Hybrid varieties of tomatoes can be a wonderful addition to any garden as they’ve been bred to have unique tastes or hardy features about them.

A HYBRID tomato is created by human-influenced cross-pollination, taking the pollen of one plant and putting it on the stamen of another. The first generation of tomatoes after that are considered hybrids but these hybrids are often sterile or if they produce viable seeds, they are of the genetics of one of the parents. Therefore, it is critical to know if you are growing hybrid varieties as their seeds most likely should not be saved for future growing seasons.

(This is not to be confused with an HEIRLOOM variety that has been selectively reproduced for certain characteristics and passed down for generations.)

Below is a list of hybrid varieties edited & adapted from the Gardening Channel. If you know additional hybrids you don’t see on this list, let me know in the comments below and I will add them.

Lets get right to it:

Ace, Amai, Amarillo, Amelia, Applause

Baby Boomer, Bella Rosa, Better Boy, BHN 1021, BHN189, BHN 268, BHN 543, BHN 762, BHN 826, BHN 961, Big Beef, Big Boy, Big Daddy, Big Mama, Big Pink, Black Pearl, Bolsano, Booty, Brandy Boy, Brandymaster Pink, Burpee’s Big Boy, Burpee’s Early Pick, Burpee’s Supersteak, Bushsteak, Bush Big Boy, Bush Early Girl, Bush Goliath

Cabernet, Capaya, Carmelita, Casa Del Sol, Celebration, Celebrity, Charger, Chef’s Choice Green, Chef’s Choice Orange, Cherry Baby, Cherry Buzz, Cherry Punch, Chiquita, Classica, Clermon, Cluster Grande, Colonial, Christa, Cupid

Dacquiri, Dafel, Debut, Delizia, Dona

Early Girl, Early Doll, Early Goliath, Early Harvest, Enchantment, Estiva, Ensalada

Fabulous, Fantastic, Favorita, Ferlina, Finishline, First Light, First Prize, Five Star Grape, FLA 47R, Florida 47, Frazier’s Gem, Fresh Salsa, Fried Green Tomato, Fruity Cherry

Gabrielle, Geronimo, Giant Belgium Giant Tree, Gill’s All Purpose, Golden Gem, Golden Girl, Golden San Marzano, Golden Sunshine, Golden Sweet, Goldie, Grandma’s Picks, Granny Smith, Green Bell Pepper, Green Envy, Gremlin, Gum Drop, Gladiator, Golden Fresh Salsa, Golden Mama

Hard Rock, Harlequin, Holland, Honeycomb Hybrid, Husky Gold, Hy-Brix, Health Kick, Heritage, Honey Delight

Italian Ice

Jazzy, Jersey Boy, Jet Star, Jetsonic, Juliet

Kobe Beefsteak

Ladybug, Lady Finger, Legend, Lunch Box, Luck Cross

Maglia Rosa, Madame Marmande, Manyel, Mariana, Marton, Mighty Sweet, Mountain Magic, Midnight Snack, Monarch

Napa Grape, Nectarine, New Girl

Oh Happy Day, Olivade, Orange Blossom, Orange Slice, Orange Wellington

Pamella, Pellicore, Picus, Pink Wonder, Patio Paste, Pink Pounder, Plum Crimson, Plum Regal, Porterhouse, Power Pops

Quimbaya, Queen of Hearts

Ramapo, Rambling Red Stripe, Ravello, Red Cherry Large Fruited, Razzle Dazzle, Red Brandymaster, Red October, Red Rocket, Red Summer, Red Star, Rutgers

Seminis Grape 9137, Small Fry, Smarty, Salt Spring Sunrise, Scarlet Red, Shady Lady, Snacker’s Delight, Sugar Snack, Super Fantastic, Sweet Chelsea, Steak House, Steak Sandwich, Sunchocola, Sunrise Bumblebee, Sun Gold, Sunny Boy, Summer Fresh, Summer Girl, Super Sauce, Super Tasty, Solar Power, Sweet Seedless, Sweet Tangerine, Sweet Quartz, Sweet Seedless, Sweet Treats

Tami G, Tasti-Lee, Tinkerbell, Tomatoberry Garden, Torbary, Tygress, Tumbler, Tumbling Tom Yellow, Tye-Die, Tangella, Tangerina Mama, Toronjna, Tough Boy, Tribeca

Ultra Sweet, Umamim

Valley Girl

Zebra Cherry

Whew! Whole lot of hybrids there. Hope this helps and happy gardening out there.

With dirt under my nails,

Melissa