Seed Packets

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Developed before 1912 from a cross between Chinese Giant and Ruby King, this heirloom sweet pepper produces thick-fleshed, 3 by 4 inch bell peppers...

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

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...

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

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 ...

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

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

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. ...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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 ...

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'...

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...

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

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...

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 ...

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...