List of tomato cultivars

This is a list of current tomato cultivars.

Image Common name Color Maturity (days) Genetic type Size Shape Growth Leaf type Disease
resistance
code
[explanation]		 Additional information References
Adoration Red 70–80 Hybrid Small Cocktail Indeterminate Regular leaf F V T A sister variety to Campari with more disease resistances [1]
Beefsteak Red 96 days Heirloom Large Beefsteak [2]
Better Boy Red 70–80 Hybrid Medium/Large Standard Indeterminate Regular leaf F V N T [3]
Big Beef Red 70–80 Hybrid Medium Beefsteak Indeterminate Regular leaf F V N T [4]
Big Rainbow Yellow/Red 80 - 85 days Heirloom Large Beefsteak Large fruited yellow tomatoes with red swirls, and mild/sweet flavor [5]
Blaby Special Red Heirloom Medium Round Originally from Blaby England and supplied throughout the country during WWII. Cultivar was brought back into cultivation in 2006 [6]
Black Krim Purple/Brown 80 days Heirloom Large Beefsteak Originally from the Crimean peninsula in the Ukraine [7]
Brandywine Pink 90–100 Heirloom Large Beefsteak Indeterminate Potato leaf O T V Noted for a "great tomatoey flavor" and large size [8]
Campari 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 Brown/Purple 70–80 Heirloom Medium/Large Beefsteak Indeterminate Regular leaf F Fruit is an unusual brownish-purple color [9]
CoeurDeBoeuf Red Heirloom Large Wrinkled Indeterminate [10]
Red Currant Heirloom Small Round [11]
Early Girl Red 70–80 Hybrid Medium Standard Indeterminate Regular leaf F V Named "Early Girl" to complement the existing Better Boy variety [12][13]
Enchantment Red 70–80 Hybrid Small Standard Indeterminate Regular leaf F V N [14]
Fourth of July 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 [15][16]
Garden Peach Yellow Heirloom Large [17]
Gardener's Delight Red - Heirloom Small Standard Indeterminate Regular leaf Popular for high yields of tasty bite-sized fruit [18]
Granadero Red 75 Hybrid Medium Roma Indeterminate Regular leaf A V F N T Very high yielding Roma tomato. Greenhouse or outddors [19]
Green Zebra Green/Yellow 70–80 Hybrid[20] Medium Standard Indeterminate Regular leaf Striped green and yellow, somewhat tart [21][22]
Hillbilly Red/Orange 85 days Heirloom Large Standard Indeterminate Potato Leaf [23]
Japanese Black Trifele Burgundy/Black/Green 70–80 days Heirloom Medium Pear Indeterminate Potato leaf Also known as Black Russian Truffle [24]
Jubilee Yellow 72 days Heirloom Medium Standard Indeterminate Released by Burpee Seed Co. in 1943 [25]
Juliet Red 55–68 Hybrid Small Grape Indeterminate Regular leaf Resistant to cracking on the vine [26][27]
Kumato Brown/Red 70–80 Hybrid Small/Medium Standard Indeterminate Regular leaf High fructose content tomato. A trade name for the variety Olmeca. [28][29]
Lillian's Yellow Yellow 90 days Heirloom Medium Standard Potato Leaf Originally collected by Lillian Bruce of Tennessee [30]
McDreamy Red 70 Hybrid Small Grape Indeterminate Regular leaf F T Sunstream type grape tomato [31]
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. [32]
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 [33][34]
Mr. Stripey Red/Yellow 80+ Heirloom Medium/Large Beefsteak Indeterminate Regular leaf [35]
Pantano Romanesco Red 70-80 Heirloom Medium/large Standard Indeterminate Regular leaf Rich, complex flavor. Heavy yield. Excellent all round tomato. [36]
Tomaccio Red Heirloom Small Round Developed in Israel as the result of a 12 year breeding program [37]
Traveller / Arkansas Traveler Pink 85 days Heirloom Small Round [38]
Pear Yellow, Orange, Red, Black 70–80 Heirloom Small Pear Indeterminate Regular leaf Shaped similarly to a pear [39]
Roma Red 70–80 Heirloom Medium Plum Determinate Regular leaf F V Mainly used for making sauces or canning [40][41]
San Marzano Red 85 days Heirloom Medium Plum [42]
Santorini Red Heirloom Small Pear Developed in Santorini (Greece), known for its flavour and body [43]
Stupice Red 55–68 Heirloom Medium Standard Indeterminate Potato leaf [44]
Super Sweet 100 Red 55-68 days Hybrid Small Round Indeterminate Regular Leaf V F [45]

See also

Notes

  1. ^Explanation of tomato disease resistance codes [46]
Some tomato cultivars will be marked with disease resistance codes, signifying that the plant is immune to a certain disease shown below:

References

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