RHS AWARD OF GARDEN MERIT Tomatoes 2011 The AGM criteria TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum) Beefsteak tomato 97 ‘Alicante’ (H2) 03 ‘Amana Orange’ (H2) Intended as a practical guide for ~ good shape; heavy crop of ~ attractive orange-yellow fruit; solid the gardener, the AGM is awarded attractive fruits which ripen well flesh; very little seed. Good flavour only to plants that are: 97 ‘Arasta’ (H2) 03 ‘Beefsteak’ (H2) ~ F1 hybrid. Good shape and flavour; ~ very high yield; bright red, • excellent for ordinary use in very bright juicy flesh attractive, large fruits with solid appropriate conditions 97 ‘Cristal’ (H2) flesh and good flavour • available in the trade ~ F1 hybrid. Good shape and flavour; 03 ‘Costoluto Fiorentino’ (H2) • of good constitution very high yield of large, attractive ~ high yield; medium sized, • essentially stable in form and fruits with glossy skin and dark flesh attractive bright red, highly colour 97 ‘Golden Sunrise’ (H2) ribbed, succulent fruit with good • reasonably resistant to pests and ~ later-maturing; small yellow fruits flavour diseases 93 ‘Outdoor Girl’ (H2) 03 ‘Flame’ (H2) ~ early. Indeterminate, round red ~ low number of very large, AGM hardiness ratings fruits with good flavour attractive fruit; yellow flesh 97 ‘Pannovy’ (H2) merging into a flame-red core. Each award includes a hardiness ~ F1 hybrid. Thick skin; very high yield Very good flavour rating, which is an integral part of 97 ‘Piranto’ (H2) 03 ‘Legend’ (H2) the AGM, and should be included ~ F1 hybrid. Good shape and colour; ~ F1 hybrid; early. Determinate in any citation of the award: high yield of large fruits with good plants; large, bright red fruit. succulent flesh. Small calyx, average Claimed blight resistance H1 requires heated glass flavour 03 ‘Marmande’ (H2) H2 requires unheated glass 93 ‘Shirley’ (H2) ~ high yield; large, bright red, H3 hardy outside in some regions; ~ F1 hybrid; fairly early. Uniform attractive fruits, with solid flesh and needs frost-free protection in trusses; nice round red fruit of good flavour winter medium size and average flavour. 03 ‘Ponderosa Pink’ (H2) H4 hardy throughout British Isles Reconfirmed after trial 1997 ~ late; vigorous, uniform plants, with 97 ‘Spectra’ (H2) attractive, large, rosy-red fruit of AGM material online ~ F1 hybrid; a later variety. Good excellent flavour quality; uniform and attractive 03 ‘White Beefsteak’ (H2) For information about RHS trials, go greenback-free fruits ~ low number of large, pale yellow to: www.rhs.org.uk/trials. For a full 97 ‘Tangella’ (H2) fruits; solid flesh; very little seed list of AGM plants, go to: www.rhs. ~ small fruits, of an attractive orange org.uk/AGMplants colour; fairly low yield but early Cherry tomato 93 ‘Tigerella’ (H2) 07 ‘Apero’ (H2) Cultivation ~ interesting attractive striped fruit ~ good yield of oval fruits on with quite good flavour; reconfirmed compact trusses; good flavour For more information, go to www. after trial 1997 07 ‘Cherrola’ (H2) rhs.org.uk/growyourown and look 93 ‘Tornado’ (H2) ~ high yield, with attractive fruit well under A to Z. For supplier details go to: ~ F1 hybrid; early. Bush plants, with spaced on long trusses. Nice flavour www.rhs.org.uk/vegseedsuppliers thin-skinned juicy fruits 07 ‘Favorita’ (H2) 97 ‘Vanessa’ (H2) ~ high yield of attractive, round/oval Descriptions ~ F1 hybrid. High yield of greenback- fruits; very sweet flavour free, succulent fruits with very nice 93 ‘Gardener’s Delight’ (H2) All descriptions have been drawn flavour ~ indeterminate plants, producing up by members of the RHS Fruit, 93 ‘Yellow Perfection’ (H2) long trusses of fruits of good flavour Vegetable and Herb Committee, ~ indeterminate, uniform, round, under glass or outside; reconfirmed for