2010 list
Updated 4 September 2010
Seeds offered in this section are $4.50 per packet. Actual cost of shipping may be charged if seeds cannot be shipped fresh with your order.
If fresh seed is not available, interested persons can request notification by email when a new crop is available.
Perishable seed – these seeds are
stored carefully and sent moist. They must be planted immediately. There may be
some delay in shipping perishable seed, and it may be shipped separate from
your order, according to availability.
New Arrivals
Chusquea longifolia --Poaceae. This is one of the most beautiful of all bamboo species, clumping, with an arching, fountain -like form and long pendant leaves. Secondary culms can carry plants up into trees. Bamboo seed can be refrigerated for a time, but it is best to sow immediately. Viability is under one year, even with proper storage. Hardy to about 25 degrees F. 10 seeds per packet.
Pleioblastus shibuyanus 'Tsuboi' --Poaceae. This choice dwarf running bamboo cultivar has a very elegant variegation with leaves primarily showing a narrow white stripe over the midvein. Seedlings may be variable. Bamboo seed can be refrigerated for a time, but it is best to sow immediately. Viability is under one year, even with proper storage. Hardy to below 0 degrees F. 10 seeds per packet.
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Hydnophytum formicarium - Rubiaceae. An epiphyte from tropical South East Asia that produces a fascinating swollen stem with hundreds of internal hollow chambers. These are designed to recruit ant colonies that defend the plants in nature. In this species the swelling starts out low and with many ridges. The blunt, rough-surfaced, leathery leaves are widest near their tip. The stem is called a "domatium" or home for ants. These plants grow well without their protectors under warm, humid conditions such as can be achieved in a terrarium. With maturity they flower and produce tiny white flowers and bright orange fruit year round. Seeds must be fresh. Sow immediately by pressing onto a moist layer of sphagnum moss over a small pot of epiphyte mix and keep in a closed, clear container. Seedlings have swollen bases from the first. Feed regularly with the first true leaves. Fresh seed has a very high germination rate. 10 seeds per packet.
Myrmecodia solomonensis(Myrmecodia tuberosa var. salomonensis), Rubiaceae. Swollen basal stems with many hollow chambers inside as in Hydnophytum, but with larger, blade-shaped leaves, fewer branches with thicker stems, and larger orange fruit. Seed handling and plant culture as in Hydnophytum. 8 seeds per packet.
Lapageria rosea,
the beautiful national flower of
Fresh seeds available now, mixed colors
Philesia magellanica - Philesiaceae. Chilean Coicopihue
is a shrub with small, stiff, elliptical, glaucous-backed leaves that slowly
spreads into a wide clump by underground stems. The spectacular flowers are
almost as large as those of its climbing relative, Lapageria rosea, at
three inches and range from deep red to a translucent magenta pink. Mature
plants are covered with flowers in late summer. Sow seedlings in a layer of
milled sphagnum moss over a well draining acid mix and keep covered and away
from slugs and snails. Seed sent when fresh before drying. Limited,
5 seeds per packet
Scadoxus nutans - Amaryllidaceae,