Our Seed Wish List
Last updated 9/26/22
While we are happy to get any kind of seeds that we don't already have (check out our Seed Stash here) that can grow in zone 4a, here's a list of seed varieties we are particularly interested in getting a hold of. An * means I've ordered this variety and should be receiving it shortly.
Asparagus:
Purple asparagus crowns
Beans:
Arikara Yellow
Aunt Jean's
Avalanche (bush)
Baguette (bush)
Baie Verte Indian
Bessie
Bird Egg
Black Nightfall
Black Shackamaxon
Blue Bloom
Blue Jay (bush)
Blue Speckled Tepary Bean
Box
Bregenzer
Brockton Horticultural
Brown Eyed Goose
Buckskin Girl (bush)
Canadian Wild Goose
Candy (bush) - SSE accession #102965 Bean 2764
Canoe
Carioca
Charlie Tinker's Grey Ball
Chaska Purple
Chimbalos Pole
Chinese Green Noodle
Chinese Mosaic Long
Coco Noir
Comtesse de Chambord / Hungarian Dwarf Rice Bean (bush)
Cottontail
Cranberry, Goose
Cranberry, Sparrow Egg
Crow River Black
Cupidon (bush)
Dalmatian
Dillman's Bush Cutshort
Dog
Dove's Breast / Papa De Rola (half runner)
Early Idaho (bush)
Early Mohawk
Early Warwick
Eden Prairie (bush)
Ekaterinoslav (pole)
Evening Moon
Executive (bush)
Fa-Lan-Dou
Falcon
Falsetti
Fat Goose
Flagrano
Flash
Flor De Mayo
Forbidden
Fort Portal Jade
Fowler (bush)
Frauenbohne
Giant Red Tarka
Golden Child (bush)
Golden Valley
Graines De Cafe
Grandma Brown's Bean
Great Lakes Special
Ground Squirrel
Hemelvaartboontje
Herrenbohnli
Hopi Pink
Horsehead
Illinois Wild Goose
Ireland Creek Annie's
Iroquois Corn Bread
Italian Rose
Kenearly / Yellow Eye
Kirschbohne
Koronis Three Islands
Larson Family Swedish Bean
Lazy Housewife
Light Brown Zebra
Lima, Christmas (pole)
Lima, Jackson Wonder (bush)
Little Monkey
Little Brown Cat
Littlefield's Special
Maine Sunset
Malawi Malachite Green
Maria Zeller
Mary Ison's Little Brown Bunch
Mascotte (bush)
Mayacoba Limon (half runner)
Mayflower (pole)
Mbombo Green (dry pole)
Minnesota 1940's
Molasses Face
Morine
Mrociumere
Mud (dry pole)
Nun's Bellybutton
October (dry pole)
Ojibwe Black (dry pole)
Old Time German (dry pole)
O'Odham Vayos (green/dry pole)
Or Du Rhin (Gold of the Rhine) (pole)
Papo De Rola / Dove's Breast (shell/dry pole)
Patchy
Peruvian Goose (dry pole)
PI 181955
Pink Fog
Pinquito
Pinto, Ga Ga Hut (dry pole)
Pinto, Hopi Black (dry pole)
Pinto, Seneca Allegany (dry pole)
Piros-Feher
Prince Purple
Provence
Purple Queen (bush)
Purple Rose Creek
Purple Stardust
Purple Tiger
PXBT-PP-3-97B-OOH
Rajmah Himalayan
Red Climber (dry pole)
Red Dove (dry pole)
Red Swan (bush)
Richard Panciera's Italian Pole (dry pole)
Rockwell
Romanian (dry pole)
Saxa (bush)
Seneca Bird Egg (dry pole)
Serene
Smith River Super Speckle
Soldier Bean / Saint-Esprit a Oeil Rouge / Holy Spirit in Red Eye (bush)
Spanish Tolosna / Spanish Tolosana / Prince (dry bush)
Spartan Half Runner
Splash Trout (dry pole)
Spring Valley Purple
Streamline Runner
Swahili Gray
Tamila (dry pole)
Thai Soldier Long Bean
Trout, Splash
Turtle Peas (dry pole)
Uncle Quimby (dry pole)
Volga German Siberian (dry pole)
Wadena
Weiner Trieb
Whiskey
Zargana (dry pole)
