Some heritage vegetable varieties

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DAUGHTER OF THE SOIL

A list of heritage vegetable varieties, with pictures

VARIETY	ORIGIN	SEEDS	PLANT/LEAF	FLOWERS	YOUNG PODS	MATURE PODS
These are heritage, heirloom or public domain varieties (including some newly bred ones, the heirlooms of the future) which I've either grown in my garden or am in the process of growing. All are open-pollinated (non-hybrid). It's really just a small selection because it's based on my own experience rather than info collected from elsewhere, and my collection is dominated by peas, but the chart is growing all the time and I hope you find the information useful. Some varieties have been fully reviewed ... just follow the links. Pictures are available wherever you see a clickable link (green-red text). You will need to use the Back button on your browser to get back to this page after viewing a picture. All images are © Rebsie Fairholm. Enjoy them, but please ask permission before re-using them for anything else. < •> Beans, climbing < •> Beans, dwarf < •> Garlic < •> Peas < •> Peppers < •> Potatoes < •> Tomatoes < •>

Peas (for a full list of what I have, click here)
Alaska (syn. Earliest of All)	1880s Laxton's	pale bluey-green, dimpled	dwarf, to 3ft	white	green, smallish	green, smallish
Alderman	1891 Laxton's	large, pale, wrinkled	6ft tall	white	green, flat but turning puffy	green, long, puffy w/ large peas
Carouby de Maussane FULL REVIEW	19thC France	brown-tan	tall, flushed red	pink/maroon, fading to blue	green, flat	green, flat, huge
Carruthers' Purple Podded	heirloom Co. Down	green/tan variable	6ft tall	pink/maroon	purple, smooth, flat	rich purple, full
Champion of England	1843 W. Fairbeard	green, wrinkled	6ft tall	white	green	green, slightly curved
Clarke's Beltony Blue	heirloom Co. Tyrone	tan, blocky	6ft tall	pink/maroon	purple, smooth, flat	rich purple, full
Corne de Bêlier (syn. Tall White Sugar)	19thC France	pale buff, round	5ft tall	creamy white	wide, flat, green	wide, green, bumpy
Desirée		brown-tan, blocky	3ft, semi-dwarf	pink/purple, veined	dark purple, wide, flat	very dark purple, leathery
Duke of Albany	1882	pale green, very wrinkled	very tall, 8ft	white	large, green	fairly straight, large, green
Ezethas Krombek Blauwschok	Holland	large, brown	5ft tall	pink/purple	purple	purple
Gladstone	1890s Mr Holmes	pale green, very wrinkled	5ft tall	white	green	green
Golden Sweet	India	grey/tan, purple speckles, varied	5ft tall, flushed red, beautiful	pink/purple, partly closed	bright yellow	pale yellow, knobbly
Gravedigger FULL REVIEW	heirloom	large, cream wrinkled	3-4ft, mid-height	white, in pairs	green, in pairs, mid-size	green, plump
Irish Preans FULL REVIEW	Ireland	very large, dark olive green	very tall, 8ft +	pink/maroon	green, in pairs, flat, smallish	green, smallish
Kent Blue	heirloom	small, round, speckled blue	3ft, semi-dwarf	bicolour blue, veined, in pairs	scimitar shaped, knobbly	very knobbly, curved, twisted
Lancashire Lad	1900s Carter's	olive-tan, wrinkled	flushed red	pink/maroon	purple, in pairs	purple, in pairs
Magnum Bonum FULL REVIEW	1860s	very large, green, wrinkled	7ft tall	pure white	green, large	green, large with huge peas
Mr Bethell's Purple Podded	heirloom north England	olive green, blocky	5ft tall	pink/maroon	magenta-purple	purple w/ bright green peas
Ne Plus Ultra	1847	pale green, smooth	6ft tall	white	long, green	long, green, full
Opal Creek FULL REVIEW	USA Dr A. Kapuler	pale green/cream, bullet shaped	6ft tall, yellowy stems	white	pale yellow, slender	pale yellow, slim smooth sugarpod
Robinson	heirloom Scotland?	pale green, wrinkled			green	green, curved, pointy
Salmon-Flowered FULL REVIEW	heirloom	small, rosy-buff, round	rare 'crown' type, 5ft tall	bicolour pink, all in a cluster	small, horizontal, green	plump, horizontal, rosy green
Sugar Magnolia	USA Dr A. Kapuler	earthy green, dimpled	giant, 10ft tall			purple sugarpod
Taiwan Sugar	Taiwan	small, tan, dimpled	dwarf, less than 2ft	very pale pink	small, flat, green	flat, green
Thomas Laxton	Laxton's	green, wrinkled			green

