His hunch was correct, and LeHoullier was so impressed with the tomatoes the color of a "bad leg bruise" that he named them Cherokee Purple and sent his friends at a few seed companies some seeds.

Today, Cherokee Purple tomatoes are widely available because of a tomato seed collector named Craig LeHoullier. He has dedicated his post-retirement life to preserving heirloom tomatoes ...

I saved some seeds and every one germinated ... I always include at least one Sungold cherry tomato (it’s a heavy producer and wonderful tasty bite), Cherokee Purple for the lovely complex ...

Packets of free purple Cherokee tomato seeds are going fast at Lambton County Library branches. “They are going very quickly,” said Vanitia Campbell, county library public services coordinator ...

It’s December and the Johnny’s Seed ... tomato.” It’s dark red, medium sized and for me, the best tasting tomato there is. I am also experimenting with the similar Cherokee Purple this ...

"This is the lab where we are developing new varieties of tomatoes. We are producing seeds and ... they turn purple," said Pumplin, showing CBS13 one of their bioengineered cherry tomatoes.