Children of the corn? Try grandchildren of the boxwoods.

It’s not a horror story, though. Riddick’s Folly House Museum is selling grandchildren of the original boxwoods that once graced the front entrance of the historic home on North Main Street, near its intersection with Constance Road.

The shrubs up for sale were grown from cuttings taken from bushes grown from cuttings of the original plants, which were probably put in the ground in the 1860s, Riddick’s Folly curator Lee King said.

Michael Kayes of Blue Ridge Boxwood took the cuttings last year from bushes in the yard of Sylvia Pond on Western Avenue. The previous owner of the home, a Mrs. Norfleet, was allowed to take cuttings of the original boxwoods at the Folly, according to King. The original boxwoods were taken out around 1990.

Kayes’ company is experienced in growing plants from historic parents. Its Living History Collection works with historic sites across Virginia, including President James Madison’s Montpelier estate, to propagate and sell descendants of original plants on the sites.

He said several hundred Folly boxwoods will be available for sale Nov. 9 at the Suffolk Farmers’ Market, 524 N. Main St., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The farmers’ market is located next door to Riddick’s Folly.

“It is an excellent time to plant,” Folly board member Sara Ann Johnson noted. “And they don’t have to go in the ground. I have some in planters.”

Kayes suggested customers should “get them in before it starts freezing.”

Boxwoods will sell for $16.95 in a one-gallon pot or $8.95 in a one-pint pot.

A portion of the proceeds will go to grounds restoration at Riddick’s Folly, including re-creating the boxwood garden in the front of the house.

King also sees opportunities for future offspring.

“Maybe one day we will sell great-grandchildren,” he said.

Call 934-0822 or email rfcurator@verizon.net for more information.