BotanyCa Seeds List Fall-Winter 2025, always in the works…

How to use the Seeds List

Click on the species name in the list to find out more: common name, description, pictures, cost and germination instructions.

  • Species with very small seeds, which are hard to count (orchids, some species of Saxifraga, Drosera) and indicated as 50+/pck. or 30+/pck. are always provided in greater quantities. So, one packet contains more than enough seeds to sow one full pot.
  •  Something I had not considered necessary to write down before: all the seeds are free of any chemicals, the moist packed ones included; seeds from cultivated plants are from organically managed gardens.
    Inventory may show temporarily  ‘out of stock’ while orders are being processed, check back in a few days;
  • SO marked  in the Seeds List – means the species is Sold out
    We do not offer all species on a yearly basis. Sold out species which are not offered on a yearly base will be removed from the list and archived (use the Search button to read about them if necessary). Offerings older than 4 years are deleted entirely.
  • Hepatica and Corydalis solida seeds are available almost every year during the month of June ONLY.

BotanyCa operates as a seeds provider for the hobby gardeners and specialized nurseries. With regret, we cannot provide large quantities of seeds for naturalizations or other large scale garden projects. From the beginning, the desire and goal of this business was for regular gardeners to have access to native species not commonly offered by other sources in Canada (or offered as DOD= dead-on delivery); and also to non-native, more unusual species which come at a high price as plants and are best grown from seeds.

With this in mind, species with limited seeds in stock can only be ordered as 1 pck./person like in previous years. Also, all the other species, at least for the beginning of the season, can be purchased in max. 2 pck. /person.

For all species marked in green: seeds are provided fresh and/or ‘moist-packed’ almost every year; usually they are available right away after collection until early winter only – weather permitting shipping.

 

Some offerings are restricted to 1 pck./person. All others: 2 pck/order.

All local orders must contain at least 2 pck. of seeds; International orders min. 4 pck. Some species with large seeds are excluded from international shipping.

Please review the Shipping and Delivery page before placing orders. Large orders with only moist packed seeds which are heavier, may be charged extra for shipping.

Thank you – Merci!

The seeds collection continues until late fall, so more species usually become available September through November. We can only know what will be available AFTER collecting the seeds.

A

Aconitum septentrionale ‘Ivorine’/SO
Aconitum krylovii/SO

Acinos alpinus

Actaea pachypoda
Actaea pachypoda f. rubrocarpa
Actaea rubra

Ageratina altissima (Eupatorium)

Androsace adfinis ssp. brigantiaca
Androsace maxima
Androsace villosa ssp. taurica

Aster incisus/SOnew

Allium ‘Fireworks’
Allium pseudojaponicum

Allium stellatum

Allium thunbergii ‘Ozawa’/SO

Alcea rosea
Althaea officinalis

Amphicarpaea bracteata
Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa

Amsonia illustris

Anemonastrum narcissiflorum

Anemone cylindrica
Anemone multifida (wild)
Anemone virginiana
Anemone occidentalis (see Pulsatilla)

Anthericum ramosum

Aralia racemosa
Aralia hispida
Aralia nudicaulis

Arabis hirsuta
Arenaria grandiflora
Arenaria rotundifolia ssp. rotundifolia – new

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Arisaema flavum
Arisaema triphyllum

Aruncus dioicusnew

Aristolochia iberica/SO
Asarum canadense

Asclepias curassavica
Asclepias exaltata/SO
Asclepias tuberosa
Asphodeline lutea

Astragalus missouriensis
Astragalus purshii spp. tinctus
Astragalus vesicarius ssp. pseudoglaucus

Astrantia major

AQUILEGIA

Aquilegia canadensis – short form
Aquilegia canadensis – woodland/SO
Aquilegia canadensis ‘Little Laterns’
Aquilegia formosa

Aquilegia hybrid dark purple
Aquilegia flabellata ‘Alba’

