Unusual seeds

I am sure that those who grow from seed know the main UK suppliers. But I thought I would add a few lesser known sources that sell unusual seeds.

http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/catalogs.htm
http://www.chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/ESeeds.htm
http://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/chilternseeds/default/mt/c
http://www.specialplants.net/seeds.html
https://www.jelitto.com/haupt_en.html
http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk/
http://www.plant-world-seeds.com/store/view_all_seed?gclid=CIWxzu-P9KQCFWr92Aod20qqgg
http://www.rarexoticseeds.com/seeds-catalog-a-l
http://www.raybrowns.co.uk/perennial-flower-seeds/geranium-hardy.htm
http://www.secretseeds.com/
http://www.seedhunt.com/
http://www.silverhillseeds.co.za/
http://www.specialplants.net/
http://www.hardyplants.com/
http://www.strangewonderfulthings.com/
http://taste.ecrater.com/
http://www.tradewindsfruitstore.com/servlet/StoreFront
http://www.rareplants.de/

Do have a look at the plant gallery or plant list in http://www.strangewonderfulthings.com/ I think the photos are superb and the plants mouthwatering.

Some miscellaneous seed resources
http://theseedsite.co.uk/seedsowing.html
http://homepage.eircom.net/~merlyn/seedsaving.html

Nicky's seed sowing calender
http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/calendar.htm

Seed germination info
http://tomclothier.hort.net/page02.html

I would love to hear of any others in the unusual/specialist field

 

Helpful list, thanks. Should Nicks Nursery also be in the Supplier List section?

 

Thanks for the comment Kristen. I was really trying to show suppliers of unusual seeds.

There are a lot of normal seed suppliers as well, of course and I would class Nickys with those. Names such as Mr Fothergill, T&M, Marshalls, Suttons, Unwins, Dobies, Nickys, Kings, Johnsons, DTBrowns, Simpsons and, I am sure, many others.

Some of the seed sites are a great source of information on plants. I enjoy reading them without necessarily wanting to buy any seeds.

 

Glad I'm not the only one

 

Hi Peter

I had a look at the gallery for strange & wonderful things - and they are!! I have seen some of these plants either at RHS Wisley (in their greenhouses) or possibly one or two of them on my travels.

I can't add to your seed list as I don't have anybody different on mine - oh, maybe:

http://www.plantsofdistinction.co.uk

:gnthb:

 

PeterS, thank you.
have copied the list on to a word doc. handy for whenever I need it now.
many thanks

 

Thank you all for your kind comments.

Just come across another site. I had seen it before - but only just realised it has a seeds section.

http://toptropicals.com/

EDIT - I have just tried to buy some seeds and found that they don't send seeds outside the USA - still it makes interesting reading

 

Very useul thread Peter. Thanks for that.

Chopper.

 

Many thanks Peter, hours of browsing there..:D

Steve...

 

cheers peter ...very useful and may I add jellitto are an excellent company to deal with and the germinaton rate is second to none

 

Thanks for all the comments. I have just come across some more :-

There are a lot of links here :- http://www.tropische-tuin.nl/zaadleveranciers_van_exotische_zaden.html#translate-en
There is a translate facility at the top left. English is there if you look hard under extra languages, but its obviously less important than Vietnamese and Hindi.

also
http://bradsbudsandblooms.com/
http://www.sheffields.com/