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These species have edible fruits, flowers or leaves. It is noted per species what part is edible and what the best growing circumstances are.


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African Spider Flower (Cleome gynandra)

In Central Africa this plant is known as a bitter tasting vegetable and is also used for various medicinal purposes. Can be kept as an annual.

€ 3,50 per 20 seeds
American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)

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

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
Annona conica

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

€ 6,00 per 5 seeds
Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica)

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.

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Argan (Argania spinosa)

Known for the expensive argan oil that is extracted from this Moroccan tree. The oil can be used in the kitchen or on the skin. Maintain a minimum of -5 degrees Celsius.

€ 4,00 per 3 seeds
Australian Passionflower (Passiflora aurantia)

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.

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
Bananadilla (Passiflora mollissima)

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.

€ 3,50 per 5 seeds
Bengal coffee (Coffea benghalensis)

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

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Bhut Jolokia (Capsicum chinense 'Bhut Jolokia')

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.

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Bilimbi (Averrhoa bilimbi)

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

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Bittermelon (Momordica charantia)

An annual climbing plant from Asia with edible fruits. The fruits are often used in the Asian cuisine. Tripe fruits are orange/yellow and have beautiful red seeds.

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Black Gojiberry (Lycium ruthenicum)

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.

€ 4,00 per 20 seeds
Black Peanut (Arachis hypogaea 'Black')

This peanut plant produces peanuts with a black cover. Interesting to see and sweet tasting.

€ 3,50 per 5 seeds
Black Sapote (Diospyros digyna)

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

€ 6,00 per 3 germinated seeds
Black walnut (Juglans nigra)

Black walnuts have a particular, aromatic flavour which is very different from the common walnut.

€ 3,50 per 2 seeds
Blue Sausage Shrub (Decaisnea fargesii)

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

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea)

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.

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Canary Island Bellflower (Canarina canariensis)

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

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Canistel (Pouteria campechiana)

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

€ 6,00 per 2 seeds
Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)

An annual plant from the Andes with healthy vitamin-rich orange fruits. They can be eaten fresh from the plant, or can be processed in jams or salads.

€ 3,00 per portion of seeds
Caper Bush (Capparis spinosa)

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).

€ 3,00 per 10 seeds
Carambola (Averrhoa carambola)

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.

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)

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

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Carob Tree (Ceratonia siliqua)

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.

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Carolina Reaper (Capsicum chinense 'Carolina Reaper')

The Carolina Reaper is the hottest pepper in the world.

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Cashew (Anacardium occidentale)

The cashew nut is the inside of a cashew seed which hangs on a sweet cashew apple. Can grow at a temperature of at least 5° Celsius.

€ 5,00 per 3 seeds
Cassava (Manihot esculenta)

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

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
Catura Coffee (Coffea arabica 'catura')

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

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Cheesman Banana (Musa cheesmanii)

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.

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
Chinese Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis)

Chinese liquorice resembles the ordinary liquorice, but plays an important role in Chinese medicine as one of the 50 basic herbs.

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Chinese Toon (Toona sinensis)

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.

€ 3,50 per 20 seeds
Chirimuya (Annona cherimola)

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.

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Cinnamon Tree (Cinnamomum zeylanicum)

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

€ 6,00 per 5 seeds
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum)

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

€ 6,00 per 3 germinated seeds
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao)

Cocoa beans are the main ingredient for chocolate. They grow in a white pulp within the cocoafruit which grows on the stem of the cocoa tree. Can nicely be grown as an indoor...

€ 6,00 per 3 germinated seeds
Common Fig (Ficus carica)

The fruits require two years to mature and succeed in a sheltered, sunny spot. The leaf is graceful and hand-shaped.

€ 3,50 per portion of seeds
Currant Tomato (Solanum pimpinellifolium)

Small, sweet tomatoes that are the ancestors of our well-known tomatoes.

€ 3,00 per 10 seeds
Curry Tree (Murraya koenigii)

The leaves of the curry tree are used in the Indian kitchen to make curries. The leaves can best be eaten fresh, and the plant can be grown as an indoor plant.

€ 6,00 per 3 germinated seeds
Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera)

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...

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Date Plum (Diospyros lotus)

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

€ 3,50 per 5 seeds
Daun salam (Syzygium polyanthem)

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

€ 6,00 per 3 germinated seeds
Durian (Durio zibethinus)

The Durian is a well-known fruit from South-East Asia. The fruit tastes delicious, but has an unpleasant smell.

€ 6,00 per seed
Dwarf Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica 'nana')

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

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Dwarf Banana (Musa acuminata)

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.

€ 3,50 per 5 seeds
Dwarf Pomegranate (Punica granatum 'nana')

A small variety of the pomegranate, and is therefore even more suitable as a container plant in temperate climates.

€ 3,50 per 20 seeds
Elephant Apple (Limonia acidissima)

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

€ 5,00 per 10 seeds
Ethiopian Banana (Ensete ventricosum)

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

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
European Olive (Olea europaea)

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.

