{"id":221,"date":"2026-08-18T14:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=221"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:19:03","slug":"paradise-candles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/paradise-candles\/","title":{"rendered":"Paradise Candles (Raiskie Svechi) Striped Cherry Tomato"},"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;221&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;Paradise Candles (Raiskie Svechi) Striped Cherry Tomato&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 Raiskie Svechi (Paradise Candles)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A beautiful variety popularized by Ukrainian breeder Alexey Kulik. The name translates to &#8220;Paradise Candles&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Determinate, early season. It grows up to about 1 meter (3.3 ft) tall. A key characteristic is its extremely delicate, drooping, and &#8220;wispy&#8221; foliage. It is highly shade-tolerant\u2014many growers successfully plant it at the base of tall indeterminate varieties.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Stunningly beautiful, delicate pink elongated cherry\/plum tomatoes (icicles) covered with golden stripes. They are small, typically weighing around 25-30 grams (about 1 oz).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Texture:<\/strong> Exceptional! The flesh is dense, and the flavor is incredibly sweet and harmonious. Many growers refer to them as &#8220;pink candies&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>\u2702\ufe0f <strong>Growing Tips:<\/strong> Due to its flimsy build, growers recommend tying the whole plant up as a &#8220;heap&#8221; and avoiding heavy pruning. Leaving the suckers allows for a massive yield. The plant is very tough and doesn&#8217;t drop blossoms even in bad weather.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>A determinate, early-season, beautiful variety. The bush is up to 1 meter (3.3 ft) tall. The structure of the bush is very flimsy\/wispy. It tolerates shade very well (it grew in the exact same planting hole with a massive indeterminate variety). The fruits are very delicate pink plums with golden stripes, absolutely beautiful, weighing about 30 grams (1 oz), with very good taste.<\/p>\n<p>It is a highly productive, unfussy variety. The bush did not drop any blossoms despite bad weather conditions. It grew outdoors in open ground.<\/p>\n<p>I will definitely repeat it next year; I will plant it at the &#8220;feet&#8221; (base) of a tall indet. It&#8217;s better to leave more suckers on it\u2014I was harvesting the last fruits from those suckers in September.<\/p>\n<p>The photo was taken right after the rain, so the fruits have water droplets on them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/111-021014122728.jpeg\" alt=\"Raiskie Svechi (Paradise Candles) pink and gold striped cherry tomatoes\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Continuation:<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/111-021014123836.jpeg\" alt=\"Harvest of Raiskie Svechi tomatoes with water droplets\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Anela (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (3,216 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kazan, Tatarstan (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d Whom did you get the seeds from?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">E<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">ElenaN (Elena) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (28,513 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Kostroma (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Elena! The seeds are from Alexey Kulik. Here is the description from his catalog:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Raiskie Svechi (Paradise Candles)<\/strong><br \/>\n(early \/ 1.0m \/ 30g)<br \/>\nSuper-beautiful elongated cone-shaped fruits, mountains of pink striped tomatoes, tasty. A favorite.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yaroslavna (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (6,273 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd North of Yaroslavl Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew Raiskie Svechi last year in a greenhouse&#8230; the bush was slightly over 1 meter (3.3 ft), I let it grow into 5 stems, which didn&#8217;t stop it from producing full trusses&#8230;<br \/>\nThe fruits are indeed the most delicate pink plums with a very pleasant, harmonious taste&#8230; the flesh is dense, sweet, sweet&#8230; \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n<p>Whenever my grandson walked into the greenhouse, the first thing he did was pinch these pink &#8220;candies&#8221; off the vine \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/36\/318-031014071020.jpeg\" alt=\"Natalya's Raiskie Svechi tomatoes on a plate\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">P<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Pani Tomat (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (8,773 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Unknown<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>My Raiskie Svechi:<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/62280_e0c11e9f0ec49d0953b2b04be79c9a1120eec20d.jpg\" alt=\"Irina's harvest of Paradise Candles tomatoes\" \/><\/div>\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\">Drosera (Svetlana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,413 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Yekaterinburg (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>I grew 2 plants outdoors. The leaves are drooping, and for some reason, there were a lot of yellow ones at first.<br \/>\nThe fruits are beautiful. I expected them to be pure pink, but they turned out to be striped, almost like little &#8220;Blushes&#8221; <em>(Editor&#8217;s note: referring to the famous Artisan Blush Tiger tomato)<\/em>. The weight is about half of what was stated.<br \/>\nElena, thank you!<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/63379_c2797998c85acc8f7decd6c9cfa98ede48c44328.jpg\" alt=\"Svetlana's Raiskie Svechi growing on the vine\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/63381_f8554094846c83c9262bf3c19d5fe61a4a62b09c.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful pink and gold stripes reminiscent of Blush tomato\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/attachments01\/63383_1f89884ab994c647b48e5270b844c60210ccd620.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of the delicate striped skin\" \/><\/div>\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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Is this a cherry tomato?<\/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\">cat2008 (Oksana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (5,827 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Orsha, Belarus (USDA Zone 5)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Grew outdoors.<br \/>\nThe bushes are indeed very flimsy \u2014 I hardly pruned the suckers at all, I just set up an arch made of rebar and tied the bushes to it in a &#8220;heap&#8221; \ud83d\ude06<br \/>\nThe tomatoes are sweet and tasty, though they were a bit hard to detach from the stem&#8230; weight 25-30g (~1 oz).<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/143\/12397-300816170710.jpeg\" alt=\"Oksana's harvest of Raiskie Svechi cherries\" \/><\/div>\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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250811_115451.jpg.c027dc9c205a6c68e1230f0668088ff9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_08\/20250811_115451.thumb.jpg.5a5faea94171a645c0bf11e0b6919fc6.jpg\" alt=\"Vera's Raiskie Svechi harvest\" \/><\/a><\/div>\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\">tomatinka (Vera) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (14,911 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Tyumen Region (USDA Zone 3)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_09\/20250914_110449.jpg.7be70e2a01f6aed1b21706799139ac43.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2025_09\/20250914_110449.thumb.jpg.dec6e296668785f22771f3f0981087af.jpg\" alt=\"Another photo of Raiskie Svechi tomatoes by Vera\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Raiskie Svechi (Paradise Candles) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A beautiful variety popularized by Ukrainian breeder Alexey Kulik. The name translates to &#8220;Paradise Candles&#8221;. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Determinate, early season. It grows up to about 1 meter (3.3 ft) tall. A key characteristic is its extremely delicate, drooping, and &#8220;wispy&#8221; foliage. It is highly shade-tolerant\u2014many &#8230; <a title=\"Paradise Candles (Raiskie Svechi) Striped Cherry Tomato\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/paradise-candles\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Paradise Candles (Raiskie Svechi) Striped Cherry Tomato\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[162,4],"tags":[74,48,72,50,49,195,122,15,14],"class_list":["post-221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plum-tomatoes","category-paste-canning","tag-determinate-tomato","tag-early-season","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-high-yield","tag-open-ground","tag-pink-cherry","tag-striped-tomato","tag-sweet-flavor","tag-wispy-foliage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221","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=221"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":223,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221\/revisions\/223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}