Unique & Unusual Edibles

This Ukrainian variety was selected for fruit production by Kiev Botanic Garden. 2-3 foot size.  USDA Zone: 6-9 Grow Height: 7' Ripening Time: A...

Rhubarb is easy to grow in most soils. Eat the stalks, not the leaves! Crimson Cherry is an extremely heavy and reliable producer. This is the red...

For the asparagus connoisseur. The purple spears have a 20% higher sugar content. Sweet Purple is often eaten raw. Very tender when cooked, the s...

USDA Zone: 5-9 Grow Height:  4' (Small) Sun: Full Sun Ripening Time: N/A Pollination: N/A Read our Tuber Growing Guide

(Laurus nobilis) Also called Grecian or true Bay. When you make a pot of soup, why not reach out your window and pick a bay leaf from this beautif...

The highly fragrant seeds and leaves are used in Chinese cooking. This shrub grows to up 10' or larger and is hardy to minus 10 F. While production...

A new very flavorful all male variety. Since it doesn't produce flowers or seeds, all the energy goes into making delicious, tender spears. This ...

(Stropharia rugoso-annulata) Also know as the 'Garden Giant'. As the name implies this mushroom can get large (up to 5lbs), but these beautiful ...

(Amoracia rusticana) Plant this vigorous root 3 inches deep in a rich soil with full sun, spacing two feet from other plants. Harvest roots after f...

(Cymbopogon citratus) An easily grown perennial herb, essential to Thai and Southeast Asian cuisine. It is also used to add lemon flavor to herbal...

Camellia Sinensis is a plant native to China and Southeast Asia, is globally a very important plant for humans. The black and green teas made from...

Grow this beautiful Japanese quince both for the lovely early spring flowers of white, pink and red (often all on the same branch) and for the del...

The attractive Chilean Guava (Myrus ugni molinae) bears red, one inch oval fruit with a tart flavor and aroma reminiscent of strawberries. This se...

Misuma Wasabi (Wasabia japonica) is native to Japan and is grown for its unique, enlarged stem or rhizome. Wasabi prefers shade and cool temperatur...

(Capparis spinosa var. inermis) This shrub with arching stems grows to three feet tall. It produces an abundance of small flower buds on first year...

A new very flavorful all male variety. Since it doesn't produce flowers or seeds, all the energy goes into making delicious, tender spears. This ...

This seedling stood out at Raintree for its uniquely heavy production. A good pollenizer for Sweet Scarlet. 1 gallon size. USDA Zone: 6-9 Grow He...

An import from the Ukraine bred by famed Russian plant breeder Ivan Michurin. The attractive upright tree grows to 10-15' tall and has large, gloss...

(Zingiber mioga) A hardy ginger that grows to 4 feet tall. The new shoots are blanched and eaten and the young leaves are edible. The white flower ...

(Sorbus aucuparia x Craetagus) An attractive tree from the Ukraine, this unusual selection was bred by famed Russian plant breeder Ivan Michurin. ...

3 or more packages of 100; $15.00 Each (Lentinus edodes) Shiitake mushrooms are delicious with a rich flavor and firm texture. They are also...

Oca (Oxalis tuberosa) is another tasty tuber from the Andies! One of the lost crops of the Inca's, Oca is the second most popular tuber in Peru af...

For the asparagus connoisseur. The purple spears have a 20% higher sugar content. Sweet Purple is often eaten raw. Very tender when cooked, the s...

Mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum) is an Andean tubers. A relative of the garden nasturtium, Mashua is one of the highest yielding, and easiest to grow...

Camellia Sinensis is a plant native to China and Southeast Asia, is globally a very important plant for humans. The black and green teas made from...

As its name implies, Mammoth Pineapple Guava is a very large fruit, in fact it is the largest of all guava varieties. Sweet and flavorful, Mammoth ...

(Toona or Cedrela sinensis) This remarkable tree from China would grow to 30' or more with attractive compound leaves. However, keep it cut back a...

A very heavy producer of pungent, delicious, glossy dark red, oval fruit 1 1/4 inches long. Makes great preserves. An outstanding edible ornamental...

Camellia Sinensis is a plant native to China and Southeast Asia, is globally a very important plant for humans. The black and green teas made from...

Gorgeous pink flowers cover this unusually contorted 2-3' tall shrub in the very early spring. Cut branches can be brought indoors in January to b...

(Laetiporus sulphureus) Easy to recognize, the combination of bright orange and sulfur yellow make it a real show stopper. As tasty as it is colo...

A unique Pear and Mountain Ash cross from Yugoslavia, Shipova will grow to be a 15-20' tree and produces a nice crop of medium sized yellow, round...

Hardy and easy to grow, this beautiful plants grows to 2-3' tall. It has grey-green foliage and pale blue flowers with a strong Rosemary fragrance ...

(Dioscorea batatas) Cinnamon scented flowers and heart shaped leaves adorn this vigorous deciduous vine. In the mountains of northern China it pro...

(Pleurotus ostreatus) Among the easiest of mushrooms to grow and an excellent introduction to home mushroom cultivation.The mushrooms are usually...

Lemon Guava, (Pisidium littorale) can be grown as a potted indoor shrub with tasty 1-2 inch round yellow fruit! It grows outdoors in USDA Zones 10 ...

An ideal edible and ornamental houseplant, hardy to 28° F. It has a beautiful trunk and tropical leaves and is easily grown in a 15 gallon contain...

(Chaenomeles japonica speciosa) These 6' tall shrubs are loaded with beautiful pink flowers and they also produce small yellow fruit, used to make...

Wonderful for cooking, plants of this variety are particularly beautiful all year in the landscape. Plants grow to 4 foot tall and overwinter well ...

This beautiful edible ornamental produces beautiful yellow flowers each spring and is loaded with unique yellow fruit 1 inch long each fall. Use an...

Now you enjoy this gourmet wild mushroom in any season. Place the kit anywhere where the temperature is above 60 degrees and within a couple wee...

(Hericium erinaceus) A beautiful, large, and showy mushroom. This tasty treat is found in the late summer and fall on hardwood stumps and logs th...

(Grifola frondosa) Maitake, also known as "Hen of the Woods" is a native of Eastern North America. It is prized by mushroom hunters for it's deli...

  USDA Zone: 7-11 Grow Height:  8+' (Large) Sun: Full Sun Ripening Time: N/A Pollination: N/A

(Stevia rebaudiana) This remarkable perennial herb contains a powerfully sweet, calorie free, sugar substitute called steviaside that is many ti...

(Chaenomeles x superba) Cut the flowering stems of this dynamite quince, loaded with masses of crimson flowers with gold centers to make gorgeous b...

Hardy to -20 degrees F. This is perhaps the hardiest of the Phyllostachys genus. It has dark green culms with a bright white ring at the node. The ...