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Flowers 2 varieties
Hungarian Breadseed Poppy
Papaver somniferum

Central European heirloom grown for its large seed pods packed with slate-blue culinary seed. The same "blue poppyseed" used in traditional breads and pastries, fresher and more flavorful home-grown. Striking lavender-purple blooms on 3 to 4-foot plants.

90–100 days·Annual·Surface sow
Alpha Calendula
Calendula officinalis 'Alpha'

High-resin selection bred for the medicinal flower trade. Bright orange singles on bushy plants. Pinch a flower and your fingers come back tacky.

45–60 days·Annual·Edible/Medicinal
Tomatoes 5 varieties
Cherokee Purple
Solanum lycopersicum

Tennessee heirloom slicer, dusky purple-pink with green shoulders. Dense, sweet, complex flavor — frequently named the best-tasting tomato in the world. Indeterminate.

75–85 days·Slicer·Full sun
Brandywine
Solanum lycopersicum · Sudduth Strain

1880s Pennsylvania Amish heirloom. Massive 1–2 lb pink beefsteaks on potato-leaf plants. Low yield, legendary flavor. Indeterminate.

80–90 days·Beefsteak·Full sun
Black Krim
Solanum lycopersicum

Crimean heirloom with deep mahogany-brown shoulders and rich, slightly salty flavor. One of the original "black" tomatoes. Indeterminate.

75–80 days·Slicer·Full sun
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Green Zebra
Solanum lycopersicum

Tom Wagner selection from the 1980s. Chartreuse-and-emerald-striped fruit ripens to gold-and-green. Bright, citrusy, tangy flavor. Indeterminate.

70–85 days·Salad·Full sun
San Marzano II
Solanum lycopersicum

Improved selection of the legendary Italian paste tomato. Thick walls, low water, low seed — the canonical sauce variety. Indeterminate.

75–80 days·Paste·Full sun
Beans 2 varieties
Dragon Tongue
Phaseolus vulgaris

Dutch heirloom bush bean. Buttery yellow pods striped purple, eaten as snap beans when young or shelled as dry beans at maturity. Tender, sweet, prolific.

55–60 days·Bush·Direct seed
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Scarlet Runner
Phaseolus coccineus

Climbing bean with ornamental scarlet flowers and large dappled seeds. Edible as green beans, shell beans, or dried. Hummingbird and pollinator magnet.

60–70 days·Pole·Direct seed
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Herbs 1 variety
Borage
Borago officinalis

Annual with edible cucumber-flavored leaves and brilliant blue star flowers. One of the best bee plants you can grow. Self-seeds reliably.

50–70 days·Perennial·Pollinator
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