Unique & Unusual Edibles

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

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...

Camellia sinensis var. rubra 'Blushing Maiden' The tea camellia is a plant native to China and Southeast Asia; the black and green teas made fr...

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

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

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

Eleagnus multiflora 'Sweet Scarlet' Be ready to enjoy loads of nutritious, tasty scarlet berries from this hardy bush! This Ukrainian variety was s...

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 ...

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...

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...

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

(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 ...

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

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

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...

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

Camellia sinensis 'Sochi' Tea plants, originally native to China and Southeast Asia, are very important plants for humans worldwide. The green and ...

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...

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...

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...

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

 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...

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

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

Woolly Thyme (Thymus praecox Languinousus) is a fragrant, beautiful, evergreen ground cover. Throughout the year it looks like Ireland seen from an...

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

Cornus mas 'Yellow' Prohibited to FL Originally known as Yantarnyi (meaning "amber"), this unusual color of fruit is the result of expert breeder S...

 (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...

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

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

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