Tomatoes - M to R
All prices are in canadian dollars.
Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum, and L. pimpinellifolium)
-All tomato varieties are open pollinated (not hybrid), unless stated otherwise.
-All are indeterminate, unless stated otherwise.
Maglia Rosa
Romanette or saladette type fruits with mottled pink-orange skin. Smooth tomatoes, fairly regular, no major defects. Pointy tips. Click thumbnails for details. Approximately 10 fruits per cluster, each about 5 cm long. Fresh, clean taste. Medium size plants (1,2 m), which seemed to be semi-determinate. 70 days. Limited stock.
Packet of 8 seeds: $2,99
Manitoba
Extra early tomato adapted to zone 3 and less. For high
altitudes, northern latitudes or if you simply want tomatoes
early in the season. Bright red, slightly flattened, medium
size. Compact plants. Bred in Manitoba, Canada. Determinate. 58
days.
Warning: germination is a bit low (60%) but packet was increased
to 35 seeds
Packet of 35 seeds: $2,49
Marianna's Peace
Magnificent, large dark pink/reddish fruit with shiny skin and slightly ribbed shoulders. Dense flesh, really smooth and with a subtle, well balanced, sweet flavor. Highly praised. Non cracking, nice looking fruits (click photos). Tall, potato-leaf plants that can reach more than 2 m in height. Good production for a potato leaf. 80-90 days.Packet of 8 seeds: $2,99
Marmande
Medium-large, round, red fruits with pronounced tomato taste.
Well adapted to cool summers. From France.
Packet of 20 seeds: $2,99
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Marvel Striped (Marvel Striped Zapotec)
Very large golden fruits weighing up to 1 kg, with very nice
flesh marbled with yellow, orange and red streaks. Light, sweet
flavor. Old zapotec variety originating from Oaxaca, Mexico, and
cultivated since 1850. Very late. First fruits are not ready
until september 1st here in zone 5. 100 days. Limited quantity.
Packet of 8 seeds: $3,49
Matina
Very uniform fruits without blemishes. Salad size. Very nice
appearance. Potato leaf type. From Germany. High quality. Early.
65 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Matt's
Wild Cherry
Wonderful small deep red, shiny tomatoes about 1,5 cm in
diameter. Midway between a currant and a cherry tomato. Very
concentrated fruity flavor. Great with other cherry tomatoes and
in salads.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,49
Mexico Very large pink tomato that can weigh up to 1 kg. Round, ribbed and flattened fruits. Nice for juice or salsa. From Mexico. 80 days. Limited supply.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Mint Julep (Michael Pollan)
Weirdly shaped, Green Zebra-type tomatoes on a multiflora plant. Click thumbnails for details. Different forms : egg, pear or heart-shaped. Medium size, 6 to 8 cm. Multiflora type, with loads of flowers, but only part of them turn into tomatoes, each cluster bearing from 10 to 20 fruits. Good acidic-tart flavor reminiscent of Green Zebra. Selected by botanist Michael Pollan, author of "The Botany of Desire". 80-90 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Millefleur
An amazing multiflora type, producing a
profusion of flowers followed by huge bunches of yellow
tomatoes, up to 150 per cluster! Click thumbnails for
details. Name is french and means "thousand flowers".
Cherry size, golden tomatoes, round to slightly oval.
Nice flavor. Tall plants, 2 m. About 80 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
For a
very similar variety, see Ildi.
See also Rose Quartz
Multiflora and
Red Cluster Pear for
other multiflora varieties with huge clusters.
Moonglow
Smooth, bright orange fruits with firm, dense flesh. High
pectin. Round, slightly angular. Medium size. 85 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Morden Yellow
Medium size round yellow tomato with sharp, tangy taste. High in
pectin. Medium size plants: 0,8-1 m. Good production.
Determinate. Heirloom from Canada. Early: 70 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
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Nepal
Rich, intense, tangy old-fashioned tomato flavor! Remarkable.
Furthermore, this variety can tolerate cool growing conditions.
Ideal also for greenhouse conditions during winter growing.
Medium-size, round, bright red uniform fruits. Wonderful flavor.
