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Lucky Swirl Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Price: $2.95

SKU: 3403581

Lucky Swirl Open Source Seed Initiative

90 days, dwarf — 'Lucky Swirl' is a rugose, regular leaf variety that produces medium-large (five to twenty ounce), yellow and red bi-color fruit. The fruit are smooth, slightly ribbed, oblate in shape, juicy and meaty with a nice mild and sweet flavor.

Developed by members of the "Dwarf Tomato Project" this variety originated from a cross between 'Dwarf Russian Swirl' and 'Lucky Cross.' 'Lucky Swirl' was first bred by Ray South and called "Jaunty." Those who were also involved in its development were Marjorie Holloway, Dee Sackett, Robbins Hail, Shawn Conant, Lisa Moore, Willa Osis, Justin Sieglaff, Marsha Eisenberg, Susan Oliverson, Craig LeHoullier, and Bill Minkey. Introduced for the 2016 gardening season. Each packet contains approximately 20 seeds.
Fruit Color: Orange
Fruit Color: Yellow
Special Groups: Container Friendly
Special Groups: Dwarf Tomato Project
Harvest Timing: Main Crop / Mid-Season
In an effort to keep this variety available to home gardeners, 'Lucky Swirl' has been released by "The Dwarf Tomato Project" (the breeder) to the public under the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI). You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, if you save seeds or use 'Lucky Swirl' to breed a new variety, you pledge not to restrict others' use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives. To learn more about this program, click here.

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★★★★★ Beautiful fruit!
By Bob Cook (S.W. Florida) on April 19, 2025

This compact plant was the surprise of our garden this year. The thick, rugose leaves make it look so healthy. And the dwarf plant stayed within the 48" tomato cage. But the surprise was the size of the fruit, in clusters of four and five. I was prepared for smaller than baseball size but most were larger. My favorite tomato is 'Marvel Stripe'. It is a vigorous, indeterminate, potato-leaf plant with fruits that exceed 1 pound. And the fruits are bicolor. Lucky Swirl fruit has similar color pattern but on a much smaller plant. And they have that combination of yellow, sweet flavor with a red blush and marbling.

★★★★★ Sweet and juicy
By Garric (Arvada, Colorado) on September 12, 2024

This variety is so sweet and juicy. I will grow this every year. It's a late producing plant. It did take 90 days to get any ripe tomatoes. So if you have a short growing season just beware. My plants grew to a little under three feet tall but produced a lot of tomatoes. I did have to stake the plant to keep it from falling over.

★★★★★ sweet and tasty
By Alex camilo (mass, usa) on August 22, 2024

ho boy this one is good. they like to split but the flavor is sweet and they look real cool with flecks of red in a sea of yellow. I'm growing these guys next year.

★★★★☆ Here is another big, bicolor indeterminate look and taste -alike!
By Craig LeHoullier on February 9, 2022

If you want the Pineapple/German Gold/Ruby Gold/Gold Medal (just to name a few) type of experience but don't want to get out the ladder to harvest the tomatoes, give this a try. The compact, gorgeous dwarf plant produced lots of medium to large oblate, smooth yellow tomatoes streaked in and out with red. The tomatoes have that same distinct fruity, mild sweet flavor and dense texture (eyes closed, one would wonder - is it a peach). This one is mighty impressive.