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An improved strain introduced before 1920, this variety has long been the standard for home and market use. The flesh is mild, yellow, fine-grained...

Reintroduced in 1987 by SESE, this Amish heirloom is possibly a variant of the Sun, Moon, and Stars watermelon introduced in 1920. The variety prod...

Anaheim Chile is a versatile mild pepper with 6–8 inch pendant fruits borne abundantly on tall, productive, vigorous plants. The fruits ripen from ...

Aster Powder Puff Mixed Colors (Callistephus chinensis) bears fully double blooms in seven colors — white, pink, rose, peach, crimson red, sky blue...

Hailing from Naples, Bolloso Napoletano is a prized basil variety known for its robust flavor, with giant rumpled 6-inch leaves that are perfect fo...

Hungarian Blue Poppy produces beautiful bluish-purple flowers that give way to attractive pods filled with poppyseed for baking, and the pods can a...

An heirloom fava bean well suited to the Mid-Atlantic and further south, Broad Windsor grows on 2 to 3 foot tall plants that yield 6 to 8 inch pods...

This 1934 All-America Selections winner is a classic escarole with large, broad, dark-green outer leaves enclosing round, deep 12–16 inch heads tha...

Bronze Fennel is a decorative fennel with beautiful lacy bronze leaves, useful as an ornamental as well as a culinary sweet fennel. Medicinally, fe...

Pacific Beauty Calendula produces bright yellow-orange flowers about 3 inches across that are used as a food colorant, natural dye, and substitute ...

Cherokee Purple is a pre-1890 Tennessee heirloom reportedly of Cherokee origin, introduced by SESE in 1993, and included in Slow Food USA's Ark of ...

This ornamental hot pepper features a striking range of fruit colors that transition from purple to creamy yellow, yellow, orange, and red, all at ...

Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) can be grown indoors or outdoors for year-round onion flavoring, and the chopped leaves and young flowers make a flav...

Cinnamon Basil has a delightful spicy cinnamon fragrance, making it perfect for use in tea or potpourri. Its aromatic qualities make it a lovely an...

Large fruits up to 2½ inches — about the size of a golf ball — make this tomatillo easy to harvest and process, and the plants are highly productiv...

Crimson Sweet, released in 1964, is a medium-sized striped melon typically weighing 23–27 pounds with great-tasting flesh and notable tolerance to ...

De Cicco produces a central head ranging from 3 to 6 inches in diameter, followed by side sprouts that extend the harvest period considerably. Medi...

This cantaloupe features creamy orange flesh that is sweet, juicy, and very flavorful, with fruits weighing 2 to 3 pounds that are lightly netted a...

Early Moonbeam is a sweet, crisp yellow icebox watermelon weighing 5 to 8 pounds, with a thin, light green rind. Its short vines make it an excelle...

Eden Gem (Rocky Ford) is a classic muskmelon derived from the old 'Netted Gem' variety, which itself came from a chance seedling of 'Nutmeg.' The 4...

Developed by Clemson/AES in 1965, this cantaloupe-type melon has salmon-orange flesh and a netted rind on round-oval fruits measuring approximately...

This indeterminate heirloom originating from the Black Forest region of Germany was introduced in 1994 by SESE, passed down through Joe Bratka's gr...

Florence Fennel, known to Italian gardeners as Finocchio, has dill-shaped leaves with a distinctive licorice flavor and may produce bulbs that can ...

Garlic Chives feature leaves that are larger and flatter than common chives, with a pleasant garlic flavor well suited to salads and seasoning.

German Johnson is a popular heirloom from Virginia and North Carolina, long a favorite at farmers markets, and is one of the four parent lines of t...

German Winter Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a shrubby, evergreen perennial used as a flavoring for sauces, soups, meats, dressings, and bean dishes. I...

Green Zebra was developed in 1985 by Tom Wagner and chosen by Alice Waters for the famous California restaurant Chez Panisse. The 3–5 oz fruits rip...

Hales Best is a classic muskmelon producing sweet, juicy, 3–5 lb oval fruits that were a favorite at the Twin Oaks 2012 Melon Trials. Skins are net...

Bred by Merlyn Niedens in 1998 as a cross between Jenny Lind and Kansas, this melon produces sweet 2-pound fruits on compact vines. Nicknamed the G...

This popular northern heirloom, thought to have been developed by Jacob Trout in Virginia, features large, kidney-shaped beans with maroon markings...

Kansas Muskmelon is celebrated for its remarkable combination of sweet flavor, fine texture, prolific production, and robust hardiness. The ridged,...

Kapoor Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum), also known as Holy Basil, is a sacred herb revered for its spiritual significance and its fragrance reminiscent of f...

An OSSI variety developed from a stable cross of King Richard and Siegfried leeks by grower Beth Rasgorshek, King Sieg produces short, thick shanks...

Large Red is an heirloom with roots documented before the Civil War, appearing in the 1843 Shaker seed catalog from New Lebanon, NY as one of the m...

Larkspur Galilee Mix offers a beautiful blend of blue, pink, lilac, white, and rose flowers on tall 3-foot plants that make graceful cut flowers an...

This exceptional beet variety offers delightful sweetness and rich flavor, developed before the days of refrigeration. It is a superb keeper, holdi...

This Italian heirloom produces fabulous yields of 7-inch horn-shaped fruits that are excellent for frying, drying, or eating fresh in salads. The p...

French Marigold Red Metamorph is a color-changing variety whose flowers shift from a deep ruby in cool weather to splashes of orange as temperature...

This early 1900s Georgia family heirloom, introduced in 1987 by Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, is a sweet and flavorful Moon and Stars watermelon...

The Red Mortgage Lifter (Solanum lycopersicum) is an improved version of the classic Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter, with increased disease res...

Moss Curled Parsley (Petroselinum crispum), a variety dating to before 1865, is vigorous, high-yielding, and very uniform, with dark green, thickly...

Mountaineer Delight (Solanum lycopersicum) is a large red beefsteak tomato bred in 2017 by West Virginia University, offering a sweeter flavor than...

A large, thick-walled, sweet bell pepper variety with blocky fruits measuring 3-1/2 inches wide by 4 inches long. This variety boasts the best qual...

Principe Borghese (Solanum lycopersicum) is an Italian heirloom specifically bred for sun-drying, retaining more flavor when dried than most other ...

On their way to deep red, Purple Beauty peppers stop and linger at a dark purple color with lime green flesh inside — a lovely combination for sala...

This beautiful purple carrot, bred by John Navazio, has a bright orange or yellow interior and a sweet, almost wild, spicy flavor. It can be used j...

Red Acre produces round, 5 to 7 inch reddish-purple heads weighing approximately 3 pounds, adding a festive splash of color to coleslaw and fresh e...

A beautiful Italian heirloom eggplant, somewhat similar in appearance to Listada de Gandia, Rosa Bianca features a creamy white base color with pin...