🍅 Quick take: Rose du Liban (Lebanese Rose) is a late-season, indeterminate heirloom originally from Lebanon, known for cranking out massive, ribbed, deep pink beefsteaks ranging from 10 oz to well over 3 lbs (300-1500 g). Growers report heavy yields of sweet, meaty fruit that hold their sugar content right down to the end of the season. Full summary ↓
Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 6 and Open Ground Experience)
Rose du Liban (Lebanese Rose) – Tall, late-season variety that puts out huge, slightly ribbed, pink fruits anywhere from 10 oz up to 3.3 lbs (300-1500 g). Meaty, sweet, and genuinely delicious. Excellent producer. Fantastic slicer for fresh summer salads. Variety origin: Lebanon.
The biggest fruit I picked measured over 5 inches (13 cm) across. I’ve even seen photos floating around online showing these beasts hitting almost 8 inches (20 cm) in diameter.
The biggest fruit I picked measured over 5 inches (13 cm) across. I’ve even seen photos floating around online showing these beasts hitting almost 8 inches (20 cm) in diameter.
Heavy yielder and super tasty. Inside, right around the seed cavities, there were slight hollow spaces. At first I worried it might turn out dry, but it ended up wonderfully sweet and juicy. The fruit stayed sweet all the way until the end of the season. Definitely a keeper for my personal seed collection! 😊
Svetlana, huge shoutout to you for the seeds! 🙏
I grew Rose du Liban outdoors in open ground. Yield was excellent. The plant grew strong and vigorous, and ended up ripening on the late side. Beautiful, oblate, deep-pink slicers in the 10-18 oz (300-500 g) range. The flesh is sweet and remarkably rich. Didn’t notice any hollow pockets in mine. Absolutely loved this variety, it easily cracked my top 10 tastiest tomatoes this season! 🍅
I grew Rose du Liban outdoors in open ground. Yield was excellent. The plant grew strong and vigorous, and ended up ripening on the late side. Beautiful, oblate, deep-pink slicers in the 10-18 oz (300-500 g) range. The flesh is sweet and remarkably rich. Didn’t notice any hollow pockets in mine. Absolutely loved this variety, it easily cracked my top 10 tastiest tomatoes this season! 🍅
Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Characteristics
- 🌿 Plant: Indeterminate, vigorous tall vine. Requires sturdy staking or tall cages to support the weight of the massive fruit clusters. Late-season maturity.
- 🍅 Fruit: Large to giant, ribbed, oblate beefsteaks. Typical garden size ranges from 10-18 oz (300-500 g), with top fruit easily reaching 2-3.3 lbs (1-1.5 kg) and over 5 inches (13 cm) in diameter. Rich, deep pink skin and dense, meaty flesh.
- 📈 Yield: Rated very high by all growers, both in warm, long-season climates and when grown in open ground outdoors.
- 👅 Taste: Consistently sweet, flavorful, and juicy. Holds its sugar content well into late autumn. Can occasionally exhibit minor seed gel air pockets, but the flesh remains moist and tender.
- 🌎 Origin: Middle Eastern heirloom from Lebanon.
🍅 Grown Rose du Liban? Drop a comment below with your USDA zone, how big your fruits got, and upload your photos!
