Moist packed seeds and many other treasures

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Updates & new seeds

First a reminder especially for new customers purchasing moist-packed seeds -- the small envelopes in which the seeds are shipped are not suitable for long term stratification! Ideally, these seeds should be sown in pots, which then kept outdoors…

BotanyCa moist packed seeds, 2026

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Clintonia borealis and Cornus canadensis seeds were just added to the SEED LIST and it is time to get started with the fall sowing! Like always, the emphasis right now is on the moist packed seeds and all other species that benefit from an…

Sneak preview: moist packed seeds

We are waiting for all possible seeds from the ‘moist-packed’ category to be ready, before making them available in the early fall SEED List in early September. Like in all other years, there will be an emphasis on the species with hydrophilic…

Summer Seeds sale

We are starting the summer sale of fresh seeds for various native and non-native species that require sowing during the summer for best germination. The species are listed in the top section of the SEED LIST. Thanks to very kind donors, we…

Waiting…

Our usual early summer seeds sale for various species that need to be sown fresh (or be moist packed for fall sale) will be postponed a bit due to a very cold spring start. Some of the Jeffersonia diphylla and Jeffersonia dubia seeds…

Latest news from propagation

BotanyCa moist packed seeds, 2026

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Clintonia borealis and Cornus canadensis seeds were just added to the SEED LIST and it is time to get started with the fall sowing! Like always, the emphasis right now is on the moist packed seeds and all other species that benefit from an…

Nature’s bounty

Fresh fruits of Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit) and Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) The best time of the year has arrived; colorful fruits are mixing together with new flowers for a most beautiful display! Seeds-wise, the message…

Hard to resist

Seeds of most peonies species have been collected and are in stock right now. Maybe more will arrive from other peonies lovers later, but there are enough seeds for those who want to start a peony collection. The beautiful display of bluish…

It’s starting

Slowly and a bit delayed by the cold spring, fruits of various spring-flowering species are approaching maturity. Paeonia anomala ssp. veitchii, P. officinalis and Paeonia mascula capsules opened last week; their seeds are posted in the inventory.…

Gravitropism

Many thanks to all customers who are purchasing various seeds that germinate best when sown outdoors in the summer! There are still various species available, including the newly added Aconitum septentrionalis ‘Ivorine’ – the SEEDs LIST Today,…

Still waiting

We had to postpone the tradition of offering a summer seeds sale around Canada Day. A very long winter and colder than usual spring have resulted in delayed maturation for many species, or no seeds at all for some (Pachyphragma and Cardamine).…

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.

Hepatica seeds are available (almost) every year ONLY during the month of JUNE.