BotanyCa Seeds List 2023/2024, 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 – weather permitting shipping.

 

Fall-Winter Seeds List – open for orders!
Due to weather conditions we no longer ship moist packed seeds.

A

Acinos alpinus

Actaea pachypoda
Actaea pachypoda f. rubrocarpa
Actaea rubra
Actaea spicata

Androsace maxima
Androsace adfinis ssp. brigantiacanew

Antennaria lanata/ SOnew
Antennaria cf. rosea ssp. pulvinata

Allium cernuum
Allium ‘Fireworks’
Allium pseudojaponicum

Allium stellatum
Allium victorialis

Althaea officinalis

Amphicarpaea bracteata
Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa

Amsonia illustris

Anemonastrum narcissiflorum

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

Angelica capitellata

Anthericum ramosum

Aristolochia iberica
Aristolochia steupii

Aralia racemosa
Aralia hispida
Aralia nudicaulis

Arisaema ciliatum var. liubaense/SO
Arisaema flavum
Arisaema triphyllum
Arisaema amurense dark form

Arnica cordifolia
Arum italicum ex. ‘Marmoratum’
Aronia melanocarpa

Asarum canadense

Asclepias exaltata
Asclepias tuberosa
Asphodeline lutea

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

Astrantia major

AQUILEGIA

Aquilegia alpina
Aquilegia ex. atrata
Aquilegia flavescens
Aquilegia flavescens hybrid – new

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

Aquilegia nigricans
Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Barlow’ mix
Aquilegia hybrid – dark purple
Aquilegia olympica

Aurinia saxatilis
Allysum borzeanum – see Odontarrhena

B

Baptisia australis
Brodiaea elegans
Bupleurum longifolium spp. aureum

Bukiniczia cabulica

C

Calochortus albus new
Calycanthus floridus

Callirhoe digitata

Camassia leichtlinii (white)

Campanula alliariifolianew

Campanula bellidifolia
Campanula kirpicznikovii

Campanula carpatica
Campanula persicifolia ‘Alba’
Campanula rotundifolia

Campanulastrum americanum

Caragana pygmaea

Capnoides sempervirens/SO

Castilleja applegatei
Castilleja coccineanew
Castilleja miniata – new

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Ceanothus americanus
Ceanothus herbaceus
Ceanothus velutinus

Centaurea jankae
Centaurea orientalis

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Cercis canadensis
Cercis siliquastrum

Chelone glabra

Chimaphila umbellata
Chiastophyllum oppositifolium/SO – new
Cimicifuga racemosa

Cirsium canum
Cirsium edule var. macounii

CLEMATIS

Clematis cf. glaucophylla
Clematis heracleifolia ‘China Purple’
Clematis integrifolia
Clematis virginiana

Clinopodium arkansanum

Clintonia borealis

Conopholis americana
Cornus rugosa

Cotoneaster integerrimus
Crocosmia ex. ‘Lucifer’

D

Diervilla lonicera

Delphinium andersonii/SO
Delphinium nudicaulenew

Delphinium fissum
Delphinium albiflorum

Delphinium exaltatumnew

Delphinium grandiflorum
Delphinium cf. likiangense
Delphinium laxiflorum

Desmodium canadense
Desmodium nudiflorum

Dianthus arenarius spp. bohemicus
Dianthus carthusianorum new

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

Dianthus seguieri ssp. seguieri new
Dianthus spiculifolius

Dictamnus albus
Dictamnus albus ‘Albiflorus’

Digitalis ferruginea ssp. schischkinii
Digitalis purpurea ‘Alba’

Dioscorea caucasica

Dodecatheon hendersonii

Draba haynaldii
Draba lasiocarpa

Drosera linearis
Drosera intermedia

Dryas octopetalanew

E

Eremogone capillaris var. americana

Erigeron peregrinusnew

Eryngium giganteum
Eryngium yuccifolium 

Erysimum witmannii ssp. transsilvanicum

E

Epipactis helleborine
Epipactis palustris

Erinus alpinus

Erythranthe guttata
Erythranthe lewisii/SO new

Eriogonum ursinum/SOnew

Euonymus obovatus
Euonymus planipes (E. sachalinensis)

