They are inexorably conquering the modern kitchen. Old vegetable varieties move people’s minds because they score with convincing advantages. Jerusalem artichokes, beets and parsnips were forgotten in the hunt for fast growth and sweet taste. Since health-conscious hobby gardeners have been thinking back to the old values, old types of vegetables are becoming more topical every day. They are tough, contain more nutrients and are healthier. In addition, traditional types of vegetables are seed-proof, so that they can be propagated in the hobby garden without any problems. Take a look at the list of old vegetables from AZ and be amazed at the large fundus.
Table of Contents
Old vegetable varieties from A to F
Blumenkohl (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.)
- Alpha Delft Market, early variety
- Erfurt dwarf, early maturity
- Frankfurt giants, late maturity
- Hagscher’s earliest dwarf
- Lecerfs, Sommersorte
French beans (green-podded) – (Phaseolus vulgaris)
- Double Dutch Princess, white grain, medium early
- Erfurt bacon, brown grain, round pod
- Gebrüder Dippes Herold, late variety, round pod
- Hinrichs Riesen, white ground, late maturity
- Hundred for one, yellow beans, round pod, 10 cm long
- Kaiser Wilhelm Riesen, white front sight, flat case
- East Frisian bacon, grey-white grain, round sleeve
- Paas Lintorfer Early, flat-oval pod, 18 cm long
French beans (yellow-podded) – (Phaseolus vulgaris)
- Bitterhoff’s wax cornucopia, early maturity, round-oval pod
- Gebrüder Dippes Wachs Quitlinga, late ripening, round, 8 cm long pod
- Haubner’s early, thick-fleshed, flat-oval pod
- Schreiber’s Early Helia, early maturity
- Schreiber’s wax Saxagold, round case, 12 cm long
Bush tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)
- Heinemann’s anniversary
- Immune
- Prof. Rudloff
- Sperl’s future
Strawberry spinach (Blitum virgatum, Syn. Chenopodium foliosum)
Angelica (Angelica archangelica)
Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
- Award winner, pale violet grain speckled with black, very late maturity
- Red flowers, violet background, black-spotted grain, medium early
- White giants, white grain, fleshy pod, medium early
- Bicolor flowering, light beige, dark brown spotted grain
Old vegetables from G to K
Gartenmelde (Atriplex hortense)
- Green Lee’s Giants, annual, up to 1 meter high
- Green Rhineland header, tastes milder than spinach
- Red orache, up to 120 cm high
Vegetable chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum coronarium)
Mallow (Malva verticillata)
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
- Best of all, house cucumber, long, smooth, slender
- Delicacy K. Gherkin, medium length
- German snakes, yellowing variety, firm shell
- Motto, for late driving in cold houses
- Grochlitzer, yellow when harvested, thin skin
- Hoffmann’s Giganta, very large cucumber, thick-fleshed
- Giant cucumber, thick, heavy, cylindrical, firm flesh
- Spot resisting, dark green fruit, long, slender, house cucumber
- Foothill grapes, small fruit, outdoor variety
Autumn turnip, also stubble (Brassica rapa L. esculenta)
- Bortfelder, half-long, yellow flesh
- Yellow Lübecker, regional beet variety
- Märkische turnip, oval, yellow flesh
- Teltower, small, yellow
Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum)
- Bamberg croissants, late variety, mealy cooking, yellow flesh
- Bintje, medium-early variety, light yellow flesh, mealy cooking
- Epicure, very early variety, high-yielding, mainly waxy
- La Ratte, mid-early variety, waxy, finger-shaped tubers
- Pink pine cones, medium early, pink skin, yellow flesh, waxy
- Sieglinde, very old variety, yellow-fleshed, waxy
- Skerry Blue, late variety, blue-violet flesh, waxy
Closet gurnards (Cucumis sativus)
- Hoffmann’s Thanksgiving, long, slender, dark green fruit
- Hoffmanns Produkta, medium-sized fruit, 40 cm long, cylindrical
- Orion, fruit up to 60 cm long
- Reform, cylindrical, 30 cm long
- Spiers, medium length, dark green, smooth
Chervil beet, also bulbous calf’s head (Chaerophyllum bulbosum L.)
