Organic Seeds Seeds Plants For Sale In British Columbia

(Hibiscus) Lovely flowers known throughout the tropics for their flavouring qualities. Refreshing hot or iced. Requires a long hot growing season. Tea made with the fleshy calyces has a lemony flavour and beautiful ruby colour.

(Sweet annie; Qing-guo)

Large-leaf type from the Genoa area of Italy, the pesto capital of the world.

The leaves are tender and make a very nice alternative to lettuce in salads. (Ye kui) Edible plant with traditional use as a medicinal herb. The flavour is mild and very pleasant. Compared to lettuce, a plant like this with abundant leaves for the taking...

Best known for making paprika, the quintessential flavouring for Hungarian goulash and paprikash. The fruits mature from cream-white to orange to red, becoming mildly spicy. As many don't know, they are quite delicious as a fresh pepper for stuffing and...

A red-podded variation on the yardlong or asparagus bean. The sweet and mild flavour is reminiscent of asparagus, mushrooms, and beans. The deep magenta colour persists with cooking.

Each pod contains 5-7 flat oblong beans for fresh or dry use. An English heirloom grown since at least the 1800s. Also the leaves can be cooked like spinach, and the young pods, 5-7cm/2-3in long, can be eaten like snap beans.

Ht. 15-30cm/6-12" It has been shown to have powerful anticancer properties with great promise. (Ban zhi lian; Barbat scullcap) An important restorative remedy for the nervous system used in Chinese medicine to treat anxiety, depression, migraines and...

(Asian water plantain; Ze xie) Aquatic herb found growing throughout the marshlands of Asia. Creamy white, pale rose flowers appear July-Sept. In Chinese herbal medicine it removes "damp heat." It thrives along water edges or in shallow water up to 25cm/10"...

A loose type with a striking bronze burgundy oak-shaped leaves. Stays bitter-free and is heat tolerant. For baby leaf use in 28 days or full-size use in 51-58 days. Very popular for all season use.

Attractive pepper plant with white mottled foliage and striped fruits. They turn from white with green stripes to orange with brown stripes to solid red when mature. This pepper has been grown by the African-American community around Philadelphia and...

Throughout the Middle East it gives life to hummus, dips, and soups. Our zaatar is from the mountains of northern Israel where it is popular among both Arabs and Jews. Easy to grow from seeds.

Clover sprouts are very similar to alfalfa sprouts and are sweeter when they are yellow. Loaded with protein! Great for a snack, on sandwiches, or in salad, clover sprouts are loaded with calcium, potassium, protein, iron, and zinc.

When you buy their organic seeds, you have the assurance that the seed was grown without synthetic chemicals and you are supporting farms and companies that are committed to organic agriculture.

Organic rye berries can be a substitute for other whole grains in the majority of recipes. Add rye berries sprouts to stews, salads, and soups. Rinse and drain sprouts every 12 hours.

(Onion green; Bunching onion) A bulbless perennial onion green like chives, but has larger leaves and a stronger, zesty flavour. Try them in homemade potato soup for a real treat. Easy to grow; can be picked anytime ground is not frozen.

Tomatillo is the main ingredient of salsa verde. This traditional variety is a mixture of two distinct forms: an upright branching form and a lower, more compact form. For salsas, tomatillos are often used to tone down the hotness of chillies.

Dense dark green doubly curled leaves. Suitable for home gardens and commercial production. Excellent for flavouring and garnishes.

Root used in Chinese medicine to treat toothache and headache and externally for mastitis and infected wounds. Has antipyretic, analgesic and antibacterial action.

Introduced by Burpee over 100 years ago this large-fruited variety is still popular today. Holds well and retains good color. Smooth black oval fruits are 16cm/6.5" long, 13cm/5" across, and average 1kg/2lb.

Flat leaved variety from Japan. Has become popular wherever regular chives are used. Showy white flowers. Irresistable combination of garlic and chives.

Leaves add strong, spicy flavour to soups, sauces, stuffings, stews. Adds special flavour to sausages and meatloaf. A must in German potato soup. Use plant tops to dye wool in shades of yellow, orange, brown and grey.

The distinctive flat bulbs, about 8-10cm/3-4in across, have a bright red colour and semi-sweet flavour. A beautiful heritage onion variety from Italy where it is often seen braided like garlic and hung in kitchens.

A large leaf basil has high oil content and hence a stronger aroma and flavour than other varieties. Suited for greenhouse and field production. Good uniformity. Ht. 75-80cm/30-32".