{"id":7459,"date":"2026-11-09T17:25:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T17:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=7459"},"modified":"2026-11-09T17:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T17:25:52","slug":"siberian-panther","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/siberian-panther\/","title":{"rendered":"Siberian Panther Tomato Review &#038; Photos"},"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;7459&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;Share your rating&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Siberian Panther Tomato Review \\u0026amp; Photos&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\">Share your rating<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"quick-take\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 15px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take:<\/strong> <strong>Siberian Panther<\/strong> is a striking <strong>indeterminate<\/strong> anthocyanin slicer circulating through Baltic and Eastern European seed savers. Reaching <strong>5-5.5 ft (1.5-1.7 m)<\/strong>, it produces glossy, high-lacquer pinkish-red fruits with ink-purple shoulders weighing <strong>up to 9 oz (250 g)<\/strong>. Known for throwing gigantic first clusters of up to 23 fruits, growers often debate its fruity sweetness directly against <em>Sgt. Pepper&#8217;s<\/em>. <a href=\"#full-summary\">Full summary \u2193<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Growers&#8217; Notes and Photos (USDA Zone 4 Experience)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Khrizantema57 (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,511 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">Siberian Panther &#8211; sourced my seed from Valdis Pulins.<br \/>\nValdis&#8217;s description: &#8220;Mid-season variety. At full maturity, the fruit are deep pink-red with dark purple shoulders, weighing up to 9 oz (250 g). Outstanding flavor, sweet with a rich fruity undertone. Plant height around 5.3 ft (1.6 m).&#8221;<br \/>\nI agree with Valdis&#8217;s notes 100%.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/IMG_4276.JPG.339b81722e5704b8d37ec94b98def9ba.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/IMG_4276.thumb.JPG.31edb56988b9fcf16cdd382533a9d756.JPG\" alt=\"Dark pink-red tomato with deep purple anthocyanin shoulders displayed on vine\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Nata N. (Natalya) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (37,311 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Dmitrovka, Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">This was a terrible season for tomatoes up here, so it&#8217;s tough to give a fair verdict on flavor. Because of the crummy weather, this variety felt very similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/sgt-peppers-tomato\/\">Sgt. Pepper&#8217;s<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/pink-siberian-tiger\/\">Pink Siberian Tiger<\/a>. Out of that trio, Sgt. Pepper&#8217;s impressed me more this year.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/A5675CED-051F-4471-839B-A2978FD18AC9.jpeg.e3710f075087697793889f9249a3f2c6.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2019_10\/A5675CED-051F-4471-839B-A2978FD18AC9.thumb.jpeg.ebf08ca6dbeb9c299a9eaccebcd25a18.jpeg\" alt=\"Anthocyanin beefsteak tomato showing smooth shoulders and glossy skin\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">K<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Khrizantema57 (Lyudmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (13,511 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region, Russia (USDA Zone 4)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">In my garden, Siberian Panther tasted noticeably better than Sgt. Pepper&#8217;s. Both plants were grown right next to each other in full sun.<br \/>\nEdited October 3, 2019 by Khrizantema57<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">T<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Tan4ik (Tatyana) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Active Member (2,476 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">Seed sourced from V. Pulins. Ripened slightly later than my earliest antho varieties. The vine topped out around 5 ft (150 cm).<br \/>\nAll 3 of my plants threw a monstrous first cluster carrying up to 23 fruit! The clusters further up the stem settled down to a normal 2 to 3 fruit each. The skin has a beautiful, high-gloss lacquered finish. Trained mine to 2 and 3 leaders.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"full-summary\" class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-top: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0;\">Quick Facts: Variety Summary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Growth Habit:<\/strong> Moderate indeterminate vine reaching 5-5.3 ft (1.5-1.6 m). Handles 2 to 3 leaders cleanly, displaying high-vigor branching early in the season.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf45 <strong>Fruit Profile:<\/strong> Round-to-oblate medium slicers weighing up to 9 oz (250 g). Features smooth, high-gloss lacquered skins with rich raspberry-pink-red bodies and dark purple-black anthocyanin shoulders.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>Truss Dynamics:<\/strong> Known for producing an oversized king truss at the bottom of the plant that can set up to 23 fruits at once, followed by standard 2-3 fruit clusters on upper nodes.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc45 <strong>Flavor Profile:<\/strong> Sweet and rich with a distinct tropical fruity finish when given full direct sun. In head-to-head garden trials, growers rate its sweetness on par with or superior to <em>Sgt. Pepper&#8217;s<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf0e <strong>Circulation:<\/strong> Maintained and distributed predominantly by Baltic heirloom preservationists (notably Latvian seed collector Valdis Pulins).<\/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 Have you grown Siberian Panther?<\/strong> <a href=\"#wpdcom\">Did your vines throw a mega-cluster on the first truss, and how did it rank against Sgt. Pepper&#8217;s in your patch? Drop your review below!<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf45 Quick take: Siberian Panther is a striking indeterminate anthocyanin slicer circulating through Baltic and Eastern European seed savers. Reaching 5-5.5 ft (1.5-1.7 m), it produces glossy, high-lacquer pinkish-red fruits with ink-purple shoulders weighing up to 9 oz (250 g). Known for throwing gigantic first clusters of up to 23 fruits, growers often debate its &#8230; <a title=\"Siberian Panther Tomato Review &#038; Photos\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/siberian-panther\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Siberian Panther Tomato Review &#038; Photos\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,1,66,89],"tags":[121,33,1151,15,1100],"class_list":["post-7459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anthocyanin","category-beefsteak-large-slicers","category-bicolor","category-black-purple-tomatoes","tag-anthocyanin-tomato","tag-indeterminate","tag-purple-shoulders","tag-sweet-flavor","tag-valdis-pulins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7459","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=7459"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7461,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7459\/revisions\/7461"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}