- Local chervil, white-fleshed tuber
- Siberian chervil, yellow-fleshed variety, larger, less aromatic
Kohlrabi (Oberkohlrabi) – (Brassica oleracea var. gongyloides)
- Blue bacon, autumn ripening
- Bohemian white stalk, late maturing
- Delicatessen Blue, summer kohlrabi
- Delicacy white, summer variety
- Goliath, white-fleshed kohlrabi
- Jaensch Optimus, forcing and early kohlrabi
- Prager Weißer, drift and early kohlrabi
- triumph of Quedlinburg, early maturity
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
- Böttner’s Treib, Lettuce
- Brown defiant, summer lettuce
- Fear nothing, summer variety
- Hofmann’s Aurora, early variety
- May Queen, early salad
- May Miracle, Winter Salad
- Stuttgart summer, summer variety
- Winter Butterkopf, Wintersalat
Onion (Allium cepa)
- Brunswick dark blood red, round, flat, white flesh
- Bronze ball, hard-shelled, pure white, very solid, medium late
- Madeira, round, wine-pink to flesh-colored, very large, cannot be stored
- Stuttgart giants, flat and round on the sides, pure white flesh
- White Queen, spherical, pure white, loose, not hardy
- Zittau Yellow, round, pure white flesh, can be stored
- Zwaans Große Winter, round, yellow with reddish tinges, very late
Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo)
- Cocozelle from Tripoli, dark green fruit without tendrils
- Club of Hercules, ornamental gourd up to 1 m long
- Vegetale Marrow, yellow fruit, with tendrils
- Whale, green fruit, orange-yellow flesh, without tendrils
- Zuchette, whitish yellow fruit without tendrils
Old vegetable varieties from L to P
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
- Earliest dandelion, early flowering
- Large-leaved dandelion, summer variety
- Curled dandelion
Lupine (Lupinus)
- Graf Schwerin, red flowers, sensitive to frost and lime, very tender
- Pflug’s Blaulipine, 80 cm high, blue flowers
- Popularny, 70 cm high, early variety, yellow flowers
Chard, also known as Roman cabbage, biting cabbage, leaf chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
- Smooth silver, ribbed chard
- Green cut, cut chard
- Krauser silver, ribbed chard
- Lukullus, Rippensorte
Markerbsen (gelbsamig) – (Pisum sativum)
- Lincoln, yellow grain, 50 cm high, late maturity
- Salzmünder precious pearl, yellow grain, 80 cm high, medium late ripening
- Salzmünder Early, low stature, very early maturity
Markerbsen (grünsamig) – (Pisum sativum)
- Aldermann, olive grain, 120 cm high
- Delicacy, light green grain, 80 cm high
- Gebrüder Dippes Deli, light whitish to light yellowish-green grain
- Schreiber’s Delisa, low stature, pale bluish-green grain
- Wonder of Kelvedon, dark olive green grain, 50 cm high
Carrot, also carrot, yellow turnip (Daucus carota)
- Duwicker, short, circular, blunted, reddish yellow-orange
- Gonsenheimer Treib, half-length, reddish-red-orange
- Market gardener, medium-long, medium-early, reddish-orange
- Nantaise, cylindrical, of equal thickness, medium early
- Parisian market, round truncated, reddish-yellow-orange
- Sudenburger, long, thick top, light heart
Palerbsen (gelbsamig) – (Pisum sativum)
- Boxwood beak, yellow grain, 45 cm high
- Large-podded beak, depressed grain, 150 cm in height
- Sachsa, light yellow grain, 80 cm high
Palerbsen (grünsamige) – (Pisum sativum)
- dr Neuer’s crown pearl, medium green grain, low habit
- Small Rhinelander, early maturity, 45 cm in height
- Terras Brunsviga, medium-tall growth, long, wide pod
- Zeiner’s green bastard, pale bluish-green grain, early maturity
Parsnip, also bog root, mutton carrot (Pastinaca sativa)
- Vegetable parsnips
- long tall
- Wiesen-Pastinak
- Zottiger Parsnips
Parsley (Petroselium sativum)
- Hamburger cut, smooth blade
- Moss curled, curled leaf
- Curly head, curly leaf
Lettuce (Asteraceae)
- American brown
- Australian Yellow
Leeks (Allium porrum)
- Brabant, medium-length, thick stem, broad, blue-green
- Carentan, short, strong stem, medium width, very winter-resistant
- Elephant, without side shoots, dense leaves, dark green, hardy
- Early summer, not frost hardy
Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
broad beans, also broad beans (Vicia faba)
- Goliath, greenish grain, medium late, dark boiling
- Hangdown, brownish grain, early, pendent pods
- Stoffert’s giant, white-napped, ivory grain
Old vegetables from Q to S
Radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. Radicula)
- Bauers Kieler, oval, red and white early variety
- Cordes Wilhelmsburger, round, red early variety
- Icicles, long summer variety
- Haubner’s early miracle, round, red, early
- Giant butter, round, red summer variety
- Saxa Treib, round greenhouse variety
Rettich (Raphanus sativus L. var. major)
- Gournay, Wintersorte
- Munich beer, autumn variety
- Easter greeting, oval, five-week white radish
- Rosa Ostergruß, Mairettich
- Stuttgart giants, winter variety
Brussels sprouts, also sprouts sprouts, buds sprouts (Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera)
- Firm and a lot, medium-high variety
- Gonsenheimer, half-height local variety
- Hilds Ideal, tall variety
- Spiral, semi-tall growth
- Wilhelmsburg, very high growth
Rotkohl (Brassica oleracea var. Capitata L. rubra)
- Hellbrooker, red cabbage
