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 | Butterfly Weed Seeds (Asclepias tuberosa)Butterfly Weed Seeds (Asclepias tuberosa). A magnet for butterflies and other pollinators, Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a North American perennial valued for its summer flowers in brilliant shades of orange to red. Also called Pleurisy Root in reference to its historic use in ... - Butterfly Weed Seeds (Asclepias tuberosa). | $3.95 More Information  | ||
 | Calabrese Broccoli Seeds (Brassica oleracea cv.)Calabrese Broccoli Seeds (Brassica oleracea cv.). Thomas Jefferson grew green, purple, and white types of broccoli on many occasions in his gardens at Monticello. Introduced to America in the 1880's by Italian immigrants, Calabrese Broccoli is a popular market variety with 5-8"&com... - Calabrese Broccoli Seeds (Brassica oleracea cv.). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Canada Crookneck Squash Seeds (Cucurbita moschata cv.)Canada Crookneck Squash Seeds (Cucurbita moschata cv.). Canada Crookneck Squash has curved, bottle-shaped, thin-skinned fruits up to 12" long with nutty and sweet-flavored flesh. It is said to have originated from the Iroquois Nations and was first offered commercially in the 1830s. In Field a... - Canada Crookneck Squash Seeds (Cucurbita moschata cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Canterbury Bells Seeds (Campanula medium)Canterbury Bells Seeds (Campanula medium). Canterbury Bells were among the first imported flowers grown in colonial American gardens, where they were valued for their blue, bell-shaped flowers as well as for their edible roots. In 1812, Thomas Jefferson recorded sowing the "... - Canterbury Bells Seeds (Campanula medium). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Cardinal Flower Seeds (Lobelia cardinalis)Cardinal Flower Seeds (Lobelia cardinalis). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello. The brilliant scarlet-colored flower of this summer-blooming North American species was considered the finest red in nature upon its introduction to Europe in 1629. Cardinal Flowers grow in moist woodland are... - Cardinal Flower Seeds (Lobelia cardinalis). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Champion of England Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.)Champion of England Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.). Harvested from the gardens at MonticelloMoney Plant, or Honesty, is a self-seeding biennial named for it's showiest feature--its 2-foot stalks of silvery, coin-shaped seedpods, which are attractive in dried arrangements. It wa... - Champion of England Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.)Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.). This Tennessee heirloom, sometimes called a black tomato, reputably originated from the Native Cherokee Indians before 1890. The unique color of the dark, dusky purple fruits carries through the flesh to the stem end. The large&comm... - Cherokee Purple Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | China Aster Seeds (Callistephus chinensis)China Aster Seeds (Callistephus chinensis). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.China Aster seeds were first sent to Paris from China in 1728 by a Jesuit priest. This showy annual flower was cultivated in America as early as 1737 by Williamsburg's John Custis and it grew in popularity in ... - China Aster Seeds (Callistephus chinensis). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | China Pink Seeds (Dianthus chinensis)China Pink Seeds (Dianthus chinensis). China Pink (Dianthus chinensis) is a showy, short-lived perennial, often grown as an annual, bears single to semi-double, mixed-color flowers from early June until late fall, and has dark-green, grass-like foliage.... - China Pink Seeds (Dianthus chinensis). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Cocke's Prolific Corn Seed (Zea mays cv.)Cocke's Prolific Corn Seed (Zea mays cv.). Cocke's Prolific Corn was developed in the early 1800s by General John Hartwell Cocke of Fluvanna County, Virginia. A friend of Thomas Jefferson's and fellow agriculturist, Cocke selected this dent field corn from the most productive plan... - Cocke's Prolific Corn Seed (Zea mays cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Cockscomb Seeds (Celosia argentea var. cristata)Cockscomb Seeds (Celosia argentea var. cristata). Thomas Jefferson noted the planting of seeds of "Cockscomb", "a flower like the Prince's feather", in 1767. He may have been referring to the crested form of Celosia with its strange scarlet combs that are furrowed and lobed. Still today&... - Cockscomb Seeds (Celosia argentea var. cristata). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Common Flax Seeds (Linum usitatissimum)Common Flax Seeds (Linum usitatissimum). Common Flax was cultivated at Monticello by 1779, when Jefferson recorded the occurrence of late severe frosts in April that killed "all the flax." Flax was considered a staple commodity for the manufacture of "necessary articles of clothing;" ... - Common Flax Seeds (Linum usitatissimum). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Common Mint Seeds (Mentha spp.)Common Mint Seeds (Mentha spp.). Mints have been grown for medicinal and culinary purposes for centuries. Thomas Jefferson included "mint" in a list of useful herbs for the garden at Monticello in 1794. The flowers are attractive to pollinators and the plant is deer resistant. A vig... - Common Mint Seeds (Mentha spp.). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Connecticut Field Pumpkin Seeds (Cucurbita pepo)Connecticut Field Pumpkin Seeds (Cucurbita pepo). New World field pumpkins like this 19th century variety were grown in Thomas Jefferson's fields both for the Monticello table as well as for feeding the workhorses, cattle, sheep, and pigs in late summer. Connecticut Field Pumpkin i... - Connecticut Field Pumpkin Seeds (Cucurbita pepo). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Cool-Season Vegetable Seed CollectionCool-Season Vegetable Seed Collection. Thomas Jefferson started his gardening year early, and advised that "a thimbleful of Lettuce should be sowed every Monday morning, from Feb. 1st to Sept. 1." This collection offers a range of delicious and nutritious cool-season vegetable... - Cool-Season Vegetable Seed Collection. | $36.00 More Information | ||
 | Corn Poppy Seeds (Papaver rhoeas)Corn Poppy Seeds (Papaver rhoeas). Thomas Jefferson grew "Papaver Rhoeas flor. plen. double poppy" in a Monticello oval flower bed in 1807. This is a horticultural variety of the common European field poppy, which was immortalized in Flanders during World War I. Corn Poppy (Papa... - Corn Poppy Seeds (Papaver rhoeas). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Corn Salad Seeds (Valerianella locusta)Corn Salad Seeds (Valerianella locusta). Corn Salad, also known as Mache and Lamb's Lettuce, is a cool-season annual with 3" leaves that add a mild, nutty flavor to salads. Thomas Jefferson grew this European native at Monticello, and recorded saving seed in 1794. Wh... - Corn Salad Seeds (Valerianella locusta). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Costoluto Genovese Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.)Costoluto Genovese Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.). Thomas Jefferson was a pioneer in tomato culture, planting the relatively unfamiliar tomato from 1809 until his death in 1826. He also noted that "tomatas" were grown in Virginia gardens in Notes on the State of Virginia (1782). Costoluto Genov... - Costoluto Genovese Tomato Seeds (Solanum lycopersicum cv.). | $3.95 More Information | ||
 | Cow's Horn Okra Seeds (Abelmoschus esculentus cv.)Cow's Horn Okra Seeds (Abelmoschus esculentus cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Okra was frequently grown at Monticello after Thomas Jefferson's retirement in 1809, and often as a companion plant to "tomatas." Jefferson family recipes include various types of okra stews in which okr... - Cow's Horn Okra Seeds (Abelmoschus esculentus cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Cupani Sweet Pea Seeds (Lathyrus odoratus)Cupani Sweet Pea Seeds (Lathyrus odoratus). Francisco Cupani, a Franciscan monk, is credited with first describing the wild Lathyrus odoratus and sending seed from Sicily to gardens in Amsterdam and Britain in 1699. The name Cupani Sweet Pea is often applied to this wild species fo... - Cupani Sweet Pea Seeds (Lathyrus odoratus). | $3.95 More Information |
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