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Bold, peppery, and wonderfully complex, Arugula is the salad green with real personality. Its deeply lobed, dark-green leaves bring a spicy, nutty ...

A showstopper in the garden and at the table, this heirloom cherry tomato ripens to gorgeous flame-orange with a tell-tale blush of red at the blos...

Black Beauty is the classic American heirloom eggplant — large, glossy, and deeply purple-black with broad, meaty fruit that has defined the variet...

Black Beauty is a classic zucchini prized for its glossy, nearly black-green skin and excellent, mild flavor. Each fruit grows to the perfect harve...

Black Nebula is one of the most dramatic carrots ever grown — its long, slender roots are so deeply pigmented they appear nearly black on the outsi...

Bloomsdale is the gold standard of heirloom spinach — its crinkled, deeply savoyed leaves are richly dark green, tender, and full of flavor in a wa...

Bull's Blood is one of the most visually striking plants in the vegetable garden — its foliage is a deep, intense burgundy-red that looks almost th...

Buttercrunch is one of the most beloved lettuce varieties ever developed — a compact butterhead with deeply green outer leaves that wrap loosely ar...

Cal Wonder is the quintessential bell pepper — thick-walled, blocky, and brilliantly green ripening to a deep, sweet red, with a crisp texture and ...

Cayenne Slim is the hot pepper that belongs in every kitchen and spice cabinet — long, slender, bright-red fruits with a fiery, sharp heat that del...

Cherry Belle is a crisp, cheerful heirloom radish with perfectly round, cherry-red roots and bright white flesh that snaps cleanly with a mild, ple...

Chioggia is one of the most stunning vegetables in existence — an Italian heirloom beet that when sliced open reveals concentric rings of candy-pin...

Chocolate Sweet Pepper is a gorgeous and unusual bell pepper that ripens to a rich, mahogany-brown with a flavor noticeably sweeter and more comple...

Cilantro is one of the world's most widely used fresh herbs — its bright, pungent, citrusy leaves are essential in Mexican salsas, Indian chutneys,...

Common Chives are the most versatile and kitchen-friendly herb you can grow — their slender, hollow, bright-green blades carry a mild, delicate oni...

Cosmic Purple is a visually dramatic carrot with a deep purple-magenta exterior hiding a vivid orange and yellow interior that makes every cross-se...

Danvers is one of America's great heirloom carrots — a sturdy, reliable variety with classic deep-orange color, broad shoulders, and a sweet, full-...

Dark Green Zucchini is the quintessential summer squash — beautifully uniform, glossy dark-green fruits with mild, tender flesh that is as versatil...

Dark Purple Opal Basil is a breathtaking variety with glossy, deep purple-burgundy leaves that add stunning color to both the garden and the kitche...

Detroit Dark Red is the classic American heirloom beet — an incredibly reliable, deep-crimson variety with smooth, round roots, sweet earthy flavor...

Dragon Carrot is a strikingly beautiful heirloom with vivid red-purple skin concealing a bright orange interior streaked with hints of red — a cont...

Early Crookneck is one of America's oldest and most beloved summer squash varieties — a beautiful, bumpy-skinned, golden-yellow heirloom with a cha...

Early Jalapeño is the classic hot pepper that anchors so much of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine — plump, dark-green fruits with thick walls, a moderat...

Early Straightneck is a classic smooth-skinned yellow summer squash with a mild, buttery flavor and straight, easy-to-slice shape that makes it a k...

Early Wonder Tall Beet is a vigorous, fast-growing heirloom that delivers on two fronts: beautiful, deep-red roots with sweet, earthy flavor, and a...

Easter Egg Mix Radish is a charming and colorful blend producing small, round roots in a cheerful assortment of red, pink, purple, white, and laven...

Five Color Silverbeet Chard grows like a living painting — producing large, glossy leaves in a spectacular mix of red, gold, orange, pink, and whit...

French Breakfast Radish is a long, elegant European heirloom with a distinctive oblong shape — scarlet red at the shoulder fading to a clean white ...

French Garden Bean — the elegant haricot vert of French cuisine — produces long, slender, pencil-thin pods with an exceptionally tender texture and...

Golden Dragon is a unique and productive bush bean that yields plump, golden-yellow pods with the distinctive, nutty flavor of garbanzo chickpeas. ...

Garlic Chives bring a delightful dual flavor to the kitchen — flat, strap-like leaves with a gentle, grassy onion flavor accented by a mild, unmist...

The gold standard of culinary basils, Genovese produces large, intensely aromatic leaves with a rich, sweet flavor and subtle clove-like complexity...

Golden Detroit Beet is a radiant, golden-yellow heirloom that brings warmth and sunshine to the root cellar and the dinner table. Its rich, honey-s...

Iceberg Superior is the classic crisphead lettuce — forming large, dense, tightly packed heads with extraordinarily crisp, pale-green leaves and a ...

Italian flat-leaf parsley is the workhorse of the fresh herb garden — its bright, clean, slightly peppery flavor is the backbone of countless class...

Lacinato — also known as Tuscan kale, dinosaur kale, or cavolo nero — is the iconic Italian heirloom with long, narrow, deeply textured blue-green ...

Little Finger is a slender, Nantes-style baby carrot with small, perfectly cylindrical roots — tender, smooth-skinned, and richly sweet in a way th...

Little Gem is the mini-romaine that fine dining restaurants love — a compact, dense head about the size of a large fist with thick, crisp, deeply g...

Matt's Wild Cherry is believed to be one of the most genetically pure forms of wild tomato available to home gardeners — tiny, pea-sized red fruits...

Napoli is a Nantes-type carrot with beautiful, smooth, cylindrical roots and a reliably sweet, well-balanced flavor and tender, fine-grained textur...

Ping Tung Long is a Taiwanese heirloom eggplant prized for its exceptionally slender, elegant, lavender-purple fruits that grow to 12–18 inches wit...

Provider Bush Bean is one of the most dependable and widely grown green beans in the American home garden — a vigorous, compact bush producing stra...

Purple Beauty is a visually striking bell pepper that ripens from a deep, glossy purple to a richer red, making it a standout in the garden and on ...

Red Ruby Chard is a stunning heirloom with vivid, deep-crimson stems and dark, glossy-green leaves that look like something from a botanical illust...

Red Russian Kale is a beloved heirloom with deeply lobed, grey-green leaves edged in beautiful red-purple, giving the plant the appearance of a gia...

Royalty Purple Pod Bush Bean is one of the most visually useful beans in the garden — its brilliantly vivid purple pods make harvesting effortless,...

Sheepnose Sweet Pepper is a stocky, distinctive heirloom named for its unique blunt, rounded shape — resembling, unmistakably, the nose of a sheep....

Shishito is the beloved Japanese finger pepper that has taken the culinary world by storm — small, thin-walled, wrinkled green peppers blistered in...