Anyone have these seeds?

Generally I’m interested in Seeds of any Good Tasting Edible Plants (Melons, Beans, Fruits & Berries, Herbs, Tree Crops, Wild Edibles, ect).

Specifically here’s what I’m Looking for (Feel Free to CTR L it, I put Scientific Names).

SOLANACEAE

  • Wild Peppers (Capsicum spp.)
  • Wild Pepperberry Capsicum rhomboideum &/or Capsicum regale
  • Tlanoxtle (Lycianthes moziniana) : Or other Lycianthes spp.
  • Blue Tlanoxtle (Lycianthes acapulcensis)
  • Gallinero (Iochroma arborescens) : Or other Edible Iochroma spp.
  • Jaltomato (Jaltomata spp.)
  • Leaf Gogi (Lycium spp.) : Or any other Edible Gogiberry species.
  • Yellow or Purple Gogi Berries (Lycium spp.)
  • Black Gogi Berry (Lycium ruthenicum)
  • Wild Groundcherry (Physalis spp.)
  • Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
  • Purple Pepino Melon (Solanum muricantum) : Or other Cultivars/Phenotypes
  • False Lulo (Solanum pseudolulo) : Or other Naranjilla Types.
  • Cocona (Solanum sessiliflorum)
  • Wild Tomatoes (Solanum spp.)
  • Wild Tree Tomato (Solanum juglandifolium)
  • Tamarillo (Solanum betaceum) : Yellow Red Cultivars, I’m lookin for diversity
  • Cold Hardy Tamarillo (Solanum spp.) : Or other wild Tamarillo
  • Yellow Litchi Tomato (Solanum sisymbriifolium) : Or any other Good Tasting types
  • Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum) : Garden Huckleberry or other wild types. Lookin for Diversity
  • Hairy Nightshade (Solanum physalifolium) : With Bicolored Fruits.

CUCURBITACEAE

  • Nara Melon/Butterpips (Acanthosicyos horridus)
  • Gemsbok Cucumber (Acanthosicyos naudinianus)
  • Yellow Hailstone (Baijiana yunnanensis)
  • Red Hailstone (Thladiantha dubia) : Or Other Thladiantha spp.
  • Wax Gourd (Benincasa hispida) : Fuzzy Gourd Summer Squash Types. Lookin for Diversity
  • Tinda (Benincasa fistulosus)
  • Yellow Passionfruit Gourd (Cionosicys excisus)
  • Red Passionfruit Gourd (Cionosicys macranthus)
  • Egusi Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus subsp. mucosospermus)
  • Kordofan Melon (Citrullus lanatus subsp. cordophanus) : Or other Delicious Watermelons
  • Citron Melon (Citrullus amarus)
  • Tendril-less Melon (Citrullus ecirrhosus)
  • Tindora (Coccinia grandis)
  • Tuber Cucumber (Cucumis kalahariensis)
  • Hairy Leaf Melon (Cucumis hirsustus)
  • Ant-eater’s Melon (Cucumis humifructus)
  • Mukia (Cucumis maderaspatanus) : Or any other Madras Pea Pumpkin Types
  • Mekia Cucumber (Cucumis setosus)
  • Silent Valley Cucumber (Cucumis silnentvalleyi or Cucumis indicus)
  • Cassabanana (Sicana odorifera)
  • Munkfruit (Siraitia grosvenorii) : Or other Siraitia spp.)
  • Fluted Gourd (Telfairia occidentalis)
  • Oysternut (Telfairia pedata)
  • Serpent Gourd (Trichosanthes anguiana)
  • Parval (Trichosanthes dioica)