Recommended. 80 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Northern
Lights
Large bicolor tomato
with a sweet, fruity taste. Juicy. Yellowish orange and red. 10
cm, variable shape, often flattened. Similar to Pineapple, but
earlier. 80 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Nyagous
Black variety with very nice, smooth fruits. Tomatoes are
well-formed, with smooth skins and few defects. Good resistance
to cracking. Taste is alos very nice. Medium size, spherical to
slightly oval. Dark red skin with green shoulders. Red pulp with
purple hue. Grows in clusters of 6 fruits. 75-80 days
Packet of 25 seeds: $2,49
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Oaxacan Jewel
This little gem from Oaxaca has a wonderfully intense fruity flavor. Exceptional. Bicolored, medium to large size fruits covered with very long petioles (left picture). Marbled flesh. From the mountains of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico (zapotecs). One of the few bicolored that will develop its full taste even when grown in the north. Highly recommended. Some genetic variations in the leaf pattern: some plants have potato-leaf foliage and others have nornal leaves. 75 days.Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Old German
Large bicolor tomato with sweet, low-acid marbled flesh. Large to very large (400 to 900 g). Great for slices (hamburger, sandwich) or in salads. Heirloom from the Mennonites in Virginia (USA, middle of 1800's). 80 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
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Opal Essence
Round, uniform fruits with iridescent pink skin. Medium size.
90 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Orange Banana
Orange paste type with sweet, fruity taste. Nice for making a novel orange tomato sauce but just as good for fresh eating. Flavor is highly praised by many. Shape is somewhat variable, from oval to elongated. About 8 cm long. The shade of orange on this tomato is nice, leaning towards a tangerine hue. Avoid excess watering to prevent blossom end rot. 85 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,49
Orange Grape
Wonderfful orange grape tomatoes with very nice, sweet and fruity taste. Little gems growing in clusters of about 20 fruits. Fruit shape and size slightly differ from plant to plant, going from oval to almost pear-shaped and from 2,5 to 3 cm in lenght. But what does not change is their great taste. And eventhough they tend to crack and split towards the end of the season, they are still really worth it. Fun to grow. About 70 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $2,99
Orangeheart
Medium-size (6-7 cm), bright orange fruits with nice fruity flavor (especially when fully ripe). Round and slightly angular. Amazingly, in 2007 the cores of some Orangeheart tomatoes actually tasted like oranges! 87 days.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,99
Orange
Strawberry Large orange oxheart type, somewhat shaped like a strawberry. Flesh is very soft and silky, with few seeds. Low acidity. Big, tall plants. Some tomatoes are rounder than other. 80 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,49
P20 Blue Tomato (OSU Blue Tomato)
An astonishing dark purple tomato coming from the breeding work of Jim Myers from Oregon State University (OSU). Green fruits turn gradually to dark purple when exposed to sunlight. Click thumbnails for details. The bottom half of the ripe tomatoes then turns red. Medium size, round fruits, about 5 to 7 cm. Pinkish red flesh, with subtle, aromatic and fruity flavor. Not bland. Foliage turns purple under cold conditions. Around 80-90 days. Aka OSU Blue tomato. Rare!
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Pantano
Romanesco Italian strain with rich, intense flavor. Fresh use or for canning and sauce. Sauce made with Pantano Romanesco tomatoes is renowned. Deep red fruits, slightly flattened and ribbed, quite firm, medium to large size (300-400 g). Vigorous plants with good production. Tomatoes can still retain their green shoulders while ripe. From Rome. 70-75 days.
Packet of 35 seeds: $1,99
For a similar variety, see Costoluto Genovese and Costoluto Fiorentino, and also Marmande.
Paul Robeson
Black variety with a highly praised taste, which is said to be rich and smokey, and with a good balance of sweet and acidity. Soft, juicy flesh. Round fruits, some flattened, dark red with green shoulders. Sometimes lobbed. Medium to large, 7 to 10 cm. 75-80 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Peach (Garden Peach)
Like peaches, these fruits are covered with stunning fuzzy
hairs. Yellow fruits with a pink blush. Some green stripes
sometimes remain. Very nice looking fruit. Salad size. Thick
skin. Very mild flavor.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,99
For an improved peach variety, see also: Wapsipinicon Peach
Persimmon
Sweet and juicy orange tomatoes with low acidity. Taste is
highly praised by many who have tried it. Round, medium to
large. 80 days. Very limited supply.
Packet of 5 seeds: $2,99
Petitbec
(Doucet's
Petitbec)
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,49
Pineapple
Yellow-orange tomato marbled in red. Very large fruits. Excellent sweet and fruity flavor.
Packet is 20 seeds: $2,49
Pineapple
Fog
Round to angular, slightly flattened tomatoes with golden yellow skin showing some orange-red blushing. Small to medium size (4,5 to 6 cm). Came from a cross between Pineapple and San Francisco Fog. Large plants. 75-80 days. Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Pink IcePink cocktail cherry with smooth skin. Firm. Nice quality. About 3,5 cm long. Large clusters with widely interspersed fruits. Tall plants. Looks like a pink version of Sweet Gold and Sweet Orange 2 (see below). About 80 days. Packet of 20 seeds : $1,99
Pink Ponderosa
Old-fashioned pink tomato with mild flavor. Medium to large size, 400 to 900 g. Slightly flattened, dark pink. Meaty, few seeds, perfect for slices. Heirloom dating back to the 1800's. 80 days.
