{"id":5183,"date":"2026-10-12T16:10:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T16:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5183"},"modified":"2026-10-12T16:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T16:17:27","slug":"beauty-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/beauty-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauty Queen Tomato Review & Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Beauty Queen is a stunning striped bicolor indeterminate<\/strong> beefsteak bred by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms. In this thread, Russian growers fiercely debate the differences between Beauty Queen and its sibling variety, Beauty King. While some experienced identical plants, others note that Beauty Queen produces slightly smaller, more orange fruits with narrower stripes, and generally offers better yields. Flavor reviews range from outstandingly sweet and fruity to surprisingly tart, depending heavily on the season and seed source. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

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Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 4-6 Experience)<\/h2>\n

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I loved everything about this variety. The taste, the color, and the yield was surprisingly good even though it grew outdoors in the dirt. Fruits weighed 7-25 oz (200-700 g).<\/p>\n

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Is this variety the same as Beauty King (USA)??? My seeds are from N.P. Dryzhakova.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nIs this variety the same as Beauty King (USA)??? My seeds are from N.P. Dryzhakova.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What makes you think that, Elena? \ud83d\ude32 They are completely different varieties…<\/p>\n

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Yaroslavna wrote:<\/strong>
\nWhat makes you think that, Elena? \ud83d\ude32 They are completely different varieties…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I grew it this year too (no photos of ripe ones unfortunately, they got picked while I was on vacation), but it looks very much like yours. So now I’m confused, which one did I actually grow? King or Queen? \ud83d\ude02 Oh well, the royal beauty grew well and tasted great. My label said Beauty King.<\/p>\n

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\nWhat makes you think that, Elena? \ud83d\ude32 They are completely different varieties…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Calling these varieties “completely different” is pretty tough, they are practically identical.
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So it’s just the translation of King and Queen? Now I’m totally lost, I thought they were the same. \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Oh, I was just editing my post… I didn’t see the English names earlier. I asked because I don’t want to grow duplicates \ud83d\ude42. Why order the same thing twice or put it on my wish list if I already have it, right? \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They are two completely different varieties. Even the color inside and out, and the vines themselves look totally different. Beauty King is in the catalog, you can go look and compare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Yeah, mine were exactly the same, only the size was different.
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\nThey are two completely different varieties. Even the color inside and out, and the vines themselves look totally different. Beauty King is in the catalog, you can go look and compare.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh right, my Beauty King was more reddish-pink, and this one is more orange. I would have thought they were the same variety since the names sound so similar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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We might be dealing with crossed seeds here, keep that in mind.
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I’m totally confused too. I guess if they really are different, I need to order Beauty Queen and grow it side-by-side with Beauty King to compare \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Vera, this thread is about Beauty Queen, and then there’s Beauty King, and they are so similar it’s really easy to get them mixed up. I’m definitely confused now…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I just added the English names to the thread title.
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I grew both of them last year side-by-side, so I can tell you my vines, fruit set, fruit color, and taste were completely different. The only similarity is that they are both striped bicolors, but even the striping pattern is different.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nI grew both of them last year side-by-side, so I can tell you my vines, fruit set, fruit color, and taste were completely different. The only similarity is that they are both striped bicolors, but even the striping pattern is different.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Tatiana’s TOMATObase is unfortunately down right now.<\/p>\n

Beauty Queen is way more productive than Beauty King. If even Oleg (Rudik) said King was a low yielder for him\u2014and he gets huge yields out of the most stubborn varieties with how well he takes care of his plants… They are completely different varieties, even if they look somewhat similar.<\/p>\n

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\nBeauty Queen is way more productive than Beauty King. They are completely different varieties, even if they look somewhat similar.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah Elena, mine wasn’t a huge yielder either, but it was delicious. My family said we definitely need to grow it again, but I’m going to put something new in its spot for 2015. \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Beauty Queen<\/strong> is a smaller version of Beauty King, which arose in the fields of Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms, Vacaville, CA. It is felt by many that Beauty King is a sport of Big Rainbow.<\/p>\n

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Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and The King vs. Queen Debate<\/h2>\n