Celebrity
Single source · Reviewed Sep 9, 2026
Values marked like this (estimated) are model estimates, not confirmed from a source.
Hybrid F1 slicer from USA, 1984. The reliable all-rounder: broad disease resistance and a manageable, semi-determinate plant. Ready in about 72 days from transplant.
- Hybrid F1
- 72 days to maturity (from transplant)
- Determinate
- Large fruit
- Easy-moderate (estimated)
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Slicer 7–11 oz (200–300 g) · Flattened globe
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Plant height
- 3½–4 ft (100–125 cm) Medium height
- Spacing
- 22 × 35 in (55 × 90 cm) (estimated)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Polytunnel · Open ground · Container
- Container growing
- Balcony friendly min. 7 gal (30 L) pot (estimated)
- Skin
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- Red
- Interior
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- Red
Plant size and habit
Medium height · Determinate
3½–4 ft (100–125 cm) · Regular leaf
Celebrity is a determinate plant that stops growing at a set height and ripens most of its crop in one concentrated window; a cage is usually enough support. Expect a plant of 3½–4 ft (100–125 cm).
Flavor
“The reliable all-rounder: broad disease resistance and a manageable, semi-determinate plant.”
Growing calendar
- Sow indoors
- Transplant out
- Harvest
Timing shown for temperate climates; sow indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost date.
Disease resistance
- V Verticillium wilt
- F1 Fusarium wilt (race 1)
- F2 Fusarium wilt (race 2)
- N Root-knot nematodes
- T Tobacco mosaic virus
Uses & tags
- Slicing
- Fresh & salads
- Canning
- Beginner friendly
- Disease tough
- High yield
- Award winner
Origin
Celebrity won an All-America Selections award in 1984 and has stayed in production ever since on the strength of one thing: it is very hard to fail with. The disease resistance package is unusually broad, the plant stops at a manageable size, and the fruit is consistent rather than remarkable. It is the variety most often recommended to someone growing tomatoes for the first time.
Sources
Where to buy seeds
All photos
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Celebrity tomatoes ripening on the vine under cover -
A truss of Celebrity tomatoes -
Celebrity tomato plant in a garden bed with ripe fruit on the vine -
A ripe Celebrity tomato held in a gardener's hand -
Freshly picked Celebrity tomatoes -
Celebrity tomato sliced in the kitchen
Questions
How long does Celebrity take to mature?
Celebrity is ready in about 72 days from transplant.
Does Celebrity need staking?
Celebrity is a determinate plant that stops growing at a set height and ripens most of its crop in one concentrated window; a cage is usually enough support. Expect a plant of 3½–4 ft (100–125 cm).
Can Celebrity be grown in a container?
Yes — Celebrity grows well in a container of at least 30 L (7 gal).
Is Celebrity resistant to disease?
Celebrity carries documented resistance to Verticillium wilt, Fusarium wilt (race 1), Fusarium wilt (race 2), Root-knot nematodes, and Tobacco mosaic virus.
See also
Other slicer varieties people put next to this one.
Grows like this one
Determinate, midseason, full sun. Same support, same calendar.
