List of tomato cultivars
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This is a list of current tomato
cultivars.
Tomato
The word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler...
cultivars.
Image | Common name | Color | Maturity (days) | Genetic type | Size | Shape | Growth | Leaf type | Disease resistance code | |References | |
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Adoration | Red | 70–80 | Hybrid | Small | Cocktail | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | F V T | A sister variety to Campari with more disease resistances | ||
Beefsteak | Red | 96 days | Heirloom | Large | Beefsteak | ||||||
Better Boy | Red | 70–80 | Hybrid | Medium/Large | Standard | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | F V N T | |||
Big Beef | Red | 70–80 | Hybrid | Medium | Beefsteak | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | F V N T | |||
Big Rainbow Big Rainbow (Tomato) The Big Rainbow heirloom tomato is one of dozens of large fruited yellow tomatoes with red swirls, having a mild, sweet flavor. Hillbilly, is another similar coloured tomato.... |
Yellow/Red | 80 - 85 days | Heirloom | Large | Beefsteak | Large fruited yellow tomatoes with red swirls, and mild/sweet flavor | |||||
Blaby Special Blaby Special (Tomato) The Blaby special cultivar is a red fruited tomato grown in the village of Blaby in Leicestershire until just after World War II. It was the main tomato cultivar supplied through England during the war. The cultivar ceased to be cultivated when the Shoult's Tomato Farm was closed after the war... |
Red | Heirloom | Medium | Round | Originally from Blaby England and supplied throughout the country during WWII. Cultivar was brought back into cultivation in 2006 | ||||||
Black Krim Black Krim (tomato) The Black Krim tomato is an indeterminate, dark red to brown cultivar often cited in seed catalogs as being from the "island of Krim" in the Black Sea, better known as the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine .... |
Purple/Brown | 80 days | Heirloom | Large | Beefsteak | Originally from the Crimean peninsula in the Ukraine | |||||
Brandywine Brandywine (tomato) thumb|left|240px|Brandywine plant, with potato leavesThe Brandywine tomato plant is an heirloom cultivar of the species, with large potato-leaved foliage and which bears large pink beefsteak-shaped fruit.-Description:... |
Pink | 90–100 | Heirloom | Large | Beefsteak | Indeterminate | Potato leaf | O T V | Noted for a "great tomatoey flavor" and large size | ||
Campari Campari tomato Campari is a variety of tomato, noted for its juiciness, high sugar level, low acidity, and lack of mealiness. Camparis are deep red and larger than a cherry tomato, but smaller and rounder than a plum tomato.-Characteristics:... |
Red | 69-80 days | Hybrid | Small | Cocktail | Indeterminate | Regular Leaf | T | Noted for its juiciness, high sugar level, low acidity, and lack of mealiness | ||
Cherokee purple Cherokee purple Cherokee purple is the name of a cultivar of tomato, unusual for the deep purple/red hue of its fruit. It was one of the first of the "black" color group of tomatoes. It is also unusual in being extremely popular for the sake of its flavor, instead of only its unusual color. Cherokee Purple... |
Brown/Purple | 70–80 | Heirloom | Medium/Large | Beefsteak | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | F | Fruit is an unusual brownish-purple color | ||
CoeurDeBoeuf | Red | Heirloom | Large | Wrinkled | Indeterminate | ||||||
Red Currant Solanum pimpinellifolium Solanum pimpinellifolium, commonly known as the Currant Tomato, is a species of nightshade native to Ecuador and Peru but naturalized elsewhere, such as the Galápagos Islands. Its small fruits are edible.-Breeding purposes:... |
Heirloom | Small | Round | ||||||||
Early Girl Early Girl The Early Girl tomato is a medium globe type F1 hybrid popular with home gardeners because of its early fruit ripening. Early Girl is an indeterminate variety. It is tall growing and needs support as the plant grows. Fruit maturity claims range from 50 to 62 days from transplanting, which appeals... |
Red | 70–80 | Hybrid | Medium | Standard | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | F V | Named "Early Girl" to complement the existing Better Boy variety | ||
Enchantment | Red | 70–80 | Hybrid | Small | Standard | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | F V N | |||
Fourth of July Fourth of July (tomato variety) The Fourth of July tomato variety is a common cultivar of tomato plants. This is the earliest variety of non-cherry type tomatoes which might be ripe by the Fourth of July, in a typical climate.- The plant :... |
Red | 55–68 | Hybrid | Medium | Standard | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | Named as such since it is expected to ripen early, likely before U.S. Independence Day Independence Day (United States) Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain... |
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Garden Peach Garden Peach Tomato Garden Peach Tomatoes are a cultivar of tomato, native South American fruit mainly from Peru, where they are known as Coconas. Its small, bright yellow fruit is the standard globe shape of tomato. With its yellow coloring, blushing vaguely pink mottling when very ripe, and fuzzy skin, it resembles... |
Yellow | Heirloom | Large | ||||||||
Gardener's Delight | Red | - | Heirloom | Small | Standard | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | Popular for high yields of tasty bite-sized fruit | |||
Granadero | Red | 75 | Hybrid | Medium | Roma | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | A V F N T | Very high yielding Roma tomato. Greenhouse or outddors | ||
