🍅 Quick take: Miele di Saluto Arcobaleno (Honey Rainbow Greeting) is a mid-season, indeterminate Italian heirloom. The vigorous, disease-resistant vine produces massive, flat-round bicolor beefsteaks weighing anywhere from 14 oz up to a whopping 2.2 lbs (400 g to 1 kg). The fruits have very few seeds and feature an incredibly sweet flavor profile with a fruity aftertaste. A heavy yielder with great genetics from the Viva la Pappa col Pomodoro collection. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 6 Experience)
Miele di Saluto Arcobaleno (Honey Rainbow Greeting, Italy).
Mid-season, tall indeterminate variety reaching 6 ft (1.8 m). Vigorous vine, doesn’t get sick at all. The fruits are massive flat-round bicolor beefsteaks, weighing from 14 oz all the way up to 2.2 lbs (400 g to 1 kg). Very few seeds, super sweet with a really nice fruity aftertaste. Heavy yielder! Variety history – part of the Viva la Pappa col Pomodoro collection from Rita Pavone.
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and History
- 🌿 Plant: Indeterminate, mid-season. A very strong, vigorous vine that reaches around 6 ft (1.8 m). Highly praised for its excellent disease resistance.
- 🍅 Fruit: Massive flat-round bicolor beefsteaks. Standard fruits weigh around 14 oz (400 g), but with proper pruning, they can easily reach 2.2 lbs (1 kg). Very meaty with a low seed count.
- 📈 Yield: Rated as a heavy producer.
- 👅 Taste: Exceptionally sweet. Growers note a distinct, fruity aftertaste that makes it a world-class fresh slicing tomato.
🍅 Grown Miele di Saluto Arcobaleno? Did you get massive 2 lb whoppers on your vine? Share your zone and how it did for you in the comments below!
👨🌾 Editor’s Note: Italian Heirloom Translations
The Russian poster translated the name to “Honey Rainbow Greeting,” but in proper Italian, “Miele di Saluto Arcobaleno” is likely a slightly garbled naming convention common in seed trading. The name refers to its honey-like sweetness (Miele) and its gorgeous multicolored marbled flesh (Arcobaleno/Rainbow). The “Viva la Pappa col Pomodoro” collection refers to a famous Italian song by singer Rita Pavone about a traditional Tuscan tomato and bread soup—a fun piece of pop culture history attached to this gorgeous heirloom!
The Russian poster translated the name to “Honey Rainbow Greeting,” but in proper Italian, “Miele di Saluto Arcobaleno” is likely a slightly garbled naming convention common in seed trading. The name refers to its honey-like sweetness (Miele) and its gorgeous multicolored marbled flesh (Arcobaleno/Rainbow). The “Viva la Pappa col Pomodoro” collection refers to a famous Italian song by singer Rita Pavone about a traditional Tuscan tomato and bread soup—a fun piece of pop culture history attached to this gorgeous heirloom!