FABACEAE

  • American Hog-Peanut (Amphicarpea bracteata) : Lookin for More Diversity, especially from Cultivated Selections
  • Chinese Hog-Peanut (Amphicarpea edgeworthii*) : Or other Amphicarpea spp.
  • Groundnut/Hopniss (Apios americana)
  • Peanut (Arachis spp.) : Lookin for Peanut Diversity
  • Piegon Pea (Cajanus cajan) : Also other Cajanus spp. Lookin for Diversity
  • Soybean (Glycine max or G. soja) : Lookin for more Diveristy or other Glycine spp.
  • Wild Bean (Teramnus spp.)
  • Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius) : or other edible Lathyrus spp.
  • Tuber Vetchling Pea (Lathyrus tuberosus)
  • Lentils (Lens culinaris) : Lookin for more Diversity
  • Lima Bean (Phaseolus lunatus) : Lookin for more Diversity, also other Phaseolus spp.
  • Fuzzy Bean (Strophostyles helvula) : Or Other Strophostyles spp.
  • Zombie Pea/Junglee Mung (Vigna vexillata) : Especially phenotype with Big good tasting Roots.
  • Beach Pea/Yellow Cowpea (Vigna luteola & Vigna marina)
  • Bambara Ground Bean (Vigna subterranea) : Lookin for Diversity, more colors!
  • Horsegram (Macrotyloma spp.) : Lookin for more Diversity
  • Winged Bean (Psophocarpus spp.) : Lookin for more Diveristy
  • Pink Flowering Black Locust (Robinia hispida or Robinia viscosa) : Or other hybrid/diverse Robinia spp.
  • African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis spp.)

MALVACEAE

  • Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe spp.) : Lookin for Diversity
  • Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
  • Flower-of-an-hour (Hibiscus trionum)
  • Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus)
  • Mallow (Malva spp.) : Lookin for more Mallow Diversity
  • Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea spp.)
  • Linden (Tilia spp.) : Lookin for Diversity, especially Trees with good tasting Leaves

AMARANTHACEAE

  • Palmer’s Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)
  • Sea-side Amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus)
  • Waterhemp Amaranth (Amaranthus tuberculatus)
  • Tree Trunk Amaranth (Amaranthus australis) : Or Amaranthus canabinus
  • Tricolor Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor)
  • Slender Amaranth (Amaranthus viridus)
  • Purslane Amaranth (Amaranthus blitoides)
  • Lagos Spinach (Celosia argentea)
  • Deeringia Berry (Deeringia amaranthoides)
  • Maple-Leaf Goosefoot (Chenopodiastrum hybridum) : Or other Chenopodiastrum spp.
  • Oak-Leaf Goosefoot (Oxybasis glauca) : or Other Oxybasis spp.
  • Caucasian Spinach Vine ( Hablitzia tamnoides)
  • Glasswort (Salicornia spp.)
  • Povertyweed (Blitum nuttallianum)

BRASSICACEAE

  • Bud Mustard (Brassica juncea var. gemmifera)
  • Swollen Stem Mustard or Tsa-Tsai (Brassica juncea var. tumida)
  • Greek Mustard (Hirschfeldia incana)
  • Charlock Mustard (Mutarda arvensis or Sinapis arvensis)
  • Black Mustard (Brassica nigra)
  • White Mustard (Sinapis alba)
  • Serpent Pod Radish (Raphanus spp.) : Any Radish with Long Tasty Pods
  • Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)
  • Sea Rocket (Cakile spp.)
  • Highway Mustard (Coincya spp.)
  • Sea Kale (Crambe spp.)
  • Bastard Cabbage (Rapistrum rugosum)
  • Wall Rocket Arugula (Diplotaxis spp.)
  • Moricandia Arugula (Moricandia spp.)
  • Horseradish (Armoracia spp.)
  • Yellowcress (Rorippa spp.)
  • Toohwort (Cardamine spp. or Dentaria spp.) : Also other Cress
  • Lebanese Candytuft (Aethionema cordifolium) : Or other Aethionema spp.
  • Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis spp.) : Especially other species or Really Diverse Populations
  • Camelina Oil (Camelina sativa) : Or other Camelina spp.
  • Shepherd’s Purse (Capsella spp.) : Especially Capsella rubella or Capsella grandiflora
  • Wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) : Or Other Eutrema spp.
  • Garlic Cress (Peltaria alliaceae)
  • Pennycress (Thlaspi arvensis) or Other Thlaspi spp
  • Garlic Cress/Mustard (Pachyphragma macrophylla)
  • Any other Mustard (Brassicaceae)

ASTERACEAE

  • Yacon (Smallanthus spp.)
  • Sunroot (Helianthus tuberosus)
  • Stevia Candyleaf (Stevia spp.) : Especially Interested in Wild Stevia
  • Good Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) : Wild Lettuce with Bronze Sap
  • Taragon (Artemisia spp.) : Wild Diversity for Taragon! Some mild flavors too!
  • Quickweed (Galinsoga spp.)

