{"id":45,"date":"2026-08-17T10:52:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T10:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=45"},"modified":"2026-08-17T10:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T10:52:41","slug":"purple-from-china-tomato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/purple-from-china-tomato\/","title":{"rendered":"Purple from China: Dark Heirloom 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;45&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;Purple from China: Dark Heirloom 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 Purpurny from China (Purple from China)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0d <strong>Origin:<\/strong> An heirloom variety originating from China, circulating in the Russian seed-saving community under the name <em>&#8220;Purpurny iz Podnebesnoy&#8221;<\/em> (Purple from the Celestial Empire \/ Purple from China).<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Plant Habit:<\/strong> Indeterminate, but relatively compact and manageable. When grown in a greenhouse and pruned to two stems, it typically stops around 1.5 meters (5 ft) in height.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Characteristics:<\/strong> Produces large, very uniform, dark\/purple-tinged beefsteak tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor &amp; Yield:<\/strong> Described as &#8220;super-productive&#8221;\u2014the vines are heavily loaded with fruit. The tomatoes are incredibly juicy, sweet, and possess a rich, excellent flavor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\">Chrizantema57 <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,392 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Mozhaysk, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Purpurny from China (Purple from China).<\/p>\n<p>Mid-season, medium-tall, indeterminate variety. A super-productive variety! The fruits are large, uniform, juicy, sweet, and very tasty. The bush can be easily pruned to two stems.<\/p>\n<p>I led it in 2 stems, and it reached about 1.5 meters (5 ft) in the greenhouse. The entire bush was heavily hung with uniform tomatoes. Very tasty. Seeds were from Ulyasha.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_10\/1456162944_.jpg.c17c2081ba099d67873fed7f567da49a.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_10\/1668765173_.thumb.jpg.8e2aee6392a54ebf24dff65dcca7e40d.jpg\" alt=\"Purpurny from China dark tomato hanging on the vine\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_10\/1438267511_.jpg.c7ec677b67ba6c3e6708bff0e272da7e.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2024_10\/780324764_.thumb.jpg.7cae2e30729d7ffe413d5476453941dc.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest of Purpurny from China tomatoes\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Summary of Purpurny from China (Purple from China) \ud83c\udf0d Origin: An heirloom variety originating from China, circulating in the Russian seed-saving community under the name &#8220;Purpurny iz Podnebesnoy&#8221; (Purple from the Celestial Empire \/ Purple from China). \ud83c\udf3f Plant Habit: Indeterminate, but relatively compact and manageable. 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