Collection: Rare & Unusual Seeds (Heirloom)

Enhance your cut flower garden with these unique heirloom flower seeds! Hard-to-find doesn’t always mean difficult to grow—in fact, all these uncommon heirloom flowers are actually very easy to grow. Plant these heirlooms in the field or in a container garden and enjoy their eccentric flowers in the garden or in the vase. You could start with one or two varieties, but we have a feeling you’ll want to try them all!

What we adore about rare heirloom flower seeds

  • 16 hard-to-find heirloom flower seed varieties
  • Unique blooms add interest and texture to bouquets
  • Attract pollinators and beneficial insects
  • Annual and perennial varieties suitable for all hardiness zones

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    Creeping Thyme Seeds

    Low-maintenance perennial groundcover with a citrusy scent

    Creeping Thyme Seeds

    Low-maintenance perennial groundcover with a citrusy scent
    Regular price As Low As $5.20
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    Bee Balm - Wild Bergamot Seeds

    This thistle-like wildflower is the preferred bloom of bees everywhere

    Bee Balm - Wild Bergamot Seeds

    This thistle-like wildflower is the preferred bloom of bees everywhere
    Regular price As Low As $5.50
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    Foxglove Seeds - Excelsior Mix

    Add elegance to your garden with these pastel biennial blooms

    Foxglove Seeds - Excelsior Mix

    Add elegance to your garden with these pastel biennial blooms
    Regular price As Low As $4.50
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    Blanket Flower Seeds

    Colorful heirloom and native wildflower capable of naturalizing anywhere

    Blanket Flower Seeds

    Colorful heirloom and native wildflower capable of naturalizing anywhere
    Regular price As Low As $4.20
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    Bee Balm Seeds - Mix

    Colorful blooms with a delightful fragrance

    Bee Balm Seeds - Mix

    Colorful blooms with a delightful fragrance
    Regular price $5.99
    Regular price Sale price $5.99
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    Lemon Mint Seeds

    This versatile herb is commonly enjoyed in the flower garden and medicine cabinet

    Lemon Mint Seeds

    This versatile herb is commonly enjoyed in the flower garden and medicine cabinet
    Regular price As Low As $4.50
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    Cleome Seeds - Mixed Colors

    Colorful blooms will turn your garden into a bustling pollinator hub

    Cleome Seeds - Mixed Colors

    Colorful blooms will turn your garden into a bustling pollinator hub
    Regular price As Low As $4.20
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    Wild Blue Iris Seeds

    North American wildflower boasts deeply veined petals in a rare shade of blue

    Wild Blue Iris Seeds

    North American wildflower boasts deeply veined petals in a rare shade of blue
    Regular price As Low As $5.20
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    Chinese Houses Seeds

    A unique heirloom characterized by tiered bicolored blooms

    Chinese Houses Seeds

    A unique heirloom characterized by tiered bicolored blooms
    Regular price As Low As $4.20
    Regular price Sale price As Low As $4.20
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    Love in a Mist Seeds - Mixed Colors

    Colorful starburst-shaped flowers are a cottage garden favorite

    Love in a Mist Seeds - Mixed Colors

    Colorful starburst-shaped flowers are a cottage garden favorite
    Regular price As Low As $4.20
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    Love in a Mist Seeds - Blue

    Use the azure blooms for fresh bouquets and the seedpods for dried arrangements

    Love in a Mist Seeds - Blue

    Use the azure blooms for fresh bouquets and the seedpods for dried arrangements
    Regular price As Low As $4.20
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  • main-collection-product-grid mexican hat

    Mexican Hat Seeds

    It's as if these gorgeous blooms are sporting their own garden hat

    Mexican Hat Seeds

    It's as if these gorgeous blooms are sporting their own garden hat
    Regular price As Low As $4.20
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    Indian Blanket Seeds

    This quick-growing annual is a colorful addition to any wildflower meadow

    Indian Blanket Seeds

    This quick-growing annual is a colorful addition to any wildflower meadow
    Regular price As Low As $4.20
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    Love in the Mist Seeds - Orientalis Transformer

    Elongated seedpods give this unique flower an otherworldly appearance

    Love in the Mist Seeds - Orientalis Transformer

    Elongated seedpods give this unique flower an otherworldly appearance
    Regular price As Low As $4.50
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  • main-collection-product-grid toadflax

    Toadflax / Spurred Snapdragon Seeds

    Intricate blooms that are best grown in containers

    Toadflax / Spurred Snapdragon Seeds

    Intricate blooms that are best grown in containers
    Regular price As Low As $4.20
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    Love in a Mist Seeds - Persian Jewels Indigo Blue

    Offers that deep, purple-blue color

    Love in a Mist Seeds - Persian Jewels Indigo Blue

    Offers that deep, purple-blue color
    Regular price As Low As $4.99
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What we adore about rare heirloom flower seeds

  • 16 hard-to-find heirloom flower seed varieties
  • Unique blooms add interest and texture to bouquets
  • Attract pollinators and beneficial insects
  • Annual and perennial varieties suitable for all hardiness zones

The most extensive collection of rare and unusual heirloom seeds

An heirloom variety is any vegetable, herb, or flower variety that has been cultivated for fifty or more years. Heirloom flowers are always open-pollinated cultivars with stable genetics—meaning, the seeds can be saved and will grow true to type, producing offspring that resembles the parent generation.

At Eden Brothers, we get excited about heirloom seeds because we are passionate about preserving genetic diversity in the world’s seedstock. Biological variance is essential to nature—plus, we think these rare and unusual heirloom seeds are so much more fun than hybrids!

Whimsical heirloom flowers for your cottage garden and cut flower patch

Take Chinese Houses Seeds, for instance. This California native wildflower boasts clusters of bicolored florets atop one another on a tall stem—a very efficient design for attracting pollinators! Love-in-a-mist is another whimsical flower straight out of a storybook. The feather petals and wispy foliage will certainly have you believe in fairies! A workhorse in the garden, try growing Love-In-A-Mist Mixed Colors and dry the seedpods for a fun textural element to use in bouquets.

Filter these lovely heirloom flowers using the tabs on the left-hand side of this page to find the perfect variety for your garden. Sort varieties by plant height, bloom season, and sowing method, among many other features.

All of our exotic heirloom flower seeds are easy to grow, so you can spend less time stressing and more time enjoying these quirky plants! Tuck a few of these eccentric flowers into a fresh bouquet for an intriguing arrangement and conversation starter.

Even if you have some limiting factors, you can still cultivate the exotic flower garden of your dreams. Blanket Flower and Creeping Thyme will thrive in a shade garden, and Foxglove Excelsior Mix and Wild Blue Iris are deer and rabbit resistant varieties.

If you don’t have a ton of space, try growing these heirloom flowers in containers! Pot up these beauties into a well-draining pot and you’ll get just as much out of them as you would in the field.

Safe heirloom flower seeds guaranteed to grow

Whichever heirloom flower(s) you fall for, you can expect the same quality that you would from any other Eden Brothers’ product. All our seeds are certified non-GMO and filler-free—because the last thing you need to worry about is unnecessary additives in your seeds. Whether you buy a packet of heirloom flower seeds or you order in bulk, you can trust that you’ll receive only 100% pure seed, packed for this season—guaranteed to grow if you abide by our planting recommendations located in our Flower Seeds Planting Guide.

These rare and unique heirloom flower seeds sell out fast, so order your seeds today before these special varieties sell out for the season!