Growing Zones 3 to 9
Page Number 7,21
Planting Season Spring
Plant Depth .25
Fertilizer Type 4-6-8
Light Requirements Full Sun
Fragrant n
Edible Parts Fruit
Size Shipped pkt
Foliage Color Green
Fruit Color Pink-purple
Germination 7 to 21
Maturity 80 to 90
Spacing 2 ft
Determinate|Indeterminate Indeterminate
Hybrid / Open Pollinated: Open Pollinated
Disease Resistant y
Genus Solanum
Species lycopersicum
Subspecies Cherokee Purple
Common Name Tomato, Cherokee Purple 

Tomato, Cherokee Purple 

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4.5 star rating
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  • 30 seeds
  • $3.95
  • 1/32 Ounce
  • $9.85
  • Grafted Plant
    Buy 3 or more for $12.95 each
    Buy 6 or more for $10.95 each
    Buy 9 or more for $8.95 each
  • $12.95
80-90 days. A reliable producer of unusual, medium pink-purple fruits that appear brown in color, and average 10 to 12 oz., each. Fruits are round to oblate, with no cracking. Exhibits tolerance to mild drought. Indeterminate.

When ordering grafted vegetable plants, a minimum of 3 is required. Mix or match among available grafted varieties.

Growing Zone: 3 to 9

Light Requirements: Full Sun

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State Restrictions

AK;CA;HI

Growing Zones 3 to 9
Page Number 7,21
Planting Season Spring
Plant Depth .25
Fertilizer Type 4-6-8
Light Requirements Full Sun
Fragrant n
Edible Parts Fruit
Size Shipped pkt
Foliage Color Green
Fruit Color Pink-purple
Germination 7 to 21
Maturity 80 to 90
Spacing 2 ft
Determinate|Indeterminate Indeterminate
Hybrid / Open Pollinated: Open Pollinated
Disease Resistant y
Genus Solanum
Species lycopersicum
Subspecies Cherokee Purple
Common Name Tomato, Cherokee Purple 

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Cherokee
Jan 11, 2024  |  By Carole Williams
Been planting Cherokee purple for a good number of years. I find it a very tasty heirloom. The color is appealing to me and it looks gourmet. My yield was great this year! Worth the space in my garden!!

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Cherokee Purples
Jan 31, 2025  |  By RM Young
I started growing these about 15 years ago and now they are all that I will grow. They are an heirloom and the story is that they were re-vived many years ago from seed that supposedly came from Sevier County, Tennessee. I usually buy grafted plants as they are hardier than growing non-grafted. The plants do struggle with wilt and other diseases, but the taste is so much like the tomatoes that I ate as a child that it is worth the sacrifices to grow them. They are un-rivaled in taste. I give them 4 stars as grafted plants and 5 stars in taste. Nothing else has that pleasing bite of a home grown tomato as much as a Cherokee Purple.

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