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 | Scarlet Pentapetes Seeds (Pentapetes phoenicea)Scarlet Pentapetes Seeds (Pentapetes phoenicea). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello. Thomas Jefferson sowed seed of this tender, summer-flowering annual along the flower border on Monticello's West Lawn in 1811, referring to it as "Scarlet Mallow." He likely obtained the seed of this uncommon native of the Old World tropics from Philadelphia nurseryman Bernard McMahon, who noted "Scarlet Pentapetes" in his American Gardener'' Calendar, 1806. Scarlet Pentapetes is as rare in gardens today as it was in 1811. Pentapetes... - Scarlet Pentapetes Seeds (Pentapetes phoenicea).
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| Monticello Shop | Scarlet Pentapetes Seeds (Pentapetes phoenicea) | $4.95 |  |
 | Four O'Clock Seeds (Mirabilis jalapa)Four O'Clock Seeds (Mirabilis jalapa). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.In July of 1767 Thomas Jefferson observed the blooms of his Four O'Clocks: "Mirabilis just opened, very clever." In 1811 he noted planting seed sent by Andre Thouin of the Parisian Jardin des Plantes in ... - Four O'Clock Seeds (Mirabilis jalapa). | $4.95 More Information | ||
 | Strawflower Seeds (Helichrysum bracteatum)Strawflower Seeds (Helichrysum bracteatum). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Strawflower, a half-hardy annual that withstands light frosts, was introduced from Australia to England in 1799, and has since been treasured for its everlasting flowers that are ideal for dr... - Strawflower Seeds (Helichrysum bracteatum). | $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 | ||
 | Sesame Seeds (Sesamum indicum)Sesame Seeds (Sesamum indicum). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Thomas Jefferson planted Sesame, or "Benni", for many years at Monticello in order to press a salad oil from the seeds. He wrote in 1811, "I did not believe there existed so perfect a substit... - Sesame Seeds (Sesamum indicum). | $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 | ||
 | 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 |
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