Are you looking for something truly special to spruce up your growing space? Our range of exotic seeds is sure to exceed your expectations! In this part of the Zamnesia store, you'll find all kinds of special plants that are pretty uncommon. You are certainly unlikely to find them in your local store! So if you've been on the lookout for a plant that's really going to stand out in your garden, we're confident we've got you covered.
From flowers to fruits, herbs, and beyond, take a look at our full selection of exotic seeds. Regardless of your level of growing expertise, we're certain we can pair you with a plant that's primed to perform. Our exotic seeds are resilient and accessible, making for an overall effortless growing project. So make your picks and prepare to be blown away by our exotic seeds.
With our freshly harvested high quality Lophophora williamsii (Peyote) seeds you can now grow your own Peyote cacti at home. As compared to fully grown Peyote cacti plants, cultivating your own Peyote can be more economic because you can grow them at relatively low cost. Plus, being able to watch your Peyote seeds grow to full-grown flowering plants can make for a fascinating hobby all on its own!
The Tomatillo or Mexican Husk Tomato dates back to the pre-Columbian era. It produces a spherical fruit with a green/purplish colour that looks similar to tomatoes but has a different flavour and texture. Tomatillo seeds are best sown indoors, and plants can be brought outside in Spring after the last frost. Tomatillo plants like well-draining soil, full sun, and regular organic fertilisation.
The bitter gourd, otherwise known as bitter melon or balsam pear, is a fruit that originally comes from Africa and Asia. However, now you can grow it right at home! Start it off in a greenhouse or indoors for 4 weeks, then move it outdoors to flourish in the summer months. Typically, it'll be ready to harvest come October. Pair it with fish or meat, and you simply can't go wrong.
Looks can be deceiving with this prickly fruit. It might look a little intimidating, but it's what's inside that counts. The Kiwano houses a sweet taste that's reminiscent of lemons and bananas. Perfect for fruit salads and desserts. Start your plants out in a greenhouse and then place them outside for full sun. A little hands-on grow-wise but manageable, it needs a warm climate or location.
Also referred to as Chinese chives and oriental garlic, garlic chives are a tasty herb with flavours reminiscent of its namesake. It's used in a wide variety of dishes, such as fish, salads, and soups. Before using them, though, you'll need to grow them! An easy affair, you can grow garlic chives both indoors and outdoors. Just give them moist soil and regular light, and watch them thrive.
Stevia rebaudiana or sugarleaf is very easy to grow. Germinate seeds indoors and bring them outside in mid-summer. Plant stevia in full sun in well-draining soil with a pH of 6.7-7.2. Feed plants regularly with a natural liquid fertilizer or nitrogen-rich organic fertilizers like compost, worm castings, guano, or something similar to fuel healthy leaf growth. Use stevia as a natural sweetener.
Thai Pink Egg Tomatoes originate from Thailand where they're treasured for their bright colour and deliciously sweet flesh. While they grow very similarly to other tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) varieties, Thai Pink Egg tomatoes like a little more water than usual, and hold up better in rainy climates as well as heat waves. Remember to prune and fertilize tomatoes regularly for bountiful harvests.
The Rosa Bianca eggplant variety (Solanum melongena) produces large, globe-shaped white fruit with beautiful lavender-purple streaks. Like other eggplant varieties, Rosa Bianca grows best in warm conditions and full sun. It likes fertile, moist, and acidic soil, occasional watering, and a hearty dose of phosphorus during flowering. Remember to mist plants regularly as soon as flowers appear.
Komatsuna is a unique variety of Mustard Spinach (Brassica rapa), also known as Japanese Mustard Spinach. Like other spinach varieties and leafy greens, Komatsuna seeds are best sown outdoors in nitrogen-rich, moisture-retentive soil. Mulching is recommended to help the soil retain more moisture. Seeds can be sown from early spring to autumn. Harvested leaves can be eaten fresh or cooked.
