Purple Dragon Carrot Seeds

Purple Dragon Carrot Seeds

The Purple Dragon Carrot is truly a piece of natural art. It is absolutely unique with its deep reddish-purple exterior with an amazing contrasting orange-yellow interior. With a flavor that is described as “glorious”, “sweet and almost spicy”

These carrots have been cultivated in Afghanistan for a thousand years. They reached Europe and China by the 14th Century. Around the 1600s white and orange carrots emerged on the European culinary scene and over the next 200 years orange became the norm in carrot color- pushing purple carrots to the status of “hard to find” and “rare”.

Purple Dragon Carrots, have a high antioxidant and vitamin content which makes them perfect for eating raw or for making carrot juice.

These carrots can be enjoyed sliced, shredded or whole. The Purple Dragon Carrot is sure to please all of your senses.

Also available:
Heirloom, Organic Lettuce and Salad Green Seeds
Heirloom Tomato Seeds

Recipe for Roasted Whole Dragon Carrots with Rosemary and Honey:

eGardenSeed.com Family Favorite

• 2 lbs Carrots, as many colors as possible
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 2 to 4 Tbs honey
• 3 tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Line baking pan with foil.
2. Cut all but ¼-inch of greens off of the carrots. Thoroughly scrub the carrots (peel if you wish, but they have a more rustic look with the skins left on).
3. Arrange the carrots in a single layer on prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with oil and roll to coat.
4. Place in the oven to roast until tender when pierced with a knife, 15 to 20 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and season generously with salt and pepper.
6. Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with rosemary.
7. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Serves: 6 to 8

Companion Plants for Carrots: These plants will grow well with Carrots

• Tomatoes - Tomatoes grow better with Carrots but may stunt the Carrots growth


• Beans- (Bad for Tomatoes) Provide nitrogen to Carrots more than some other vegetables


• Allium (onion, chives, leeks etc)- Inter-plant with Carrots to confuse onion and carrot flies.


• Sage, Rosemary and Radishes - Listed controversially as companion plants. Some say they are beneficial some say they are incompatible.

Repellent Plants for Carrots: Avoid planting these within close proximity to carrots

• Dill


• Parsnip


• Radishes