🍅 TomatoVarieties

Purple Cherokee Tomato

Heirloom Purple 🕐 80 days 🟡 Moderate

Flavor: rich, complex, wine-like

🎯 Best For

Heirloom enthusiasts seeking tomatoes with deep historical roots and wine-rich complexity

About Purple Cherokee

Purple Cherokee (also called Cherokee Purple) is an heirloom passed down by Cherokee Native Americans with unique dusky pink-purple skin and deep, complex flavor. The large beefsteak-type fruits have a rich, almost wine-like taste with hints of smokiness. It's consistently rated among the best-tasting tomatoes in the world.

Growing Tips

Needs full sun for color development. Irregular shape is normal for this variety. Stake heavily as fruits are very large.

Health & Nutrition

High LycopeneAntioxidant Rich

Best Uses

fresh eatingBLTssandwichescaprese

Cooking Uses

FreshSandwichesSalads

Disease Resistance

None listed

Key: V=Verticillium, F=Fusarium, N=Nematode, T/TMV=Tobacco Mosaic Virus, A=Alternaria, LB=Late Blight

Climate Zones

Zone 5Zone 6Zone 7Zone 8Zone 9

USDA Hardiness Zones where this variety typically thrives.