{"id":5304,"date":"2026-10-13T18:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T18:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=5304"},"modified":"2026-10-13T18:23:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T18:23:00","slug":"lilac-giant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/lilac-giant\/","title":{"rendered":"Lilac Giant Tomato Review & Photos: A Flawless Dark Pink Slicer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Lilac Giant is a highly productive indeterminate<\/strong> variety that produces perfectly uniform, oblate dark pink slicers weighing 7-14 oz (200-400 g). Growers praise it as practically flawless, highlighting its exceptional fruit set, rich sweet flavor, and complete lack of misshapen fruits or catfacing. It is highly versatile and boasts a very decent shelf life for a large heirloom. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Svetikk (Svetlana) \u2b50 Pro Grower (29,388 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Lilac Giant<\/p>\n

Indet, a wonderful and highly productive variety \ud83d\udc4d Seeds were from @Khrizantema57 with her highest recommendations.<\/p>\n

The fruits are all perfectly uniform, dark pink, oblate, with an average weight of 7-10.5 oz (200-300 g), pushing up to 14 oz (400 g). I haven’t had a single wonky or catfaced tomato in two years of growing it. It has excellent fruit set and a wonderful, rich flavor with a really distinct sweet kick \ud83d\ude0b Grew it in the greenhouse to 2 stems. An excellent choice for slicing in salads or any kind of processing, and it actually holds up pretty well on the counter for a while.<\/p>\n

Taking all its traits into account, I give it a 5+++ rating.<\/p>\n

Edited November 13, 2025 by Svetikk<\/em><\/p>\n

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There are some varieties that just stick in your memory forever, and Lilac Giant was definitely one of them for me. It’s a variety I honestly couldn’t find a single flaw in.<\/p>\n

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Full Summary: Plant, Yield, Taste and Vigor<\/h2>\n