VARIETY	ORIGIN	SEEDS	PLANT/LEAF	FLOWERS	YOUNG PODS	MATURE PODS
Beans, climbing (pole)
Bridgwater Bean	heirloom Somerset	buff with purple whorls	bright green, smallish leaves	mauve	flushed blue	strongly flushed purple
Caseknife	pre-1820	thin, white, kidney	knarled leaves, strong climber	creamy white	green, shaped like a small knife	green, very long, a bit knarled, flattish
Coco Bicolour		white/speckled bicolour	smallish leaves		small, green	light green, bulging, smallish
Kew Blue	heirloom Kew Gardens	tan, kidney, with speckles	green, flushed purple	mauve	dark purple, smooth, paired	velvety purple, flattish
Lazy Housewife		white, kidney
Major Cook's Bean	heirloom pre-1920	buff with purple whorls	vigorous, coarse foliage	mauve	C-shaped, light green/blue flush	curved, knobbly, flushed maroon
Meraviglia di Venezia (Marvel of Venice)	Italy	charcoal black, rounded	tall, large leaves	pinky-mauve	green to yellow, flat, wide	pale yellow, flat, wavy-edged, wide
Mrs Fortune's	heirloom	buff with purple whorls	hairy leaves, sags at night	pinky-mauve	bright green w/ blue streaks	flat, streaked dark blue
Pea Bean	heirloom	small, bicolour white/maroon		creamy white
Poletschka	heirloom Ukraine	purple-black, shiny	vigorous, tall		green, flat with bumps	yellow-green, flat but ultra lumpy
Purple Giant	heirloom Australia	tan, mottled	pretty, purple stems, green leaf	purple	dark purple, flat	purple, flattish
Salford Black (runner bean)	heirloom Oxfordshire	black, chunky	vigorous, smallish leaves	bright orangey-red	green, sometimes flushed darker	green, sometimes flushed darker
San Antonio		big, rounded, white with brown splodge	huge leaves, bright green	white, fading to cream	wide, wavy-edged, flattish	pale yellow green, big bulges
Serbian Pole	Serbia	pale buff with brown whorls	bright green leaves	mauve	green, wide, flattish	pale yellow green, some red streaks
Spagna Bianco (runner bean)		white, huge	vigorous	white, fading to cream	green, short, wide, striated	green, short, fat, bulging
Trionfo Violetto	Italy	small tan kidney	dark green leaves	bright purple	purple, flattish	purple, knobbly

VARIETY	ORIGIN	SEEDS	PLANT/LEAF	FLOWERS	YOUNG PODS	MATURE PODS
Beans, dwarf (bush)
Black Valentine		small kidney, black, shiny
Brighstone	heirloom Isle of Wight	buff with purple whorls, kidney	bright green leaves	violet-purple	green, mottled dark blue	dark blue, very mottled, flat
Canadian Wonder		dull dark red kidney	large-ish plants	pale rose pink	pale green, flat	pale green, flat
Comtesse de Chambord	France	very small, white, elongated	small leaves, very dainty	pure white	small, thin, green, satin smooth	green, flattish, satin smooth
Dog Bean	variant of Jacob's Cattle	white with burgundy sploshes
Early Warwick		deep cranberry with tan flecks		very pale pink	green with pointy tip	green, flattish
Negritos		charcoal black, small, rounded
Nun's Belly Button		white with red-brown splodge		creamy white	green, flat	flat, bulging, green
Purple Prince		dark purple with pinky-tan flecks	upright plants	mauve	green with blue streaks, flat	variably mottled, flattish
Purple Queen		tiny, mottled brown, elongated	dark green foliage, some purple	mauve with purple bracts	silky dark purple, in pairs	dark purple, silky, flat
Vermont Cranberry	USA	cranberry kidney with tan flecks	robust plants	pure white	green, flat	large, straight , flat

