Araca Pera

10 seeds per pack. An intriguing and tasty wild guava from the Brazilian Amazon. Fruits grow to 2-3", with an acidic, sour but guava-like flavor. Fresh fruits are often used to make juices, when diluted. Small tree, unknown frost hardiness, though probably to at least 35F. #1592

Red Strawberry Guava

10-20 seeds per pack. Related to the tropical guava, produces small dark red skinned fruits to 1.5". Flesh is translucent, juicy, and not mealy like the tropical guava, with a tasty acidic-strawberry flavor. Very easy to grow as a container specimen. Will fruit in areas with frost, the strawberry guava is hardy to 22F. view plant information #122

Cas Guava

10 seeds per pack. Fragrant, juicy, yellow fleshed guava with an acidic flavor. Eat fresh or use in drinks, desserts, and flavorings. Grows on a small tree, will take mild frosts, but generally prefers a subtropical or tropical climate. The Costa Rican Guava is a particularly fragrant and little grown guava which deserves further cultivation. view plant information #191

Guava

20-30 seeds per pack. Seeds are from mixed or generic varieties. Medium to large green to yellow fruits with white or pink flesh having an aromatic, fruits smell. Great for beverages, flavorings, and eating fresh. Small tree, hardy to 29F, prefers warm climates for flowering and fruiting. Easily grown container plant for the house or greenhouse. view plant information #2427

Guava 'Asian'

25 seeds per pack. Seeds are from a large fruited asian variety, 3-4". Large green fruits with white or pink flesh having the classic guava taste and smell. Great for beverages, flavorings, and eating fresh. Small tree, hardy to 29F, prefers warm climates for flowering and fruiting. Note that seedling grown guava's can take on differing characteristics than the parent plant. #115

White Indian Guava

15-25 seeds per pack. Medium sized guava to 3", with white flesh having a slight pear-guava flavor. Small tree, hardy to 29F, prefers warm climates for flowering and fruiting. Note that seedling grown guava's can take on differing characteristics than the parent plant. #609

Pear Guava

15-25 seeds per pack. Formerly Psidium pyriferum. Seeds are from a pear shaped guava, about the size of a small pear. Has white flesh, and small seeds with a nice, smooth guava flavor. Small tree, hardy to 29F, prefers warm climates for flowering and fruiting. Easily grown container plant for the house or greenhouse. #608

Brazilian Guava

10 seeds per pack. Small guava, with a tart but distinctive flavor sometimes likened to strawberries. It can be eaten out of hand, but is often made into jellies and preserves. It is fairly hardy and does well in both tropical and subtropical climates. view plant information #161

Dwarf Pomegranate

10-15 seeds per pack. Seeds are from a dwarf variety, growing to 4-6ft. Fruits are red-skinned, pulp is pink-red, good flavored. Can be eaten fresh, but is sometimes juiced or used in making preserves. The juice can also act as a dye. Trees withstand intense heat, drought, and cold temperatures as low as 15F. This variety is particularly great for container culture. #905

Pomegranate

30-40 seeds per pack. Ornamental red fruit with slightly tart, but sweet pulp. Can be eaten fresh, but is sometimes juiced or used in making preserves. The juice can also act as a dye. Trees withstand intense heat, drought, and cold temperatures as low as 15F. view plant information #172

Sugar Bush

15 seeds per pack. A shrub native to the southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. Similar to the lemonade berry, it bears small, flattened fruits with sticky skin encasing a single seed. The fruits can be used to make a lemonade-like beverage. Shrub, usually growing to 6-10 feet though sometimes taller. Quite tough and drought tolerant once established. Hardy to mild freezes. #2478

Biriba

4 seeds per pack. a.k.a. Rollinia mucosa. Large yellow skinned fruit usually weighing several pounds. Flesh is creamy white, with an excellent sweet-cream flavor. Tree is small or medium sized, will stand brief frosts. Cherimoya and sugar apple relative. view plant information #634

