- Hybrid F1
- Cocktail
- 67 days to maturity (from transplant)
- Indeterminate
- Red
Verona
Hybrid F1 cocktail from USA. Elongated cocktail hybrid with flesh firm enough to hold shape when roasted. Ready in about 67 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 13, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Cocktail 1–2 oz (40–60 g) · Oval (estimated)
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Days to harvest
- 67 days from transplant · Midseason
- Plant height
- 6–8 ft (180–240 cm) (estimated) Tall
- Spacing
- 24 × 35 in (60 × 90 cm) (estimated)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Polytunnel · Open ground
- Container growing
- Not suited to pots
- Difficulty
- Moderate (estimated) 3/5
- Skin
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- Red
- Interior
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- Red
Plant size and habit
Tall · Indeterminate
6–8 ft (180–240 cm) (estimated) · Regular leaf
Verona 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 6–8 ft (180–240 cm).
Flavor
“Elongated cocktail hybrid with flesh firm enough to hold shape when roasted.”
Growing calendar
67 days from transplant Midseason
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
- F1 Fusarium wilt (race 1)
- V Verticillium wilt
- EB Early blight
Uses & tags
- Fresh & salads
- Snacking
- Roasting
- High yield
- Crack resistant
- Greenhouse favorite
Origin
Verona is an F1 hybrid developed by Johnny's Selected Seeds as an improvement on Juliet, an elongated 'cocktail plum' shape on a medium-vigorous indeterminate vine. It carries resistance to Fusarium wilt race 1 and Verticillium wilt, with intermediate resistance to early blight.
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Questions
How do you grow a Verona plant?
A Verona plant grows 6–8 ft (180–240 cm) tall (estimated). 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 Verona take to mature?
Verona is ready in about 67 days from transplant.
Does Verona need staking?
Verona 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 6–8 ft (180–240 cm).
Can Verona be grown in a container?
Verona is better suited to open ground or a greenhouse bed than a container.
Is Verona resistant to disease?
Verona carries documented resistance to Fusarium wilt (race 1), Verticillium wilt, and Early blight.
