🍅 Quick take: Rose Beauty (often cataloged in Eastern Europe as Prelesť Rozy) is a tall indeterminate, mid-season heirloom bicolor beefsteak. The vigorous vines easily push 6.5-8 ft (2-2.5 m), yielding luminous golden-yellow fruits flushed with a soft pink crown or starburst at the blossom end. Slicers regularly hit 10-14 oz (300-400 g) and can tip the scales over 2 lbs (1 kg). Russian growers in short northern zones (USDA Zone 4) highlight its heavy yields, high disease stamina, and sweet, juicy flesh packed with tropical fruit notes, though heavy-duty cluster supports are essential to keep these giants from snapping their lines. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience)
An outstanding, heavy-yielding, tall variety (hit 6.5 ft / 2 m in the greenhouse), mid-season maturity. The fruits are very large, oblate, bright yellow-orange with an occasional pink cap. Incredibly delicious, juicy yet meaty, sweet with a distinct fruity nuance.
This variety blew me away not just with its looks and flavor, but with its massive production. Despite some rough growing conditions this season, it set a ton of gorgeous fruits and was among the very first in my patch to start ripening. Sweet, lovely flavor with a distinct fruity undertone.
Rose Beauty (translated in some seed catalogs as Prelesť Rozy).
Catalog description: “Oblate fruits, ripe color is golden-yellow with pink blushes spreading from the blossom end, weight 10-14 oz (300-400 g) up to 2.2 lbs (1 kg), meaty, juicy, superb flavor. Tender flesh with a fruity aftertaste.”
Bright lemon color, wonderfully sweet, and very prolific. Didn’t manage to find a photo of the whole vine. While waiting for them to ripen, the sheer weight of these whoppers snapped the support twine! Couldn’t get them tied back up neatly after that, so they finished ripening laying practically on the ground. Didn’t hurt the flavor one bit though. Ran the plant on two stems.
Just an absolute darling of a variety!Edited December 5, 2018 by Olya Pskovishna
Catalog description: “Oblate fruits, ripe color is golden-yellow with pink blushes spreading from the blossom end, weight 10-14 oz (300-400 g) up to 2.2 lbs (1 kg), meaty, juicy, superb flavor. Tender flesh with a fruity aftertaste.”
Bright lemon color, wonderfully sweet, and very prolific. Didn’t manage to find a photo of the whole vine. While waiting for them to ripen, the sheer weight of these whoppers snapped the support twine! Couldn’t get them tied back up neatly after that, so they finished ripening laying practically on the ground. Didn’t hurt the flavor one bit though. Ran the plant on two stems.
Just an absolute darling of a variety!Edited December 5, 2018 by Olya Pskovishna
Grown from seed in 2019. Liked this variety so, SO much! Hands down one of the tastiest in my garden. Gorgeous fruit, soft buttery yellow dressed with a rosy crown. High yielder. The vines are tall; by autumn both plants in my greenhouse had stretched past 8 ft (2.5 m). Very resilient too; even when battling some foliar crud mid-season, they kept right on setting fruit and ripening clean crops. Definitely repeating next season.
A few more fruit pictures. Very ornamental on the table! In that last shot, I placed it alongside Grandma Viney’s Yellow and Pink for a side-by-side color comparison.
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Trellising
- 🌿 Plant Architecture: Vigorous, tall indeterminate reaching 6.5 to 8 ft (2-2.5 m) in greenhouses. Possesses high disease resilience, continuing to set fruit smoothly even when affected by late-season foliar issues. Best trained to two stems.
- ⚖️ Fruit Size & Shape: Oblate, slightly ribbed beefsteak ranging from 10 to 14 oz (300-400 g), with jumbo specimens capable of exceeding 2.2 lbs (1 kg). Exterior is glowing lemon-orange with a delicate pink blush at the blossom end.
- 👅 Flavor Profile: Very sweet, low-acid, juicy, and densely meaty with prominent tropical/fruity notes. Universally praised by growers as a top-tier fresh slicer.
- 🧵 Trellising Warning: Heavy clusters require reinforced support strings or cluster slings. The heavy fruit weight can easily snap standard garden twine under peak load.
- 🌎 Reviewed In: Moscow Region, Pskov, and Smolensk (USDA Zones 4-5).