Aurinia saxatilis
Allysum borzeanum – see Odontarrhena

B

Baptisia australis
Baptisia australis var. minornew
Bukiniczia cabulica

C

Calla palustrisnew/SO

Calochortus albus
Calycanthus floridus

Callirhoe digitata

Campanula alliariifolia
Campanula bellidifolia
Campanula glomerata ssp. cervicarioidesnew
Campanula kirpicznikovii

Campanula persicifolia ‘Alba’

Campanula persicifolia ‘Nitida Alba’
Campanula rotundifolia (Killarney)

Campanulastrum americanum

Caragana pygmaea

!Cardamine enneaphyllos

Capnoides sempervirens

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Ceanothus americanus
Ceanothus herbaceus
Ceanothus velutinus

Centaurea jankae
Centaurea orientalis

Cercis canadensis
Chelone obliqua

Chamaedaphne calyculata

Chiastophyllum oppositifolium

Cirsium canum
Cirsium edule var. macounii

CLEMATIS

Clematis alpina new
Clematis alpina ssp. sibirica
Clematis glaucophylla

Clematis hexapetalanew
Clematis heracleifolia ‘China Purple’
Clematis integrifolia
Clematis virginiana 
Clematis occidentalis
Clematis viorna new 

Clintonia borealis

Conopholis americana

Comarum palustre

Cornus canadensis/SO
Cornus rugosa

Coptis trifolia/SOnew

Corydalis ophiocarpa

Crocosmia ex. ‘Lucifer’
Chiastophyllum oppositifolium – new

Cypripedium acaule

!Daphne mezereum/SO
!Daphne mezereum – white flower/SO

Diphylleia cymosa/SOnew

Dahlia – single flower

Dalea purpureanew

Diervilla lonicera

Delphinium fissum
Delphinium albiflorum

Delphinium nudicaule

Delphinium exaltatum
Delphinium grandiflorum
Delphinium cf. likiangense
Delphinium laxiflorum

Degenia velebitica/SO – new

Desmodium canadense
Desmodium nudiflorum

Dianthus arenarius spp. bohemicus
Dianthus carthusianorum

Dianthus deltoides – wild form
Dianthus deltoides ‘Deep Red Confetti’
Dianthus moravicus
Dianthus nardiformis/SO

Dianthus seguieri ssp. seguieri/SO
Dianthus spiculifolius

Dictamnus albus
Dictamnus albus ‘Albiflorus’

Disporum uniflorum/SO

Dioscorea caucasica

Dodecatheon hendersonii
Dodecatheon frenchii
Dodecatheon meadia

Draba dedeananew
Draba haynaldii
Draba lasiocarpa

Drosera linearis
Drosera intermedia
Drosera rotundifolia/SO

Dryas octopetala

E

Eremogone capillaris var. americana

Erigeron peregrinus
Erigeron compositus – new

Erysimum witmannii ssp. transsilvanicum

E

Epipactis helleborine
Erinus alpinus
Eryngium planum ‘Blue Glitter’
Euphorbia myrsinites

Euonymus obovatus
Euonymus planipes (E. sachalinensis)

Eupatorium perfoliatum

F

Fritillaria collinanew
Fritillaria dagana 
Fritillaria pallidiflora/SO

G

Gaultheria procumbens (very late fall)

Gaylussacia baccatanew

Gentiana andrewsii
Gentiana asclepiadea
Gentiana asclepiadea ‘Alba’ new

Gentiana cruciata
Gentiana dahurica
Gentiana gelida 
Gentiana triflora
Gentiana lutea
Gentiana cruciata

Gentiana paradoxanew

Gentianopsis crinita/SO

Geum triflorum
Geum rivale
Geum speciosum

Gillenia trifoliata

Gladiolus tenuis

Glaucidium palmatum
Glaucidium palmatum ‘Album’

