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Species that will germinate easily, but some instructions need to be followed.




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Alpine Ash (Eucalyptus delegatensis)

The wood of this species is widely used in Australia as hardwood. It is the ninth tallest tree in the world with a gray trunk and numerous white flowers in summer.

€ 4,00 per portion of 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
Andalusian Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia baetica)

A hardy climber from Portugal with brown-purple to red flowers in the shape of a pipe. 

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia arborea)

Because this species grows at heights up to 3.000 meters in the Andes, it can resist low temperatures. The white trumpet flowers are very graceful and numerous.

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Beaked Yucca (Yucca rostrata)

This Yucca species comes from the Chihuahua Desert and has graceful, blue-green leaves.

€ 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
Blue lotus (Nymphaea nouchali)

The flowers of this water lily have a bright blue colour and a yellow centre.

€ 4,00 per 10 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
Bolivian Mountain Coconut (Parajubaea torallyi var. microcarpa)

The highest occurring palm tree in the world, from the Andes of Bolivia. The fruits are edible and the plant is hardy: without protection op to -8 degC, with protection up to...

€ 6,00 per 3 seeds
Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva)

Bristlecone pines can live up to 5,000 years, making them one of the oldest trees in the world.

€ 5,00 per 10 seeds
Candlebark Gum (Eucalyptus rubida)

Bark lasts long on the coloured trunk, causing the strain after a while to start looking like a candle. Originally grew in the southeast of Tasmania.

€ 4,00 per portion of 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 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
Cucumber Magnolia (Magnolia acuminata)

The green, unripe fruits resemble a small cucumber, and become dark red when they ripen. The yellow/greenish flowers smell delicious.

€ 3,50 per 5 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
Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla)

The large, heart-shaped leaves give this species a high ornamental value. The large-leaved pipe flower is fully hardy and grows very nicely against e.g. a fence or wall.  

€ 4,00 per 10 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
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 Ash (Eucalyptus regnans)

This 99.6m high eucalyptus is the highest angiosperm in the world. Only the Sequoia sempervirens is as a gymnosperm even higher. Partially hardy.

€ 4,00 per portion of seeds
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)

The ginkgo is a living fossil that should have been formed over 250 million years ago. It is the oldest species of seed plants in the world.

€ 4,00 per 5 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
Hong Kong Rose (Rhodoleia championii)

A rare, winterhardy species from China with beautiful pink flowers that are naturally pollinated by birds.

€ 3,50 per 5 seeds
Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

Beautiful water lily with large leaves and pinky white flowers. The plant can be kept outside, as long as the water around the roots doesn’t freeze.

€ 3,50 per 5 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
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
Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum)

The root of mandrake has a rich history in witchcraft, superstition and its medicinal uses. In Harry Potter for instance mandrake is used to neutralize negative spells. Winter...

€ 6,00 per 3 seeds
Manna Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis)

The most popular eucalyptus with koalas due to the high sugar levels in the juice. In a sheltered, sunny spot hardy to about -15 degrees Celsius.

€ 4,00 per portion of 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
Morrisby's Gum (Eucalyptus morrisbyi)

A very rare and endangered species from the southeast of Tasmania. In a sheltered, sunny spot , the species is hardy up to -15 degrees Celsius.

€ 4,50 per portion of seeds
Mountain Cabbage Tree (Cordyline indivisa)

Fibres of the leaves were formerly used by the Maori for fishing and the young shoots are eaten as a vegetable. It’s a container plant from the cool mountain forests of New...

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Mountain Swamp Gum (Eucalyptus camphora)

Hardy eucalypt which originates from swamps and floodplains and therefore can grow in moist soil.

€ 4,00 per portion of seeds
Mudgee acacia (Acacia spectabilis)

This decorative Acacia species flowers extravagantly with bright yellow flowers. Sometimes the inflorescence is so heavy with flowers that the branches bend down.

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)

Desert plant with spiny stems and striking red flowers. Can be kept in a large pot at a minimum temperature of -15 degC.

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Omea Gum (Eucalyptus neglecta)

The leaves of this eucalyptus are quite large and spread a wonderful fragrance. The species is hardy.