Soapberry

3 seeds per pack. A deciduous tropical tree bearing round, 1" fruits that contain a single seed--the soapnut. The soapnut is high in saponin and makes a great substitute for household soaps and detergents. A few of the nuts in your washing machine can wash a load of clothes! It is a graceful and ornamental tree and should be hardy to about freezing. Large seeds. view plant information #1525

Western Soapberry

5 seeds per pack. A native U.S. soapberry, similar to S. saponaria. Bears small orange fruits with a single seed. Fruits are not edible, but with the seed, can be used as a soap substitute or in jewelry making. Adaptable to a range of climates. Frost hardy to zone 6. Heat tolerant. Grows to 20-30 feet. #2468

Soapberry

4 seeds per pack. Closely related to the Soapnut, the Soapberry has a similar shape and appearance. Fruits are slightly smaller than the Soapnut and the tree is hardier, able to withstand frosts and light freezes. The soapnut is high in saponin and makes a great substitute for household soaps and detergents. A few of the nuts in your washing machine can wash a load of clothes! #1561

Marula

3 seeds per pack. Medium sized fruit with sweet-sour tasting flesh that is highly esteemed in parts of Africa. Often used in juices and alcoholic drinks. Very high in vitamin C. The marula is one of Africa's main native, traditional fruits. Medium sized tree up to a few dozen feet. Male and female flowers are borne on separate trees. Both are needed for fruit production. view plant information #709

Queen of the Night

10-15 seeds per pack. A gorgeous night blooming cactus with large white flowers that grow to several inches. The flowers are also fragrant, with a mild vanilla-like scent. Bears spiny, 2-4" long red ripening fruits that are edible and fairly tasty, with much similarity to the dragon fruit. There are numerous subspecies and crosses of this species. #2481

Yellow Pitaya

8 seeds per pack. Tasty yellow skinned dragon fruit relative. Very popular in Asia. The plant is a vining cactus growing either out of the soil or as an epiphyte, with aerial roots. Plants are tolerant of short frosts and can be grown in subtropical climates. view plant information #684

Cassabanana

7 seeds per pack. An herbaceous vine bearing a striking 12-24" long, bright red fruit with a delightful melon-like smell, and flavor. Vines are vigorous, often growing up to 50ft. The fruit is common in parts of South and Central America, and along with its edible fruit, is sometimes grown as an ornamental. Perennial, but can be grown in cold areas as an annual. view plant information #1505

White Milkwood

5 seeds per pack. A medium sized South African native tree bearing small purple-black berry-like fruits. Some sources list the fruits as edible, but the tree has a popular history of landscape use in South Africa, with many historic and protected specimens. Features glossy green leaves and small, oddly fragrant white flowers. Grows to 20-40 ft. Unknown frost hardiness. #2491

Jojoba Nut

5 seeds per pack. Desert shrub bearing the jojoba nut, an edible nut tasting somewhat like a hazelnut. The jojoba is famously known as the source of jojoba oil, an oil with important uses in cosmetics and skin care. The jojoba shrub can tolerate temperature extremes, surviving to 20F, and over 110F. view plant information #776

Kangaroo Apple

25-50 seeds per pack. Medium sized shrub native to Australia. Produces medium tomato sized fruits bright yellow-orange in color. Fruits are said to be edible when fully ripe, unripe fruits are poisonous. Hardy to 28F. view plant information #134

Wonderberry

30-60 seeds per pack. Small, purple-black fruit similar to the huckleberry. The wonderberry grows on a small annual shrub, from 6"-3' in height. Fruits are used to make pies and preserves. Easily grown in pots, growth requirements are similar to the tomato, but berries need much less time to ripen. view plant information #167

Bittersweet

25-50 seeds per pack. A perennial, bushy, spreading vine best-known for its use in herbal medicine. It is a pretty vine, with purple potato bush-like flowers and bright red fruits. All parts of the plant, including fruits are poisonous to humans, though the fruits are quite popular with birds. Hardy, can be invasive in some areas. view plant information #1532

