Borghese Gardens Seed Catalog
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A catalog of the original heirloom seeds, seedlings and bulbs used in the 17th Century Borghese Gardens in Italy Rome. Welcome to our little Garden Emporium where we post a selection of our favorite seeds for unusual and hard to find heirlooms, vegetables, flowers, cooking herbs, tree seedlings fruit plants, bulbs and more. Click through some of the images to order directly from the Seed and Seedling Retailers...


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Passion Flower

Passion Flower

Astounding blooms symbolize the crucifixion. The Passion Flower thrives easily in your home to produce fragrant blooms that will fascinate you with their religious significance. Blue-purple blooms measure up to 4" across and are set off with delicate pink filaments. According to legend, the Passion Flower's petals relate to the Apostles, the cornea to the Crown of Thorns, the five anthers to the Five Wounds and the three stigmas to the three nails.


Magnolia, Hardy

Magnolia, Hardy

One of the best ornamental and cold hardy Southern Magnolias. Glossy, evergreen foliage is dark green on top with cinnamon brown underneath. Cream colored flowers are extremely fragrant and last from late spring well into summer. Grows to 35' tall with a nice pyramidal shape. Shipped potted.


Wisteria Tree

Wisteria Tree

No lovelier sight can be imagined than a Wisteria Tree in bloom. Purplish-blue flowers completely cover the tree during May. This beautiful lawn tree increases in dignity and beauty each successive season. The Wisteria Tree is a hardy, easy to grow specimen that may be trimmed to a height of 6-8'. 2-3' sturdy trees shipped. Deer and drought resistant, good for cutting.


Pear, Bartlett Dwarf Jumbo

Pear, Bartlett Dwarf Jumbo

A large, yellow pear, very sweet and aromatic. Bartlett Dwarf Pear Trees bear quickly and are highly productive. Shipped 3-4' jumbo trees. Early season producer. Self-fruitful , but will produce heavier yields if pollinated with another variety. Other standard pear varieties available include the Kieffer.

The Borghese Gardens in Rome were built in 1605, when Cardinal Scipione Borghese converted the existing vineyards into one of the largest landscape gardens in all of Rome. Scipione Borghese was nephew to Camillo Borghese - Pope Paul V - who oversaw the completion of St Peter's Basillica at the Vatican. When you visit Rome be sure to look for the name inscribed at the main entrance portico. It reads BVRGHESIVS - Latin for Borghese.


"Borghese" at the Vatican
Borghese Gardens "Temple of Aesculapius"

In Rome, Pope Paul V (Camillo Borghese) financed the completion of St. Peter's Basilica, and improved the Vatican Library. He restored the Aqua Traiana, an ancient Roman Aqueduct (named after him Acqua Paola), bringing water to the rioni located on right bank of the Tiber (Trastevere and Borgo). Like many Popes of the time he was also allegedly guilty of nepotism, and his nephew Scipione Borghese wielded enormous power on his behalf, consolidating the rise of the Borghese family. Paul V also established the Bank of the Holy Spirit in 1605.

Emporium (medieval Latin from Greek emporos = 'merchant') is a term used for a store selling a wide variety of goods, and for marketplaces or trading centres in ancient cities (see emporia (ancient Greece) and emporia (early medieval)).

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