Packet of 30 seeds: $2,49
Pink Vernissage
Cute little pink tomatoes covered with orange stripes. Looks very much like Violet Jaser and Topaz, but instead with deep pink skin. And like these two, it is quite early and productive. Round shape, 3 to 5 cm. Stripes start green and then turn to pale orange. 65 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Plum
Lemon
Cute tomatoes, looking just like small lemons. About 6 cm long. Lemon yellow turning to golden yellow. Light, fresh taste. Better picked when still firm and clear yellow. 80 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,49
Polish Pastel
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,49
Powers
(Powers
Heirloom)
Beautiful, large yellow paste type with sweet flesh. Good fresh or for making a delicious yellow tomato sauce. Looks like a yellow version of Amish Paste (size and shape). An old Virginia Heirloom dating back to more than 100 years. 80-85 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $1,99
Principe
Borghese
Small determinate variety bearing
clusters of large cherry tomatoes. This variety is used in Italy
for drying. Take clusters and let them dry under the sun for
some weeks, or use a dehydrator or just the oven. Also good
fresh. 70 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $2,49
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Pruden's Purple
An earlier Brandywine type with
large, dark pink fruits. Flavor is often considered superior
than that of Brandywine. Better adapted for culture in Canada.
One of the best tasting varieties in 2003. Slightly ribbed
fruits, sometimes lobed. Long sepals. Potato leaf type
(grandifolium). Recommended. 80 days. Limited stock.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Purple Pear
BrandywineElongated, pleated pink fruits. Pear or plum shaped. Fleshy, low juice, sauce type. Standard leaf. Does not taste like Brandywine. 90 days. Rare.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,99
Purple Price
Nice dark pink tomato with purplish hues and green shoulders. Rich flavor combining the characteristics of pink and black tomatoes. Marbled flesh. Looks like the Cherokee Purple. Potato leaf type. Medium to very large size. Some cracking. Early. 70 days. Rare!
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Qiyanai-Huang Medium size orange fruits with pointed bellies. Compact plants (50 cm). From China. Very rare.
Sold out.
Rebel Starfighter Prime
Indigo oxheart with spectacular colors and patterns, and covered with tiny white specks, like thousands of stars among a galactic nebula* Large to very large. Pinkish red flesh, fruity and quite tasty. Seedlings look almost weak at first, with wispy foliage, but they get stronger as they grow. Good yields. A masterpiece from the breeding work of Russ Crowe, a fan of Star Wars. Tasty and striking. About 80 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
* Indeed, upon closer look, the skin reveals some pretty amazing patterns, somewhat reminiscent of deep space. Examples: 1 . 2 .
The best colors are just before the tomato has fully ripen (left thumbnail). After that, the fruits gets more reddish (right thumbnail).
Red Cherry (Cerise Rouge)
Indeterminate variety producing clusters of bright red fruits
with sweet flavor. A delight when eaten right from the plant.
75-80 days.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,99
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Red Grape (Red Grape, Grape tomato)
Open pollinated strain of grape
tomato with excellent quality. Looks very much like the popular
grape tomatoes sold in food markets. Nice smooth, shiny skin.
Fruits are very firm. Excellent concentrated taste, very sweet
and fruity.
Packet of 20 seeds: $2,49
Red Pear
(Red Pear)
Beautiful pear-shaped red fruits.
About the size of cherry tomatoes. Meaty texture.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Tomato Red Peach
Similar to Speckled Peach, but with a slightly darker color and larger fruits. This variety is also more late. Soft, slightly fuzzy skin and tender flesh. 95 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Red Cluster Pear
Another multiflora subspecies covered with sprays of flowers followed by large clusters of small, pear shaped red fruits. One single cluster can bear more than 100 tomatoes. About 80 days. Rare, hard to find variety!
Packet of 20 seeds: $2,49
For other multiflora varieties, see also Millefleur and Rose Quartz Multiflora
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Red Pear Franchi
Large tomato in the shape of a flattened, ribbed pear. Similar
to Zapotec pleated (Tlacolula) but red colored. Large size. From
Italy. aka Red Pear Abruzense or Pyriform. Rare. 90-95 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $2,49
Another type of Zebra tomato, this one has fiery red fruits covered with bright yellow bands. Round fruits, 6-7 cm, very uniform, and of a very nice quality. Good sweet flavor. Very productive. Nice commercial potential for producers. 75-80 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,49
Reinhard's
Goldkirsche
Translucent
golden
cherry
tomatoes looking somewhat like gooseberries. Long clusters of
over 12 fruits, each about 2,5 cm (1"). Nice fruity taste. The
tomatoes grown under foliage will remain whitish and be even
more translucent (click right thumbnail). From Germany (Reinhard
Kraft). About 75 days.
