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
Actaea pachypoda
Actaea pachypoda f. rubrocarpa
Actaea rubra
Ageratina altissima (Eupatorium)
Androsace adfinis ssp. brigantiaca
Androsace maxima
Androsace villosa ssp. taurica
Aster incisus/SO– new
Allium ‘Fireworks’
Allium pseudojaponicum
Allium stellatum
Alcea rosea
Althaea officinalis
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa
Anemone cylindrica
Anemone multifida (wild)
Anemone virginiana
Anemone occidentalis (see Pulsatilla)
Aralia racemosa
Aralia hispida
Aralia nudicaulis
Arabis hirsuta
Arenaria grandiflora
Arenaria rotundifolia ssp. rotundifolia – new
Arisaema flavum
Arisaema triphyllum
Aruncus dioicus – new
Aristolochia iberica/SO
Asarum canadense
Asclepias curassavica
Asclepias exaltata/SO
Asclepias tuberosa
Asphodeline lutea
Astragalus missouriensis
Astragalus purshii spp. tinctus
Astragalus vesicarius ssp. pseudoglaucus
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. minor – new
Bukiniczia cabulica
C
Calla palustris – new/SO
Calochortus albus
Calycanthus floridus
Campanula alliariifolia
Campanula bellidifolia
Campanula glomerata ssp. cervicarioides – new
Campanula kirpicznikovii
Campanula persicifolia ‘Nitida Alba’
Campanula rotundifolia (Killarney)
Ceanothus americanus
Ceanothus herbaceus
Ceanothus velutinus
Centaurea jankae
Centaurea orientalis
Cercis canadensis
Chelone obliqua
Cirsium canum
Cirsium edule var. macounii
CLEMATIS
Clematis alpina – new
Clematis alpina ssp. sibirica
Clematis glaucophylla
Clematis hexapetala – new
Clematis heracleifolia ‘China Purple’
Clematis integrifolia
Clematis virginiana
Clematis occidentalis
Clematis viorna – new
Cornus canadensis/SO
Cornus rugosa
Coptis trifolia/SO– new
Crocosmia ex. ‘Lucifer’
Chiastophyllum oppositifolium – new
!Daphne mezereum/SO
!Daphne mezereum – white flower/SO
Diphylleia cymosa/SO – new
Dalea purpurea – new
Delphinium fissum
Delphinium albiflorum
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’
Dodecatheon hendersonii
Dodecatheon frenchii
Dodecatheon meadia
Draba dedeana – new
Draba haynaldii
Draba lasiocarpa
Drosera linearis
Drosera intermedia
Drosera rotundifolia/SO
E
Eremogone capillaris var. americana
Erigeron peregrinus
Erigeron compositus – new
E
Epipactis helleborine
Erinus alpinus
Eryngium planum ‘Blue Glitter’
Euphorbia myrsinites
Euonymus obovatus
Euonymus planipes (E. sachalinensis)
F
Fritillaria collina – new
Fritillaria dagana
Fritillaria pallidiflora/SO
G
Gaultheria procumbens (very late fall)
Gaylussacia baccata – new
Gentiana andrewsii
Gentiana asclepiadea
Gentiana asclepiadea ‘Alba’ – new
Gentiana cruciata
Gentiana dahurica
Gentiana gelida
Gentiana triflora
Gentiana lutea
Gentiana cruciata
Gentiana paradoxa – new
Geum triflorum
Geum rivale
Geum speciosum
Glaucidium palmatum
Glaucidium palmatum ‘Album’
Gypsophila cerastioides
Gypsophila tenuifolia
H
Hedysarum hedysaroides
Hedysarum boreale – new
Helleborus niger
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Cherry Blossom
Helleborus x hybridus large, purple
Helleborus foetidus
Helleborus purpurascens
Helleborus caucasicus/SO
I
Ipomopsis rubra
Ipomoea purpurea
Iris domestica
Iris versicolor
Iris tectorum ‘Album’
J
K
Kalmia angustifolia/SO
Kniphofia hirsuta ‘Fire Dance’
L
Lathyrus vernus (pink)
Lathyrus vernus – violet
Linaria aeruginea – new
Liatris ligulistylis
Lobelia siphilitica
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia kalmii
Lonicera canadensis/SO
Lonicera dioica
Lonicera involucrata
Lomelosia olgae – new
Lupinus Russell Hybrids (pink)
LILIUM
Lilium martagon ‘Album’
Lilium martagon var. pilosiusculum
Lilium michiganense/SO
M
Maianthemum racemosum/SO
Micranthes stellaris spp. robusta
Mitchella repens
Mitella diphylla
Mitella breweri
Monarda fistulosa
Myrica pensylvanica
N
Nabalus racemosus (Prenanthes)
O
Oenothera macrocarpa (O. missouriensis)
Orlaya grandiflora
Ornithogalum arcuatum – new
Oxytropis campestris var. spicata/SO
P
Peonies
Paeonia anomala ssp. veitchii
Paeonia anomala ssp. veitchii – white form
Paeonia mascula ssp. arietina
Paeonia mascula ssp. mascula/SO
Paeonia mlokosewitschii
Paeonia obovata
Paeonia officinalis
Paeonia officinalis ssp. huthii /SO
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
P
Physoplexis comosa – new
Phyteuma confusum
Phyteuma scheuchzeri
Phyteuma orbiculare
Physostegia virginiana – new
Phytolacca americana ‘Variegata’
Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Sentimental Blue’
Podophyllum hexandrum
Polemonium caeruleum
Polemonium yezoense ex. Purple Rain Strain
Polygala amara ssp. brachyptera – new
Polygala major
Polygala senega
Polygala paucifolia/SO
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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Pseudofumaria alba
Pseudofumaria lutea
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 virginianum – new
R
Rheum compactum – new
Rhodotypos scandens
Rhus aromatica
Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi
Rosa rubrifolia
Rosa palustris
Roscoea schneideriana
Roscoea scillifolia fo. atropurpurea
Roscoea purpurea group – new
Roscoea tibetica
Rubus canadensis – new
Rubus hispidus
Rubus odoratus
Rubus occidentalis – new
Rubus parviflorus
Rubus pubescens/SO
Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia maxima
S
Salvia austriaca ex. Dobrogea
Salvia pratensis
Salvia verticillata – new
Sanguinaria canadensis/SO
Sanguinaria canadensis ‘Armstrong’s Pink’/SO
Sarracenia pupurea
Saruma henryi
Saxifraga cuneifolia subsp. robusta
Scabiosa caucasica
Scabiosa silenifolia
Scutellaria pontica
Senna hebecarpa
Sidalcea malviflora
Silene compacta (ex. Dobrogea)
Silene jailensis
Silene lerchenfeldiana – new
Silene suecica
Silene saxifraga – new
Silene pusilla
Silene uniflora ‘Compacta’
Sisyrinchium montanum – new
Soldanella hungarica
Soldanella pusilla
Solidago simplex var. ontarioensis
Solidago ptarmicoides
Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis
Stachys inflata
Stylophorum diphyllum/SO
Symphyotrichum laeve
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
T
Tellima grandiflora
Teucrium canadense
Thalictrum dioicum
Thalictrum cf. foetidum
Thalictrum pubescens/SO
Thermopsis villosa
Tradescantia ohiensis
Triantha glutinosa – new
Trientalis borealis
Trillium cuneatum/SO
Trillium grandiflorum
Trillium erectum
Trillium luteum/SO
U
V
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
Grasses & related genera
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




