Dragon Carrot Seeds (Organic)

Dragon Carrot is a striking and flavorful heirloom variety that brings vibrant color and notable taste to your garden. The smooth, tapered roots feature deep purple skin and a bright orange core, offering a stunning contrast when sliced. These carrots have a sweet, slightly spicy flavor and a crisp texture, making them ideal for fresh snacking, roasting, or adding to colorful salads. Thriving in full sun and loose, well-draining soil, Dragon Carrots mature in just 70-80 days, providing a quick and rewarding harvest.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Daucus carota
• Plant type: Biennial
• Growth habit: Herbaceous
• Crop category: Carrot
• Kitchen profile: Dragon Carrot is a striking and flavorful heirloom variety that brings vibrant color and taste to your garden.
• Recorded feature: Open-Pollinated
• Product format: Seed packet with a separately listed bulk option

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: 45-85°F
• Planting Depth: 1/4"-1/2"
• Germination: 4-20 Days
• Height At Maturity: 7"-8"
• Days to Maturity: 85-90 Days
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun/Part Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 2"-3"

Sow Dragon Carrot directly into a loose, stone-free seedbed and keep the shallow seed zone evenly moist through the potentially extended germination period. Thin seedlings to the recorded spacing so roots have room to size and straighten. Avoid disturbing established roots by transplanting. As maturity approaches, inspect root shoulders and harvest at the diameter and texture you prefer. Mark the sowing date because soil temperature and seasonal conditions can move actual harvest timing.

This variety is well-suited for traditional garden beds, raised beds, or containers, and performs best in cooler weather.

Dragon Carrots are easy to grow and productive, making them a favorite for gardeners of all skill levels.

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Dragon has the Danvers carrot broad shoulders and rich, spicy-sweet flavor.

Before sowing Dragon Carrot, review the packet alongside the current product details and note any range in temperature, germination, or maturity. Ranges reflect biological and seasonal variation rather than a fixed promise. Label each planting with its date and location, then compare emergence, growth, and harvest with local weather. This record is useful for succession plantings and for deciding whether the crop fits better into an earlier or later seasonal window.

Explore related options in our Carrot Growing Guide.