Blue Fairy
Tomato "Blue Fairy" (Bleu Feu) is a bright and unusual exotic heirloom cherry tomato variety created by the famous American breeder Tom Wagner. Due to European supplies, the variety is often distributed under the French name Bleu Feu (which literally translates as "Fiery Blue"), but in CIS and Baltic catalogs, it has firmly established itself as Blue Fairy.
Key Variety Features
- Exotic Appearance: The fruits are round and uniform, gathered in neat clusters of 10 or more pieces. The coloration of the tomatoes is two-toned: a thick purple-blue anthocyanin coating spreads strikingly over a bright yellow or sunny background. The more sun hits the cluster, the richer and blacker the shoulders of the fruit become.
- Dense Structure: The flesh is jelly-like and juicy, yet the fruits themselves are quite dense. They hold excellently on the branches, do not crack, and are wonderful for fresh consumption, whole-fruit canning, or bright, decorative mixed assortments.
- Weight and Yield: The variety belongs to the large cherry or cocktail tomato category. The weight of a single fruit varies from 15 to 40 grams. The vines are characterized by high and stable fruit setting.
- Taste: The main pride of the variety. The tomatoes are very sweet, dessert-like, with a light, refreshing fruity undertone and a pronounced aroma.
Bush Characteristics and Ripening
- Plant Type: Indeterminate (tall). In open ground conditions, the vine grows up to 1.4–1.5 meters, and in greenhouses, it easily reaches 1.6–1.8 meters. The stems are slender, and the leaf is of a standard type.
- Ripening Time: Early or mid-early variety. "Blue Fairy" starts ripening among the first of the anthocyanin varieties and continues fruiting until the autumn colds.
Important Growing Secrets
- Vine Pruning: For maximum cherry yield, it is recommended to keep the plant to 2 or 3 stems with mandatory regular suckering.