Intermediate

The Açaí palm is best known for its fruits, which are called açaí berries.

The fruits are orange-yellow, are sweet, have juicy flesh and are packed with vitamin C. The plant is hardy and easy to keep.

Rare species from north-western Ecuador with yellow, cone-shaped fruits that are edible. Plant which can also fruit in a container.

The most cultivated coffee species in the world, which originates from the rural areas of south-western Ethiopia. Coffee can also be kept as a houseplant.

The asam kambang is a wild mango that is popular with the local population because of its delicious sweet and sour taste.

A Passionflower from Australia with a compact growth that grows well as an indoor plant. This species produces plenty of flowers, which colour gradually from yellow to red.

The elegant pink hanging flowers are followed by tasteful oblong yellow fruits. The species originates in the Andes and can resist lower temperatures up to a minimum of -3 degC.

The Baniti is a rare tropical tree from Southeast Asia with juicy, sour fruits.

This is a wild coffee species native to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and northeast India.

In 2007, this pepper from north-eastern India was declared the hottest pepper in the world. A very small piece is enough to make a dish extremely spicy. Great to try out.

Green fruits have juicy, sour pulp and are used in the Surinamese kitchen. They grow on the stem of this tropical plant. 

The small (1 cm), black fruits are packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They can be eaten when fully ripe, fresh, dried or as a tea.

The juicy, darkbrown pulp has a sweet chocolate-like taste. Protect the plant against frost.

A hardy shrub from the Himalayas with blue fruits. The pulp is edible and tastes like watermelon. Peel and seeds are poisonous.

The Bornean rubber plant is a rare climbing shrub that is best known for its high-quality latex and edible fruit.

The Broad leaved Garcinia is a rare species from the tropical lowland forests of Southeast Asia, particularly Papua New Guinea, and produces edible red fruits.

The beautiful, deep blue flowers are used in Asia to colour tea and certain rice dishes blue. An easy climber for indoors or a greenhouse.

A small species with bell-shaped flowers that originally grew in the cool forests of the Canary Islands. Protect the underground tubers against frost.

The orange-yellow fruits have deliciously sweet pulp and that makes them popular in the tropics.

Capers are the unopened flower buds of the caper plant. A small container plant which may even bloom in the first year (min. temperature -5 degrees Celsius).

Green to yellow, star-shaped fruits with juicy, sweet-sour fruit flesh. Leaf reacts to light and abrupt movement, after which it can close itself. Plant can withstand light frost.

Cardamom seeds are a well known spice that can be used as an ingredient in a variety of dishes.

The seeds all exactly weigh 0.2 grams (or 1 carat). Formerly, they were widely used for weighing diamonds and gold. Container plant which can withstand light frost.

The Carolina Reaper is the hottest pepper in the world.

After rice and corn, the edible root of the cassava plant is the most important food in the world.

Coffee with great taste, high yields and resistant to bright sun. For those reasons, this species becomes increasingly popular with coffee producers.

A type of banana with whitish green fruits, which can be kept outside throughout the winter when packed in isolating material and kept at a sheltered spot.

The chempedak is the little brother of the jackfruit and produces up to 35 cm large edible fruits.

The young leaves of this hardy tree can be eaten as vegetable. The fruits, bark and roots have an important role in traditional Chinese medicine.

Sweet fruits which can be scooped or may be used in salads or smoothies. Species from the Andes that can be cultivated at a minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius.

The chupa-chupa is a fruit from the tree of the same name from South America and is also known as the South American sapote.

Cinnamon is the dried interior bark of the cinnamon tree and is used for all kinds of dishes and teas. 

Clove is a spice that is made by drying the unopened flower buds of the clove tree.

The cupuaçu belongs to the same genus as the cacao and produces large fruits weighing up to 1.5 kg.

Date palms have been cultivated for thousands of years for the delicious sweet dates. The palm can be grown as a container plant in temperate climates, at a minimum temperature of -8 degC.

Date plums are mainly produced in Central Asia and grow on a hardy tree. It is one of the oldest known plants in cultivation.

This species of Syzygium is fairly well-known in Asian cuisine. The leaves are used in a similar manner to bay leaves.

This dwarf variety is even more suitable to produce your own coffee. Because of its compact growth, this variety is ideal as a houseplant.

The precursor of the commonly eaten banana, with sweet bananas of about 12 cm in size. Hibernate the species at a minimum of 5 degC.

The Elephant apple is a fruit up to 9cm in size with sticky brown fruit pulp.

The entawak is a rare tree with large edible fruits from the tropical forests of Southeast Asia.

A banana from the humid forests of Ethiopia with edible bananas which can be kept at a minimum of 5 degrees Celsius.

Olives are mainly grown in the Mediterranian climate, where 90% of the olives is processed as oil. The species is hardy at a sheltered and sunny stand.

The green fruits smell like pineapple and taste sweet-sour. They can be eaten fresh or mixed in salads or pies. The white-red flowers are quite graceful.

The red berries of this plant taste sweet, sour, salty, pungent (spicy) and bitter all at once. They are known as 1 of 50 fundamental herbs of traditional Chinese medicine.

The giant granadilla is the largest passionflower and can grow 15 meters per year. The flowers are quite large, reaching a diameter of around 10 cm. The sweet and edible fruits can weight up to 4kg.

The Giant Swamp Taro grows along streams, rivers and in patches of forest that regularly flood.

