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A beautiful mustard from Japan, Red Giant has well-savoyed leaves that are predominantly reddish-purple with an undercoat of deep green. It has goo...

Red Malabar Summer Spinach (Basella alba var. rubra) is an Asian green and a great summer substitute for spinach, with fleshy leaves and stems high...

Beautiful plants grow 2 feet tall with mild, tender leaves featuring purple-pink veins lightly tinged with purple on the margins. In cold weather t...

An AAS winner introduced in 1985, this early-producing loose-leaf lettuce features crinkled leaves with a maroon-red color that deepens as the leav...

Red Salad Bowl produces big, beautiful wine-red leaves in the same open rosette form as Salad Bowl, making it an excellent fall variety for a color...

Resina Calendula (Calendula officinalis) is the herbalist's first choice, producing bright yellow flowers with the highest resin concentration of a...

Roma VF (Solanum lycopersicum) is a widely adapted, pear-shaped paste tomato and highly popular determinate variety known for its uniform ripening,...

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

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 ...

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a versatile culinary herb used in a wide range of vegetable and meat dishes, and it holds traditional value as...

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

This intermediate to long day Italian heirloom onion features sweet white flesh wrapped in vibrant red-purple skins. The flattened, barrel-shaped b...

Rouge d'Hiver is a French heirloom romaine dating to around 1840, with red and green leaves tipped in deep red that form semi-open heads with good ...

Rouge Vif d'Etampes — French for "deep red" — has been available in the United States since 1883 and is prized for its beautiful, rich orange color...

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

A beautiful addition to any garden, Ruby Red is worth growing for its color alone — dark green foliage on striking ruby-red stalks. It is more fros...

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

San Marzano is an Italian heirloom famous for its use in Neapolitan pizza and other Italian dishes. The long Roma-type fruits weigh 3–4 oz with poi...

Introduced around 1870, Scarlet Nantes is a garden favorite appreciated for its fine texture, mild flavor, and very small core. Cylindrical roots g...

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

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...

Seminole Squash (Cucurbita moschata) is a vigorous, disease-resistant variety producing bell-shaped, buff-colored fruits about 6 inches in diameter...

This very hot pepper ripens from green to orange to red-orange, producing slender, pendant fruits measuring 1/2 by 2-1/4 inches on attractive 4-foo...

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...

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...

This open-headed Batavian crisphead lettuce features glossy green leaves with striking reddish veins, beginning with an open growth habit before fo...

Known as both New England Pie and Sugar Pumpkin, this pre-1860 heirloom Cucurbita pepo remains a traditional favorite among home gardeners. The rou...

Developed by Dr. Homna at Michigan State University, this self-blanching cauliflower has self-wrapping leaves that protect the white curds from hea...

Introduced around 1947, Snowball Y produces large, smooth, white heads that are uniform, solid, and well-shaped. This widely adapted variety is par...

Rainbow Broomcorn is a gorgeous ornamental sorghum growing 7–8 feet tall, producing colorful sprays in shades of red-bronze, brown, black, and burg...

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 ...

Cold-hardy down to 12°F, this perennial herb is known for its lemony tang and is best used sparingly in salads or as a standout ingredient in soups...

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...

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...

Sparkler White Tip produces attractive bicolored globes with bright scarlet on the upper portion and white on the lower third. Medium tops compleme...

This versatile butterhead lettuce delivers excellent flavor across seasons, holding up longer in the heat than Slo-bolt or Buttercrunch while still...

State Fair Mixed Colors (Zinnia elegans) produces large 4-inch single, double, and semi-double blooms in a vibrant mix of colors on plants growing ...

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

Straight Eight is a highly dependable, high-yielding slicer that won an All-America Selections award in 1935. Fruits are very uniform, deep green, ...

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

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

Striped Roman (Solanum lycopersicum) was developed by Seed Savers Exchange member John Swenson and is known for its striking appearance and superb ...

An All-America Selections winner in 1984, Sugar Ann is an extra-early snap pea bearing crisp, flavorful 3-inch pods on compact 2-foot vines that re...

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 ...

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

Introduced in 1979 and an All-America Selections winner, this snap pea (Pisum sativum) is renowned for having the best flavor of any snap pea varie...

Summer Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) offers a stronger flavor than German Winter Thyme, making it an excellent choice for cooking. The compact plants gro...

A compact dwarf sunflower growing 4 to 4½ feet tall, Sunspot produces a single large flower head 8 to 12 inches in diameter with yellow petals surr...