{"id":7443,"date":"2026-11-09T16:47:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=7443"},"modified":"2026-11-09T16:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:49:10","slug":"striped-oxheart-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/striped-oxheart-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Striped Oxheart Tomato Review & Photos: Virginia Bicolor Heirloom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> Striped Oxheart<\/strong> is a heritage indeterminate<\/strong> bicolor heirloom hailing from Virginia, USA. Producing dense, heart-shaped fruits running 7 oz (200 g) and up<\/strong>, it features golden-yellow skin overlaid with subtle red streaks that open to reveal a brilliant red starburst core. Prized by gardeners with a sweet tooth, its tender, low-acid meat reaches syrupy sweetness at peak jelly-ripeness. Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n

Growers’ Notes and Photos (USDA Zones 3-4b Experience)<\/h2>\n
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Striped Oxheart – a bicolor heart variety tracing back to the state of Virginia, USA. Indeterminate vine with regular leaf foliage, mid-season maturity. Fruits average 7 oz (200 g) and up.
\nFlavor is quintessential bicolor. Having a massive sweet tooth myself, I fell in love with it at the soft, jelly-ripe stage – tasted like pure syrup! Growth-wise and in ripening speed, it trailed slightly behind Canada, but the internal flesh on this one is noticeably more tender and melt-in-your-mouth.
\nExtended production and staggered ripening window. Definitely growing it again. The photo below was snapped September 15, 2018, right after a sharp temperature drop before I pruned off any old foliage. Grown in large patio containers – it’s the second pot from the right, with the lower fruit clusters already picked.
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Irina, is the bicolor patterning really distinct on your fruit? As in, can you actually see sharp, defined striping?
\nI have seeds for this line from Kulik. It was very productive and sweet, and the hearts were on the modest side. But the fact that it’s a bicolor was only obvious during the very earliest stages of breaker stage. Once fully ripe, the tomatoes turned almost completely monochromatic solid orange. You could only tell it was a bicolor once you sliced it open. To be fair, a lot of my bicolors turn nearly solid-colored when fully ripe.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Inn@: Irina, is the bicolor patterning really distinct on your fruit? Well, are the stripes clearly visible?…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Because this one started ripening earlier than most of my other bicolors have in past years, the yield was a very pleasant surprise. Or maybe this season was just an exceptional year for bicolors in general? All my bicolors pumped out great crops this season. Or perhaps I just stumbled onto faster-maturing bicolor genetics?
\nGenerally speaking, bicolors with this color spectrum turn either deep rich orange or slightly reddish at full maturity. More accurately, the fruit become saturated orange with subtle reddish-pink longitudinal veins running down the sides, rather than bold, high-contrast stripes like you get on true striped cultivars. Most of the time, the bicolor trait reveals itself on the cutting board with that classic red starburst flame right through the center. That’s really what sets them apart from pure yellow or golden-orange hearts. On some other bicolors, the entire central meat turns deep orange-crimson when sliced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mine grew into an absolute giant of a tomato, and delicious to boot! Yield was about average, but I’m definitely keeping it around for its sheer beauty. Big thanks to Tanya for sharing the seeds!
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Quick Facts: Variety Summary<\/h2>\n