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An English heirloom and longtime favorite for home gardeners, Green Arrow produces loads of 4 to 5 inch pods filled with plump, sweet, dark green p...

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...

Discovered in 1885 growing along a Virginia roadside, this lima bean variety is known for its early maturity and wide adaptability. The bushy 2-foo...

This Texas heirloom stands out with striking visual appeal and delightful flavor, with plants growing to 6 feet tall showcasing vibrant red and gre...

Hollyhock Black is a striking biennial growing to 6 feet tall with deep, nearly black flowers whose petals can be used to make a floral tea. It gro...

The purple-black seeds of this sunflower are traditionally used by the Hopi people as a natural dye source, especially for coloring baskets, and th...

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

A purslane relative, this native of parts of the South and the Caribbean produces elegant panicles of 3/8-inch pink flowers alongside mild, succule...

One of the most productive, disease-resistant, and widely adapted heirloom sweet peppers available, Jimmy Nardello's Italian Pepper bears tapered b...

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

A cherished heirloom that has maintained enduring popularity since its introduction, Kentucky Wonder pole beans produce 8-inch pods that are string...

An OSSI variety, this dark green heirloom kale from Tuscany dates back to the 1700s. Italians call it "cavolo lacinato," or curly kale, and it is k...

Grown in Pennsylvania for many years, "Lanco" is thought to stand for Lancaster County and may have come from Asia in the early 1900s. The large gr...

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...

Lemon Cucumber produces crunchy, round yellow fruits on vigorous 7-foot vines, with a flavor that is excellent, never bitter, and old-fashioned wit...

This Italian heirloom, known in France since around 1850, produces egg-shaped fruits 5 to 7 inches long in purple with irregular white stripes — a ...

Long Island Mammoth Dill (Anethum graveolens) is the standard heirloom variety for flavoring pickles, soups, breads, stews, salads, and sauces. Its...

A pre-1915 heirloom with fully crinkled, dark green savoyed leaves, this is considered the most heat-tolerant spinach variety available and deliver...

Love-in-a-Mist Mixed Colors Nigella offers a charming blend of blue, pink, white, and purple flowers averaging 1½ inches in diameter, nestled in a ...

Love-Lies-Bleeding Amaranth produces showy plants with dramatic crimson tassels up to 24 inches long that appear to drip from the stems. The long f...

Luffa gourds are doubly useful: the young fruits make an excellent zucchini substitute when harvested at one inch in diameter or less, while mature...

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...

Developed in 1917 from a cross between Marvel and Globe and released by the USDA in 1925, Marglobe has remained in demand for generations while oth...

Mayo Indian Amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus), originating from Sonora, Mexico, is a robust variety known for its sturdy stalks and vigorous growth, r...

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

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

This popcorn variety produces white-kerneled ears averaging 2 per 8-foot stalk. The ears are 4–6 inches long with 26–28 rows of kernels, tapering f...

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

Introduced by Southern Exposure Seed Exchange in 2010, genetic analysis shows this variety is descended from Bloody Butcher. Tall, hardy stalks rea...

Dating to before 1880, this classic round white turnip grows to about 5 inches in diameter with bright purple coloring around the top where it is e...

Red Cherry (Old Fashioned Red) is a pre-1840 heirloom — specifically the small red cherry, not the large red cherry commonly used as a salad tomato...

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

Thai Red Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is a versatile 3–5 foot plant with striking red stems and leaf veins. The bright red calyxes can be used to ...

This heirloom from Puerto Rico produces abundant yields of lavender-pink, teardrop-shaped fruits with distinctive white shoulders on 4-foot-tall pl...

This intermediate to long day Italian heirloom onion features sweet white flesh wrapped in vibrant red-purple skins. The flattened, barrel-shaped b...

Rouge d'Hiver is a French heirloom romaine dating to around 1840, with red and green leaves tipped in deep red that form semi-open heads with good ...

Rouge Vif d'Etampes — French for "deep red" — has been available in the United States since 1883 and is prized for its beautiful, rich orange color...

Dating to before 1880, Seven Top is a popular Southern variety grown for winter greens rather than its roots, which are woody. Leaves grow 18 to 22...

Sugar Drip is one of the earliest-maturing sorghum varieties for the South and one of the most widely grown in the southern mountains. Growing 6–8 ...

This pre-1880 Southern heirloom is a longtime favorite for its large, bright green leaves with attractively curled edges. Cold tolerant and with go...

Spaghetti Squash produces 9-inch pale yellow fruits whose flesh breaks up into spaghetti-like strands when cooked — simply boil the whole fruit for...

This versatile butterhead lettuce delivers excellent flavor across seasons, holding up longer in the heat than Slo-bolt or Buttercrunch while still...

Stone Mountain is a Southern heirloom from 1923 that was a commercial bestseller through the 1930s and 1940s, producing slightly oval fruits averag...

Straight Eight is a highly dependable, high-yielding slicer that won an All-America Selections award in 1935. Fruits are very uniform, deep green, ...

Strawberry Watermelon was selected from a Florida heirloom and introduced by Southern Exposure Seed Exchange in 1989, producing long 8 x 20 inch me...

A pre-1804 heirloom grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, this Boston-type lettuce forms medium-sized heads with light green leaves that fade to...

Texas Early Grano is a Vidalia-type onion and a good choice for the Mid-Atlantic and the South, best started in fall or winter and transplanted in ...