Unique & Unusual Edibles

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

Ficus carica 'Little Ruby' Little Ruby is tiny but mighty! So small it's grown by some as a bonsai specimen, it both ripens a fall crop regularly i...

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 chestnut (Pholiota adiposa) fruiting blocks feature a popular strain widely culti...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

Oleo europa 'Maurino' Exceptionally graceful with its pendant, draping form, Maurino is also one of the most cold-tolerant varieties of olive culti...

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 ...

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

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...

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

This item is fulfilled and shipped separately by NorthSpore.  Our golden oyster (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) fruiting blocks feature a tropical stra...

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...

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

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

Eleagnus multiflora 'Raintree Select' Be ready to enjoy loads of nutritious, tasty scarlet berries from this hardy bush! This seedling stood out at...

Cornus mas 'Red Star' Prohibited to FL Originally known as Vydubetskyi, this Ukrainian cultivar - the breeding work of Svitlana Klymenko - was rele...