Seeds Available for Purchase at the Wylie House, 2012

[Updated Janurary 17, 2012]

We are constantly working to improve and expand our Heirloom Gardens at the Wylie House. Beginning January 2012, we are pleased to offer the following varieties of seed for sale to the public. New varieties are marked with an asterisk. All of our seeds are grown without the aid of chemical fertilizers or pesticides and all have been germination tested. The seeds are $1.50 per packet if bought at the museum, $2.00 if ordered through the mail. Checks should be made out to Indiana University/Wylie House Museum. We have a limited quantity of some seeds.

Some varieties listed below are linked to images of the plant with a brief description. An asterisk (*) denotes a variety new to us this year.

(Hover over links to view an image and description. Left- or right-click to open or save the image.)

Flowers

African Marigold
Balsam
Balsam Plant
An annual plant with pink, white, lilac or crimson flowers growing along the stem. Each blossom has a columbine-like spur on the back. Sometimes called Touch-Me-Not as seeds explode from ripe pods when touched.
Blackberry Lily
Blackberry Lily
Black-eyed Susan
Black-eyed Susan
A popular native wild flower from the Great Plains of North America. Large yellow daisies with dark brown centers. Thrives in heat and drought. A beautiful annual flower.
Blue Boy Bachelor Button
Bread Seed Poppy
Bread Seed Poppy
Calendula
Cleome
Cleome
Cups and Saucers
Cypress Vine
Diablo Cosmos
Diablo Cosmos
Giant Cockscomb
Giant Primrose Sunflower
Globe Candytuft
Harlequin Marigold
Hopi Red Dye Amaranth
Hopi Red Dye Amaranth
Larkspur
Love-in-a-Mist
Love-in-a-Mist
Self seeding, hardy annual plant with delicate ferny foliage and bright blue flowers. Followed by unusual striped seed pods that dry well.
Mixed Columbine
Money Plant
*Mongolian Giant Sunflower
*Peruviana Zinnia Mix
Plains Coreopsis
Plains Coreopsis
Purple Columbine
Purple-top Verbena
Red Spider Zinnia
Straw Foxglove
Texas Sage
*Titan Sunflower
Woodland Nicotiana

Herbs

Anise Hyssop
Basil
Borage
Bronze Fennel
Chives
Chives SOLD OUT
Clary Sage

Clary Sage is a 4 foot biennial with well-branched flower stalks of pale purple and rose. They are a nice contrast to the large, crinkled gray-green foliage. Flowers have a distinct, heavy fragrance. Called “clear eye,” it was used medicinally and also used to flavor beverages and culinary dishes.
Dill
Double Flowered Feverfew
Elecampane
Elecampane
Feverfew
Feverfew
Clusters of small white, daisy-like flowers with yellow centers, bloom from late spring until frost. Flowers are long-lasting in bouquets. Feverfew was used medicinally to reduce fever.
Horehound
Hyssop
Rue
Valerian

Vegetables

Arugula
Asparagus
Black Mustard
*Bleu de Solaise Leek
*Blonde du Cazard Lettuce
*Brandywine Tomato/li>
Bushel Basket Gourd
Bushel Basket Gourd
*Butternut Squash
*Calico Lima Bean
*California Wonder Pepper
Cherokee Trail of Tears Bean
Cherry Roma Tomato
*Corni Di Toro Pepper
*Early Purple Vienna Kohlrabi
Greasy Grits Bean
Green Striped Cushaw Squash
*Jaune d'Or Ovale Radish
Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean
Lemon Cucumber
*Lincoln Pea
*Long Anglais Cucumber
*Long Scarlet Radish
Luffa Gourd
*Pennsylvania Dutch Crookneck Squash
Purple Hyacinth Bean
Purple Hyacinth Bean
Ragged Jack Kale
Ragged Jack Kale
Also known as Russian Red Kale. Red ribs contrast nicely with the blue-grey jagged leaves. Young leaves add flavor and interest to salads. Excellent as boiled greens, the flavor is sweet even before frost nips plants. Overwinters easily, as it is hardy to -10 degrees F.
*Red Fig Tomato
*St. Valery Carrot
Salsify
Sieva Lima Bean
*Striata d'Italia Squash SOLD OUT
White Currant Tomato