The fruits of this tropical species are a well-known ingredient in Asia for many different curry recipes.

The gowok fruit tree is a special tree from Southeast Asia that is known for the small edible berries that grow in clusters on the tree.

The green tampang is a rare tropical tree with striking fruit.

Griffith's mango is a special, rare mango variety with striking red to purple fruits.

The yellow-green guavas taste sweet and sour and resemble a strawberry in taste.

This variety produces sweet edible banana fruits and can withstand low temperatures when kept at a sheltered place and packed with isolating materials.  

The trusses of white flowers with purple bracts hang down like earrings. The berries taste like chocolate/caramel-raisins.

The Horse Mango is a rare species of mango that is native to tropical lowland forests of Southeast Asia, especially Borneo and Sumatra.

The white flesh of the pods is very soft and has a sweet taste like vanilla ice cream.

The large seeds of this tropical tree are edible and taste like almonds.

This species has even been grown by the Maya’s for their 5 cm large, orange-yellow edible fruits. The plants can still be found on old Maya temples.

The tindola can be eaten fresh as a cucumber or added as a vegetable to a variety of dishes.

The Jackfruit is the largest fruit in the world, and can weigh up to 50 kg. The tree originates in India and the fruits grow directly on the stem.

The oval fruits ripen from pink to dark purple to black, and have juicy, sweet flesh.

Hardy plant from Japan. Fruits and seeds can be used as spice and pepper. For example with Japanse dishes. 

Javanese cardamom, or kapulaga, is a tropical plant from the ginger family native to Indonesia.

In Asia, the seeds are applied as grain and are sometimes used for tea or processed into liquor. It’s an annual plant with grey, pearl-like seeds. 

The Johore tree is a rare tree from the lychee family and originates from Borneo and the Philippines.

The eye-catching leaves of this Citrus species are very aromatic and have a fresh-sweet smell and taste.

The orange-red persimmons ripen in autumn and originate from the Himalayas. The species is hardy and has been cultivated for centuries.

The Kasturi mango is a delicious, sweet fruit with juicy flesh.

The up to 50 cm large leaves of this species have many uses.

Coffee from the Kona district on Hawaii, where fertile volcanic ground provides excellent soil for growing great coffee. It’s one of the most expensive coffee species in the world.

The fairly small fruits, about half the size of a regular mango, have a slightly sour and citrus-like taste.

The Lamba is an exceptional houseplant with fascinating characteristics. it grows as a small herbaceous species on the forest floor and produces edible, flavour altering fruits.

The lowland breadfruit fig is very rare and is native only to the island of New Guinea. It has striking fruits that resemble flowers.

Macadamia nuts are rich in healthy fatty acids and grow on an Australian tree that can be kept as a container plant in temperate climates.

The Mamey sapote is one of the most popular fruits in Central America due to its delicious flavour and graceful tree.

The maqui is from Chile and has been cultivated for centuries by the Mapuche Indians. The berries are healthy and similar in taste to the blackberry.

Well known from the South African liquor Amarula. The fruits can also be eaten fresh and contain 8 x more vitamin C than an orange. Animals love the fruits as well, and sometimes become drunk.

A hardy passionflower, with flowers in varying in color from pale white to pink and purple. The passionfruits are edible and very delicious.

Mexican coriander is a well-known herb in the kitchens of Central and South America. It is similar in flavor to the common coriander, but with a stronger taste.

After eating these fruits, sour and bitter things taste wonderfully sweet. Lemon juice, for example, tastes like sweet lemonade.

The monkey fruit is a rare tropical tree from India, Nepal and Southeast Asia that produces striking irregular fruits.

The leaves and fruits contain many vitamins and minerals, and have medical applications. The seeds purify water and contain a high content of oil.

Papaya species which grows at heights up to 3.000 metres in the Andes, which is why a minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius should suffice to grown your own papaya’s. 

The Mountain Soursop forms green, 15 cm fruits with pale yellow flesh.

The yellow fruits have a thin skin and slightly acidic, citrus-like flesh.

The flowers of the nam-nam bloom on the stem and are followed by unusually shaped fruits.

The fruits of this particular species are softly hairy and yellow-brown coloured when ripe.

The peculiar yellowish white noni fruits are famous for the healthy juice that can be made of the fruits. It is an easy plant to grow indoors.

The seeds of the nutmeg tree are the source of two popular spices: nutmeg and mace.

A passionflower with purplish white flowers and orange, sweet passion fruits. The species grows originally in Brazil and can endure lower temperatures to a minimum of 4 degC.

The red-orange fruits taste like peanut butter and can be eaten fresh or processed into jam or milkshakes.

The pedalai has striking hairy and edible fruits and belongs to the same genus as the jackfruit.

A small banana species with a beautiful pink inflorescence that is followed by sweet pink edible bananas. A nice plant to keep in a container at a minimum of 0 degC.

All bananas in the store come from hybrids of this banana. This is also a hybrid, however, this is a natural one between M. acuminata and M. balbisiana.

Purple fruits taste like apple and can be eaten fresh or processed in salads. It’s a climber that stays small. 

The Red Angled Tampoi, also known as Belimbing hutan, is a rare tropical tree with striking red, edible fruits.

The red durian is considered the tastiest variety of durian.

The red-fleshed durian is a rare and striking durian from the tropics of Southeast Asia.

The red ginger lily has a very striking red inflorescence just above the ground and belongs to the same family as the ginger plant.