Packet of 30 seeds: $1,99
Reisentraube 
The first cluster will bear more
than 50 tomatoes! It will be actually so large and heavy that it
will practically outgrow the rest of the plant. Large cherry
tomatoes with pointed ends, 3 to 4 cm in diameter. Small-medium
plant. Indeterminate. From Germany, "reisentraube" meaning "buch
of grapes". Another multiflora type, with huge
inflorescences bearing loads of flowers. Old variety grown by
the Amish. 80 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $2,49
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An oddity of nature, with cherry tomatoes that are partially
fused together into one single fruit. You can easily separate
the individual parts like garlic and get clove-like cherry
tomatoes (right picture). Not an astounding flavor, but
definitely a curiosity that will bring wonder and fun to the
garden. From Guatemala.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Re Umberto
Old italian variety named after
King Umberto. Paste type, like Roma and San Marzano, with oval
shaped, 6 cm, deep red fruits. For sauces or fresh eating.
This one will ripen very slowly on the plant. So make sure to
wait until it is turns completely red. About 90 days.
Rare! (This is not the "King Umberto" Tomato.).
Sold out.
Large pink type being reported to reach huge sizes. Those grown in 2005 reached 11 cm wide and weighed up to 450 g (1 pound). Flattened, lobed fruits like the Watermelon Beefsteak variety. Very nice sweet flavor, well balanced and not too acid, a bit like Marianna's Peace. Also known as The Richardson Tomato. Late type, about 90 days. From the U.S. Rare!
Sold out.
Roma
Napoli
Determinate. Roma is the ultimate
archetype of the italian tomato, with elongated red fruits. Red,
meaty fruits, medium size, 55-60 g. For fresh eating or
processing: sauce, ketchup, canning, etc. Good tolerance to VF.
75-85 days. Compact plants with good leaf cover. Fruits are
similar to the commercial Roma tomatoes sold in markets.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,99
See also Martino's
Roma, Striped Roma and
San Marzano
Roman Candle (Chandelle Romaine)Roma type with pale yellow waxy skin. Similar to Banana Legs except it is more meaty and less juicy. Flavor is also milder..
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
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. Roma Striped (Striped Roma, Speckled Roma)
Roma variety covered with squiggly lines reminiscent of flames
(click on photos). Good flavor too. A conversation piece. Nice
for sauce or fresh eating. Meaty fruits, low in juice. 7 cm by
12 cm. 85 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Rosabec Quebec variety yielding nice, pink fruits with a tangy, fresh flavor and an unusual, though pleasant, tart-sour aftertaste. Clusters of 5 to 6 tomatoes, medium size (5 to 7 cm). Smooth skin, nice looking, no cracking. Shape is more or less round (some variations). Compact, determinate plants, around 85 cm high. Early, 65 days. Bred in Quebec by Roger Doucet.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Rosabec tomatoes are very easy to pick. They also make great tomato juice!
Rosalita
One of the very
few pink grape
tomatoes out there. Smooth, shiny skin. Very beautiful, look
like pink jelly beans. Dark pink hue. 3 cm. Good
potential for commercial growers. 65-70 days.
Very limited stock, smaller packet.
Packet of 5 seeds: $2,99
Rose de Berne
(Berner Rosen)
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,49
Tomato Rosella
Cherry tomatoes with beautiful shade of purplish dark pink. Click thumbnails for details. Grow in huge clusters of up to 30 fruits. Can be used fresh or even to make sauce. Thin skin. Taste is a well-balanced mix of sweetness and acidity. Some even detect an aroma of small berries, like blackberry or raspberry (?) 70 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Rose Quartz
From Japan. Pink cherry tomato with beautiful iridescent skin.
Produces well in cool conditions. 65 days.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,99
Rose Quartz Multiflora
Multiflora sub-type with huge bunches of delicious pink cherry tomatoes. Like the standard Rose Quartz, fruits have the same nice deep pink, iridescent color and the same aromatic, fruity flavor. Large clusters of more than 100 tomatoes each. This variety is also amazingly productive. About 75 days. Rare, hard to find variety!
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Royal Hillbilly
Big tomatoes ripening from pale yellow to coral pink. Plants are amazingly short compared to the size of the fruits they yield (only 60-65 cm high). Large to huge tomatoes (8 to 12 cm), more or less round, flattened and ribbed. Pink-red juicy flesh, with nice sharp, tangy and zesty flavor. Semi determinate. Productive. 75-80 days.
Packet de 15 seeds: $2,49
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