Heirloom Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds Organically Grown Florida

80 days, indeterminate — 'Cherokee Purple' was one of the earliest heirloom varieties to find its way out of seed saving circles and into the awareness of mainstream gardeners. The vines have relatively dense, regular leaf foliage that have a tendency to curl upwards. Although now relatively commonplace, 'Cherokee Purple' was one of the first varieties publicly available with dark, dusky, purplish hues. Its fruits are large (twelve to sixteen ounces), dark pink with darker purple shoulders and have an excellent, full, complex flavor, with a slightly sweet aftertaste. It is a perfect slicer for tomato sandwiches or chunked in salads. As you can tell from some of the photographs, it is one of Mike Dunton's favorite tomatoes from summertime meals. Originally given to author and tomato authority Craig LeHoullier in 1990 by John "J.D." Green of Sevierville, Tennessee. Mr. Green reported that he had been given the seeds by a neighbor named Jean Greenlee of Rutledge, Tennessee in 1986-1987. Her grandfather had received them from Cherokee Indians some hundred years prior. Germination tested at 84%. Each packet arrives in an air tight container and contains approximately 15 seeds Each shipment contains 10 seeds shipped in a Poly bag via a quality bubble Mailer, orders received before 2:00 PM central time will be shipped same day. We use First class mail to save on costs. Tracking is not available on free shipping orders. If expedited shipping is required, please select EXPEDITED SHIPPING upon checkout. Multiple orders of the same variety will be combined into a single poly bag unless otherwise stated. Orders over 15.00 will have tracking.