Zuni Shalako
Beets:
Crapaudine
Flat of Egypt
Fuer Kugel
McGregor's Favorite / Dracena
Okragly Ciemnoczerwony / Bordo
Shiraz Tall Top
Berries:
Huckleberry, Chichiquelite
Strawberry, Mignonette
Carrots:
Juane Obtuse du Doubs
Kuttinger
Lunar White
Muscade
Pusa Rudhira Red
Spanish Black
Cauliflower:
Erfurter
Pusa Meghna
Corn:
Bear Paw
Big Horse Spotted (flour)
Blue Jade (sweet)
Hopi Pink (flour)
Hopi Turquoise (flour)
Indian Berries (popcorn)
Midnight Snack (sweet)
Smoke Signals (ornamental/popcorn)
Tennessee Red Cob (dent/flour)
Cucumbers:
Aonaga Jibai
Biet Alpha
Brown Russian
Chicago Pickling
Delikatesse
Early Russian
Gele Tros / Large Dutch Yellow
Holland White
Jibai Shimoshirazu
Juane Dickfleischige
Kaiser Alexander
Kish White
Parisian
Richmond Green Apple
Tokiwa / Tokyo Green
White Emerald
Yok Kao
Eggplants:
Early Black Egg
Kashmiri Brinjal
Louisiana Long Green
Rayada
Thai Yellow Egg
Ukrainian Beauty
Garlic:
German Extra Hardy (hardneck)
German Red (hardneck)
Inchelium Red (softneck)
Music (hardneck)
Russian Giant (hardneck)
Greens:
Cabbage, Couer De Boeuf Des Vertus
Cabbage, Express / Greyhound / Eersteling
Lettuce, Amish Deer Tongue
Lettuce, Beleah Rose
Lettuce, Ella Kropf
Lettuce, Flashy Lightning
Lettuce, Lunix
Lettuce, Mascara
Lettuce, Pablo
Lettuce, Red Leprechaun
Lettuce, Reine des Glaces
Lettuce, Rubin
Lettuce, Speckled
Lettuce, Sunset
Lettuce, White Silesian
Lettuce, Yugoslavian Red
Red Orach
Spinach, Bokoboko
Herbs:
Basil, African Nunium
Basil, Akoko Mesa
Basil, Aristotle
Basil, Evivi Ntor
Basil, Mammolo
Basil, Purple Ball
Chamomile, Zloty Lan
Lemon Balm, Limoncello
Lemon Balm, Mandarina
Thyme, Lemon
Thyme, Orangelo
Verbena, Lemon
Melons:
Annie Arundel
Blue Ridge
Collective Farm Woman
Delice de la Table / Delight of the Table
Dosakai Indian Stew
Early May
Hara Madhu
Huerfano Bliss
Isabella
Krovmir
Oka
Prescott Fond Blanc
Sleeping Beauty
Tommy Apple
Uzbeck Sweetness
Watermelon, Astrakhanski
Watermelon, Beni Kodama
Watermelon, Chelsea
Watermelon, Chris Cross
Watermelon, Cypriot
Watermelon, Golden Honey
Watermelon, Golden Russian
Watermelon, Hokkaido Black
Watermelon, Marmony Marble
Watermelon, Navajo Winter
Watermelon, Otome
Watermelon, Podarok Solntsa
Watermelon, Small Shining Light
Watermelon, Strawberry
Watermelon, Tendergold
Watermelon, Ultraranniy
Watermelon, White Sugar Lump
Watermelon, Wibb
Watermelon, Wilson's Sweet
Watermelon, Yamato Cream
Zatta melon
Okra:
Mayan
Motherland
Nkruma Tenten
Onions:
Leek, Lancelot
Walking Onions, Egyptian
Peas:
Amish Snap
Cowpea, Blue Goose
Cowpea, Bohemian
Cowpea, Coat and Jacket
Cowpea, Holstein
Cowpea, Monkey Tail
Cowpea, Ozark Razorback
Cowpea, Red Eye Pea
Corne De Belier Snow Pea
Goliath
Purple Podded
Peanuts:
Any variety suitable for zone 4a
Peppers:
Albino Bullnose (sweet)
Apple (sweet)
Borg 9 - red or chocolate (hot)
Derksen (medium-high heat)
Farmers' Jalapeno / Farmer's Market Jalapeno / Potato Skin Jalapeno (sweet)
Giant Aconcagua (sweet)
Hinkelhatz Red (hot)
Jigsaw (hot)
Manganji (sweet)
Quadrato D'Asti Rosso (sweet)
Rewia (sweet)
Rooster Spur (hot)