Gypsophila cerastioides
Gypsophila tenuifolia

H

Hedysarum hedysaroides
Hedysarum borealenew

Helleborus niger
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Cherry Blossom
Helleborus x hybridus large, purple
Helleborus foetidus
Helleborus purpurascens
Helleborus caucasicus/SO

Hydrastis canadensis/SO

Hydrophyllum virginianum

Hypericum kalmianum

I

Ilex mucronata

Ipomopsis rubra
Ipomoea purpurea

Iris domestica
Iris versicolor
Iris tectorum ‘Album’

J

Jeffersonia dubia/SO

K

Kalmia angustifolia/SO
Kniphofia hirsuta ‘Fire Dance’

L

Lathyrus vernus (pink)
Lathyrus vernus – violet

Lespedeza violacea

Leptarrhena pyrolifolia

Linaria aerugineanew
Liatris ligulistylis

Lindera benzoin/SO

Linum hypericifolium

Lobelia siphilitica
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia kalmii

Lonicera canadensis/SO
Lonicera dioica
Lonicera involucrata

Lomelosia olgaenew

Lupinus Russell Hybrids (pink)

LILIUM

Lilium distichum

Lilium formosanum var. pricei

Lilium martagon ‘Album’
Lilium martagon var. pilosiusculum
Lilium michiganense/SO

Lilium philadelphicum/SO

M

Maackia amurensis 

Macropodium nivale

Maianthemum racemosum/SO
Micranthes stellaris spp. robusta

Mitchella repens
Mitella diphylla
Mitella breweri

Minuartia michauxii

Monarda fistulosa
Myrica pensylvanica

N

Nabalus racemosus (Prenanthes)

O

Odontarrhena obtusifolia

Oenothera macrocarpa (O. missouriensis)
Orlaya grandiflora

Ornithogalum arcuatumnew

Oxytropis campestris var. spicata/SO

P

Peonies

Paeonia anomala ssp. veitchii
Paeonia anomala ssp. veitchii – white form

Paeonia japonica

Paeonia mascula ssp. arietina
Paeonia mascula ssp. mascula/SO
Paeonia mlokosewitschii

Paeonia obovata
Paeonia officinalis
Paeonia officinalis ssp. huthii /SO

Paeonia tenuifolia


Papaver

Papaver aff. alboroseum
Papaver ammophilum (P. nudicaule ssp. baicalense)/SO
Papaver atlanticum ‘Flore-Pleno’
Papaver chakassicum
Papaver macrostomum ‘Black Magic’new

Parnassia asarifolia
Parnassia glauca
Parnassia grandiflora

Penstemon barbatus Pinacolada (red)
Penstemon digitalis
Penstemon hirsutus ‘Pygmaeus‘ – new

Penstemeon grandiflorus

Penstemon speciosus
Penstemon gracilis
Penstemon palmeri

Phlomis tuberosa
Physoclaina orientalis

P

Physochlaina orientalis

Physoplexis comosanew

Phyteuma confusum
Phyteuma scheuchzeri
Phyteuma orbiculare

Physostegia virginiananew

Phytolacca americana ‘Variegata’
Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Sentimental Blue’

Podophyllum hexandrum
Polemonium caeruleum
Polemonium yezoense ex. Purple Rain Strain

Polygala amara ssp. brachypteranew
Polygala major
Polygala senega
Polygala paucifolia/SO

Potentilla porphyrantha

Potentilla pensylvanica 

PRIMULA

Primula florindae
Primula nivalis

Primula japonica ex. ‘Postford White’
Primula japonica – red

Primula macrocalyx
Primula mistassinica

Primula x polyantha ex. ‘Violet Victorians’
Primula x polyantha (red/yellow)

Primula sieboldii mix
Primula hose-in-hose
Primula veris ‘Sunset Shades’
Primula vulgaris ssp. rubra (P. woronovii)
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Prunus pumila

