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Rare and
Exotic Seeds From A-B
This is an
Scientific Alphabetical listing of our Tropical seed index.
It is meant to give you the ability for quick shopping.
If you need additional information, fun facts or growing
info as well as bulk pricing click on the seed name. 10
Seeds Per pack unless noted.
You'll love this plant with fern-like silvery-blue leaves
and fluffy bright yellow
flowers that gather in splashes of color.This is a fast grower!
Grown easily and very successfully in pots as a
houseplant. Flowers brighten up the winter months with
yellow fluffy balls that emanate a delightful perfume.
Can be grown outdoors in zones 10-11
An evergreen with dark fern-like
leaves. Produces round, deep yellow flower heads
about ¼” across. This plant originates in New
South Whales. Grows outdoors in zones 10-11 otherwise
grow as a beautiful houseplant.
From
the tropical rainforests of Australia, this beautiful acacia
is grown as an ornamental tree with spreading dark evergreen
leaves. Produces fluffy white flowers on long spikes.
A multi-purpose tree that can be used as a tropical
houseplant, bonsai specimen or grown outdoors as a standard
where viable in zones 10-12.
A beautiful tree with quiet, gentle foliage. Clusters of yellow flowers bloom followed by fruit that resembles a bean and after it dries it hangs and rattles
with the least amount of breeze.
$2.49
Item # rsd - 12
Also
available in bulk quantities
A
beautiful tree with coarse, rose colored bark and graced by
creamy white flowers that give way to a kidney shaped nut
that is much like its relative the cashew. However
this seed should not be eaten. Flowers
bloom from February to April and accent the beautiful green
leathery foliage. An
excellent container plant for the rich tropical look and
would also make a good bonsai specimen because of the coarse
bark and aged trunk appearance. A hard to get seed and
rare plant to have!
$3.99Item # rsd -
132
Anacardium
occidentale
Cashew Nut This is one of the most beautiful trees of the plant world.The leaves are lush green with a slight
hint of purple. The mildly scented flowers are a pink-yellow and the fruit it produces is the very popular nut. Imagine
having this great conversation
plant in your home!
$3.99 Item # rsd -11 3
giant seeds per pack.
Annona
montana
Wild Custard Apple -
A beautiful sub-tropical deciduous small
tree with large and spreading branches and glossy, green drooping,
aromatic leaves. Sweet fragrant
flowers bloom light yellow with a trumpet shape followed by
heart shapes fruit that
smells like pineapple and tastes like apricots.
also known as prickly custard apple.
Don't be fooled by the name! The fruits produced by this
small tree are actually pleasant and sweet. One of the easiest to grow of the Annona family.
Evergreen leaves grow to about 6” long. Cool three-petaled,
pale-yellow flowers bloom anywhere on the trunk or branches. Irregular fruits
follow and are dark green with a soft pliable spine
covering. They taste some what like a pineapple.Hardy
outdoors in zone 10-11.Related
to the custard apple.
$2.99
Item #
rsd - 94
Annona
reticulata Custard Apple -
A beautiful sub-tropical deciduous small
tree with large and spreading branches and green drooping leaves. Sweet fragrant
flowers bloom light yellow with a trumpet shape followed by
fruit
with a heart-shaped and tastes like
a mixture of apples and pears. Juice is made from the fruits white pulp
to make a delicious drink.This makes a terrific potted plant! $2.99
Item # rsd - 16
A
lovely ornamental to grow! Yellow, heavily scented flowers are followed by interesting fruits that resemble sea
urchins about 2” in diameter. These black fruits are
covered with soft, short spines. Folk lore has it that these
spiny fruit pods are used by monkeys as a comb. Easily grown
indoors in containers for non tropical climates if offered
adequate light and warmth.
Often called a cucumber tree.Purple
flowers cluster in a fantastic arrangement, followed by fruit that resembles a
cucumber 2-4” long.This plant
bears flowers on the trunk as well as the branches.
Foliage grows on a short trunk making
this tree a really unique bonsai specimen! A fun plant
to grow and enjoy for many years!
This
tree is beautiful with grassy green leaves.It blooms small purple flowers followed by oval five
lobed fruit. When the fruit is sliced crosswise the pieces resemble stars.Use the fruit fresh of in salads.A
great plant for kids!This plant is
a relative of the pickle tree.Can
be grown outdoors in zones 10-11.
A naturally small tree, excellent for indoor growing. Imagine having
this
terrific conversational
houseplant!
$3.99
Item # rsd - 54
Bauhinia Alba Love
Tree
-
There's a
story behind this tree. It is thought to bestow love on all those that
look upon it. With heart shaped
leaves and orchid-like flowers, it signifies a happy marriage in many parts of the
tropical world.This is truly a
wonderful plant to grow in your home. In
our long history of selling this seed, we have actually
received calls telling us of romantic tales and of how
the tree actually works!
$2.99
Item # rsd - 38
Also known as Pink Orchid Tree or St. Thomas Tree and is a native to Burma. Unusual
Butterfly shaped
leaves split in two equal parts and represent the
relationship of brothers. Beautiful pink flowers bloom
to about 4” across and boom in March or
April, followed by thick 9” seedpods.Min temperature for outdoor growing is 47°F.
Zones 9b Otherwise grow as a greenhouse or tropical
houseplant!
$2.99
Item # rsd - 93
Bauhinia
purpurea
Purple
Orchid Tree
also know
as Purple butterfly tree - A beautiful small evergreen native to Asia.
The classic fragrance of the flowers put it at the top
of many tropical plant enthusiasts wish list! Beautiful,
purple orchid-like flowers bloom in the fall. Cultivated
throughout the world as a tropical plant in the
greenhouse as well as the home. Grown mainly for the
lovely flowers. Grown as a standard in zones 9A
-11. The tree goes dormant for a couple months after
flowering. Grows upright.
A popular small tropical tree with green jade leaves
and clusters of pink flowers hanging in beauty. Heart-shaped fruit
follows producing the seeds that make an
extract that is used as a coloring agent by the cosmetic and food industry.
Bixa
is also made into body paint and used by some tropical
Indian tribes. An
outstanding unusual plant to grow! Easy to grow!
A wonderfully
unique tree from Nicaragua and Columbia.It grows with cork-like bark and large crown of
branches making it a
special tree for Bonsai cultivation.
The leaves are 6-7” long with a shiny green color and is deciduous from January – February.
Lovely flowers appear while the tree is leafless with a red-brown color on the
outside and white inside followed by
encapsulated fruit about 3” long that opens to expose soft gray
wool with seeds.
Exotic!
$2.49 Item # rsd - 251
Byrsonima crassifolia
Nancy Girl - Nance Tree Also known
Maricao cimun
A slow growing shrub or tree that can grow to 45 feet tall in its natural habitat.
Forming a spreading, rounded top and compact trunk that
often grows crooked making it a unique and perfect specimen
for bonsai culture as well as a most interesting houseplant.
Bronze
flowers poke through Jade-tinted leaves followed by round yellow fruit that taste
much like a chestnut.
Nance trees are well known for the fruit that is sold in bottles in South
America. Bottled fruit stay fresh for several months and can be consumed
directly or in refreshing drinks. $2.99 Item # rsd - 47