Southern Exposure Seeds

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

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

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...

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...

Jaloro is a colorful yellow jalapeño developed at Texas A&M, and one of the best performers in the 2018 jalapeño trials. The 1½ by 2-inch 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...

Widely adapted and similar to California Wonder, Golden Calwonder produces thick-walled golden fruits averaging 3 by 3 inches at maturity. Plants g...

An heirloom variety introduced before 1860, Early Purple Vienna is more flavorful and slightly larger than White Vienna kohlrabi. Garden trials hav...

One of the earliest broccoli raab varieties to mature, Sorrento produces uniform 3 to 4 inch florets with flavorful leaves and stems that can be ha...

Celosia Tall Menagerie Mix was selected for an exceptional diversity of bloom color and shape, offering pastel pink, burgundy, peach, hot pink, cor...

Ozark Pink (Solanum lycopersicum) was introduced by SESE in 1991 and developed by the University of Arkansas from a pedigree including Bradley, Ark...

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...

Crimson Sweet, released in 1964, is a medium-sized striped melon typically weighing 23–27 pounds with great-tasting flesh and notable tolerance to ...

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

Arkansas Little Leaf is a popular and reliable white-spined pickler developed at the University of Arkansas, featuring compact vines with multiple ...

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...

Martian Giant is a semi-determinate juicy red beefsteak tomato developed for organic market gardeners by Seeds of Change and further selected by Bi...

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...

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 ...

Anaheim Chile is a versatile mild pepper with 6–8 inch pendant fruits borne abundantly on tall, productive, vigorous plants. The fruits ripen from ...

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...

This Danish heirloom produces rich red beets celebrated for their tender sweetness in a distinctive 6 by 2 inch carrot-shaped form. Their unique cy...

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...

A colorful mix of purple, red, and white round radishes, Easter Egg offers a longer harvesting period thanks to the variety of types included in th...

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

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...

Introduced in 1957, this bean variety has a natural blanching indicator — its purple pods turn green after 2 minutes of boiling, making it perfect ...

Salad Bowl is a 1952 All-America Selections winner producing large looseleaf heads with long, frilly leaves arranged in a rosette — one head makes ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

Polka Dot bachelor's button produces compact plants just 16 inches tall that flower more profusely than taller varieties, making it an excellent ch...

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