LAMIACEAE

  • Cuban Oregano (Coleus amboinicus)
  • Chinese Potato (Coleus rotundifolius)
  • Vietnamese Balm Mint (Elsholtzia ciliata)
  • Hemp Nettle (Galeopsis tetrahit) : Or other Galeopsis spp.
  • Tuber Buggleweeds (Lycopus uniflorus, Lycopus asper & Lycopus rubellus) : Or any other species that makes Tubers.
  • Mint (Mentha spp.) : Just lookin for Awesome Mints, as much diversity as possible!
  • Hyssop Mint (Agastache spp.) : lookin for Diversity
  • Chinese Artichoke/Tubermint (Stachys affinis)
  • Florida betony/Tubermint (Stachys floridana)
  • Woundwort (Stachys palustris) : Or other species with Edible Tubers.

APIACEAE

  • Peruvian Carrot (Arracacia zanthorrhiza)
  • Turnip-Roted Chervil (Chaerophyllum bulbosum)
  • Pignut Earthnut (Conopodium majus)
  • Red Japanese Mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica F. autopurpurea)
  • Large winged Biscuitroot ( Cymopterus montanus) : Or other Cymopterus spp.
  • Red/Purple Flower Wild Carrot (Daucus carrota)
  • Biscuitroot (Lomatium foeniculaceum) : Or other Lomatium spp.
  • European Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata)
  • Western Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza occidentalis) : Or other Osmorhiza spp.
  • Cherokee Swamp Potato (Oxypolis rigidior)
  • Yampa (Perideridia spp.*) : Lookin for Diversity

ROSACEAE

  • Aronia (Aronia spp.)
  • Quince (Cydonia oblonga) : Or other releatives of Quince that taste good!
  • Loquat (Eriobotrya japnonica) : Lookin for Diversity! Also any Erioobotrya spp. or Rhaphiolepis spp.
  • Medlar (Mespilus germanica)
  • Black Hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii) : Or any really good tasting Crataegus spp.
  • Apples (Malus spp.) : Seeds from any really good tasting apple, especially with red flesh!
  • Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.) : Any really good tasting Saskatoon, especially from Cultivars for better fruit
  • Service Tree (Sorbus domestica or Cormus domestica)
  • American Wild Plums (Prunus americana + Others) : Any Wild Plum
  • Beach Plum (Prunus maritima)
  • Cultivated Plum (Prunus spp.) : Seeds from any really good tasting Plum!
  • Sand Cherry (Prunus pimila)
  • Avens (Geum spp.) : Any good tasting Avens
  • Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor)
  • Osoberry (Oemleria cerasiformis)
  • Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa)
  • Raspberry/Blackberry (Rubus spp.) : Any Delicious Rubus spp. including hybrids. Lookin for as much diversity as possible

POACEAE

  • Sugar Cane (Saccharum spp.*) : Lookin for seeds any species with Sweetness!
  • Grain Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) : Lookin for types with good edible seeds or good for Sorghum Syrup types.
  • Perennial Teosinte (Zea spp.) : Any Teosinte, especially the Perennial Kind
  • Wild Rice (Zizania aquatica & Zizania palustris)

MORACEAE

  • Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
  • Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) : Plan to cross it with Che
  • Che (Maclura tricuspidata) : Lookin for diversity, also Maclura cochinchinensis & other Maclura spp.
  • Long Mulberry (Morus spp.) : Lookin for Diversity, especially the long Pakistani Kinds.
  • Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) : Or any cultivar with good tasting Leaves

URTICACEAE

  • Suhosine Mulberry (Debregeasia edulis)
  • Woodnettle (Laportea canadensis) : Looking for diversity Laportea spp., also if any woodnettle shows Red/Purple Coloring!
  • Pellitory (Parietaria spp.) : Any good tasting Pellitory species.

