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Tomato

The Tomato plant can grow up to 9 feet tall with soft and hairy stems. It has 5-9 leaflets and the leaves can be 4 to 24 inches long. The flowers on the tomato plant are small, yellow and have five pointed lobes on the corolla. When the actual fruit is unripe it is green and when it does ripen it is deep red with most varieties. Description from ndsu.edu

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Tomato

Tomato fast facts

Scientific Name

Solanum lycopersicum

Family

Solanaceae

Garden Type

Container Appropriate, Edible Garden, Anywhere

Wildlife

Bees, Birds

Native Plant Region

No

Light needs

Full Sun

Water Needs

Medium

Plant Type

Annual

Bloom Color(s)

Orange, Red, Yellow

Height

2 – 5 feet

Width

1 – 2, 2 – 5 feet

Months in Bloom

July, August, September

Safe Beneath Power Lines?

Yes
Tomato

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