Unique & Unusual Edibles

Passiflora incarnata This unique form of Maypop features large, striking, snow-white flowers. These prolific, fragrant blooms are borne on this att...

Eutrema japonica Wasabi is a semi-aquatic perennial with a thick rhizome and rounded, kidney-shaped green leaves. It produces elegant 4-petaled whi...

Asimina triloba 'Allegheny®' Allegheny® Paw Paw boasts remarkable flavor and yields, with fruit up to 0.5 lbs in weight if thinned early. Distincti...

Asimina triloba 'Rebecca's Gold' An excellent variety, selected from U.C. Davis seed in 1974 by J. M. Riley, Rebecca's Gold produces large, very sw...

Cornus mas 'Sunrise' Prohibited to FL Producing abundant, delectable fruit, this distinctive cultivar is reminiscent of a miniature Japanese plum w...

Asimina triloba 'Maria's Joy' Bred by Jerry Lehman of Terre Haute, Indiana, Maria's Joy Pawpaw is a award-winning variety with delectable, banana-l...

Pisidium littorale 'Lemon' Lemon "strawberry" guava can help you bring the taste of the tropics indoors! This native Brazillian bush can be widely ...

Passiflora incarnata 'PinkPop' A rare pink variety of hardy Maypop, this passion flower blooms with large vivid lavender-pink blossoms! Flowers, le...

Zanthoxylum simulans The highly fragrant seeds and leaves are used in Chinese cooking. This shrub (which sports large, fat thorns) grows to up 10' ...

Cornus mas 'Coral Blaze' Prohibited to FL Originally known as Koralovyi Marka, Coral Blaze ™ Cornelian cherry is a product of the Ukranian Cornus m...

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 b...

Cornus mas 'Pioneer'™ Prohibited to FL Also known as Lukyanovskii, this Ukranian variety of Cornelian cherry was released in 1975 and located at th...

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Old Homestead' A Raintree selection! Propagated from cuttings taken from a long-abandoned homestead, this reliable far...

Purple Passion Asparagus is a unique variety that is ideal for both home gardeners and commercial growers. With its distinct purple color, flavor, ...

Atlas F1 asparagus is a high-performing, robust variety that yields abundantly. It produces medium to large green spears with a subtle purple hue o...

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...

Smallanthus sonchifolius Yacon is a perennial plant grown in the mid-elevation Andes for its crisp, sweet-tasting tuberous root; delicious eaten fr...

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

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

Lentinus edodes Shiitake mushrooms are delicious, with a rich flavor and firm texture. They are also very nutritious, containing lots of B vitamins...

(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...

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

(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 ...

x Sorbopyrus auricularis A unique and exciting European pear and mountain ash cross from Yugoslavia, Shipova will grow to be a 15'+ tree and produc...

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

Vasconcellea x heilbornii An ideal edible and ornamental houseplant, hardy to 28° F. Pronounced buh-BAH-co, it has a beautiful trunk and tropical l...

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Arp' Hardy and easy to grow, this beautiful plant grows to 6' tall and 3' wide when happy. It has grey-green foliage and pa...

Sorbus aucuparia x Craetagus 'Ivan's Belle' An attractive tree from the Ukraine, this unusual cross of mountain ash and hawthorn was bred by famed...

Sorbus aucuparia x Aronia melanocarpa 'Ivan's Beauty' An import from the Ukraine bred by famed Russian plant breeder Ivan Michurin. The attractive,...

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

 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...

 (Agaricus subrufesens) This mushroom is favored as a culinary and as a medicinal mushroom. It grows best when mixed in with your compost or a bag...

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

Arbutus x ‘Marina’ Arbutus 'Marina' impresses with its ever-changing look over the seasons. Flaking reddish-brown bark reveals cinnamon-colored lay...

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 throu...

Grow your own edible ginger root indoors! Harvested while young, the rhizomes will be more tender and juicier than grocery store ginger, with a sli...

Passiflora edulis 'Possum Purple' Prohibited to Hawaii Possum Purple is a self-fertile passion fruit producing medium sized purple skinned fruit. F...

Oleo europa 'Leccino' Now you can grow the olives they grow in Italy! Leccino is one of the primary cultivars used in Italian olive oil production;...

Acca sellowiana 'Kakariki' USPP #22,173)  Introducing the Kakariki™ Pineapple Guava, a flavorful and bountiful fruit from New Zealand that thrives ...