Botanically Inclined – Seed Adventures – Plants seeds for everyone: wildflowers, medicinals and alpine species

Due to an impending Canada Post strike, we do not accept new orders starting November 1.

In case of no strike, orders will be accepted but with no shipping between Nov. 8-19
Thank you – Merci

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Stylophorum diphyllum

Dicentra formosa

Asarum canadense

Trillium grandiflorum

Lilium philadelphicum, 2024

Iris domestica2

Clematis hexapetala

Gentianopsis crinita (3)

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Attention – Attention

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First, Canada Post Union is in the last stages of collective agreement negotiations, and the last ‘reassuring’ update we received was: ‘no labour disruption can occur before November 3’. Take note… Second, due to family obligations…

Thanksgiving

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Many thanks to all our customers on Thanksgiving Day! We celebrate with seeds of a few native species, which for various reasons we can’t provide every year. They are not new to our Seeds List; let’s call them ‘rare’. The most beautiful…

Old & new

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Those interested can find the following native species seeds back in stock: Diervilla lonicera, Lilium michiganense, Lespedeza violacea and Thalictrum pubescens. New for this year: Ageratina altissima, formerly Eupatorium rugosum,…

Things I’d like to grow

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Alas, it is not possible at my location; or some species would need an artificially constructed bog. Firstly, the beautiful evergreen leatherleaf: Chamaedaphne calyculata which inhabits edges of the ponds, bogs and swamps. It’s been…

New seeds additions

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Many thanks to all shopping seeds from the Early fall BotanyCa Seed List! With the bulk of the orders coming in the first day after Shop reopening, there was a slight delay with shipping the orders, my apologies; new seeds collections are also…

Latest news from propagation

On sedges

Propagation

Until we have more news about Canada Post negotiations early next week – I don’t recommend new orders to be placed! Some plants always become more ‘visible’ in late fall, both in nature and in the gardens. Among them are the evergreen…

Friday’s seeds – data for AI

Friday's Seed(s), Propagation

*this article has been written by a plant obsessed human :-) Back with the widely UN-popular series of Friday’s seeds and fruits! Today we’ll discuss about the fruits & seeds of the kinnikinick or bearberry - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi,…

Orchids and other mycorrhizals

Propagation

There is a section in the Seeds Shop – reading ‘Orchids & other mycorrhizals’, where various species with particular needs regarding germination were included. The species are all very handsome and interesting looking, but do not be…

Stellar alignment & Sassafras

Plant portraits, Propagation

During a recent hike, I was in the right place at the right time, shortly after a recent storm broke down a few Sassafras fruit-bearing branches. According to my records, this happens only every 10 years, when a stellar alignment leads to…

Closed

Propagation, Wildflowers of North America

A kind reminder that, as posted in multiple places on our website and announced in the blog, orders are not accepted until the Shop re-opens. Please subscribe to the blog to stay up-to-date with all announcements. Orders that are being…

Back to seeds

Propagation

The feeling that the late summer is slowly sliding towards fall is more and more pronounced and with it the thought of seeds. So, while the inventory work is getting under way in parallel with seeds collecting, we are getting back to weekly…

Germination page

FAQ – Moist packed seeds

What species are usually available as ‘moist packed seeds’ and when

THE SEEDS SHOP CONTAINS FEW MAIN CATEGORIES. NOT ALL SPECIES ARE OFFERED EVERY YEAR AND SOME CAN BE A ONE TIME OFFERING. WE DO NOT COLLECT LARGE SEEDS QUANTITIES, AIMING TO OFFER FRESH SEEDS AS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.