CAPRIFOLIACEAE

  • Honeyberry (Lonicera caerulea) : Lookin for as much diversity as possible
  • Miyama uguiaukgarua Red Honeyberry (Lonicera gracilipes)
  • Utah Honeysuckle (Lonicera utahensis or Lonicera canadensis)
  • Himalayan Honeysuckle (Leycesteria spp.)
  • Cornsalad (Valerianella spp.) : Lookin for Diversity

ELAEAGNACEAE

  • Yellow Autumn Olive (Eleagnus umbellata)
  • Trebizond Date (Eleagnus angustifolia) : Or Other Good Russian Olive
  • Goumi (Eleagnus multiflora) : Lookin for Diversity or Big Fruti Cultivars
  • Big Fruit Himalayan Silverberry (Elaeagnus latiflolia)

ASPARAGACEAE

  • Camas (Camassia spp.)
  • Hosta (Hosta spp.) : Especially those bred for Edibility.
  • Giant Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum commutatum) : Or other Polygonatum spp.
  • Yucca (Yucca spp.) : Any really good edibly Yucca.

BERBERIDACEAE

  • Red Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum) : Or other Podophyllum spp.
  • Many Flowered Chinese Mayapple (Podophyllum pleianthum or Dysosma)
  • Skeleton Flower (Diphyellia grayi or Podophyllum grayi) : Or Diphyellia cymosa

OTHER Families

  • Chinese Pistachio (Pistacia chinensis) : Or Other Pistachio Species
  • Florida Pawpaws (Asimina longifolia) : Or other Asimina spp. including Deeringothamnus spp.
  • Ulluco (Ullucus tuberosus)
  • Cactus Pear (Opuntia spp.) : Any Good Tasting or Cold Hardy Opuntia spp. Especially the wild kind
  • Bellflower (Campanula spp.) : Any that Taste good, both Root & Leaft types
  • Spiderberry (Cyclocodon spp.)
  • Hackberry (Celtis spp.) : Lookin for Diversity
  • Papaya (Carica papaya) : Lookin for more Diversity & Wild Types
  • Vasconcellea Papayas (Casoncellea spp.)
  • Giant Chickweed (Stellaria aquatica or Myosoton aquaticum) : Also other Good Chickweeds
  • Spiderflower (Cleome spp.) : Or other Edible Cleomaceae
  • Dayflower (Commelina spp.) : Any good tasting Dayflower
  • Spiderwort (Tradescantia spp.) : Any good tasting Spiderwort
  • Sweet Potato (Ipomea batatas) : Any Sweet Potato Seeds
  • Kousa Dogwood (Cornus kousa or Cornus capitata or Cornus hongkongensis) : Any Really Good Tasting Fruits or those bred for Edible Fruits
  • Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas or Cornus officinalis or Cornus chinensis) : Lookin for diversity, even Yellow Fruited Cultivars.
  • Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana) : Or any other Diospyros spp.
  • Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo) : Or other Edible Arbutus spp.
  • Huckleberry (Gaylussacia spp.)
  • Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) : Or any really good tasting Vaccinium spp.
  • Akebia Chocolate-Vine (Akebia quinata) : Or Other Akebia spp, especially those cultivated for edible fruit
  • Blue Sausage Fruit (Decaisnea fragesii)
  • Chinese Sassafrass (Sassafrass tzumu) : Or any other really good tasting Sassafrass
  • Broad-Leaf Spring Beauty (Claytonia caroliniana) : Or other Delicious Claytonia spp
  • Chinese Bayberry (Morella rubra) : Lookin for Diversity
  • Kafal/Nepal Bayberry (Morella esculenta)
  • Feijoa/Pineapple Guava (Feijoa sellowiana) : Lookin for Diversity
  • Ugni/Chilean Guava-berry (Ugni molinae)
  • Oca (Oxalis tuberosus) : Lookin for seeds
  • Woodsorrel (Oxalis spp) : Looking for Edible Oxalis Diversity
  • Yellow Passionflower (Passiflora lutea) : Or other Edible Passiflora spp.
  • Alma/Indian Gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)
  • Chamberbitter (Phyllanthus urinaria)
  • Sugar Pine (Pinus lambertiana) : Also other Pinenut Species
  • YellowHorn/Chinese Flowering Chestnut (Xanthoceras sorbifolium)
  • Wild Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia) : Any wild types or good cultivars, looking for Diversity
  • Kiwi (Actinidia spp.) : Lookin for Diversity, especially the wild Kiwi types (Like Actinidia kolomikta).
  • Hot Mermaid (Floerkia proserpinacoides)
  • Stiff Yellow Flax (Linum rigidum or Linum berlandieri) : Or other Edible Flax seeds
  • Violet (Viola spp.) : Any good tasting Violet!
  • Purslane (Portulca spp.) : Looking for more diversity in Purslane, especially any good edible species
  • Bladdernut (Staphylea spp.) : Any good tasting Bladdernut for Shoots & Seeds.
  • Flamingo Pink Toon Tree (Toona sinensis) : Seeds from a Chinese Toon Tree with Pink Shoots
  • Nasturtium (Tropaeolum spp.) : Lookin for Diversity!
  • Mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum)
  • Vanilla (Vanilla spp.)
  • Gooseberry/Currants (Ribes spp.) : Any good tasting Ribes spp.
  • Wild Sesame (Sesamum spp. or Ceratotheca spp.) : Lookin for Diversity

