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Plant Facts
Quick Answer
Tomato pollen is shown in this guide as an orange and amber tone. It is listed as crop, associated with summer bloom timing, USDA zone 2 - 11, and pollen forage value.
Pollen Color Notes
The visual color shown for Tomato is grouped broadly with orange and amber pollen tones. It is intended for comparison and identification support, not as a laboratory measurement.
Pollen color is highly variable. Lighting, pollen age, moisture, collection method, cultivar, and local growing conditions can all change how pollen appears. Use this as general visual guidance, not a scientific color standard or guaranteed field match.
Bloom, Zone, and Forage Context
Tomato is listed for summer. The record lists USDA zone 2 - 11; hardiness zones are planning context, not a precise flowering calendar. Approximate bloom months in the supplemental notes: June, July, August, September.
Its forage type is pollen, with pollen value marked as high. Tomato is listed as pollen forage. Buzz-pollinated flowers may be more relevant to some bees than honey bees, and field value varies by crop setting.
Identification Notes
Tomatoes have yellow star-shaped flowers and compound leaves on herbaceous crop plants. Use crop setting and flower form with pollen color.
Flower color note: Yellow. Flower color and pollen color may differ.
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Sources
United States Department of Agriculture / reviewed 2026-07-12
USDA hardiness zone context NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
North Carolina State University Extension / reviewed 2026-07-12
plant identification, flower description, landscape and growing context Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Missouri Botanical Garden / reviewed 2026-07-12
plant identification, flowering context, garden plant descriptions Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons
Wikimedia Foundation contributors / reviewed 2026-07-12
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