Sheepnose Pimento (sweet)
Xanthi City Red (hot)
Potatoes:
Masquerade
Midnight Moon
Purple Peruvian (fingerling)
Purple Viking
Red Cloud
Pumpkins, Squash, & Gourds:
Summer Squash, Kamo kamo
Summer Squash, Patisson Panache, Verte et Blanc (Variegated Scallop - green and white)
Summer Squash, Saffron
Winter Squash, Adapazari
Winter Squash, Chersonskaya
Winter Squash, Chiriman
Winter Squash, Cream of the Crop (acorn)
Winter Squash, Dishpan Cushaw
Winter Squash, Futsu Kurokawa
Winter Squash, Geraumon Martinique
Winter Squash, Gete Okosomin
Winter Squash, Ironbark
Winter Squash, Kikuza
Winter Squash, Pennsylvania Dutch Crookneck
Winter Squash, Shamrock / Triamble
Winter Squash, Strawberry Crown
Winter Squash, Table Gold (acorn)
Winter Squash, Tahitian Melon (C. moschata)
Winter Squash, Turks Cap / Turban Squash
Winter Squash, Ulybka (C. maxima)
Winter Squash, Yugoslavian Finger Fruit
Winter Squash, Zolotaya Korona (C. maxima)
Zucchini, Lungo Bianco
Zucchini, Svitozar
Radishes:
Chinese Red Meat
Helios
Leda
Pusa Gulabi
Pusa Jumani
Warta
Tomatoes:
Absinthe
African Brown Beefsteak
Aladdin's Lamp
Anait
Arbuznyi / Watermelon Like
Babushkin Sekret
Baby (micro dwarf)
Beauty Queen
Birdie Rouge (micro dwarf)
Black Magic
Bliznetsy (Gemini)
Blue Ridge Mountain
Blue River
Brandywine Apricot
Canabec Rose
Cannibal
Cannonball
Captain Lucky
Cheerio
Chibikko / Chibikka (micro dwarf)
Chris's Greek Mama
Cleota Yellow
Curly Kaley (micro dwarf)
Dad's Mug
DB Cooper
Delice De Nevilly (micro dwarf)
Deva (Virgo)
Dinner Plate
Druzba
Dubok / Dubrava
Dutchman
Dwarf Adelaide Festival
Dwarf Almadine
Dwarf Amy's Ohio
Dwarf Andy's Forty
Dwarf Audrey's Love
Dwarf Aussie Drop
Dwarf Banana Toes
Dwarf Banksia Queen
Dwarf Beauty's Kiss
Dwarf Bendigo Blush
Dwarf Bendigo Dawn
Dwarf Bendigo Rose
Dwarf Big Green Dwarf
Dwarf Black Angus
Dwarf Blazing Beauty
Dwarf Boronia
Dwarf BrandyFred
Dwarf Buddy's Heart
Dwarf Cache Valley
Dwarf CC McGee
Dwarf Chocolate Chanpion
Dwarf Clare Valley Red
Dwarf Coorong Pink
Dwarf Dainty Isabel
Dwarf Desert Star Cherry
Dwarf Edith Stone
Dwarf Elsie's Fancy
Dwarf Emerald Giant
Dwarf Firebird Sweet
Dwarf Franklin County
Dwarf Fred's Tie Dye
Dwarf Galen's Yellow
Dwarf Golden Gypsy
Dwarf Golden Heart
Dwarf Goldfinch
Dwarf Gondwana Lava
Dwarf Gondwana Lightning
Dwarf Gondwana Moon
Dwarf Gondwana Rose
Dwarf Gondwana Thunder
Dwarf Grandma's Chocolate
Dwarf Grinch
Dwarf Hannah's Prize
Dwarf Hazy's Dream
Dwarf Jade Beauty
Dwarf Jasmine Yellow
Dwarf Jeremy's Stripes
Dwarf Johnson's Cherry
Dwarf Kangaroo Paw, Brown
Dwarf Kangaroo Paw, Yellow
Dwarf Kelly Green
Dwarf Kookaburra Cackle
Dwarf Laura's Bounty
Dwarf Lemon Ice
Dwarf Loxton Lass
Dwarf Lucky Swirl
Dwarf Mandurang Moon
Dwarf Marong Moon
Dwarf Maura's Cardinal
Dwarf Metallica
Dwarf Mint Streak
Dwarf Moby's Cherry
Dwarf Mystic Lady
Dwarf Noah's Stripes
Dwarf Numbat
Dwarf Parfait
Dwarf Peppermint Stripes
Dwarf Perfect Harmony
Dwarf Perth Pride
Dwarf Pico"s Pride
Dwarf Pink Champion
Dwarf Pink Livija
Dwarf Pink Passion
Dwarf Purple Heartthrob
Dwarf Rosella Crimson
Dwarf Rosella Purple
