Unique & Unusual Edibles

Irene™ Rosemary is a standout variety of rosemary known for its trailing habit, making it ideal for cascading over walls, containers, or as a fragr...

Spice Island Rosemary is an outstanding, upright variety prized for both its bold flavor and beautiful appearance. This culinary rosemary produces ...

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

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

Olea europaea 'Arbequina' A heritage Spanish variety of fruiting olive, originally identified in the 1700' from the village of Arbequa, this attrac...

This item is fulfilled and shipped separately by NorthSpore.  Our blue oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus) fruiting blocks feature a strain that produces ...

This item is fulfilled and shipped separately by NorthSpore.  Our pink oyster (Pleurotus djamor) fruiting blocks feature a tropical strain that pro...

This item is fulfilled and shipped separately by NorthSpore.  Our chestnut (Pholiota adiposa) fruiting blocks feature a popular strain widely culti...

This item is fulfilled and shipped separately by NorthSpore.  Our Italian oyster (Pleurotus pulmonarius) fruiting blocks feature a strain that prod...

This item is fulfilled and shipped separately by NorthSpore.  Our lion’s mane (Hericium erinaceus) fruiting block features a strain that produces p...

This item is fulfilled and shipped separately by NorthSpore.  Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is a flavorful mushroom that produces brown, medium-to-la...

Passiflora incarnata 'SnowPop' This unique form of maypop features large, striking, snow-white flowers. These prolific, fragrant blooms are borne o...

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

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...

Acca sellowiana 'Unique' This classic New Zealand variety is prized for its abundant crops of smaller, sweet, very flavorful fruit. Self-fertile an...

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

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

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

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

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,...

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...

Crataegus azarollus This small, ornamental hawthorn can be grown for beauty and for its many clusters of small, red fruit that taste like a tart ap...

Mespilus germanica 'Marron'™ This new cultivar is highly productive and produces large fruit with flavorful pulp. Although little known in the ...

Crataegus pinnatifida var. major 'Big Golden Star' Unlike the common hawthorn, this tree has few or no thorns, which makes gathering the fruit much...

Crataegus pinnatifida 'Red Sun' Red Sun is prized for its unique oak-leaf like foliage and large, tasty fruit. Know in China as Shan Zha, this attr...

Prunus tomentosa Hardy to -40F! Harvest an abundance of flavorful, tart cherry-like fruit in early summer, from beautiful dwarf trees. These seedli...

Cymbopogon citratusWest Indian Lemon Grass is an easily grown perennial culinary herb, the bulbous bottom portion of the stem is essential to Thai ...

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...

Elevate your grilling with the distinctive aroma and rich flavor of Barbecue Rosemary. This carefully chosen rosemary variety is perfect for enhanc...

Tropaeolum tuberosum Mashua (pronounced Mah-shwuh) is an Andean tuber. A relative of the garden nasturtium, Mashua is one of the highest-yielding, ...

Oxalis tuberosa Oca is another tasty tuber from the Andies! One of the lost crops of the Incas, oca is the second most popular tuber, after potatoe...

Physalis peruviana 'Giant Goldenberry' Giant Goldenberry is also known by the names Cape Gooseberry, or Peruvian Groundcherry. This beauty is a nig...

Smallanthus sonchifolius  The showier cousin of the humble brown yacon, this variety has rich purple skin on the storage tubers. Yacon is a perenni...

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

Wasabia japonica 'Mazuma' Mazuma Wasabi is native to Japan and is grown for its unique, enlarged stem or rhizome. Wasabi prefers shade and cool tem...

(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 ...

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

Lavandula x intermedia 'Bridget Chloe' (PP27,182) Patented as a sport of Lavandula 'Provence', Bridget Chloe Lavender features grey foliage resista...

Salvia officinalis 'Robert Grimm' This unique dwarf cultivar of culinary sage provides all the aromatic characteristics and culinary versatility of...

Myrtus ugni molinae The attractive and hard-to-find Chilean Guava, aka Strawberry Myrtle, bears red, 1 cm (or just under 1/2 inch) oval fruit with ...

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

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Victory' Flowering quinces are a group of very winter hardy, disease resistant, deciduous shrubs covered with an abundance ...

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Contorta' Gorgeous pink flowers cover this unusually contorted 2-3' tall shrub in the very early spring. Cut branches can be ...

Pseduocydonia cathayensis Also known as Chaenomeles sinensis. Commonly called Chinese Quince (to distinguish it from both the culinary European tre...

Asparagus officinalis 'Purple Passion' Please note this product is sold in bundles of 10 crowns only. Purple Passion asparagus is a unique variety ...