Prosartes lanuginosa/SO

Pseudofumaria alba
Pseudofumaria lutea

Ptelea trifoliata

Pulsatilla alpina ssp. alpina
Pulsatilla occidentalis
Pulsatilla pratensis hybrid
Pulsatilla styriaca
Pulsatilla ex. styriaca (pink)

Pulsatilla vulgaris ex. ‘Rote Glocke’ – new
Pulsatilla vulgaris – white

Pycnanthemum virginianumnew

R

Ratibida pinnata

Rheum compactumnew
Rhodotypos scandens
Rhus aromatica

Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi
Rosa rubrifolia
Rosa palustris

Roscoea schneideriana
Roscoea scillifolia fo. atropurpurea
Roscoea purpurea groupnew
Roscoea tibetica

Rubus canadensis new

Rubus hispidus
Rubus odoratus
Rubus occidentalis new
Rubus parviflorus
Rubus pubescens/SO

Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia maxima

Ruta graveolens

S

Salvia austriaca ex. Dobrogea
Salvia pratensis
Salvia verticillatanew

Sanguinaria canadensis/SO
Sanguinaria canadensis ‘Armstrong’s Pink’/SO

Sarracenia pupurea
Saruma henryi

Saxifraga cuneifolia subsp. robusta

Scabiosa caucasica
Scabiosa silenifolia
Scutellaria pontica

Sedum urvillei ex. Dobrogea

Senna hebecarpa
Sidalcea malviflora

Silene compacta (ex. Dobrogea)
Silene jailensis
Silene lerchenfeldiananew
Silene suecica
Silene saxifraganew
Silene pusilla
Silene uniflora ‘Compacta’

Sisyrinchium montanum new

Smilax herbacea

Soldanella hungarica
Soldanella pusilla

Solidago simplex var. ontarioensis
Solidago ptarmicoides

Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis

Spiranthes incurva

Stachys inflata

Stylophorum diphyllum/SO

Symphyotrichum laeve
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

T

Taenidia integerrima/SO

Tellima grandiflora
Teucrium canadense

Thalictrum dioicum
Thalictrum cf. foetidum
Thalictrum pubescens/SO

Tiarella cordifolia

Thermopsis villosa
Tradescantia ohiensis

Triantha glutinosanew
Trientalis borealis

Tricyrtis hirta

Trillium cuneatum/SO
Trillium grandiflorum
Trillium erectum
Trillium luteum/SO

Triosteum pinnatifidum

U

Uvularia grandiflora

V

Vaccinium membranaceum

Verbena stricta
Veratrum nigrum
Vernonia gigantea

Viburnum acerifolium
Viburnum lentago
Viburnum rafinesquianum new

VIOLA

Viola adunca var. bellidifolia
Viola canadensis

Viola dissecta
Viola labradorica/SO
Viola langsdorfii ssp. kamtchadolorum

Viola nephrophylla
Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula/SO
Viola rostrata/SO
Viola sororia fo. priceana

Z

Zigadenus elegans ssp. glaucus
Zizia aurea

Ziziphora clinopodioides

X
Xeranthemum annuum

Grasses & related genera

Avenella flexuosa

Carex arctata new
Carex crinita
Carex grayi
Carex muskingumensis
Carex rosea

Carex retrorsa

Chasmanthium latifolium
Eriophorum virginicum
Melica uniflora

Biennial and annual plants (in cold climates) – species that will vanish after flowering & need to be resown every year (or every two years). Others (Dahlia and Anemone) need to be lifted in late fall and replanted in the spring. Some may resow in place in favourable conditions; all are warm germinators (first stage).

Anemone pavonina
Asclepias curassavica
Bukiniczia cabulica

Campanulastrum americanum
Cirsium edule var. macounii

Corydalis sempervirens
Dahlia ex. coccinea
Erysimum transsilvanicum

Gentianopsis crinita

Ipomopsis rubra
Ipomaea purpurea

Orlaya grandiflora
Papaver macrostomum ‘Black Magic’
Rudbeckia hirta
Xeranthemum annuum