Dwarf Round Robin
Dwarf Saucy Mary
Dwarf Scarlet Heart
Dwarf Sean's Yellow Dwarf
Dwarf Snakebite
Dwarf Sneaky Sauce
Dwarf Speckled Heart
Dwarf Summer Sunrise
Dwarf Summer Sweet Gold
Dwarf Summertime Gold
Dwarf Summertime Green
Dwarf Sunny's Pear
Dwarf Suz's Beauty
Dwarf Sweet Scarlet Dwarf
Dwarf Tanager
Dwarf Tasty Wine
Dwarf Tiger Eye
Dwarf Velvet Night
Dwarf Vince's Haze
Dwarf Walter's Fancy
Dwarf Waratah
Dwarf Waverly
Dwarf Wild Fred
Dwarf Wild Spudleaf
Dwarf Willa's Cariboo Rose
Dwarf Wilpena
Dwarf Zoe's Sweet
Faelan's First Snow
Fat Frog (micro dwarf)
Firebird
Florida Petite (micro dwarf)
Frog Princess
Gift from the Woodlands
Golden King of Siberia
Grandpa's Golf Balls
Grandpa's White Wax
Grandpere
Grinch
Grosse Cotelee
Guernsey Island
Hardin's Miniature (micro dwarf)
Humph
Hungarian Heart
Igleheart
Inkspot (micro dwarf)
Japanese Pink
Jochalos (micro dwarf)
K 54-68
Kiwi
Korean Long
Kozerog (Capricorn)
Lavender Lake
Ledoux
Lille Lise (micro dwarf)
Macpink
Maria
Melissa The Caucassian Shepherd
Micro Tina (micro dwarf)
Micro Tom (micro dwarf)
Micro Tom Plenty (micro dwarf)
Mohamed (micro dwarf)
Moira
Momotaro
Moonglow
Nistru
Norwood Meiners
Olympic
Oven (Aries)
Painted Lady
Paul Bunyan
Peppermint Black
Pink Queen
Pinnochio Orange (micro dwarf)
Purple Dog Creek
Purple Reign
Raisotte
Rak (Cancer)
Red Star
Rejina Red (micro dwarf)
Rejina Yellow (micro dwarf)
Remy Rouge
Rita's Black
Romeo
Rosabec
Rosella
Ruby Gold
Russian Rose
Ryby (Pisces)
Sainte Colombe
Sarah Schwartze / Sara Black
Sakhar Beliy
September Dawn
Shchelkovskiy Ranniy
Siberian Pink Honey / Rozovyi Myod
Skorpion (Scorpio)
Snegirjok (micro dwarf)
Soldacki
Sterling Old Norway
Strelets (Sagittarius)
Sunrise Stripes
Swift
Tangerine
Telets (Taurus)
Vesy (Libra)
Vodoley (Aquarius)
Wapsipinicon Peach
Whippersnapper
White Princess
Windowbox Dwarf / Long Island Windowbox
Yellow Canary (micro dwarf)
Yellow Pigmy (micro dwarf)
Zak's
Zapotec
Zyska
Other Stuff:
Apple Tree, Any named variety - rooted cuttings (no crab apples)
Apple Tree, Kazakstan (Kaz 9608 17) - rooted cuttings or seeds
Aztek Sweet Herb
Blueberry Bush, any variety suitable to zone 4a - rooted
Celery, Chinese Pink
Cherry Tree - rooted cuttings
Chokecherry - Rooted cuttings or seeds
Grape, Any named variety that will survive in Zone 4
Hops Rhizome, Any named variety suitable for Zone 4
Horseradish Root
Mint, Strawberry
Peach Tree, Ericka's Iowa-Indian White Freestone - rooted cuttings or seeds
Peach Tree, Rareripe - rooted cuttings or seeds
Pear Tree, Bartlett - rooted cutting
Pear Tree, Luscious - rooted cutting
Plum Tree - rooted cuttings of any variety suitable to Zone 4
Sorghum, Tarahumara Popping
Flowers:
Amaranth, Elephant Head
Amaranth, Mayo
Amaranth, Mercado Dreadicus
Amaranth, Popping
Coleus, "Black Dragon"
Coleus, Color Blaze Series
Coleus, "Kingswood Torch"
Coleus, "Saturn"
Coleus, Under The Sea Series
Coleus, Wizard Series
Cosmos, Velouette
Dianthus, Black and White Minstrals
Four O'Clock, Salmon Sunset
Iris - "Pokemon"
Morning Glory, Keiryu Mountain Stream
Phlox, Cherry Caramel
Zinnia, Mazurkia