Pumpkin Tree

50 seeds per pack. Tomato/eggplant relative producing orange fruits that can grow to the size of lemons. Fruits have an eggplant-like flavor but are also very ornamental and used in florist arrangements as they look like mini-pumpkins. The plant looks and grows much like a regular eggplant. Annual, or perennial in warmer climates. #972

Garden Huckleberry

25-50 seeds per pack. Small, purple-black fruit similar in appearance to the huckleberry. The true garden huckleberry is larger (about 1.5-2x) than the wonderberry (a hybrid relative). This variety is sweeter than most and of higher quality flavor than average garden huckleberries. Annual, easily grown in pots, growth requirements are similar to the tomato, but berries need much less time to ripen. Some parts of the plant including unripe (green) fruits are poisonous. view plant information #665

Naranjilla

10 seeds per pack. Orange, fuzzy skinned fruit about the size of a large cherry tomato. Has tasty acidic green pulp that can be eaten fresh but is also used in Central and South America to make a popular beverage. Subtropical shrub, to 6-10ft, with large, fuzzy and thorny leaves having prominent purple veins. Can fruit from seed in 9-12 months. Hardy to the 20's (F), easily container grown. view plant information #671

Cocona

10-15 seeds per pack. Orange-red colored fruit from the Amazon, used fresh and for drinks. Hardiness unknown, though the plant is native to tropical mountainous regions so it may survive some frosts. Fruits are popular in its native region. Herbaceous shrub to 6ft, with similarities to the naranjilla. view plant information #672

Cannibal's Tomato

10-15 seeds per pack. An infamous fruit from the South Seas, the Cannibal's Tomato was once called the perfect accompaniment for a cannibals favorite meal. Fruits are rounded, about the size of large cherry tomatoes, and are somewhat similar to eggplants. Short annual grows to 2-4ft. Very easy to grow and quite pretty when in bloom and in fruit. view plant information #1574

Kanta Kari

40-60 seeds per pack. The flowers and fruits of the Kanta Kari plant are used in Indian Ayurvedic medicine. This interesting eggplant relative produces small, red-orange fruits up to an inch long. The fruits are also occasionally used in curries. Small perennial that is not hardy to frosts, but can be grown as an annual. #1513

Ambarella

2 seeds per pack. Apple sized fruit with a crunchy texture and excellent pineapple-mango like flavor. Loves humid climates and is susceptible to frosts. Tree to 40+ft. view plant information #686

Yellow Mombin

2 seeds per pack. Juicy, yellow fruit the size of a small plum. Has an acidic flavor and is eaten out of hand, or used to flavor ice creams and desserts. Trees grow best in subtropical to tropical climates and do not take freezes or frosts. Small to large tree growing from 15-60 ft. view plant information #187

Buddha Coconut

5 seeds per pack. A large, dry tropical tree bearing woody fruits containing edible seeds. One of a number of "wild almond" species native to India and southeast Asia. Grows well in dry-wet season tropical climates. Deciduous. Unknown frost hardiness, though likely not below 32-35F. #3026

Stevia

Item is out of stock. Estimated in stock: n/a. 15-25 seeds per pack. The source of the growing in popularity Stevia sweetener. Plants are compact and grow to about 1-2ft. Easily grown as an annual in colder climates. The leaves have a sweet flavor and when dried, can be used to sweeten foods. Hardy to 28F. view plant information #1504

Toad Tree

5 seeds per pack. An exotic shrub of South Africa, beautiful as an ornamental for its white, clustered, finely fragrant flowers. Bears odd, warty, green fruits that look like a toad. Sources say the fruits are edible and used by the Zulu, but the plant is in a famously poisonous family, so much caution would be advised. Grows to 4-15 ft. Hardiness unknown. #2494

Tamarind

5 seeds per pack. Beautiful large tropical tree native to Africa. Can withstand temperatures down to 28F. Fruit is a 4-8" long pod with several large seeds surrounded by sticky, paste-like flesh with a tasty sweet/sour flavor. Used to a make a popular drink in Mexico and is often used in flavoring foods. Will produce in 6-8 years from seed. view plant information #117

