Cherokee Purple Tomato tomato
Solanum lycopersicum 'Cherokee Purple Tomato'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 10 feet tall1 to 4 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
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Notes
'Cherokee Purple Tomato' tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Cherokee Purple Tomato') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Rabbits tend to pass it by. Bees and butterflies visit its flowers.
Pairs well with Basil, Borage, Calendula, and Nasturtium.