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Heirloom Seeds

Plant your garden with heirloom seeds from Colonial Williamsburg. The gardens in the Historic Area inspire our flower, herb, and vegetable seeds and reflect varieties grown in the 18th century. 

  • Purple Coneflower Flower Seeds - heirloom seeds for your garden from the Colonial Williamsburg seed collection | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Purple Coneflower Flower Seeds - heirloom seeds for your garden from the Colonial Williamsburg seed collection | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Purple Echinacea Coneflower Flower Seeds

    Echinacea, also known as purple coneflower or Sampson root, is a true American native and one of the hardiest perennials available. The plant was used medicinally by the Native Americans of the Great Plains more than any other herb. It was the Native...
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  • Snapdragon Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Snapdragon Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Snapdragon Flower Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Snapdragon Seeds. Snapdragons grow easily from seed which should be started after the danger of frost has passed in the spring. The plants are prolific self-seeders so much so that...
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  • Foxglove Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Foxglove Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Foxglove Flower Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Foxglove Seeds. Native to Europe, North America and Central Asia, Floxgloves have been cultivated in the world’s gardens for centuries and were introduced into American gardens...
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  • Bee Balm Herb Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Bee Balm Herb Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Bee Balm Herb Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Bee Balm Seeds. Native to North American prairies, this plant is valued for its exceptional ability to attract bees, hummingbirds and butterflies, making it an outstanding pollinator...
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  • Hollyhock Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Hollyhock Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Hollyhock Flower Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Hollyhock seeds. Native to Turkey and Asia, the hollyhocks we know today probably came from China. The common name originated during The Crusades as “Holly Hoc”,...
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  • Rocket Larkspur Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Rocket Larkspur Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Rocket Larkspur Flower Seeds

    Early Virginians held great affection for their gardens. Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Rocket Larkspur Seeds. Native to the Mediterranean, this plant was introduced into England in the mid-16th century and into the...
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  • Blue Flax Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Blue Flax Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Blue Flax Flower Seeds

    Early Virginians held great affection for their gardens. Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Blue Flax Seeds. Native to the Great Plains and western North America, this plant is also indigenous to Northern Africa, the...
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  • Wild Bergamot Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Wild Bergamot Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Wild Bergamot Flower Seeds

    Early Virginians held great affection for their gardens. Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Wild Bergamot Seeds. Native to the North American prairies, this perennial plant is valued for its exceptional ability to...
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  • Hollyhock Doubles Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Hollyhock Doubles Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Hollyhock Doubles Flower Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Hollyhock Doubles seeds. Native to Turkey and Asia, the hollyhocks we know today probably came from China. The common name originated during The Crusades as “Holy Hoc”,...
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  • Canterbury Bells Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Canterbury Bells Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Canterbury Bells Flower Seeds

    Create your very own historically-inspired garden with this packet of Canterbury Bell Flower Seeds. Canterbury Bells are biennial, blooming most prolifically in the second year and rarely blooming in the first year. The plants need full sun, good...
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  • Chinese Lantern Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Chinese Lantern Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Chinese Lantern Flower Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Chinese Lanterns Seeds. Native to southern Europe, Asia and Japan, this plant is grown for the bright orange husk that covers its diminutive fruit making it an attractive dried...
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  • Danvers Carrots Vegetable Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Danvers Carrots Vegetable Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Danvers Carrots Vegetable Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Danvers Carrot Seeds. Native to the Mediterranean and parts of Asia, wild carrots which come in a variety of colors have been foraged by indigenous peoples for millennia, the carrot...
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  • Josephs Coat Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Josephs Coat Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Josephs Coat Flower Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Joseph’s Coat Seeds. Amaranthus means “never waxing old” which refers to the fact that these plants were prized for their everlasting qualities. Native to Peru,...
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  • Georgia Rattlesnake Watermelon Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Georgia Rattlesnake Watermelon Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Georgia Rattlesnake Watermelon Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Watermelon Seeds. Introduced around 1870, this much beloved Southern variety has become rare. Large, oblong melons (25-30 lb.) have thin, brittle, pale green rinds with...
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  • Amaranthus Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Amaranthus Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Amaranthus Flower Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Amaranthus, Love Lies Bleeding Seeds. Amaranthus means “never waxing old” which refers to the fact that these plants were prized for their everlasting qualities. Native to...
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  • Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce Vegetable Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce Vegetable Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce Vegetable Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Lettuce Seeds. Native to many areas of the world, lettuce has been cultivated since, at least, the 6th century BC. It is a staple food crop for most of the world’s cultures...
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  • Four O'Clock Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Four O'Clock Flower Seeds

