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Originally Posted by nctomatoman
Flathead Indian (or whatever!), as you sent me to grow for your seedlings, Carolyn, ended up being a large oblate purple potato leaf variety - but the one fruit rotted and I got no saved seed. So, same color as Cherokee Purple and Indian Stripe (and I've never seen actual stripes in Indian Stripe - just a large oblate purple tomato with dark shoulders, very similar to Cherokee Purple).
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Craig, I'd have to check out the parentage on the Flathead Indian but I know it was developed by Bill Jeffers, he sent seeds to Suze who grew it out still more and my seeds were from Suze. Right this minute I can't find my notes as whether Flathead is PL or RL but a large beefsteak that was rotten by I recorded it as deep pink fully ripe.
I've seen lots of pictures posted of both Indian Stripe and Cherokee Purple where stripes are seen, as green, some more distinct than others but the stripes usually go away as the fruits ripen up. If I could find the thread at GW with some of those pictures I would.
I don't think Burson would have referred to the variety that Donna got from him as both Indian Stripe, aka Indian Zebra if he hadn't also seen stripes at some stage of development.