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| Variety | Days | Top height | Top color | Root shape | Comments | |
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| P | Chioggia | 60 | 12" | Green | Round | Also called Candystripe Beet, this 3" diameter Italian heirloom is eyecatching, and the mild–flavored greens are used raw or cooked. |
| Pv | Cylindra | 62 | 12-16" | Green, maroon tinge | Long cylindrical | Length and shape provide more larger slices per beet for canning, so it’s more efficient than round beets. Sweet flavor, too. |
| P | Detroit Dark Red | 58 | 12-16" | Dark green tinged with maroon | Globe | For years the standard garden beet. |
| OG | Early Wonder Tall Top | 48 | 16-18" | Dark green, marron tinge | Flatted Globe | Excellent for greens, bunching beet. Used as a first early variety or for midsummer sowing and storage. |
| P | Excaliber | 55-60 | 20" | Green, red veins | Round | Very uniform growing habit. For discerning gardeners who want a better beet, Excaliber’s very uniform growing habit consistently produces highly attractive beets and tops. |
| Golden Detroit | 65 | 9" | Green | Round | One of the sweetest beets you’ll ever eat. Golden–orange interior holds color when cooked and does not bleed. | |
Chiggia
Cylindra
Excaliber
Golden Detroit