BotanyCa Seeds List 2024, 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); 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.

 

A

Acinos alpinus

Actaea pachypoda
Actaea pachypoda f. rubrocarpa
Actaea rubra
Actaea spicata

Ageratina altissima (Eupatorium) – new

Androsace maxima
Androsace adfinis ssp. brigantiaca/SO
Androsace villosa ssp. tauricanew

Antennaria cf. rosea ssp. pulvinata

Allium ‘Fireworks’
Allium pseudojaponicum

Allium stellatum

Allium thunbergii ‘Ozawa’ new

Alcea roseanew
Althaea officinalis

Amphicarpaea bracteata
Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa

Amsonia illustris

Anemonastrum narcissiflorum

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

Angelica capitellata/SO

Anthericum ramosum

Aralia racemosa
Aralia hispida
Aralia nudicaulis

Arabis caucasica ‘Rosea’/SO new
Arabis hirsuta
Arenaria grandiflora
Arenaria rotundifolia ssp. rotundifolia – new

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Arisaema amurense dark form/SO
Arisaema flavum
Arisaema triphyllum

Aristolochia steupii/SO

Asarum canadense

Asclepias curassavica – new
Asclepias exaltata
Asclepias tuberosa
Asphodeline lutea

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

Astrantia major

AQUILEGIA

Aquilegia flavescens hybrid

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

Aquilegia hybrid dark purple
Aquilegia olympica

Aquilegia flabellata var. pumilanew
Aquilegia flabellata ‘Alba’

Aurinia saxatilis
Allysum borzeanum – see Odontarrhena

B

Baptisia australis
Bukiniczia cabulica/SO

C

Calochortus albus
Calycanthus floridus

Callirhoe digitata

Campanula alliariifolia
Campanula alpina ssp. alpina new
Campanula bellidifolia
Campanula kirpicznikovii

Campanula persicifolia ‘Alba’

Campanula persicifolia ‘Nitida Alba’new
Campanula rotundifolia – Killarney/SO

Campanulastrum americanum

Caragana pygmaea

Capnoides sempervirens

Castilleja applegatei/SO
Castilleja coccinea/SO
Castilleja miniata

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Ceanothus americanus
Ceanothus herbaceus
Ceanothus velutinus

Centaurea jankae
Centaurea orientalis

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Cerastium alpinum ssp. lanatumnew

Cercis canadensis
Chelone obliqua

Chimaphila umbellata/SO
Cimicifuga racemosa/SO

Chamaedaphne calyculata new

Cirsium canum
Cirsium edule var. macounii

CLEMATIS

Clematis alpina ssp. sibiricanew
Clematis glaucophylla

Clematis hexapetalanew
Clematis heracleifolia ‘China Purple’
Clematis integrifolia/SO
Clematis virginiana
Clematis occidentalis

Clintonia borealis

Conopholis americana

Comarum palustre
Cornus rugosa

Corydalis nobilis
Corydalis ophiocarpa

Crocosmia ex. ‘Lucifer’

Cypripedium acaule/SO – new
Cypripedium parviflorum/SO

D

Daphne tangutica/SO

Dahlia single flower – new

Dicentra formosa

Diervilla lonicera

Delphinium fissum
Delphinium albiflorum

Delphinium andersonii
Delphinium exaltatum
Delphinium grandiflorum
Delphinium cf. likiangense
Delphinium laxiflorum

Desmodium canadense
Desmodium nudiflorum

Dianthus arenarius spp. bohemicus
Dianthus carthusianorum

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

Dianthus seguieri ssp. seguieri
Dianthus spiculifolius

Dictamnus albus
Dictamnus albus ‘Albiflorus’

Disporum uniflorum/SO

Dioscorea caucasica

Dodecatheon hendersonii/SO
Dodecatheon meadia/SO new

Draba haynaldii
Draba lasiocarpa

Drosera linearis
Drosera intermedia
Drosera rotundifolia/SO – new

Dryas octopetala

E

Eremogone capillaris var. americana

Erigeron peregrinus
Erigeron compositus – new

Eriogonum ursinum
Erysimum witmannii ssp. transsilvanicum

E

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

Euonymus obovatus
Euonymus planipes (E. sachalinensis)

Eupatorium perfoliatum

F

Fritillaria dagana new
Fritillaria pallidiflora

G

Gaultheria procumbens
Gaultheria humifusa/SO
Gaultheria nummularioidesnew

Gentiana andrewsii
Gentiana asclepiadea
Gentiana asclepiadea ‘Alba’ new

Gentiana cruciata
Gentiana dahurica
Gentiana gelidanew
Gentiana triflora
Gentiana lutea
Gentiana paradoxa hybrid
Gentiana cruciata

Gentianopsis crinitanew

Geum triflorum
Geum rivale
Geum speciosum/SOnew

Gillenia trifoliata

Gladiolus tenuis

Glaucidium palmatum/SO
Glaucidium palmatum ‘Album’

Glaucium flavum

Gypsophila cerastioidesnew
Gypsophila tenuifolia/SO

H

Hamamelis virginiana/SO

Hedysarum hedysaroides
Hedysarum borealenew

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

Houstonia canadensis/SO

Hydrastis canadensis/SO

Hydrophyllum virginianum

Hypericum kalmianum

I

Ilex mucronata
Ilex verticillata

Incarvillea delavayi/SO

Ipomopsis rubra
Ipomopsis aggregata/SO

Ipomoea purpureanew

Iris domestica

Iris hookeri
Iris versicolor
Iris tectorum ‘Album’
Iris dichotoma

K

Kalmia angustifolianew
Kalmia polifolia/SO

Kernera saxatilis

Kniphofia hirsuta ‘Fire Dance’