Snake Gourd, Tropical Long

5 seeds per pack. A huge-fruited member of the melon family with fruits that can reach five feet long! The fruits look a bit like elongated cucumbers and have soft flesh similar to the luffa. The leaves can be eaten as greens. The fruits have a variety of edible and medicinal uses and have popular use in tropical climates. Annual. #2409

African Medlar

8 seeds per pack. A popular and traditional fruit in portions of Africa but barely known in the rest of the world. Fruits are usually eaten raw but can also be processed into drinks and alcoholic beverages. Flavor is mildly sweet to sour, somewhat like an apple. The tree also has a history of medicinal uses and folklore surrounding its supposed magical properties. Unknown hardiness, but may be hardy to short frosts. #3041

Luffa sepium

Item is out of stock. Estimated in stock: 6/19/2012. 5 seeds per pack. A rare and little known wild luffa bearing 10", soft skinned fruits. The fruits are not considered edible, but can be dried (like the common luffa) for their sponge interior. Climbing vine. Annual. #3102

Ashwagandha

25-50 seeds per pack. Small bushy tomatillo relative well-known for its many medicinal qualities. Roots, leaves, and fruits are regularly used to treat stress, exhaustion, memory problems, and much more. Small bright red/orange fruits resemble small chinese lanterns. Simple to grow, needs little care, grow as an annual or perennial. view plant information #661

Banana Yucca

8 seeds per pack. A desert yucca bearing a 4-6" long, yellow fruit resembling a banana. The fruits are sweet and were once considered a delicacy by many Native American tribes who used the food as a staple. The flowers, leaves, and seeds are also edible. This yucca grows to 3ft and is quite hardy, surviving temperatures to the teens. The large flowers spikes during spring are quite ornamental and the plant lends itself well to arid landscapes. #1533

Our Lord's Candle

10-20 seeds per pack. Native to the Pacific coast, from California to Mexico, this yucca has a number of uses, both edible and ornamental. Yields edible fruits that were once part of the diet of local tribes. The flowers are also edible. Grows to 2-3ft, with a huge, 8ft flower spike. Drought and heat tolerant. Hardy to the 10's-20's. #2407

Jujube

5 seeds per pack. Native to China, but now grown throughout the subtropics and temperate world. Fruit can be eaten at different stages, with a taste reminiscent of a mild and sweet apple. Very hardy, to -25F. Small, deciduous tree. view plant information #118

Indian Jujube

5 seeds per pack. Small or large tropical tree similar to the jujube but better suited for tropical climates. Fruits are very similar to the jujube in taste and appearance. Will stand only brief frosts, does well in warm, humid regions. view plant information #644

Buffalo Thorn

5 seeds per pack. A jujube relative bearing tan-red, grape sized fruits with a variety of uses. Seeds can be used as a coffee substitute, leaves are cooked like spinach, and the fruit is edible, though not well appreciated. An uncommon shrub outside of its native range. Grows to 15-30 feet. Fairly tough once established. Unknown frost hardiness. #2461

Gray Thorn

6 seeds per pack. A jujube relative bearing small, red-blue fruits that are edible, but lacking in much flavor. A shrub, growing to 5-10 feet. Hardy to 15F. Native to the arid regions of the southwestern United States, from California through Texas, as well as portions of Mexico. Trees are tough, drought and heat tolerant once established. Popular with birds. #2469

Christ's Thorn

Item is out of stock. Estimated in stock: 5/28/2012. 5 seeds per pack. A medium sized African tree that is highly versatile and prized in its native range. The fruits are edible and have a sweetish flavor similar to the common Jujube. The tree is also a source of honey and a flavoring for alcoholic drinks. Some believe the tree to be the source of Christ's Crown of Thorns, hence its common name. #1559

Suan Zao Ren

5 seeds per pack. A Ziziphus bearing olive-shaped fruits that bear a resemblance to the common jujube. Fruits have an acid-sweet flavor. The tree is best known for its use in Chinese medicine. The seeds have a number of purported medicinal benefits including use as a sedative, for calming and to treat high-altitude sickness. Shrubby tree, hardy to the 20's. #1522