Beefsteak Tomato "Marmande"

[Garden_girlie21]

My newbie neighbour has bought two beefsteak tomato plants and the flowers look like dandelion flowers - is this normal??

She is canadian, and when she grew them over there, the flowers didn't look like that.

Is there something wrong with the plants?

Many thanks,

Jennifer

[crichmond]

I think it is cuased when you get two flowers growing as one, I have had this before.

[Garden_girlie21]

So does that mean that my neighbour has to remove the flower, or can she just leave it?

Jennifer

[Digger Don]

The very first flowers that appear on my marmandes ( grown from seed ) are usually as you describe. The toms develop but are often misshapen.
I remove these flowers and all the other seem to be normal - giving excellent toms.

[Garden_girlie21]

Thank you very much - my neighbour was worried, so when I went round to see her about some seeds she wanted, she asked me and I had no idea, I only grow cherry tomatoes ( and this year, a plum tomato variety).

Thanks,

Jennifer

[crichmond]

I usually let mine grow ok they are misshapen buthay its still a tomato