What is an heirloom plant?
GROWN
for more than 30 years
in a garden, field, park.
For fruit trees, at least 80-100 years.
PROPAGATED
by yourself from
seeds, bulbs, tubers,
cuttings, grafts, etc.
INHERITED
from your family,
friends, neighbours
with a history of at least 30 years.
What is NOT an heirloom plant?
Heirloom Plant Database
The database is still being updated with information on our most valuable heirloom plants. While under many images you will find no entries for now, the process of identifying and documenting these cultivars has begun. Everyone is invited to contribute by registering plants that have been cultivated by their families for decades. These crops represent our shared national heritage!
The development of the database was financially supported by the Nordic Council of Ministers and NORDPLUS, as well as the Society Integration Foundation, which received funding from the Latvian state budget through the Ministry of Culture.
Choose a plant category and view the entries.
Donate To Support Our Movement
If you would like to support our Heirloom Plant Movement, where a huge amount of voluntary work is invested, we would be grateful if you could provide financial help, for example, for technical solutions, printed materials and other needs.
Donations can be made by bank transfer to the following account:
Latvijas Permakultūras biedrība
Reg. No.: 40008187624
LV15PARX0016946130001
AS Citadele
In the payment reference, please indicate this text: “Ziedojums mantoto kultūraugu kustības attīstībai”.