VARIETY	ORIGIN	SCAPE TYPE	TYPE	BULBS	CLOVES	CLOVE NO.
Garlic
Cuban Purple		hardneck	Creole	small when grown in temperate zone	strongly purple, elegant, streaked	about 9 per bulb
Dominic's Rocambole		hardneck	Rocambole	largeish, pure white	big, plump, dusky gold with pink	about 4 per bulb
Music	Italy via USA	hardneck	Porcelain	large, elegant, porcelain white	huge, shiny, gold blushed pink	usually 4 per bulb
Persian Star		hardneck	Purple Stripe	mid-size, white, star-like cloves	mid-size, soft purple streaks	8 or 9 per bulb
Purple Glazer		hardneck	Purple Stripe	coarse skin, mid-size, off-white	mid-size, plump, deep purple	about 6 per bulb
Rose de Lautrec	Lautrec, France (PGI)	hardneck	Creole?	large, outer wrappers coarse	medium-large, candy pink blush	variable - 10 per bulb or more
Solent Wight	Isle of Wight	softneck		smallish, translucent white	small, variable, purple streaks	variable - 12 per bulb or more

VARIETY	ORIGIN	TYPE/SPROUT	PLANT/LEAF	FLOWERS	TUBERS	CUT TUBERS
Potatoes
British Queen	1894 A. Findlay	second early pinky green	fairly typical	white	large, cream	creamy white flesh
Edzell Blue	pre-1915 Scotland	second early	fairly typical	white	bright purple, metallic lustre	white flesh
Fortyfold	pre-1836	late maincrop	straggly plants	fell off	mauve/cream, lumpy, deep eyes	thick skin, yellowy flesh
Highland Burgundy Red	uncertain	maincrop deep crimson	straggly plants, red tinged stems	white, dainty	burgundy red, netted skin	red-pink flesh, pale band under skin
Mr Little's Yetholm Gypsy	Yetholm, Scotland	early maincrop purple and green	grows upright then flops	violet-mauve	blotched purple pink and cream	cream flesh with greenish tinge
Red Duke of York	1942, sport of Duke of York	first early very dark red	dark green with reddish stems		bright red, netted	golden-cream flesh
Salad Blue	confused	early maincrop dark blue	blue on stems, lots of seedballs	sky blue, large, beautiful, profuse	dark purple-blue	purple-blue flesh with pale layer
Sharpe's Express	1900, England C. Sharpe	first early pinky green			cream	creamy white
Shetland Black	pre-1920 Shetland Isles	second early glossy black	smallish leaves, dark green	pale violet	purple-black, very netted, smallish	cream flesh, purple vascular ring
Witch Hill (syn. Snowdrop)	1881? England	second early	bright green, compact	white, when it bothers	cream, kidney	white