Green Zebra Green zebra Green Zebra is a tomato cultivar with characteristic dark green and yellow stripes. Newer variations blush reddish instead of yellow when ripe. It is more tart than regular tomatoes, and it is an early breed... |
Green/Yellow | 70–80 | Hybrid | Medium | Standard | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | Striped green and yellow, somewhat tart | |||
Hillbilly Hillbilly (tomato) The Hillbilly cultivar is one of dozens of large fruited yellow tomatoes with red swirls, having a mild, sweet flavor. Big Rainbow,is another.... |
Red/Orange | 85 days | Heirloom | Large | Standard | Indeterminate | Potato Leaf | ||||
Japanese Black Trifele | Burgundy/Black/Green | 70–80 days | Heirloom | Medium | Pear | Indeterminate | Potato leaf | Also known as Black Russian Truffle | |||
Jubilee Jubilee (tomato) The Jubilee cultivar is a heavy yielding, low acid, golden fruit. Released by Burpee Seed Co. in 1943.... |
Yellow | 72 days | Heirloom | Medium | Standard | Indeterminate | Released by Burpee Seed Co. in 1943 | ||||
Juliet | Red | 55–68 | Hybrid | Small | Grape | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | Resistant to cracking on the vine | |||
Kumato Kumato The Kumato is a trade name given to the variety of tomato developed in Spain called "Olmeca", which went by experimental number SX 387. It is grown in Spain, France, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Canada and Mexico by specially selected growers. The Kumato is a standard size variety of tomato... |
Brown/Red | 70–80 | Hybrid | Small/Medium | Standard | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | High fructose content tomato. A trade name for the variety Olmeca. | |||
Lillian's Yellow Lillian's Yellow (tomato) This unique variety of heirloom tomato was collected some years ago by Lillian Bruce of Tennessee. Lillian passed the seed on to Robert Richardson, after which it found its way into the Seed Savers Exchange yearbook and became widely traded, and is now commercially available from a number of seed... |
Yellow | 90 days | Heirloom | Medium | Standard | Potato Leaf | Originally collected by Lillian Bruce of Tennessee | ||||
McDreamy | Red | 70 | Hybrid | Small | Grape | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | F T | Sunstream type grape tomato | ||
Moneymaker | Red | - | Heirloom | Medium | Standard | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | Popular with grow-your-owners as seed is inexpensive compared to modern, often better, F1s. Blight prone. | |||
Mortgage Lifter Mortgage Lifter Mortgage Lifter is the name given to a cultivar of tomato developed by Willam Estler of Barboursville, WV in 1922. He registered the name in 1932 several years before "Radiator Charlie". His son still produces the seed for mortgage lifter.... |
Pink | 70–80 | Heirloom | Medium/Large | Beefsteak | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | Variety was developed by M.C. Byles in the 1940s and was used to pay off his mortgage, hence the name | |||
Mr. Stripey Mr. Stripey Mr. Stripey is a type of heirloom tomatoes with unusually small leaves and a mix of a yellow and red color that can fool some growers into thinking they are picking an unripe tomato... |
Red/Yellow | 80+ | Heirloom | Medium/Large | Beefsteak | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | ||||
Pantano Romanesco | Red | 70-80 | Heirloom | Medium/large | Standard | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | Rich, complex flavor. Heavy yield. Excellent all round tomato. | |||
Tomaccio Tomaccio (tomato) The Tomaccio is a cherry tomato hybrid developed in Israel.-History:The Tomaccio resulted from a 12 year breeding program carried out using wild Peruvian tomatoes..-See also:* List of tomato cultivars* Cherry Tomato... |
Red | Heirloom | Small | Round | Developed in Israel as the result of a 12 year breeding program | ||||||
Traveller / Arkansas Traveler Traveller (tomato) The Traveller variety of tomato is an open pollinated pink tomato in the 6 ounce range. Grows well in hot, humid climates, this tomato resists cracking.... |
Pink | 85 days | Heirloom | Small | Round | ||||||
Pear Pear Tomato Pear Tomato or teardrop tomatoes is the common name for any one in a group of indeterminate heirloom tomatoes. It originated in Europe in the 1700s. There are yellow, orange, and red varieties of this tomato; the yellow variety being most common... |
Yellow, Orange, Red, Black | 70–80 | Heirloom | Small | Pear | Indeterminate | Regular leaf | Shaped similarly to a pear | |||
Roma Roma Tomato Roma tomato or Roma is a plum tomato which is commonly found in supermarkets. The tomato is a meaty, egg- or pear-shaped tomato that is available in red and yellow. It has few seeds and is a good canning and sauce tomato... |
Red | 70–80 | Heirloom | Medium | Plum | Determinate | Regular leaf | F V | Mainly used for making sauces or canning | ||
San Marzano San Marzano tomato San Marzano tomatoes, a variety of plum tomatoes, are considered by many chefs to be the best sauce tomatoes in the world.-History:The story goes that the first seed of the San Marzano tomato came to Campania in 1770, as a gift from the Kingdom of Peru to the Kingdom of Naples, and that it was... |
Red | 85 days | Heirloom | Medium | Plum | ||||||
Santorini Santorini (tomato) The Santorini is a cherry tomato native to Santorini, Greece.-History:An abbot from the monastery Kapoutsinon brought the first Santorini cherry tomatoes to Greece in 1818. The variety of tomato began to be regularly cultivated in 1875. By the 1900s, 20 000 acres of tomato were regularly being... |
Red | Heirloom | Small | Pear | Developed in Santorini (Greece), known for its flavour and body | ||||||
Stupice | Red | 55–68 | Heirloom | Medium | Standard | Indeterminate | Potato leaf | ||||
Super Sweet 100 | Red | 55-68 days | Hybrid | Small | Round | Indeterminate | Regular Leaf | V F | |||