L

Lathyrus vernus (pink)
Lathyrus vernus
Lathyrus vernus – violet

Lespedeza violacea

Leptarrhena pyrolifolia

Liatris ligulistylis

Lindera benzoin

Linum hypericifolium

Lobelia siphilitica
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia kalmii

Lonicera canadensis
Lonicera dioica
Lonicera hirsuta
Lonicera involucrata

Lupinus Russell Hybrids (pink)

LILIUM

Lilium distichum

Lilium formosanum var. pricei
Lilium kesselringianum/SO

Lilium martagon var. pilosiusculum

Lilium martagon ‘Album’
Lilium michiganense

Lilium philadelphicum

M

Maackia amurensis 

Macropodium nivale

Maianthemum canadense

Medeola virginiana/SO

Micranthes stellaris spp. robustanew

Mitchella repens
Mitella diphylla
Mitella breweri

Minuartia michauxiinew

Monarda fistulosa
Monardella odoratissima

Monotropa uniflora/SO

Myrica pensylvanica

N

Nabalus racemosus/SO (Prenanthes)

Nepeta multifida
Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca/SO

O

Oclemena nemoralisnew

Odontarrhena obtusifolia

Oenothera macrocarpa (O. missouriensis)
Orlaya grandiflora

Oxytropis campestris var. spicata/SO – new

P

Paronychia cephalotes

Peonies

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

Paeonia caucasica/SOnew
Paeonia japonica

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

Paeonia obovata
Paeonia officinalis
Paeonia officinalis ssp. huthii /SO

Paeonia peregrina
Paeonia rockii/SO


Papaver

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

Parnassia asarifolia
Parnassia glauca
Parnassia grandiflora
Parnassia palustris

Penstemon barbatus Pinacolada (red)
Penstemon digitalis
Penstemeon grandiflorus

P

Penstemon cf. saxosorum
Penstemon speciosus
Penstemon gracilis – new
Penstemon palmeri

Phlomis tuberosa
Physoclaina orientalis

Phyteuma confusumnew
Phyteuma scheuchzeri
Phyteuma orbiculare

Phytolacca americana ‘Variegata’

Pinguicula vulgaris/SO

Pinus parviflora ‘Glauca’

Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Sentimental Blue’

Podophyllum hexandrum
Podophyllum peltatum/SO

Polemonium caeruleum
Polemonium yezoense ex. Purple Rain Strain

Polygala major
Polygala senega
Polygala paucifolia/SO

Potentilla porphyrantha
Potentilla pensylvanicanew

PRIMULA

Primula auriculata

Primula alpicola/SO
Primula florindae
Primula nivalis

Primula japonica ex. ‘Postford White’

Primula macrocalyx
Primula mistassinica

Primula sieboldii mix
Primula x polyantha ex. ‘Violet Victorians’new
Primula x polyantha (red/yellow)
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
Ptelea trifoliata/SO

Pulsatilla alpina ssp. alpinanew
Pulsatilla occidentalis
Pulsatilla pratensis hybrid
Pulsatilla styriaca

Pycnanthemum virginianumnew

R

Ratibida pinnata

Rhamnus alnifolia/SOnew

Rhodotypos scandens
Rhus aromatica

Rosa acicularis ssp, sayi
Rosa rubrifolia
Rosa palustris

Roscoea schneideriana
Roscoea scillifolia fo. atropurpurea
Roscoea tibetica

Rubus odoratus/SO
Rubus parviflorus

Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia maxima

Ruta graveolens

S

Salvia austriaca ex. Dobrogea
Salvia pratensis
Salvia verticillata

Sanguinaria canadensis/SO

Sarracenia pupurea
Saruma henryi

Sassafras albidum/SO

Saxifraga cuneifolia subsp. robusta

Scabiosa caucasica
Scabiosa silenifolia

Scutellaria pontica

Sedum atratum/SO
Senna hebecarpa
Sidalcea malviflora

Silene jailensis
Silene lerchenfeldiananew
Silene suecica

Silene pusilla
Silene turgida
Silene uniflora ‘Compacta’

Smilax herbacea
Smilax tamnoides

Soldanella hungaricanew
Soldanella pusilla – new

Solidago simplex var. ontarioensis
Solidago ptarmicoides

Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis

Spiranthes incurvanew

Stachys inflata
Stachys recta

Staphylea pinnata
!Streptopus amplexifolius dark fruit

Stylophorum diphyllum

Symphyotrichum laeve
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

T

Taenidia integerrima/SO

Tellima grandiflora
Teucrium canadense

Thalictrum dioicum
Thalictrum cf. foetidum

Thalictrum pubescens

Thermopsis villosa
Tradescantia ohiensis

Triantha glutinosanew
Trientalis borealis

Tricyrtis hirta new

Trillium grandiflorum
Trillium erectum/SO

Triosteum pinnatifidum

V

Vaccinium membranaceum

Verbena stricta
Veratrum nigrum – new
Vernonia gigantea

Viburnum acerifolium/SO
Viburnum lentago

VIOLA

Viola adunca var. bellidifolia
Viola canadensis
Viola labradorica/SO
Viola langsdorfii ssp. kamtchadolorum

Viola jooi/SO
Viola odorata ‘Alba’

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

Z

Zigadenus elegans ssp. glaucus
Zizia aurea

Ziziphora clinopodioides

Grasses & related genera

Avenella flexuosa

Carex arctata new
Carex crinita
Carex grayi
Carex muskingumensis
Carex rosea

Carex retrorsa

Chasmanthium latifolium

Eriophorum virginicumnew

Glyceria canadensisnew
Melica uniflora
Patis racemosa