Illustration of Black Vernissage tomato
Illustration based on known variety traits. Appearance varies by growing conditions.

No. 065 · open-pollinated

Black Vernissage

Black Vernissage is an indeterminate open-pollinated slicer with dark mahogany with striped purple-black skin fruit. It ripens in about 75 days.

Typeslicer
Habitindeterminate
Days to maturity75
Fruit size2 to 3 oz
Colordark mahogany with striped purple-black skin
Difficultyeasy

Flavor

Described as refreshing, mild, and very tasty, a versatile dark saladette good for snacking. This is the recurring catalog and grower description, not a measured claim.

Origin

An open-pollinated saladette tomato that originates from Ukraine, also known as Vernisazh Chernyi, part of a Vernissage color series.

What it does well

  • Striking dark striped saladette fruit
  • Heavy producer
  • Versatile for snacking and salads

Where it frustrates

  • Indeterminate vines need staking
  • Dark striping makes ripeness harder to judge

Like Black Vernissage, but...

Sold out, or after a change? The closest alternatives, and how they differ.

Black Plumbut a smaller round saladette rather than an oval pasteIndigo Rosebut a striped saladette rather than a uniformly dark round fruit

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