven. Naturally, this is strictly a fresh-eating table tomato; running fruits like these through a juicer would be straight-up sacrilege.
The tomatoes are heart-shaped, swirling in orange and pink tones, with exceptionally juicy meat and delicate, melt-in-your-mouth skin.
My harvest averaged right around 3.5 to 5.5 oz (100-150 g) per fruit. The plant is fairly moderate in stature for a tall vine; ran it pruned to two stems. For this specific class of tomato, productivity was very respectable. Mid-season maturity.
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Culinary Use
- 🌿 Plant Architecture: Indeterminate mid-season vine of medium vigor. Adapts well to two-leader training without sprawling aggressively or overtaking greenhouse pathways.
- ⚖️ Fruit Characteristics: Smooth, pointed heart shape dressed in a vibrant yellow-orange base with intense pink and raspberry interior striping. Fruits weigh in between 3.5 and 5.5 oz (100-150 g).
- 👅 Taste Profile: Unapologetically sweet and fruity, featuring very low perceptible acidity, tender skins, and an abundance of juice. Sits firmly in the gourmet dessert/salad category.
- 📈 Yield: Solid, reliable production for a small-to-medium bicolor heart, setting clean clusters even in short-season sub-boreal conditions.
- 🌎 Reviewed In: Vologda Region, Northern European Russia (USDA Zone 3/4).
🍅 Grown Leprechaun’s Rainbow? Did you find the flavor fruity and sweet or missing acid? Share your location and photos in the comments below!