Eupatorium perfoliatum
Euphorbia myrsinites

F

Fritillaria pudica
Fritillaria pallidiflora

G

Gibberellic acid

Galtonia candicans

Gaultheria procumbens
Gaultheria humifusanew

Gentiana andrewsii
Gentiana asclepiadea
Gentiana dahurica
Gentiana decumbens

Gentiana paradoxa hybridnew

Gentiana tibetica
Gentiana triflora

Geum triflorum
Geum rivale

Gillenia trifoliata

Gladiolus imbricatus/SO
Gladiolus tenuisnew

Glaucidium palmatum
Glaucidium palmatum ‘Album’

Glaucium flavumnew
Gypsophila cephalotes

H

Hamamelis virginiananew

Hedysarum hedysaroides

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

Hibiscus moscheutos/Nov.-Dec.

Houstonia canadensisnew

Hydrastis canadensis/SO

Hydrophyllum canadense/SO
Hydrophyllum virginianum

Hypericum olympicum
Hypericum kalmianum

I

Ilex mucronata
Ilex verticillata

Incarvillea delavayinew

Ipomopsis rubra
Ipomopsis aggregata

Iris domestica
Iris hookeri
Iris versicolor

Iris tectorum ‘Album’
Iris dichotoma

J

Jeffersonia diphylla/SO
Jeffersonia dubia

Jurinea mollis

K

Kernera saxatilis

L

Lathyrus vernus (pink)
Lathyrus vernus

Lewisia rediviva

Lespedeza violacea

Leptarrhena pyrolifolianew

Liatris ligulistylis

Linum hypericifolium
Linum capitatumnew

Lobelia siphilitica
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia kalmiinew

Lomatium sandbergii

Lonicera canadensis
Lonicera dioica
Lonicera hirsutanew
Lonicera involucrata

Luetkea pectinata/SO new

Lupinus Russell Hybrids

LILIUM

Lilium distichum

Lilium formosanum var. pricei
Lilium kesselringianum

Lilium martagon var. pilosiusculum

Lilium martagon ‘Album’ new
Lilium michiganense

M

Maackia amurensis new

Macropodium nivale

Maianthemum racemosus

Mitchella repens
Mitella diphylla
Mitella brewerinew

Monarda fistulosa
Monardella odoratissima

Myrica pensylvanicanew

Musineon divaricatum new

N

Nabalus racemosus (Prenanthes) – new

Nepeta multifida
Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca

O

Odontarrhena obtusifolia

Oenothera macrocarpa (O. missouriensis) – new
Orlaya grandiflora

P

Paronychia cephalotesnew

Peonies

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

Paeonia japonica

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

Paeonia obovata
Paeonia officinalis
Paeonia officinalis ssp. huthii new

Paeonia peregrina
Paeonia tenuifolia

Paeonia wittmanniana (1)
Paeonia wittmanniana (2)


Papaver

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

Parnassia asarifolianew
Parnassia glauca
Parnassia grandifloranew
Parnassia palustris

Paronychia cephalotesnew

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

P

Penstemon speciosus/SO
Penstemon cf. saxosorum

Phlomis tuberosa
Physoclaina orientalisnew

Phyteuma scheuchzeri
Phyteuma orbiculare

Phytolacca americana ‘Variegata’new

Pinguicula vulgaris/SO

Pinus parviflora ‘Glauca’ new

Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Sentimental Blue’