    Four o'clocks are well known for their bright trumpet-shaped flowers and strong, pleasant fragrance. Native to tropical areas of North and South America, they are also called marvel of Peru. Four o'clocks are actually perennials that are grown as...
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  • Black-Eyed Susan Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Black-Eyed Susan Flower Seeds

    Indigenous to many parts of the United States, black eyed susans were introduced into Europe soon after Columbus visited America. The plant was named by Linnaeus in 1753 who gave them the Latin name Rudbeckia hirta after his mentor Olaf Rudbeck and hirta...
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  • Catnip Herb Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Catnip Herb Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Catnip Herb Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Catnip Seeds. Native throughout all of Europe and Asia, catnip has been cultivated for at least 2000 years. It came to America with the earliest colonists in the 1600s. The 12-18 in...
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  • Sugar Pumpkin Vegetable Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Sugar Pumpkin Vegetable Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Sugar Pumpkin Vegetable Seeds

    Early Virginians held great affection for their gardens. Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Pumpkin Seeds. Introduced before 1860, this pumpkin is so good that even today it is the leading pie making pumpkin for the...
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  • Common Sunflower Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Common Sunflower Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Common Sunflower Flower Seeds

    Sunflowers should be our national flower, but alas, that honor goes to the rose. The sunflower is native to the Southeastern United States, but eons ago it made its way to South America where it became an important staple crop of the Incans who grew the...
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  • Oregano Herb Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Oregano Herb Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Oregano Herb Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Oregano Seeds. Native to the Mediterranean and central Asia, Oregano has been cultivated for thousands of years. For centuries it was cultivated for medicinal applications believed to...
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  • Baptisia Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Baptisia Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Baptisia Flower Seeds

    Early Virginians held great affection for their gardens. Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Baptisia Seeds. Native to many parts of the US, Baptisia is a herbaceous, perennial shrub which produces blue to periwinkle...
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  • Sea Lavender Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Sea Lavender Flower Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Sea Lavender Flower Seeds

    Early Virginians held great affection for their gardens. Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Sea Lavender Seeds. Native to many parts of the world including Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, this plant became...
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  • Cardoon Herb Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Cardoon Herb Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Cardoon Herb Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Cardoon Seeds. Native to Southern Europe and North Africa, cardoons were being cultivated 2300 was not widely grown. They began to experience a growth in popularity in the late 20th...
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  • Pickling Cucumber Vegetable Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Pickling Cucumber Vegetable Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Pickling Cucumber Vegetable Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Pickling Cucumber Seeds. Probably native to Asia and Africa, cucumbers have been cultivated for more than 3,000 years. Introduced in 1894, this unusual lemon shaped fruit has great...
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  • Crookneck Squash Vegetable Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Crookneck Squash Vegetable Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Crookneck Squash Vegetable Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Crookneck Squash Seeds. A truly North American squash, the Crooknecks were cultivated by indigenous peoples for centuries. This Crookneck was introduced in the 1700s. The small, open...
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  • Russian Red Kale Vegetable Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Russian Red Kale Vegetable Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Russian Red Kale Vegetable Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Kale Seeds. Native to Europe and parts of Asia, kale is believed to be one of the oldest descendants of the original wild cabbage. It has been cultivated for millennia. Red Russian,...
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  • Dipper Gourd Vegetable Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg Dipper Gourd Vegetable Seeds | The Shops at Colonial Williamsburg

    Dipper Gourd Vegetable Seeds

    Create your very own historically inspired garden with this packet of Dipper Gourd Seeds. Native to West Africa where in Zimbabwe wild populations can still be found today. Gourds are one of the oldest cultivated vegetables dating back more than 10,000...
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