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What makes it special?
Tigerella instantly stands out with its red-orange to golden-yellow striped fruit. The historic English cordon tomato ripens comparatively early and combines decorative looks with reliably high yields.
Flavour-wise, it's no pure show tomato: the flesh is juicy and sweet-fruity with a pleasant, lively acidity. A very good variety for colourful salads and for anyone who loves heirloom tomatoes with striking markings.
Flavour & Use
Tigerella tastes juicy, sweet-fruity and has a pleasant, lively acidity. That gives it a fresh, classically tomato-like character.
It suits colourful salads, bread, mozzarella and mixed tomato platters especially well. The striking striped pattern stays a lovely eye-catcher even when sliced.
Fruit & Plant
The round fruit usually weighs around 70–100 g. It ripens red and develops orange-golden to yellowish stripes along the way.
Tigerella grows as a vigorous cordon tomato and, depending on growing conditions, reaches around 150–200 cm. The variety is comparatively early and considered high-yielding.
Growing & Care
Tigerella prefers a sunny, warm spot and can also be grown well outdoors. For evenly good fruit and less disease pressure, though, we still recommend as sheltered a spot as possible.
In a pot, plan for at least 20 litres, ideally 25–30 litres. Prune side shoots regularly, tie in well, water evenly, and feed with a suitable tomato fertiliser during growth and fruiting.
Variety Data
Botanical species: Solanum lycopersicum
Origin: Great Britain, 1960s
Breeding: a historic English breed
Variety status: open-pollinated; a historic variety
Tomato type: salad / cordon tomato
Flavour: juicy, sweet-fruity with lively acidity
Fruit colour: red with orange-golden to yellowish stripes
Fruit weight: usually approx. 70–100 g
Fruit shape: round
Plant height: approx. 150–200 cm, depending on location and growing conditions
Growth: a vigorous, high-yielding cordon tomato
Ripening time: early
Position: sunny and warm; a sheltered spot recommended
Suitable for: outdoors, greenhouse, polytunnel and a large pot
Pot size: at least 20 litres, ideally 25–30 litres
Use: salads, eating fresh, light lunch and colourful tomato platters
Special feature: a historic English striped tomato with striking fruit markings
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Tigerella - Tomato Plant
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Tigerella tomato – a historic striped tomato with early ripening
The Tigerella tomato is a historic English cordon tomato, known above all for its red-orange to golden-yellow striped pattern. It ripens comparatively early and combines decorative fruit with reliable yield.
Where does the Tigerella tomato come from?
Tigerella originated in Great Britain in the 1960s. Ailsa Craig is considered one parent line. Today, Tigerella is one of the well-known historic striped tomatoes.
How does Tigerella taste?
The fruit is juicy, sweet-fruity and has a lively acidity. That makes Tigerella very well suited to salads and eating fresh.
Comparing Tigerella and Green Zebra
If you like striped tomatoes, also take a look at Green Zebra. While Tigerella ripens red with pale stripes, Green Zebra stays green-yellow at full ripeness and sets a distinctly different flavour accent.
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