Category Archives: Heirlooms
Poppy Oriental Poppy Mix

The fragile beauty and shimmering colors of poppies are magical. They practically grow themselves which is why they were essentials in remote cottage gardens. Large flowers scarlet to pink with deep purple centers. Flowers May-June....
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Bean Early Bush Italian

HEIRLOOM. Early Bush Italian is a great Burpee exclusive variety that is easy to grow and quick to yield. The 16-18″ plants are erect so it’s easy to pick the 5 1/2″ long beans. The pods remain stringless and are excellent frozen. For robust bean flavor make this bean your first choice. Plants yield early and need no support....
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Ammi Majus Queen Anne’s Lace

HEIRLOOM. The Ammi blossom is a pure white and makes a striking flower that is domed on top rather than flat. Excellent for cutting....
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Bean White Half Runner

HEIRLOOM. With or without support White Half runner yields an early heavy crop of tender green pods 4 1/2″ long with white seeds and sweet flavor. One 2 oz. seed packet will sow a row of about 20 ft. Our seed is not treated....
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Nemophila Baby Blue Eyes

This versatile native American wildflower (also known as California Blue Bells) is perfect in beds and containers or as an annual groundcover. Growing only 6″ tall with a spread to 12″ nemophila often overwinters in mild climates (zone 7 and above) where it blooms in early spring. Farther north it flowers from early to midsummer. Grows best in partial shade. Must be kept moist if grown in full sun....
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Amaranthus Love Lies Bleeding

HEIRLOOM. Brilliant red seed heads dangle like shimmering ruby necklaces from the tops of sturdy 3-5 ft. plants. With long-lasting color they’re great in arrangements fresh-cut or dried. Amaranthus needs heat and a long season. Start in containers and set out 6-week plants after frost. The tiny seeds take 2 weeks to sprout....
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Basil Greek

Native to Southeast Asia basil has been used in cooking and for fragrances for centuries. Brought to Europe in the Middle Ages it thrived in the Mediterranean region as well as around the Caspian and Black Seas. Burpee first offered basil in 1908. This Greek basil has tiny leaves on dome shaped 8″ tall plants. Great with tomatoes in salads or sauces and it makes an admirable ornamental in containers and the garden too....
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Verbena Bonariensis

This tall very striking heirloom is a favorite in many cottage gardens. Stiff stems with open airy sprays of tiny violet-blue clusters and only a few leaves making this an excellent companion for many annuals. Very long blooming 3-4′ tall. Withstands drought....
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Sweet Pea Eckfords Finest Mix

Today sweet peas remind one of a Victrola in the parlor. Considered very romantic some antique strains can be wonderful if chosen carefully; others can be duds. We’ve selected only the best for you. All have a slight honey or orangey aroma and make excellent spring cut flowers. Henry Eckford the father of modern sweet peas and the leading developer in the late 1800s produced over 100 varieties. This mix of his best has an incredible color range: shell pink maroon violet...
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Chinese Lantern Strawberry Ground Cherry

Chinese Lantern is largely grown for its vividly colored orange-red lantern-shaped fruits that can be cut and dried and used for dried bouquets. Can be invasive; spreads rampantly....
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Squash Winter Lakota

Plant breeders have recreated a stunning winter squash once prized by the Sioux but long lost to cultivation. Fine-grained orange flesh is sweet and nutty. Mature fruits are 8″ x 9″ and weigh 5-7lbs.....
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Cantaloupe Hales Best Jumbo

Hales Best Jumbo was developed by a Japanese market gardener in California around 1920. It became widely popular because it combined excellent flavor with earliness. It’s a beautiful oval melon with deep green skin and golden netting. The flesh is an appealing salmon color aromatic and sweet....
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Bean Burpees Stringless Green Pod

HEIRLOOM. This Burpee bred bean is entirely stringless; it’s brittle meaty juicy and has exceptional flavor. Plant yields are early and extremely high; pods are round about 6″ long and slightly curved. Plants are entirely self supporting. A 2 oz. seed pack will plant a 20 ft. row. Our seed is not treated....
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Marigold Sunset Giants Mix

The ultimate American garden flower prized by the Aztecs 1000 years ago. Legendary garden designer Gertrude Jekyll liked drifts of tall marigolds planted in the middle or back of her borders to complement blues and grays. Blossoms 5″ and more across in orange gold and lemon yellow....
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Eggplant Turkish Orange

Native to Turkey this heirloom variety is a favorite of Italian gardeners and chefs. The petite 18-22″ plants produce abundant yields of round red-orange 3″ fruit. Eat when the fruits are young and in the green stage. Once orange the fruits are excellent for stuffing. 65-85 days from transplant. Insect-resistant....
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Salad Greens Purslane Goldgelber

Purslane has an honored place in the European repertoire of greens. Mildly acerbic purslane’s tasty leaves have a pleasant lemony fragrance and make for a sparkly salad offering a nutritious bonus of high amounts of omega-3 fatty acids....
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Squash Ronde de Nice

An heirloom prized by generations of French squash connoisseurs for its mild nutty flavor and ever-so-tender flesh and skin. Harvest when fruits are young when they are merely 2-3″ in diameter and steam or saute. Ready in about 45-52 days....
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Cleome Queen Mixed Colors

Also known as Spider flower this plant will make the back of your border a focal point. Colors includes Helen Campbell (white) Rose Queen and Violet Queen. Airy 5-6″ flower clusters on strong sturdy stems. GARDEN HINTS: Grows best in full sun. Space 15-18″ apart. Can be started indoors or outdoors....
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Cucumber Suyo Long

Suyo Long is a traditional variety from China that offers an abundance of delicious burpless crispy cucumbers. Growing to 16″ long on vigorous vines the sweet ribbed fruits can be picked at any stage from very young to fully mature. Perfect for eating fresh or for pickling. Grow it on a trellis for straighter fruits....
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Cucumber Mexican Sour Gherkin

Cook’s Garden Favorite. Get ready for an extravaganza of tiny sweet treats. Mini fruits sweet cucumber flavor is combined with a tangy sourness: as if pickled already. Yields a bounty of tiny cukes for salads snacks and pickling. Gorgeous when cascading from a hanging basket or growing on a trellis....
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