| Culinary and Medicinal Herbs
Basil
Cat Mint
Catnip
Chives
Chamomile
Coriander
Dill
Elecampane
Fennel
Oregano
Parsley
Sage
Spearmint
St. John’s Wort
Wormwood
Carnton's garden as seen from the upstairs porch
Photo
by Margie Thessin

Photo courtesy of John Chastain
Click here to take a visual tour of Carnton's garden on
www.ThePreservationChannel.com .
Read
the interview
with Carnton head gardener
Justin Stelter in Southern
Exposure Magazine.
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19th Century Heirloom Varieties
Flowers and Ornamentals
Bee
Balm, Monarda didyma (1700s)
Bleeding Heart, Dicentra Spectabilis (1848)
Boxwood, Buxus Sempervirens (ancient)
Coral Bells, Heuchera sanguina (1600s)
Dames Rocket, Hesperis matronalis (1500s)
Flag Iris, Iris pseudacorus (1600s)
Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea (1700s)
Hibiscus, Hibiscus coccineus (1700s)
Hollyhock, Alcea Rosea (1600s)
Lamb’s Ear, Stachys byzantina (1782)
Mallow, Malva Sylvestris (1600s)
Money Plant, Lunaria rediviva (1300s)
Morning Glory, Ipomoea (1500s)
Oriental Poppy, Papaver Orientalis (1741)
Plume Poppy, Macleaya cordata (1795)
Ribbon Grass, Phalaris arundinacea picta (1850)
Yucca, Filamentosa (ancient)
Roses,“
Harison’s Yellow” (1800s), Rosa Mundi (1300), & Rosa
Gallica Officinalis (ancient)
Fruits
and Vegetables
Asparagus
Bush Beans, “Black Valentine”
Lima Beans, “Carolina Sieva”
Snap/Pole Beans, “Kentucky Wonder”
Beets, “Early Blood Turnip”
Blackberries
Broccoli, “Early Purple Sprouting”
Cabbage, “Mammoth Red Rock” & “E. Jersey
Wakefield”
Cauliflower, “Early Snowball” &“Purple
Cape”
Collards, “Green Glaze”
Corn, “Bloody Butcher” and “Stowell’s
Evergreen”
Carrots, “Early Scarlet Horn”
Cucumbers, “West Indian Gherkin”
Gooseberries
Lettuce, “Black Seeded Simpson” & “Limestone
Bibb”
Melons, “Jenny Lind” & “Georgia Rattlesnake”
Okra, “Cowhorn”
Onions, “Red Wethersfield”
Peas, “Thomas Laxton,” “Risser Sickle,” “Early
Alaska”
Peppers, “Long Red Cayenne” & “Texas
Bird Pepper”
Potatoes, “Early Rose” & “Garnet Chile”
Pumpkins, “Connecticut Field”
Radishes, “China Rose”
Raspberries
Strawberries
Squash, “Yellow Crookneck”
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes, “Cherokee Purple” & “Yellow
Pear”
Turnips, “Seven Top”
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