Not only mindblowing in the flavour department, but Violet de Provence artichokes also showcase amazing looks that make it a must for any garden. Sow the seeds indoors between February and April, and place them outside in early summer. This is a perennial plant that will just keep going as long as you need it. Easy to care for, just cover in the winter months, and it'll usually look after itself.
Get your seeds sown in early March, and by the end of August, the young leaves of the greens will be ready to harvest. A versatile combination of pak choi, taisai, tatsoi, turnip greens, chard, Chinese cabbage, leaf mustard and purple frills. All of these combine great flavours in a variety of dishes. Just be sure to provide plenty of light, warmth and moist loamy soil for best results.
Perfect for salads, the lemon apple cucumber has a slightly sweet flavour that's refreshing and moreish. All it takes is a little gardening know-how, and you'll have some fantastic fruits at your disposal. Get the seeds started under glass, and allow the plants to flourish until late summer. Then, you can harvest and enjoy the yellow, apple-shaped fruits of your labour. Delicious!
This pack of exotic plant seeds contains a range of seeds that will allow you to grow a weird and wonderful array of fruit and veg in your garden! If you want to grow plants that look great, and taste great come harvest time, you're in luck! Impress yourself and your friends with the Exotic Seed Pack.
Give your garden a burst of colour with Japanese flower carpet seeds. Ideal for flowerbeds or rows, sow seeds in April, and come summer, you'll see the fruits of your labour. Generally low-maintenance, just ensure the flowers are regularly watered and can flourish in the sun, and they'll bloom effortlessly, allowing you to enjoy all the colour and vibrancy they provide.
What can we say about pumpkin on a stick? The name is the biggest clue! These veggies are perfect for adding to cooking, as both the fruit and leaves can be eaten. However, some even opt to use pumpkin on a stick as part of a flower arrangement, giving it plenty of applications for all. Get them started early indoors, and then let them bask in the summer sun. Easy.
Indigo Rose is a heirloom tomato variety (Solanum lycopersicum) that produces stunning purple/black fruit. Like other tomato varieties, Indigo Rose is best grown in full sun and highly fertile soil, regularly pruned/pinched, and supported with stakes/towers/trellises. Harvest when the shade-facing side of the tomatoes are a soft pinkish-red colour and the sun-facing side a deep purple/black.
Amsoi, also known as Indian Mustard, has a spicy flavour making it ideal for use in salads and Asian cuisine. Able to be cultivated in both indoor and outside environments, amsoi is highly resilient and can withstand frost and colder climes effortlessly, making it a great choice for all levels of growers. Quick to grow and can be harvested many times.
Christopher Columbus, when he set out to find the New World was the first Westerner that came in contact with a plant that the natives called Tobacco. The peoples of the newly discovered land dried the leaves, lit them and engaged in a strange ritual of “smoking” for recreational purposes. Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) is now cultivated everywhere and you too can grow Tobacco with our fresh seeds!
The dried leaves of the ephedra plant act as a natural stimulant and energizer and have an appetite-suppressing effect. With our fresh ephedra sinica seeds you can now grow your own ephedra plant easily at home.
Khat (Qat aka “Flower of Paradise”) is an evergreen shrub that is native to Arabia and East Africa. In these regions of the world, Khat is cultivated and widely consumed as a chew because of the plant’s effect that can cause slight excitement and euphoria. With our fresh Khat seeds you can grow your own genuine Khat plants easily at home!
Sceletium tortuosum, commonly known as Kanna, is a succulent plant native to South Africa. Local people chew it for mood elevation. The plant is carefree and makes a great houseplant, but is hard to find in garden centers, so you need a seed supplier.
Aztec Tobacco (nicotina rustica), also known as Mapacho, is a wild tobacco plant from the southern part of Mexico and the Yucatan peninsula. What makes this tobacco variety different from others is its strength. This tobacco can have up to twenty times more nicotine than regular tobacco. With our fresh Mapacho seeds you can now grow your own Mapacho tobacco plants at home!
Green Mormon tea (Ephedra viridis), also known as green ephedra or Indian tea, is a shrub that grows in dry areas of the Western United States. 20 seeds