Seed Packets

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...

Wapsipinicon Peach Tomato, named after an Iowa river, is a uniquely beautiful heirloom with small, golden-yellow, downy-skinned fruits that look an...

Gobstopper Tomato is an early, striking cherry variety with small, round, yellow fruits with visible green flesh showing through the skin — a trans...

German Johnson Tomato is a Southern heirloom with beautiful dark pink fruits averaging around a pound and a distinctive, complex flavor with notes ...

Costoluto Genovese is a spectacular Italian heirloom with deeply ribbed, scarlet-red fruits and a bold, intensely flavored flesh with a higher acid...

State Fair Winner Giant Pumpkin is bred for serious competitive growing and genuinely astonishing size — known to regularly exceed 300 pounds with ...

Oaxacan Green Dent Corn is a centuries-old Mexican heirloom from the state of Oaxaca with striking green kernels that make extraordinary blue-green...

Sweet New Mama is a compact, space-saving sweet corn variety that produces two to three full-sized ears per plant on shorter stalks — making it ide...

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

Futo Spindle Bitter Melon is a cherished tropical fruit with a distinctive bumpy green exterior and a bold, intensely bitter flavor that's an acqui...

Musquee De Maroc is a prized French heirloom winter squash from Morocco — not particularly attractive on the outside with its ribbed, buff-colored ...

Bi-Color Pear Gourd is a graceful ornamental gourd with an elegant elongated pear shape and a captivating contrast of deep green and creamy white s...

Long Grain Rice is the world's most consumed staple food — and growing your own is a uniquely rewarding experience that doesn't require a paddy or ...

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...

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...

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

This flavorful Hungarian heirloom produces sweet, stout parsnips measuring 5 to 7 inches long with smooth white skin. The short, thick roots are es...

This extra-large Cucurbita maxima pumpkin is often grown for county fairs and Halloween displays, and can weigh 100 lbs or more when well grown. Th...

Amana Orange is an Iowa heirloom beefsteak that turns heads in the garden and on the table — its large, golden-orange fruits have a remarkable trop...

Mexico Midget Tomato is a prolific heirloom cherry variety from Mexico that produces abundant clusters of tiny, 1/2-inch red fruits with a bright, ...

Yellow Corno Di Toro Pepper is the golden version of the world-renowned Italian Bull's Horn sweet grilling pepper — long, tapering, pale yellow to ...

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 ...

Green Stripe Cushaw Squash is a striking Southern heirloom winter squash with a distinctive elongated crookneck shape, cream-colored skin traced wi...

Persimmon Tomato is a Russian heirloom dating to the mid-1800s with large, rust-orange fruits that look exactly like persimmons when fully ripe — t...

Yellow Stuffer Tomato is a remarkable novelty heirloom — blocky, creamy yellow fruits that look exactly like a yellow bell pepper on the outside, b...

Cream Sausage Tomato is a delightfully unique heirloom paste variety with elongated, creamy white to pale yellow fruits that are as distinctive in ...

Chia is a superfood grain with a mild, nutty flavor and an extraordinary nutritional profile — packed with omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, fiber...

Fin De Bagnol is a refined French heirloom bush bean prized as one of the finest gourmet haricot vert varieties available — the slender, elegant po...

Black Chia is a nutritional powerhouse in seed form — these tiny, dark seeds carry a more robust, nutty flavor than white chia and are packed with ...

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

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

Pork Chop Tomato is a striking and delicious yellow heirloom with gold stripes and a flattened, beefsteak shape — the 8–12 oz fruits have a low-aci...

Rio Zape Bean is a treasured Native American heirloom with distinctive deep maroon seeds and a rich, complex flavor with notes of coffee and chocol...

Rosita Eggplant is a 1940s Puerto Rican heirloom with a beautiful light purple skin, creamy white flesh, and a tender, never-bitter character that ...

San Marzano is Italy's most celebrated paste tomato — a DOP-protected heirloom from the volcanic soils near Naples whose elongated, plum-shaped fru...

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

Copper Red Strawflower is a striking everlasting flower with richly colored, paper-thin double blooms in warm shades of deep copper, rust, and burn...

Black Prince Tomato is a three-time award winner — voted best-tasting tomato in 2014, 2015, and 2017 — and one taste of its uniquely smoky, sweet, ...

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

Introduced by SESE in 1994, Sugar Cherry (Solanum pimpinellifolium) is an indeterminate variety producing large currant-type tomatoes about half an...

This Italian heirloom, grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, produces pale green fruits up to 36 inches long, though they are best harvested at ...

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

Sensitive Plant is one of nature's most charming and interactive wonders — the delicate, fernlike leaves fold closed instantly when touched, as if ...

Goldie Tomato is a radiant indeterminate variety with brilliant golden-hued fruits and a rich, intensely sweet flavor with low acidity that makes i...

Druzba Tomato is a beloved Bulgarian heirloom with medium to large, round, deep red fruits that weigh 6–12 ounces and deliver a rich, classic tomat...

Black Sesame is a striking and ancient grain crop with a deeply nutty, robust flavor and incomparable richness in Asian cuisine — essential in Japa...

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

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...