- Heuers Calenberger Spätrot, autumn variety
- Mohrenkopf, early maturing
Beetroot, also beetroot, lettuce (Beta vulgaris L. subspec. esculenta)
- Egyptian flat round, oblong-oval, dark red flesh without light rings
- Medium red, pear-shaped, medium long, dark blood red, ringed flesh
- Red ball, spherical turnip, dark red flesh without rings
Salat-Zichorie, auch Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
- Brussels Witlof, yellow-green, red-ribbed with broad, slit leaves
- Trout Variegated, dark green, reddish brown tinges, medium wide
Salad (Lactuca sativa var. Capitata)
- Berlinsky, mid-early variety, outdoor cultivation, small, compact
- Colorful trout, very tender, early variety, brown speckles
- Deer Tongue, spring cultivation, fleshy, twisted leaves
- Egg lettuce, early variety, yellow-green lettuce, small, dense
- Giant, summer variety, large heads, shiny binders
- Indian pearl, summer lettuce, very large heads, tender and buttery
- Market miracle, summer salad, loose, large, harmonious
- Deer tongue, early variety, star-shaped habit
- Trianon, funnel-shaped Romana salad
- Viennese Maidivi, summer salad, curved leaf edges
Sauerampfer (Rumex acetosa)
- Golden Yellow of Lyon
- Large-leaved German
Sellerie, Knollensellerie (Apium graveolens)
- Apple, short-stemmed, medium-dark green tuber, firm flesh
- Gebr. Dippes Invictus, balanced tuber, few lateral roots
- Imperator, medium stem, medium firm flesh
- Magdeburg market, dark green tuber, slightly grained flesh
- Oderdörfer, large tuber, yellowish-white flesh
Summer endive, also bind lettuce, romaine lettuce, cooking lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
- Kasseler
- Emperor self-shot
Spinat (Spinacia oleracea)
- Breustedts Spica, Winterspinat
- Juliana, spring variety
- King of Denmark, summer spinach
- Matador, Summer Spinach
- Mette’s Progress, winter variety
- Münsterländer, local Sorte
- New Zealand spinach, favorite variety
Stabtomaten (Solanum lycopersicum)
- Bonner Beste, medium-sized fruit, round, dark red
- Light fruit, round, light yellow, late variety
- Kondine Red., large, round, slightly flattened, bright red
- Lukullus, medium-sized, round, spreading
- Radio, medium-sized fruit, variable yields
- Rheinlands Glory, very even fruit, bright red
- Victor, bountiful, scarlet fruit
Pole beans (green-podded) – (Phaseolus vulgaris var. communis)
- Hilds Neckarperle, yellowish brown grain, long pod
- Captain Weddingen, white grain, medium early maturity
- Mombacher Speck, white grain, very long sleeve
- Glory from the foothills, snow-white grain, S-shaped pod
- Sugar Pearl Princess, white grain, short oval pod
Pole beans (yellow-podded) – (Phaseolus vulgaris var. communis)
- Flageolet wax, red grain, medium early maturity
- Goliath wax, dark reddish brown grain, early maturity, very long pod
- Gold crown, white grain, medium late ripening
- Golden bean, whitish-yellow grain, late ripening
Rutabaga, also swede (Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica)
- Hoffmann’s yellow, elongated, round, neckless, good turnip
- Perfection, yellow turnip, round, slightly green-headed
- Wilhelmsburger, plump, yellow flesh, very productive
Old Vegetables from T to Z
Topinambur (Helianthus tuberosus)
- Good yellow, productive
- Medius, late variety, red tubers
- Rozo, late maturing, red tubers
Dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)
- Eckendorfer Rotsprengel, late variety, flat pod
- Flageolet, purple beans, medium late, 15 cm long
- Goldhorn, reddish tawny beans, early maturity
- Rheinland wax, black-purple grain, early maturity
White cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L. alba)
- Marschländer Frühspitz, early maturity
- Firstborn I, very early maturity
- Holsteiner platter, autumn maturity
- Filderkraut, late maturity
- Glory from Enkhuizen, mid-early variety
Winterendivie (Cichorium endivia)
- Escariol Gelber
- Escariol Grüner
- Green Large Frill
- Green self-bleaching
Winterheckenzwiebel (Allium fistulosum)
Wirsing (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
- Advent, maturing early
- Gonsenheimer, early variety
- Green duration, duration savoy cabbage
- Medium-sized summer, summer variety
- Sannmanns Ochsenwärder, Frühwirsing
- Vertus III, savoy cabbage
- Herald, early savoy
Zuckererbsen (Pisum sativum)
- Breustedt’s Wega, late maturity
- Early Heinrich, medium late maturity
- Gray variegated flowers, medium late
- Green wrinkled, late maturity
- Swiss giants, late to very late maturity
Conclusion
In the modern vegetable garden, old types of vegetables are on the rise. In connection with increasing environmental and health awareness, hobby gardeners are turning their attention to traditional vegetables such as purslane, sorrel or Jerusalem artichoke. The classics have proven themselves in terms of their resistance to the local, often tricky weather conditions. In addition, they are seed-proof, so that propagation can be carried out without any problems. Old vegetable varieties do not need artificial fertilizers to thrive. They grow slowly though; in return contain a wealth of valuable nutrients. This is healthy, strengthens the immune system and opens up a whole new growing experience.