Tomato Pollen Color

Tomato pollen is shown in the orange and amber color family as general visual guidance. Use this page as a reference for pollen appearance, bloom timing, USDA hardiness zone, plant type, and bee forage value.

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.

Visual guideTomato pollen
Tomato flower used as a crop pollen reference

Image source: Wikipedia

Plant Facts

SeasonSummer
USDA Zone2 - 11
Plant TypeCrop
ForagePollen
Pollen ValueHigh
Nectar Valuenot specified
Honey TypeNo named honey type listed
Color FamilyOrange and amber
Scientific NameSolanum lycopersicum
Common NamesTomato
Color ConfidenceModerate
Color MethodSource synthesis
Reviewed2026-07-12

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 and USDA zone 2 - 11. Approximate bloom months: June, July, August, September. USDA hardiness zones are planning context, not a precise flowering calendar.

Its forage type is pollen, with pollen value marked as high and nectar value marked as not specified. 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.

No named honey type listed is the honey-type note currently attached to this plant record. Use the values here as a field-guide reference rather than a local bloom guarantee.

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

PollenColor plant dataset
PollenColor / reviewed 2026-07-12
pollen color guide, season, USDA zone, plant type, forage value USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
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
plant image, image credit link