{"id":2301,"date":"2026-09-12T19:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T19:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=2301"},"modified":"2026-09-12T19:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T19:00:55","slug":"coeur-de-surpriz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/coeur-de-surpriz\/","title":{"rendered":"Coeur de Surpriz 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;2301&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;Coeur de Surpriz 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<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Coeur de Surpriz (Heart of Surpriz)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> A fascinating French artisanal variety with a dramatic backstory. Originally developed by Madame Jacqueline Morel and named after her dog, &#8220;Surpriz&#8221;. The heart-shaped version (&#8220;Coeur de Surpriz&#8221;) is believed to be a strain\/mutation discovered by S\u00e9bastien Berthier.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate, regular leaf. A tall and very robust, sturdy plant.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Uniquely colored dark-green fruits covered in brownish-red and golden stripes. <em>Shape variation:<\/em> The shape is highly inconsistent even on the same plant\u2014ranging from narrow icicle-hearts to blunt oxhearts, and even oblate (flat-round) fruits. The flesh is dense, green with red marbling.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor:<\/strong> Excellent aroma and taste.<\/li>\n<li>\u23f3 <strong>Yield &amp; Maturity:<\/strong> Mid-season. While beautiful, some growers report inconsistent or low yields, with the plant skipping several trusses during mid-summer heat.<\/li>\n<li>\u26a0\ufe0f <strong>Varietal Stability:<\/strong> Because the original &#8216;Surpriz&#8217; escaped prematurely before being fully stabilized, there is a lot of crossed or off-type seed floating around under this name (including yellow\/red bicolors). The true &#8216;Coeur de Surpriz&#8217; must be green\/red striped.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\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\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: center;\">\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 Section Moderator (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>The descriptions online for this variety vary quite a bit.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the description and history from Tatiana&#8217;s TOMATObase: <em>&#8220;Indet., regular leaf plants. Medium oblate beefsteaks with variable shapes, brick-red with very prominent green stripes. Beautiful bicolor green and pink flesh. Excellent aroma.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>History of the variety:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Developed by Madame Jacqueline Morel of Saint-Uze, France, who named it after her beloved dog, Surpriz. Seeds of the final stabilized version were released by Madame Morel in 2014 and shared with Tatiana&#8217;s TOMATObase Seeds through Louis Lacaze, France. According to Louis Lacaze, the &#8216;Surpriz&#8217; tomato known in North America since 2011 was not a stabilized version when it &#8216;escaped&#8217; from the creator, and it did not meet Madame Jacqueline Morel&#8217;s expectations. Basically, Surpriz was &#8216;introduced&#8217; to North America prematurely. Madame Jacqueline Morel continued her breeding efforts and released her selection in 2013 as &#8216;Coeur de Surpriz&#8217;.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, on Odnoklassniki (a Russian social network), someone pointed out another version of the story to me:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;This variety originated from the &#8216;Surpriz&#8217; variety, from which it differs in fruit shape and color. This specific strain was found by S\u00e9bastien Berthier. A special feature of this variety is the inconsistency of the fruit shape\u2014they can look like narrow icicle-hearts, regular oxhearts, and even oblate (flat-round) beefsteaks. And all this variety of shapes can be found on the exact same bush at the same time. The fruit color is a beautiful dark green with brownish-red and golden stripes. The flesh is meaty, green with red marbling, with excellent taste and aroma. The plants are tall and very strong, mid-season, good yield, and in a greenhouse, it fruits right up until the frost.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You&#8217;ve heard my personal impression of this variety before. These aren&#8217;t tomatoes; they look like Christmas tree ornaments, they are that beautiful! But! (And by the way, this is also noted in Tatiana&#8217;s TOMATObase) the yield was quite low for me. It set the first two trusses, then skipped three entire trusses, and then produced a few more on the very top trusses. I genuinely don&#8217;t know if I will plant it again in the spring&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: center;\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Agnija <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 User<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Here are my photos of Coeur de Surpriz. The stripes and the shape are just incredible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/196\/14033-221017213020.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/196\/14033-221017213020.jpeg\" alt=\"True Coeur de Surpriz icicle heart shape\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: center;\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">M<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Marinessa <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 User<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Adding my photo of the true green\/red striped version. Very pretty on the vine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/197\/56-301017125155.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/197\/56-301017125155.jpeg\" alt=\"Coeur de Surpriz striped dark tomato\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: center;\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Alena <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 User<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Mid-late season bicolor in the shape of a beautiful heart, 200g (7 oz). Grew to 1.4m (4.5 ft) in open ground. The brightest, most vibrant cross-section of 2017!!! Unreal beautiful colors inside! Tasty, sweet, and juicy! An absolute favorite! But I am confused about the varietal purity&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-images\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/201\/14108-251117160422.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/newforum\/galleries\/201\/14108-251117160422.jpeg\" alt=\"Yellow and red bicolor tomato off-type\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"editors-note\" style=\"background: #fff3cd; border-left: 5px solid #ffc107; padding: 15px; margin-top: 15px; font-style: italic;\"><strong>Editor\u2019s Note:<\/strong> Alena is absolutely right to be confused! The tomato in her photo is a classic <strong>off-type (crossed seed)<\/strong>. Because the original &#8216;Surpriz&#8217; strain was circulated prematurely by seed savers before being fully stabilized, many growers ended up with crossed seeds. The true &#8216;Coeur de Surpriz&#8217; must be green\/red striped with green flesh, as shown in the photos by Agnija and Marinessa above. Alena&#8217;s beautiful yellow\/red bicolor heart is likely the result of an accidental cross with a yellow oxheart!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary (TL;DR): Coeur de Surpriz (Heart of Surpriz) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: A fascinating French artisanal variety with a dramatic backstory. Originally developed by Madame Jacqueline Morel and named after her dog, &#8220;Surpriz&#8221;. The heart-shaped version (&#8220;Coeur de Surpriz&#8221;) is believed to be a strain\/mutation discovered by S\u00e9bastien Berthier. \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate, regular leaf. &#8230; <a title=\"Coeur de Surpriz Tomato Review\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/coeur-de-surpriz\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Coeur de Surpriz Tomato Review\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,102,94,67],"tags":[19,671,459,72,33,701,23,657],"class_list":["post-2301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bicolor","category-cocktail-salad-tomatoes","category-heirloom-other","category-oxheart-tomatoes","tag-dark-tomato","tag-french-heirloom","tag-green-tomato","tag-greenhouse-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-low-yield","tag-mid-season","tag-striped-oxheart"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301","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=2301"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2302,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301\/revisions\/2302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}