the most part after trial. pale, yellow fruit after trial 1998 For more information, please write to: AGM Lists, Science Dept, RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey GU23 6QB [email protected] • www.rhs.org.uk/AGMplants Copyright © 2011 The Royal Horticultural Society • Version 250311 Registered charity no: 222879 / SC038262 RHS AWARD OF GARDEN MERIT Tomatoes 2011 (cont.) 93 ‘Gold Nugget’ (H2) 07 ‘Sungold’ (H2) skin and bright red flesh. Fleshy and ~ early. Compact plants, with golden ~ good yield of attractive round juicy with acceptable flavour yellow, oval fruits. Reconfirmed after golden-orange fruits. Good flavour 04 ‘Olivade’ (H2) trial 1998 98 ‘Sunset’ (H3) ~ F1 hybrid; early. Plants of moderate 07 ‘Golden Sweet’ (H2) ~ F1 hybrid. Good yield of attractive vigour; medium-sized, attractive, ~ good yield of attractive, yellow golden-orange fruits. Good sweet red, juicy fruit with good flavour plum-cherry tomatoes. Good flavour flavour. Reconfirmed after trial 2007 04 ‘Orama’ (H2) and texture 98 ‘Sweet Million’ (H3) ~ attractive golden-yellow fruit from 07 ‘Jasper’ (H2) ~ F1 hybrid. Long trusses of sweet, vigorous plants with strong foliage. ~ good yield of round fruits; very round, bright red fruits; good yield Uniform, medium to large, juicy, good flavour 98 ‘Yellow Debut’ (H3) fleshy fruit with good flavour 98 ‘Jenny’ (H3) ~ F1 hybrid. Good-flavoured, 04 ‘Santalina’ (H2) ~ F1 hybrid. A tall variety; good medium sized fruits on long, strong, ~ very early; high yield from trusses of bright orange fruits branched trusses indeterminate plants. Attractive, 98 ‘Nectar’ (H3) bright red fruit of mixed size, but ~ F1 hybrid; early. Good tidy shape, Plum tomato mostly small; good flavour with long trusses of bright red fruits. 04 ‘Delicacy’ (H2) 04 ‘Sultana’ (H2) Very good flavour. Reconfirmed ~ very early, indeterminate plants. ~ early; high yield from indeterminate after trial 2007 High yield of attractive, medium to plants. Uniform, attractive, small to 07 ‘Piccolo’ (H2) small, fairly elongated, juicy fruit medium-sized fruit with good flavour ~ good yield; small cocktail-sized 04 ‘Floridity’ (H2) 04 ‘Summer Sweet’ (H2) fruits with very good flavour ~ F1 hybrid; early; high yield from ~ F1 hybrid; very early, indeterminate 07 ‘Rosada’ (H2) indeterminate plants. Attractive, plants. Very high yield of attractive, ~ good yield of bright red, plum- small to medium, bright red, medium to small, juicy fruit with cherry tomatoes; good sweet flavour torpedo-shaped fruit good flavour 98 ‘Ruby’ (H3) 04 ‘Grande’ (H2) 04 ‘Sweet Olive’ (H2) ~ F1 hybrid; early. Vigorous habit; a ~ F1 hybrid; vigorous determinate ~ F1 hybrid; very early. Very high prolific crop of even-sized, bright red plants, with a reasonable crop of yield from vigorous, healthy, fruits on long single trusses attractive, fleshy, bright red fruit. determinate plants. Small, red, 07 ‘Sakura’ (H2) Can be expected to grow well round to plum-shaped fruits, a little ~ high yield; very bright fruits carried outside difficult to pick, but of good flavour on long trusses; very sweet flavour 04 ‘Ildi’ (H2) 98 ‘Sun Baby’ (H3) ~ vigorous, indeterminate plants; ~ good trusses of uniform, attractive, heavy crop of small, attractive, yellow fruits yellow, plum-shaped fruit 07 ‘Suncherry Premium’ (H2) 04 ‘Myriade’ (H2) ~ high yield; uniform, attractive shiny ~ F1 hybrid; vigorous, indeterminate fruits; good flavour plants; high yield of large, uniform, plum-shaped fruit, with smooth H1 requires heated glass H2 requires unheated glass H3 hardy outside in some regions; needs frost-free protection in winter H4 hardy throughout the British Isles • Figures to the left of names give the year of the award For supplier details go to: www.rhs.org.uk/vegseedsuppliers.