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 | French Mallow Seeds (Malva sylvestris)French Mallow Seeds (Malva sylvestris). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.When Thomas Jefferson noted "French mallow" on an 1806 list of flowers, he was probably referring to Malva sylvestris, a European and Asian native with handsome, hollyhock-like, purplis... - French Mallow Seeds (Malva sylvestris). | $4.95 More Information  | ||
 | Green Striped Cushaw Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita mixta cv.)Green Striped Cushaw Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita mixta cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Cushaws likely originated in the West Indies before 1700, and this heirloom is believed to be the same variety cultivated before 1860 as 'Improved Cushaw'. Thomas Jefferson cultivated numerous squashes a... - Green Striped Cushaw Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita mixta cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Guinea Bean or Snake Gourd Seeds (Lagenaria siceraria var.)Guinea Bean or Snake Gourd Seeds (Lagenaria siceraria var.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.A member of the bottle gourd tribe, Guinea Bean bears light green, cylindrical fruits up to 5' long with creamy-white flesh similar to squash. It was believed to originate from New Guinea, he... - Guinea Bean or Snake Gourd Seeds (Lagenaria siceraria var.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Heliotrope Seeds (Heliotropium arborescens)Heliotrope Seeds (Heliotropium arborescens). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.In 1786, as he was serving as Minister to France, Thomas Jefferson sent a collection of seeds and plants home to friends, including the lovely purple-flowering Heliotrope: "To be sowed in spr... - Heliotrope Seeds (Heliotropium arborescens). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Hidatsa Red Bean Seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris cv.)Hidatsa Red Bean Seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.A primary goal of the Jefferson-sponsored Lewis and Clark Expedition was botanical exploration of North America. In 1805 the members of the 'Corps of Discovery' spent six winter months at Fort Mandan on the Mi... - Hidatsa Red Bean Seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Hyacinth Bean Seeds (Dolichos lablab)Hyacinth Bean Seeds (Dolichos lablab). Harvested from the gardens at MonticelloThe Hyacinth Bean is featured on the arbor in the Monticello vegetable garden and draws countless questions from visitors every year. In his Garden Book in 1812, Thomas Jefferson mentioned, "Arbor b... - Hyacinth Bean Seeds (Dolichos lablab). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Larkspur Seeds (Consolida ajacis)Larkspur Seeds (Consolida ajacis). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Jefferson noted Larkspur blooming at Shadwell in July 1767, thought it suitable for naturalizing at Monticello "in the open ground on the west" in 1771, and sowed seed around his winding flower bor... - Larkspur Seeds (Consolida ajacis). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Love-in-a-Mist Seeds (Nigella damascena)Love-in-a-Mist Seeds (Nigella damascena). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Love-in-a-Mist has been grown in gardens since the late 16th century. This self-seeding, cool-season annual produces handsome blue, white, or pink flowers amidst the delicate, lacy foli... - Love-in-a-Mist Seeds (Nigella damascena). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Love-lies-bleeding Seeds (Amaranthus caudatus)Love-lies-bleeding Seeds (Amaranthus caudatus). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.When Thomas Jefferson noted "amarenths" on an 1806 list of flowers, he was likely referring to Love-Lies-Bleeding, a curious summer annual cultivated by the earliest American flower gardeners. Its ... - Love-lies-bleeding Seeds (Amaranthus caudatus). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Marrowfat Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum var. medullare)Marrowfat Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum var. medullare). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello. Thomas Jefferson regularly planted Marrowfat Peas at Monticello every two weeks in early spring. They first appeared in his Garden Book on March 12, 1773: "sowed a patch of Early peas, and anothe... - Marrowfat Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum var. medullare). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Money Plant Seeds (Lunaria annua)Money Plant Seeds (Lunaria annua). 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... - Money Plant Seeds (Lunaria annua). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Mountain Sweet Watermelon Seeds (Citrullus lanatus cv.)Mountain Sweet Watermelon Seeds (Citrullus lanatus cv.). By the 1840s Mountain Sweet Watermelon was extremely popular in the Mid-Atlantic States and, because it shipped well, was grown almost exclusively for the Philadelphia and New York City markets. The large melons are round to slightly pear... - Mountain Sweet Watermelon Seeds (Citrullus lanatus cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Noir des Carmes Melon Seeds (Cucumis melo cv.)Noir des Carmes Melon Seeds (Cucumis melo cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Noir des Carmes Melon is a beautiful and rare French heirloom variety with dark green, deeply ribbed skin and flavorful orange flesh named for the Carmelite monks who preserved them. This true European c... - Noir des Carmes Melon Seeds (Cucumis melo cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Peruvian Zinnia Seeds (Zinnia peruviana)Peruvian Zinnia Seeds (Zinnia peruviana). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Although zinnias did not become popular garden plants until late in the 19th century, Peruvian Zinnias were grown in 18th-century gardens and were sold by Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon in 1804.... - Peruvian Zinnia Seeds (Zinnia peruviana). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Pink-spiked Celosia Seeds (Celosia argentea var. spicata)Pink-spiked Celosia Seeds (Celosia argentea var. spicata). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.This form of Celosia, which has been grown in the Monticello gardens since 1984, produces slender pale pink flower spikes in summer. It is similar to the light flesh-colored C. argentea linearis&co... - Pink-spiked Celosia Seeds (Celosia argentea var. spicata). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Pot Marigold - Calendula Seeds (Calendula officinalis)Pot Marigold - Calendula Seeds (Calendula officinalis). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello. Seeds of this hardy, cool-season annual were planted by Thomas Jefferson at his boyhood home, Shadwell, in 1767. Often called "Marygold" by gardeners before 1800, this self-seeding spe... - Pot Marigold - Calendula Seeds (Calendula officinalis). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Prickly Poppy Seeds (Argemone mexicana)Prickly Poppy Seeds (Argemone mexicana). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.On June 18, 1767, Thomas Jefferson recorded in his Garden Book that "Argemone put out one flower" in his garden at Shadwell. On July 18 he noted another Prickly Poppy flower and observed that it wa... - Prickly Poppy Seeds (Argemone mexicana). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Prickly-seeded Spinach Seeds (Spinacia oleracea)Prickly-seeded Spinach Seeds (Spinacia oleracea). Jefferson grew Prickly-seeded spinach in the Monticello vegetable garden in 1809 and 1812 for both a spring and fall crop. Mentioned as early as the 13th century in Germany, this smooth and triangular-leaved spinach is named for its thorny clus... - Prickly-seeded Spinach Seeds (Spinacia oleracea). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Prince Albert Pea (Pisum sativum cv.)Prince Albert Pea (Pisum sativum cv.). In the middle of the nineteenth century, 'Prince Albert' was the most popular of all the varieties of English Pea in the United States. It was grown in England before 1837 and introduced into the United States in 1845. Fearing Burr, who d... - Prince Albert Pea (Pisum sativum cv.). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Prussian Blue Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.)Prussian Blue Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello. Prussian Blue Peas, developed in Germany in the 18th century and noted for the dark blue-green seeds, were grown at Monticello in 1809, the first year of Jefferson's retirement from public o... - Prussian Blue Pea Seeds (Pisum sativum cv.). | $4.95 More Information |
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