Here’s the link to all the Seeds I have, Lets Trade!

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Wow, what a list!!

In the fall I should be able to hook you up with some Apios americana, Hackberry, Osage orange, Opuntia humifusa, Prunus maritima, and possibly other Prunus. I would love to to trade then if I remember.

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Awesome! Have you gotten true seeds from Apios americana?
Do you also grow Melons? What kinds of seeds are you looking for?

Yep, there is a local population of hopniss here that produces true seed. I have 1st and 2nd year plants from seed in my garden. I’m hoping I’ll get some seeds from my 2nd year plants in addition to picking wild seeds again.

I do have a melon project but it’s pretty low priority. On your list of seed offerings the most interesting to me are mayapple, american hog peanut, sesame seed mix, green and brown garbanzos, and giant peruvian corn.

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Awesome! Was there any differences you noticed about the populations?
I’ll send you a PM. If you find any “weeds” let me know, lots of them are edible & taste great! I can ID plants for you no problem.

Apios seedlings remain pretty small, delicate, and slow-growing in the first year. Unsurprisingly mine didn’t flower. In year 2 my plants now look comparable to their wild parents, so I’m hoping for flowers and also looking forward to digging up some tubers.

I never dug up any of the wild plants, so I have no idea of tuber quality. Said wild population produced a really enormous amount of seeds in 2023 and a modest amount in 2024. Not much changed besides weather so I’m assuming they just produce more seeds some years than others, but we’ll see in October.

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Nice! Maybe it’s a population leaning towards more seed production? Some Populations fail to make seeds in different parts of the country (Probably due to not long enough growing season).

The northern parts of the range are predominated by a sterile triploid population. Probably because triploids tend to grow faster so that gives them an advantage in clonal reproduction.

Taking the diploid variety much farther north would make it difficult to get seed. In zone 6 the seeds are fully mature only a few weeks before frost. They could be bred to flower earlier, though, which is the great thing about seeds…!

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I wonder how they became triploid in the first place? I wonder how to fix the ploididy issues? If it just survives northern colder areas via root cloning, maybe there’s a way to graft them?
I wonder if Triploids emerged from mutation in wild population or hybridization of 2 variants/subspecies? Knowing this, we could trace back the steps nature took and fix the problem where it started or learn a way to bypass it. I wonder how Mentor Pollination will work with them? Flowers look difficult to cross-pollinate by hand (Especially with diverse pollen sources of all other Apios species).

