Seed Packets

Sugar Baby, introduced in 1959, is a reliable icebox-type watermelon producing 6–10 pound fruits with a hard rind that turns green-black when ripe ...

South Anna Butternut was developed through a 2011 cross between Seminole Pumpkin and Waltham Butternut, resulting in a variety with outstanding dow...

Table Queen Bush is a space-saving 1948 bush-type version of the classic Table Queen acorn squash, averaging five fruits per plant in a more compac...

Homemade Pickles was specially developed for home gardeners and features vigorous plants with good disease resistance, including resistance to down...

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

Garden Huckleberry is a productive 18-inch plant bearing heavy yields of dull black berries at full maturity that keep very well both on and off th...

Fish Pepper is an African-American heirloom from Maryland with striking white and green mottled leaves and fruits that display variegated colors be...

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

Robust bush plants yield an abundance of dark green, pencil-thin, flavorful 7-inch pods in a concentrated set for effortless picking. These stringl...

Carefully selected by Merlyn and Mary Ann Niedens of Illinois, Short Stuff produces 5 to 7 inch golden yellow flowers on tidy 30-inch plants, makin...

Mammoth Sunflower lives up to its name with stalks averaging 9 feet tall and sometimes exceeding 10 feet, bearing impressive heads that average 11 ...

Strawflower Tall Mix produces papery, everlasting blooms in a range of rich colors that are ideal for drying. Harvested when flowers are about two-...

Cosmos Sea Shells Mix (Cosmos bipinnatus) is distinguished by its uniquely rolled and ruffled petals in mixed shades of red, pink, and white that g...

Zinnia Peruviana Yellow, introduced in 1994 by SESE, bears single 1½-inch diameter blooms that open yellow and age to a softer light yellow on plan...

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

Dark Green Zucchini is a vigorous, productive bush variety bearing mottled dark green fruits with pale green flesh, offering early concentrated yie...

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

Marketmore 76 is a high-yielding, bitter-resistant slicing cucumber producing dark green, white-spined fruits about 8 inches long. It grows well in...

Spacemaster is a bush-type cucumber developed by Dr. Munger at Cornell, with compact 2–3 foot vines producing 7½-inch fruits suitable for salads or...

Ashley was developed at Clemson in 1956 and is recommended for hot, humid areas where disease resistance is important, with notably good downy mild...

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 ...

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...

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

Golden Acre produces compact 5 to 7 inch heads weighing 3 to 4 pounds, and its small size allows for closer spacing in the garden. The variety is r...

Selma Suns produces sturdy 7 to 8 foot plants supporting 6 to 30 heads per plant in a striking range of earth-tone colors including red, orange, br...

Scarlet Sage (Salvia coccinea) is native to the southern United States and produces striking spikes of red flowers that attract hummingbirds and bu...

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

This variety produces attractive 6–12 inch light green, banana-shaped fruits on spineless plants that average 4 feet tall. Its mild flavor and appe...

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

Cuostralee Tomato is a vigorous French heirloom with impressive, 1–3 pound fruits and a deeply satisfying, full-bodied tomato flavor that balances ...

Mushroom Red Pepper is a beautifully unusual heirloom with a distinctively flattened, mushroom-like shape and vibrant red color — thick walls, abun...

Japanese Black Trifle Tomato is a stunning pear-shaped Russian heirloom — small 3–5 oz fruits with dramatic coloring that shifts from deep mahogany...

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

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

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

Yellow Plum Tomato is a mild, sweet, and prolific heirloom with attractive 1–2 inch fruits in a warm golden-yellow that's both visually appealing a...

Mixed Cactus is a fascinating and uniquely beautiful collection of cactus varieties that brings sculptural, low-maintenance elegance to any sunny i...

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 ...

Burgundy Okra is an All-America Selections winner with deep red-maroon stems, leaf veins, and pods on 4–6 foot plants. The spineless pods grow up t...

Brought to the Americas from Africa during the slave trade and grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, Whippoorwill was once the standard variety ...

Four O'Clocks Don Pedros Mixed Colors is a heirloom brought back from a mother's hometown in Spain, where the flower is locally known as Don Pedro'...

This striking orach variety offers the deepest, darkest red leaves available, adding lively color to any salad. When picked young, the tender leave...

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...

Sweet Annie (Artemisia annua) is an easy-to-grow annual featuring tall, aromatic plants with fern-like, silvery foliage that emits a sweet fragranc...

Dark Orange Muscat Tomato is a striking heirloom cherry variety with deep, richly pigmented orange-to-amber fruits and a complex, slightly floral f...

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...

Elephant Head Amaranth is an heirloom variety producing giant, deep red blossoms topped by massive 16-inch trunks that brighten the late summer gar...

Tithonia Red Torch (Mexican Sunflower; Tithonia rotundifolia), an All-America Selections winner in 1951, is a member of the sunflower family bearin...