VARIETY	ORIGIN	TYPE	FLOWERS	UNRIPE FRUIT	RIPE FRUIT	CUT FRUIT
Tomatoes
Anna Russian	Russia via Oregon, USA	indeterminate mid-season	large, chunky	green heart	oxheart, pinkish
Apricot Brandywine		potato leaf	large, chunky	mid green, pleated
Banana Legs	Tater Mater 1984	determinate mid-season	fine, delicate	pale green with darker stripes	long, yellow, subtle stripes	pale yellow, pithy, few seeds
Black Plum	heirloom Russia	big, indeterminate mid-season	stigma pokes out	dense green plum w/ dark shoulder	dusky chestnut, green shoulder	thick grainy flesh, darkish gel
Black Prince	heirloom Irkutsk Siberia	indeterminate mid-season	medium size	largish green globes	deep red to chestnut brown	thick deep red flesh, dark gel
Caro Rich		indeterminate mid-season	medium size	variable shape, pale green	variable, orange-red globe	colourful, juicy, lots of flesh
Clementine	France	indeterminate	small, in huge trusses	translucent green mini-hearts	bright golden yellow mini-hearts	golden yellow
Copia	USA	indeterminate	large, complex	pleated, striped, silvery + green	striped deep pink and green, bulbous	fleshy, complex, green with pink
Des Andes	the Andes, via France	semi-determinate mid-season			pepper-shaped
Douce de Picardie FULL REVIEW	heirloom north France	indeterminate mid-season	medium size, long sepals	pale shiny green	whitish pale yellow, rounded	pale yellow flesh w/ matching gel
Green Tiger FULL REVIEW	Marks & Spencer	indeterminate mid-season	small, star-like, dainty	shiny, stripey green globes	red w/ dark green stripes, shiny	dark red flesh, dark green gel, fleshy
Isis Candy	East Europe via USA	indeterminate early	small, dainty	flattish, green w/ dark shoulders	pinky and gold w/ marbling, flattish	beautiful peachy colours, quartered
Muskovite	Island of Sakhaline	indeterminate mid-season
Orange Banana	heirloom Russia	indeterminate mid-season	medium size	longish, green	long, orange with pointed end
Orange Strawberry FULL REVIEW		indeterminate mid-season	large, chunky	pale green, waxy, pleated, oxheart	oxheart, large, bright orange	bright orange, very fleshy, few seeds
Peacevine Cherry (dehybridised Sweet 100)	USA Dr A. Kapuler	indeterminate mid-season	small cone, long wide petals	small, translucent green	round red cherry, very small	bright red, thin flesh, lots of tiny seeds
Roma	heirloom Italy			plum-shaped	plum-shaped	fleshy, few seeds
Salt Spring Sunrise	Canada J. James	determinate mid-season		lopsided with a few pleats
San Marzano	heirloom Italy	indeterminate mid-season	fine, smallish	pear-shaped	pear-shaped	solidly fleshy
Siniy	heirloom Estonia	potato leaf mid-season	big and chunky	slightly ribbed	largish, pinkish
Speckled Roman	USA	mid-season	long sepals	long but variable, green, striped	orange and red, long and pointy
Tangella	heirloom England	indeterminate mid-season	long curved sepals, curly tip	like a rounded green apple	bright orange globe	thick orange flesh and very juicy
Teton de Venus (Venus' Nipple)	heirloom France	mid-season	small cone, long petals	green lopsided heart	pointed heart shape with nipple
Tigerella	England	indeterminate early	medium size	smooth, green with stripes	red with orangey stripes, round	thin red flesh, very juicy
Yellow Taxi		determinate early	chunky but compact	pale green, smooth	bright yellow

VARIETY	ORIGIN	PLANT/LEAF	FLOWERS	UNRIPE FRUIT	RIPE FRUIT	CUT FRUIT
Peppers (sweet and chilli)
Boldog Hungarian Spice	Hungary
Bulgarian Carrot (syn. Shipkas)	Bulgaria via USA		white		long, orange, carrot-shaped
Corno Giallo (Yellow Bull's Horn)	heirloom Italy	tall	white	green bull's horn	yellow bull's horn
Corno Rosso (Red Bull's Horn)	heirloom Italy	tall	white	green bull's horn	red bull's horn
Hungarian Semi-Hot	heirloom Hungary
Kaibi Round No.2	Bulgaria/Real Seeds	medium size	white
Lemon Drop	Brazil	medium size	white	bright green, long, twisted	bright lemon yellow, twisted
Lipstick	USA		white
Napia	Bulgaria	medium size	white	green bull's horn	orange-red bull's horn	thin flesh
Orange Bell	1989 A. Heklar	tallish	very wide, white	dark green, slightly pleated	bright orange square bell
Perfection	Hungarian (selection)		white
Pretty In Purple	1930s USA	foliage streaked purple	small, mauve, flat, very pretty	small, dark purple	purple
Red Ruffled		medium size	white	round, ribbed, green	round, ribbed, red

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