€ 4,00 per portion of seeds
Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)

Species from the prairies in North America, with purple-pink flowers that are followed by seeds with long feathers. In the wind, these look like smoke plumes.

€ 4,00 per 20 seeds
Purple Magnolia (Magnolia liliiflora)

A small variety of magnolia with purple flowers. The flowers disperse a delicious smell.

€ 3,50 per 5 seeds
Red Kiwi (Actinidia purpurea)

The cranberry red kiwis of this variety are deliciously sweet. A hardy species that is rarely seen.

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Red-striped Darjeeling Banana (Musa sikkimensis 'Red Flash')

A variety of the more common M. sikkimensis from Sikkim, with red striped leaves. At a sheltered spot and packed with isolating material the variety can withstand low temperatures.

€ 3,50 per 5 seeds
Screwbean Mesquite (Prosopis pubescens)

A hardy shrub with remarkable coiled pods. The pods are high in proteins, minerals and fibers, and have a sweet caramel-like taste.

€ 4,00 per 10 seeds
Siberian Kiwi (Actinidia kolomikta)

A very cold-hardy kiwi with sweet fruits, and leaves that seem to be dipped in paint.

€ 3,50 per 20 seeds
Silvervine Kiwi (Actinidia polygama)

The yellow-orange coloured kiwi’s gain their sweet taste after the first night of frost and grow to be hardy climbers with silver-coloured leaf tips.

€ 4,00 per 20 seeds
Snow Banana (Ensete glaucum)

Combined with good protection against frost and a sheltered spot, the snow banana can be quite hardy. It originates from the Himalayas at altitudes up to 3.000 meters and is a...

€ 3,50 per 5 seeds
Snow Gum (Eucalyptus pauciflora ssp. niphophila)

A variety that grows in Australia at an altitude of 1.800 meters on Mount Bogong. The pale green stem has brown stripes and its growth is quite compact. The species is among the...

€ 4,00 per portion of seeds
Snow Gum (Eucalyptus pauciflora ssp. pauciflora)

These seeds come from Mount Buller in Australia where the species occurs up to an altitude of 1.700 meters. The trunk is graceful and the species is among the most hardy...

€ 4,00 per portion of seeds
Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

The white flowers can become up to 30 cm big, and disperse a delicious smell to attract insects.

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
Spice Bush (Calycanthus floridus)

Hardy bush with reddish-brown flowers which spread a melon-like fragrance. Other parts of the plant also spread a wonderful scent.

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata)

The star-shaped flowers of this magnolia are white and spread a delicious smell. This species can flower from an early age. 

€ 3,50 per 5 seeds
Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)

No strawberries, but strawberry-like fruits grow on this cold-hardy tree. They taste slightly sour as elderberries, and can be used for wines, liquors and jams.

€ 3,50 per portion of seeds
Tasmanian Snow Gum (Eucalyptus coccifera)

Occurs on rocky soils in southern Tasmania up to a height of 1.300 meters. The leaves are lanceolate and the trunk is grey-white and brown. Hardy species.

€ 4,00 per portion of seeds
Tasmanian Yellow Gum (Eucalyptus johnstonii)

The yellow-green trunk of this Tasmanian eucalyptus is very graceful. In a sheltered, sunny spot, the species is hardy up to -15 degrees Celsius.

€ 4,00 per portion of seeds
Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis)

Can be quite hardy in a sheltered, sunny spot, so you can grow your own tea in the garden. White, yellow, green or black tea: it’s all possible.

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
Threeleaf Akebia (Akebia trifoliata)

This hardy vine flowers in spring with numerous deliciously smelling purplish brown flowers. The inflorescence is followed by blue/purple fruits with edible white pulp.

€ 3,50 per 10 seeds
Western Spice Bush (Calycanthus occidentalis)

The flowers and leaves emit a fragrance that resembles to the smell of red wine. Fully winter-hardy bush.

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
White Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera 'alba')

A white variety of the pinky/white water lily. The white variety grows the same, and is hardy as long as the water around the roots doesn’t freeze.  

€ 4,00 per 5 seeds
Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox)

Blooms in spring, produces white-yellow flowers which emit a mix of fragrances. Hardy plant.

€ 3,50 per 5 seeds

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