{"id":1411,"date":"2026-08-31T16:24:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2026-08-31T16:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:24:54","slug":"tea-rose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/tea-rose\/","title":{"rendered":"Tea Rose (Chainaya Roza) Siberian Pink Tomato Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1411&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tea Rose (Chainaya Roza) Siberian Pink Tomato Review&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<h2>Quick Summary of Chainaya Roza (Tea Rose)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A commercial variety from the Russian seed company &#8220;Siberian Garden&#8221; (SibSad). The name translates to &#8220;Tea Rose,&#8221; hinting at its delicate pink color.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Highly variable depending on the seed batch. Some growers report a tall indeterminate plant reaching 1.7 m (5.5 ft), while others describe a compact determinate bush stopping at 70\u2013100 cm (2.3\u20133.3 ft). Prone to blossom drop in some conditions.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Perfectly round, smooth fruits. The true strain is supposed to have a beautiful, delicate pearlescent-pink color without green shoulders. Sizes reported vary wildly, from small 60 g (2 oz) cocktails to larger 200\u2013500 g (7\u201317.5 oz) fruits.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Reviews are very mixed. A few growers found it meaty, bouncy, and tasty. However, many reported a bland or sour flavor (&#8220;yucky&#8221;), concluding that it is better grown as an ornamental plant because the clusters look like beautiful hanging toys.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Maturity:<\/strong> Mid-season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"add-review-cta\" style=\"margin: 20px 0; padding: 15px; background: #f9f9f9; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; border-radius: 4px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Grown this variety?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Click here to add your own photos and review below!<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">V<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Valichka <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (707 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Variety from SibSad (Siberian Garden). The bush is neat, beautiful, set only 2 trusses. The fruits were not large, delicate pink color, without a green spot at the stem, the skin is thin, but the fruit itself is bouncy, tasty, and meaty. I liked it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57906_bfc794d5aa45638e3610fa9882ff326f5c192d9f.jpg\" alt=\"Chainaya Roza pink tomato on the plant\" width=\"648\" height=\"486\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments\/57908_5fb0e332780e48bedc22654bdebbcdda48252ce6.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested Chainaya Roza tomatoes\" width=\"648\" height=\"486\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ovechka (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,966 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A seed seller gave it to me as a gift at an exhibition. I will plant it next year. \ud83d\ude18<\/p>\n<p>She said it is beautiful, the fruits hang like Christmas toys.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">D<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Dona70 (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,692 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I didn&#8217;t like it. The fruits are smaller than stated on the packet, 60-70 grams (2-2.5 oz) at best, pale pink, with a large &#8220;bottom&#8221; (blossom scar), and low yield. Of everything written on the packet, only the pearlescent-pink color and the taste were present.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nadine (Nadezhda) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (11,454 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Volgograd, South Russia (USDA Zone 6)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew it in 2015. Here is from the description:<br \/>\nIndeterminate, mid-season, fruits are not large, round, 150-250 grams (5.3-8.8 oz). The color is delicate pink, the flesh is a more saturated color. Taste has a bit of tang\/acidity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/14-140815174624.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/83\/thumb_14-140815174624.jpeg\" alt=\"Chainaya Roza fruit developing on the vine\" width=\"146\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/149\/14-161016085110.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/149\/thumb_14-161016085110.jpeg\" alt=\"Meaty cross section of Tea Rose tomato\" width=\"130\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">casper (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Novice (9 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>In 2016 it grew in the greenhouse. The bush really is beautiful. \ud83d\udc4f There are many fruits. \ud83d\udc4d Only the color didn&#8217;t work out for me\u2014it was far from both pink and coral. It was red. Does this mean it&#8217;s a mislabeled seed\/cross? \ud83d\ude32 No photos, unfortunately.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">tomik (Tamara) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,337 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Is it a determinate or indeterminate? What is its height?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">C<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">casper (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf31 Novice (9 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mine was 1.7 m (5.5 ft). \ud83c\udf45<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">svetlana555 (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\ud83c\udf45 Tomato Expert (222 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Perm, Ural Mountains (USDA Zone 3\/4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>Quote from Valichka:<br \/>\nVariety from SibSad&#8230; The bush is neat, beautiful&#8230; bouncy, tasty, and meaty. I liked it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Valya, good day to you. My Tea Rose also turned out to be a meaty beauty! But the bush was 70-80 cm (2.3-2.6 ft), not an indeterminate at all, as they write here. I wonder, what kind of bush did you have?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">S<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Shelkovnitsa <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (12,703 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Chainaya Roza has a dark fruit. I bought the seeds a very long time ago in a store, and I&#8217;ve been saving my own seeds. I hadn&#8217;t planted this variety for a few years, but this year, after a long break, it is pleasing me with its fruits again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/232\/15898-300718034427.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/232\/thumb_15898-300718034427.jpeg\" alt=\"Dark version of Chainaya Roza tomato\" width=\"160\" height=\"133\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Olya Pskovishna (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,072 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Pskov Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4\/5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Roza Chainaya (Tea Rose)<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t work out for me. It sat in a royal spot\u2014right across from the entrance. And it stubbornly dropped its blossoms. The tomatoes are absolutely round, size from 200 to 500 g (7-17.5 oz). The taste is ordinary. If it had worked out, a garland of such round tomatoes would have looked wonderful. Alas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pp.userapi.com\/c845523\/v845523302\/cf922\/tUDijbLvbNk.jpg\" alt=\"Broken image link\" width=\"134\" height=\"25\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">R<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Rodebielesumer (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (1,832 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Germany \/ Luxembourg border (USDA Zone 8)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>And the spot for this variety was very good, sunny. Besides the beautiful color of the fruits, it didn&#8217;t please me with anything else. Bush height up to 1 m (3.3 ft), 3 trusses with 6 small tomatoes each.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/1891389934_DSC_0388(1024x680).jpg.cc105ab25a8125e7346fa9afe96db6cb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_01\/2043347427_DSC_0388(1024x680).thumb.jpg.d21b5aca811c12f7e158a098e7837275.jpg\" alt=\"Small pale pink Chainaya Roza tomatoes\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Ovechka (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,966 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Russia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p>Quote from Ovechka:<br \/>\nA seed seller gave it to me as a gift at an exhibition&#8230; She said it is beautiful, the fruits hang like Christmas toys.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I will quote myself. I grew it in 2018 (SibSad seeds). The fruits hung like pearlescent-pink toys. It was some kind of tasteless, yucky muck. I threw everything away, didn&#8217;t even use them for juice. It grew on the sunny side of the greenhouse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Chainaya Roza (Tea Rose) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A commercial variety from the Russian seed company &#8220;Siberian Garden&#8221; (SibSad). The name translates to &#8220;Tea Rose,&#8221; hinting at its delicate pink color. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Highly variable depending on the seed batch. Some growers report a tall indeterminate plant reaching 1.7 m (5.5 ft), while &#8230; <a title=\"Tea Rose (Chainaya Roza) Siberian Pink Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/tea-rose\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Tea Rose (Chainaya Roza) Siberian Pink Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[102,65,5],"tags":[23,530,532,75],"class_list":["post-1411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cocktail-salad-tomatoes","category-pink-tomatoes","category-russian-eastern-european-heirlooms","tag-mid-season","tag-ornamental-tomato","tag-prone-to-blossom-drop","tag-siberian-variety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1411"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1413,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411\/revisions\/1413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}