- Heirloom
- Cocktail
- 55 days to maturity (from transplant)
- Indeterminate
- Red
Stupice
Stupické polní rané · Stupicke Polni Rane
Heirloom cocktail from Czechoslovakia, 1955. Compact potato-leaf plant ripening small red fruit weeks before most varieties, with a sweet-tangy bite. Ready in about 55 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 8, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Cocktail 1–3 oz (30–85 g) · Round
- Leaf type
- Potato leaf
- Days to harvest
- 55 days from transplant · Early
- Plant height
- 3–4 ft (90–120 cm) Medium height
- Spacing
- 24 × 35 in (60 × 90 cm) (estimated)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Polytunnel · Open ground · Container
- Container growing
- Balcony friendly min. 7 gal (30 L) pot (estimated)
- Difficulty
- Easy (estimated) 1/5
- Skin
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- Red
- Interior
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- Red
Plant size and habit
Medium height · Indeterminate
3–4 ft (90–120 cm) · Potato leaf
Stupice is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 3–4 ft (90–120 cm).
Flavor
“Compact potato-leaf plant ripening small red fruit weeks before most varieties, with a sweet-tangy bite.”
Growing calendar
55 days from transplant Early
Timing shown for temperate climates; sow indoors 6–8 (estimated) weeks before your last frost date. Look up your last frost date by ZIP code →
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistances — protect this variety with good airflow and crop rotation.
Uses & tags
- Fresh & salads
- Snacking
- Slicing
- Heirloom classic
- Short season
- Cold climate
- Beginner friendly
- High yield
Origin
Stupice was bred by Jaroslav Homola at the state farm in Stupice, a village near Prague, from a cross of Mikado, Sláva Porýni and Solanum racemigerum made in the 1940s. Two selections were released: the early field strain in 1955 and a greenhouse strain in 1954. Seed reached North America in March 1976, when Milan Sodomka sent a packet to Forest Shomer of the Abundant Life Seed Foundation, which offered it commercially; which of the two Czech strains that packet held is not recorded. By 1986 nine Seed Savers Exchange members were listing it.
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Questions
How do you grow a Stupice plant?
A Stupice plant grows 3–4 ft (90–120 cm) tall. Space plants 24 in (60 cm) apart in rows 35 in (90 cm) apart (estimated). Start seed indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 7–14 days (estimated). It needs full sun.
How long does Stupice take to mature?
Stupice is ready in about 55 days from transplant.
Does Stupice need staking?
Stupice is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 3–4 ft (90–120 cm).
Can Stupice be grown in a container?
Yes — Stupice grows well in a container of at least 30 L (7 gal).
Is Stupice resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Stupice.
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