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana)

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.

€ 3,50 per 20 seeds
Five-flavour-fruit (Schisandra chinensis)

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.

€ 4,00 per 20 seeds
Giant Granadilla (Passiflora quadrangularis)

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...

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
Giant Swamp Taro (Cyrtosperma merkusii)

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

€ 10,00 per germinated seed
Goji Berry (Lycium barbarum)

A hardy plant form china with orange/red berries, which contain many antioxidants and vitamins. The berries can be processed in juices, or can be dried and used as raisins.

€ 3,50 per portion of seeds
Goraka (Garcinia gummi-gutta)

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

€ 4,00 per 3 seeds
Guava (Psidium guajava)

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

€ 3,50 per 20 seeds
Helens Banana (Musa sp. 'Helens Hybrid')

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

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
Himalayan Honeysuckle (Leycesteria formosa)

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

€ 3,50 per portion of seeds
Horse Mango (Mangifera foetida)

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

€ 8,00 per germinated seed
Ice-cream bean (Inga edulis)

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

€ 6,00 per 3 seeds
Indian Almond (Terminalia catappa)

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

€ 3,50 per seed
Injo Passionflower (Passiflora ambigua)

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.

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis)

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

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Jack Bean (Canavalia ensiformis)

Possibly the bean from the famous fairy tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. The stark white beans can be eaten. Annual plant.

€ 3,50 per 5 seeds
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

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.

€ 5,00 per 2 seeds
Jambolan (Syzygium cumini)

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

€ 5,00 per 5 germinated seeds
Japanese Pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum)

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

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Job's Tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)

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. 

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Kaffir Lime (Citrus hystrix)

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

€ 5,00 per 5 seeds
Kaki Persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

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

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Kasturi mango (Mangifera casturi)

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

€ 8,00 per seed
Kenda (Macaranga peltata)

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

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Kiwano (Cucumis metuliferus)

The flesh of the spiny fruits is green and tastes like a blend of banana, cucumber and lemon. They can be freshly eaten with some sugar.

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Kona Coffee (Coffea arabica 'Kona')

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.

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
Korean Perilla (Perilla frutescens)

An annual plant with very aromatic leaves that taste like a combination of mint and apple. The leaves can be used as a vegetable in a variety of Korean dishes.

€ 3,50 per 20 seeds
Kukui (Aleurites moluccana)

The kukui or candlenut is used in the Malaysian and Indonesian cuisine. The nuts are very oily, so they can burn like a candle.

€ 4,00 per 2 seeds
Lamba (Curculigo latifolia)

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.

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)

Liquorice is harvested as roots from this small, hardy shrub from western Asia. After three years, the first roots can be harvested.

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Long pepper (Piper longum)

The dried fruits of this pepper species are used in many Southeast Asian cuisines.

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Maca (Lepidium meyenii)

A biannual plant from the Andes of Peru with thickened belowground parts different kinds of medical implications.

€ 3,50 per portion of seeds
Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia)

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.

€ 4,50 per 3 seeds
Maqui (Aristotelia chilensis)

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.

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Marula (Sclerocarya birrea ssp. caffra)

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...

€ 4,50 per 5 seeds
Maypop Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)

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

€ 3,50 per 5 seeds
Mexican coriander (Eryngium foetidum)

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.

€ 3,00 per portion of seeds
Mini Kiwi (Actinidia arguta 'Issai')

A self-pollinating, compact, delicious kiwi with high yields in a temperate garden. The smooth skin of the kiwi can be eaten, directly from the plant. 

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Miracle Fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum)

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

€ 6,00 per 3 seeds
Moringa Tree (Moringa oleifera)

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

€ 3,00 per 10 seeds
Mountain Papaya (Carica pubescens)

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. 

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Mountain Soursop (Annona montana)

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

€ 6,00 per 3 germinated seeds
Mundu (Garcinia xanthochymus)

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

€ 4,00 per 3 seeds
Nam-nam (Cynometra cauliflora)

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

€ 5,00 per seed
Nanas batu (Phytocrene bracteata)

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

€ 8,00 per germinated seed
Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense)

The yellow fruits taste like citrus and can be eaten fresh or can be processed into a refreshing juice.

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Noni (Morinda citrifolia)

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.

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)

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

€ 6,00 per seed
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

Okra is a well-known vegetable in African and Asian cuisine and gives a pleasant, spicy flavor to all kinds of dishes. Plant can be grown as an annual.

€ 3,50 per 20 seeds
Passionflower (Passiflora actinia)

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.

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)

Hardy species with fruits that can weigh up to 500 grams and are rich in protein and vitamins. The pulp is white and tastes like banana or mango. 

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)

Grows quite pretty in a glass jar on the windowsill. Peanuts grow underground on stalks that grow from the flowers. 

€ 2,50 per 10 seeds
Peanut Butter Tree (Bunchosia argentea)

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

€ 9,00 per 5 seeds
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