Quick Summary of Russkaya Roza (Russian Rose)
Do not confuse this classic heirloom Russian Rose (Russkaya Roza / Русская Роза) — a large, sweet pink beefsteak originating from Novorossiysk, Russia — with Black Russian Rose (a dark, anthocyanin-rich oxheart bred in Latvia by Valdis Puliņš). They are two distinct varieties with completely different fruit colors, shapes, and flavors.
- 🌍 Origin: A very popular, classic pink beefsteak variety heavily circulated among Russian tomato collectors (often sourced from V. Redko).
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, mid-season to mid-late maturity. The plant grows very vigorously and forms a powerful, massive bush. Due to its size and late-leaning maturity, it is highly recommended to grow it in a greenhouse rather than open ground. Best pruned to 2 or 3 stems.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Beautiful, flat-round, ribbed beefsteaks of a deep, delicate pink color. They are quite large, easily reaching up to 300g (10.5 oz) and higher.
- 👅 Flavor & Texture: The classic profile of a great pink tomato: very meaty with very few seeds. The taste is consistently praised as sweet with a slight, well-balanced tanginess, making it an excellent slicer for fresh eating.
- ⚠️ Fun Fact (Seed Mystery): One grower repeatedly experienced a strange phenomenon where her “Russian Rose” grew red and heart-shaped, even when sourcing seeds from different trusted growers! She joked that she must have a “cursed” spot in her greenhouse. Make sure you get your seeds from a reliable source to ensure you get the true flat-round pink version!
Indeterminate, mid-season slicing variety. The fruits are very beautiful, of a delicate deep pink color, ribbed beefsteaks weighing up to 300 grams (10.5 oz). It grew outdoors in open ground, the yield was slightly below average, I think this variety is really meant for a greenhouse. The tomatoes are tasty, meaty, with few seeds. I will definitely repeat this variety.
The variety is tasty and productive. The fruits are large, meaty, with few seeds. I grew it in the greenhouse, pruned to 3 stems. The bush is very powerful. I will definitely plant it next year. I got my seeds from Redko.
Variety from V. Redko. Grew it in the greenhouse, pruned to 2 stems. It turned out to be a bit late. The first fruit ripened on August 17th. Seeds were sown on March 8th. Tasty 😋, meaty, there are very few seeds in the fruits.
I liked the variety, grew in the greenhouse in two stems, photo is from July 14th, the taste is sweet with a hint of acidity, juicy. I sowed it on February 8th, planted it in the greenhouse around April 8th.
Looks like mine is not Russian Rose, it is red and heart-shaped..
Russian Rose.
A typical, good pink flat-round little tomato. Like all pink tomatoes, it is sweeter than the red ones. The yield is a solid B. Maybe even a B+.
Repeated it again, seeds from Nadezhda (RNA)… It’s red AGAIN, what is going on… The shape is different this time, but still red. Do I have some kind of cursed spot where the tomatoes grow into entirely different varieties?..