Podophyllum hexandrum
Podophyllum peltatum

Polemonium caeruleum – new
Polemonium yezoense ex. Purple Rain Strain

Polygala major
Polygala senega
Polygala paucifolia/SO

Potentilla pulvinaris

PRIMULA

Primula auriculata

Primula alpicolanew
Primula florindaenew
Primula incana
Primula nivalis

Primula japonica ex. ‘Postford White’

Primula macrocalyx
Primula mistassinica
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Prunus pumila

Pseudofumaria alba

Ptelea trifoliatanew

Pulsatilla occidentalisnew
Pulsatilla pratensis hybrid
Pulsatilla styriaca/SO

R

Ratibida pinnata

Rhodiola rhodantha new

Rhodotypos scandens
Rhus aromatica

Rosa acicularis ssp, sayi
Rosa rubrifolianew
Rosa roxburgii f. normalis
Rosa pimpinellifolia
Rosa palustris

Roscoea schneideriana
Roscoea scillifolia fo. atropurpurea
Roscoea tibetica

Ribes cynosbati /SO new

Rubus hispidus
Rubus odoratus
Rubus parviflorus
Rubus pedatus/SO – new
Rubus pubescens/SO

Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia maximanew

Ruta graveolens

S

Salvia austriaca ex. Dobrogeanew
Salvia pratensis
Salvia viridis

Sanguinaria canadensis
Sanguinaria canadensis ex. ‘Armstrong Pink/SO

Sanguisorba tenuifolia ‘Alba’

Sarracenia pupurea
Saruma henryi

Saponaria caespitosa

Saxifraga cuneifolia subsp. robusta

Scabiosa caucasica
Scabiosa silenifolia

Scutellaria incana
Scutellaria pontica

Sedum atratum
Sedum urvillei/SO new

Senna hebecarpa
Sidalcea malviflora

Silene jailensis
Silene suecica

Silene pusilla new
Silene turgida new
Silene uniflora ‘Compacta’

Shepherdia canadensis/SO

Smilax herbacea
Smilax tamnoides
new

Solidago simplex var. ontarioensis

Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensisnew

Spigelia marilandica/SO

Stachys inflata
Stachys recta

Staphylea pinnata
Staphylea trifolia

!Streptopus amplexifolius dark fruitnew
!Streptopus lanceolatus – new/SO
!Streptopus cf. streptopoides var. brevipes/SO

Stylophorum diphyllum/SO

Symphyotrichum laeve
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Symplocarpus foetidus

Swertia perennis


T

Taenidia integerrima

Tellima grandiflora
Teucrium canadense

Thalictrum dioicum
Thalictrum delavayi/SO
Thalictrum cf. foetidum

Thalictrum pubescens/SO – new
Thalictrum rochebruneanum

Thermopsis villosa
Tiarella cordifolia/SOnew

Tradescantia ohiensis
Trautvetteria caroliniensis

Trientalis borealis

Trillium grandiflorum
Trillium flexipes/SO

Trillium mix cuneatum-sessile/SO
Trillium luteum
/SO

Triosteum pinnatifidum
Triosteum aurantiacum

U

Uvularia grandiflora

V

Vaccinium membranaceumnew

Verbena stricta
Verbesina alternifolia

Vernonia gigantea
Veronicastrum virginicum

Viburnum acerifolium
Viburnum lentago – new

VIOLA

Viola adunca var. bellidifolia
Viola canadensis
Viola dissecta/SO

Viola labradorica
Viola langsdorfii ssp. kamtchadolorum

Viola nephrophylla

Viola odorata ‘Alba’
Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula
Viola rostrata/SO
Viola sororia fo. priceana

Z

Zigadenus elegans ssp. glaucus
Zigadenus fremontii – new

Zizia aurea

Ziziphora clinopodioides

Grasses & related genera

Avenella flexuosa
Briza media

Carex crinita
Carex grayi
Carex muskingumensis
Carex rosea
new
Carex retrorsa

Chasmanthium latifolium
Danthonia spicata

Melica uniflora
Patis racemosa

X

Xerophyllum tenax