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A richly savoyed, dark green spinach with deeply crinkled leaves and outstanding flavor. This classic heirloom produces abundant yields of thick, t...

A classic heirloom leek treasured for its thick, stately white shanks and mild, sweet onion flavor that is gentler and more refined than any bulbin...

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...

Amish Paste is one of the largest sauce tomatoes available, with indeterminate, tall plants producing heavy yields of coreless, top-shaped fruits t...

A family heirloom given to Dustin Swanland by his Italian aunt and introduced in 2012 by SESE, this indeterminate variety produces delicious fruit ...

Ancho Poblano is the classic choice for chiles rellenos when harvested fresh and green, at which stage they are known as poblanos. After ripening t...

Bold, peppery, and wonderfully complex, Arugula is the salad green with real personality. Its deeply lobed, dark-green leaves bring a spicy, nutty ...

Baby Shanghai Pak Choi is a petite, elegant variety with smooth, jade-green spoon-shaped leaves and crisp, pale-green stalks that are notably more ...

Benning's Green Tint is considered one of the most beautiful and hardy varieties of Patty Pan squash. The saucer-shaped fruits have scalloped edges...

A showstopper in the garden and at the table, this heirloom cherry tomato ripens to gorgeous flame-orange with a tell-tale blush of red at the blos...

Black Beauty is the classic American heirloom eggplant — large, glossy, and deeply purple-black with broad, meaty fruit that has defined the variet...

Introduced in 1902, Black Beauty is a dependable variety well adapted to the Mid-Atlantic and the South, producing dark purple fruits of high quali...

Black Beauty is a classic zucchini prized for its glossy, nearly black-green skin and excellent, mild flavor. Each fruit grows to the perfect harve...

Black Nebula is one of the most dramatic carrots ever grown — its long, slender roots are so deeply pigmented they appear nearly black on the outsi...

Black Spanish Round is a very hardy fall and winter radish with firm white flesh and thin, nearly black skin. The flesh is crisp and pungent, and t...

Black-Seeded Simpson is an old standard dating to around 1850 and one of the earliest loose-leaf lettuce types, well suited to early spring plantin...

A cold-hardy heirloom spinach with heavily savoyed, dark green leaves and exceptional flavor prized since the 1800s. Thick, crinkled leaves are ten...

Bloomsdale is the gold standard of heirloom spinach — its crinkled, deeply savoyed leaves are richly dark green, tender, and full of flavor in a wa...

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...

Bowling Red Okra has been grown by the Bowling family of Virginia since the 1920s and was rated one of the best varieties in the Kerr Center's tria...

Prized for its distinctively flavorful fruit and highly rated in taste trials, Brandywine has achieved a national reputation as the flavor standard...

Brandywine Black is a luscious, complex heirloom revered for its large, burgundy-purple fruits with dark shoulders and a flavor unlike any other to...

The Brandywine is perhaps the most celebrated heirloom tomato ever grown — an Amish heirloom from the 1880s with large, pink-red fruits and a flavo...

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...

This looseleaf variety produces very attractive large oakleaf-shaped leaves with reddish-brown tips. It offers high yields, cut-and-come-again harv...

Bull's Blood is one of the most visually striking plants in the vegetable garden — its foliage is a deep, intense burgundy-red that looks almost th...

Bull's Blood is best known for its mild, dark leaves, typically harvested young for vibrant salad mixes even before the roots fully mature. The lea...

With seedstock courtesy of Hap Heilman, this variety begins producing pods when plants reach just 18 inches tall and continues until frost, with la...

A local favorite in Cajun country since the 1950s and introduced in 1989 by Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, this dwarf-type variety grows 2-1/2 to...

Cal Wonder is the quintessential bell pepper — thick-walled, blocky, and brilliantly green ripening to a deep, sweet red, with a crisp texture and ...

An Italian heirloom selected by Italian gardeners and introduced to the seed trade between 1914 and 1918, Calabrese Green Sprouting broccoli produc...

Calabrese is the original Italian broccoli — a hardy heirloom producing beautiful, deep blue-green heads with a clean, sweet flavor and satisfying ...

Introduced in 1928, this widely adapted variety is well-known and preferred by many market growers and gardeners. A smooth, blocky, mostly four-lob...

A fiery, red-hot seasoning pepper, the Cayenne Long Red produces fruits that grow to about ½ x 3–5 inches and can be used fresh or dried, making th...

Champion Collard Greens is a vigorous, upright variety producing large, smooth, blue-green leaves with a robust, hearty flavor that mellows and swe...

This rainbow-colored Cherokee Long Ear Small popcorn, a blend of several strains passed down through generations, offers both beauty and flavor. It...

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 ...

This Italian heirloom, cultivated since before 1840, features beautiful scarlet-red skin with interior rings of reddish-pink and white, creating a ...

Chioggia is one of the most stunning vegetables in existence — an Italian heirloom beet that when sliced open reveals concentric rings of candy-pin...

Cinderella Pumpkin — named for its uncanny resemblance to the fairy tale coach — is a spectacular French heirloom with a deeply ribbed, flattened s...

Clemson Spineless is a classic All-America Selections winner producing 4–7 foot plants with few side-branches and ribbed pods up to 8 inches long. ...

Queen Mix cleome (Cleome spinosa) produces pink, rose, and purple flowers with many side blooms, attracting bumblebees and hummingbirds throughout ...

Also known as Big Tom or Yankee Cow Pumpkin, this pre-1700 cultivar of Native American origin remains one of the most popular varieties for large H...

Cosmos Mona's Orange, introduced in 1990 by SESE from a family heirloom originating in southern California, produces radiant orange, mostly single-...

Sensation Mix is one of the earliest cosmos varieties, producing large single flowers in a mixture of white, pink, and purple on tall 4–5 foot plan...

Costata Romanesca is an Italian heirloom zucchini favored for its exceptional flavor, with heavily ribbed fruits striped in alternating light and d...