The genus Apios seems very tropical which is what makes Apios americana very unusual in it’s adaptation to northern colder climates (Perhaps this hints at it’s weird ploididy or inability to produce seeds as it’s been forced to survive via tubers). Or perhaps it’s the work of Native Americans domesticating Apios americana (Chromosome doubling or odd numbers often is linked to domestication).

I see… can the pods finish ripening off the vine? Lots of fruits work like this, Brassicas, Tomatoes, Squash, ect. It might also select for eariler ripening pods as it did with Lofthouse’s Squash Landraces (Days to maturity shortened by ~10 days).

I have seeds for clammy ground cherry (Physalis heterophylla) from this last fall, and I will have prunus Americana when they’re ripe in this area. I can also let my black nightshades go to seed.

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Awesome! I’d love to get Clammy Ground Cherry & American Plum seed, all 3 sound good.
What seeds were you interested in?

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Spicebush and nepal speckled bean. I can mail the clammy cherry first or wait till I have seeds for American plumb and black nightshade.

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I’ll have my wild physalis, black nightshade, and the little barley I promised you earlier this year (I’m pretty sure I have that set aside…) but not the purple poppy mallow… the patch I was watching ended up mowed by the city, since that plot of land is slated to become a park and they’re prepping for construction. :frowning:

I may have some golden currant, I have to check if the patch I want to harvest from still has fruit. Life’s been a little crazy and I haven’t been able to get back down there.

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Which ever is more convenient for you to do, PM me.

@NotFaeGardener Nice! Lookin forward to wild physalis, black nightshade & little barley.
Bummer Purple poppy mallow got mowed down :cry:. I know the feeling, had wild Physalis also get mowed down.

Nice! Golden Currant is fantastic. If you don’t get to them, no worries.

I have mixed black solanum, as well as black and standard goji although I haven’t planted the black goji seeds yet. Marshmallow and licorice are blooming and I have my first licorice seeds. My horseradish tried to seed this year but suffered a mishap. Maybe next year, or I could dig up a root? Roselle, yes.

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ooh! Very interesting you have Licorice seeds, which species do you have (Is it Glycyrrhiza glabra)? Also Roselle. I’ve heard Horseradish fails to make seeds most of the time, altho I’m hoping to eventually breed one that solves the seed making issue.

Mixed Black Solanums?

Mixed solanum. Americanum (wild harvested in my yard, no stripes) schwarzenbeeren, and I believe two other domesticated varieties. Garden huckleberry, and Wonderberry, but I’m not sure how much of each. I just dumped them together.

Glycyrrhiza glabra, yes. I have three seeds so far, but half a dozen plants are blooming.

My horseradish was blooming profusely and my neighbor decided to climb on his mower while drunk. Mishap. I suspect they are primarily self-incompatible, requiring an unrelated plant for good pollination.

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Awesome! Hopefully it makes plenty of seeds. Do the roots taste/smell like Licorice?

Fantasitc mix of Black Nightshades, both wild & domestic.

I agree with this suspicion, makes me wonder if it’s a byproduct of domestication or saving tubers for a very very long time.

It’s most closely related species seem to be a lot of Cardamine species.

I strongly suspect a cross among some of those wild species would greatly help Horseradish make viable seeds again. What do you think?

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There are a number of different “cultivars” of horseradish, and while I suspect most of them are the same plant under a different name, there is apparently a variegated variety that is visually distinct.

It seems that this inability to set seed is common among plants that have been cultivated by root for a long period of time. Garlic, top setting onions, sweet potatoes, standard potatoes. Horseradish. I suspect that after many generations of not setting seed they forget how.

The licorice plants were started from seed a year ago, so I haven’t harvested any of the roots yet. I have no idea how they taste. Same with the marshmallow, started from seed this spring.

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ooh! Good to know so many cultivars are duplicates.
Do you remember which cultivar was visually distinct?

Very true, it’s a trend with root crops. I’ hoping we can reverse this trend as a community, make root crops make seeds also again.

Ah I see, have the Marshmallow plants made any leaves yet? Since the greens & flowers are edible raw or cooked.