Flora Exotica -
Exotic Herbs, Spices, Vegetables, and Medicinal Herbs
Minimum Order
$10 US
Cucumis melo var. conomon
(Dưa gang trái tròn)(Dưa gang trái dài)
An unusual small Oriental melon, with oblong-shaped melons 3-4 inches long, these fruits have a smooth, golden skin and a very crisp, sweet white flesh. Plant grows vigorously in warm climates. This melon is very prolific and is very popular in Taiwan, Korea and Japan. Sow seeds in seed pots in spring and transplant to a greenhouse border or warm frame when large enough. The plant begins to set fruits 40 days after transplanting.
1
(10 seeds)
Chamber bitter Phyllanthus urinaria , Phyllanthus niruri, Phyllanthus amarus
( Cây chó đẻ, Diệp Hạ Châu ) A small tropical annual herb with double leaves, growing to 2 feet tall. The plant has many greenish white flowers under leaf stems, earning it the name 'Pearls Under Leaf' in some countries.
Maca, also known as Peruvian Ginseng , is also called “Natural Viagra ® ” by the Discovery Channel.
It is herb native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru. It is grown for its fleshy root. Its Spanish and Quechua names include maca-maca, maino, ayak chichira, and ayak willku.
Maca has been used for more than 2000 years as a natural source of nutrients (amino acids, minerals, etc.); to support endocrine function; to reduce fertility problems (both male and female); to support erectile function; as an aphrodisiac. it is rich in zinc, proteins, minerals, iron, potassium, vitamins B1, B2, B, 12, C and E, phosphorus, calcium and essential amino acids
$1
(5 seeds)
Noni, Indian Mulberry
Morinda citrifolia
( Nhau )
This is a small
evergreen tree recognized by its straight trunk, large green leaves, white
tubular flowers and distinctive yellow fruit. Polynesians named this plant
'noni' which translates as "A Gift from God".
According to Polynesian healers, Noni juice stimulates the body's immune
system and improves your vitality. The islanders have for centuries been
using this juice against asthma, arthritis, infections, high blood pressure,
diabetes, depression and lots of other health problems - it's also used as
as a pain reliever.
$1 (10 seeds)
Noni, Indian Mulberry
Salad Pepperomia, Vietnamese Crab Claw HerbIndian (Rau Càng Cua) -
Peperomia pellucida
A small plant with
bright green heart-shaped shiny succulent leaves used in salad. The best
salad plant ever! The whole plant's foliage (all leaves and branches) is
washed and tossed into salads. Goes well with any of your favorite salad
dressing.
Fast-growing. Prefers shade.
You only need to buy the seeds or plants once: the plant is
self-seeded in warm area. In cold area, collect seeds for next year's
sowing.
$1 (20 seeds)
Tea Plant (Cây Trà) -
Camelia sinensis
Make your own green tea! This nice house plant with shiny dark green leaves
is in the same family with Camellia flower plants.
This
plant grows to 5 feet high, producing pretty yellow flowers resembling a
hibiscus flower. Crunchy fruits are used fresh or cooked in many dishes in
Asia and Africa.
Green
variety: strong, robust plants having green fruits
green okra
$1 (10 seeds)
Red
variety: has red stem and unusual red fruits!
red okra
$1 (5 seeds)
Asparagus
Bean, String Bean, Noodle Beans(Đậu Đũa)- Vigna unguiculata var sesquipedalis Very popular in Oriental cuisine, this vegetable
produce stringless 1-foot long beans that dangle on the vine like pairs of
chopsticks. Large violet flowers. Excellent for salad, stir-fried, or Thai curry dishes.
Try this beautiful crop in your garden this year!
$1 (10 seeds)
Red Asparagus
Bean, String Bean, Noodle Beans(Đậu Đũa)- Vigna unguiculata var sesquipedalis Very popular in Oriental cuisine, this vegetable
produce stringless 1-foot long beans that dangle on the vine like pairs of
chopsticks. Large violet flowers and red beans. Excellent for salad, stir-fried, or Thai curry dishes.
Try this beautiful crop in your garden this year!
$1 (5 seeds)
Grape
Tomato(Cà Nho)- New variety with
superior taste and thin skin, thick flesh, much better than cherry tomatoes.
$1 (10 seeds)
Water
Spinach, Kang-Kong, Pak boong, Ong Choy, Kalmua (Rau Muống) Ipomoea aquatica
Water spinach is
an herbaceous aquatic or semi-aquatic perennial plant of the tropics and
subtropics. It has a creeping growth habit but may grow erect in water.
This cultivar is Ching Quat, also known as “green stem” water spinach,
has long leaves and white flowers and is usually grown in moist soils.
(Pak Quat, also known as “white stem” water spinach, has arrow-shaped
leaves and pink flowers and is grown in aquatic conditions, similar to
rice). Almost all parts of the young plant tissue are edible, but the
tender shoot tips and younger leaves are preferred. Used in delicious
stir-fried dishes, either with garlic or fermented bean-curd. Link to
recipes:
http://www.asiafood.org/glossary_1.cfm?alpha=W&wordid=3322&startno=1&endno=25
$1 (50 seeds)
$10 (100 gram)
$40 (1 kilogram)
Bitter
Melon, Foo Gwa(Khổ Qua) -
Momordica charrantia
The vine is very decorative with bright green serrated
leaves and numerous yellow, scented flowers. The melon has an interesting look,
about 6 to 12 inches long, with a bitter taste that can be reduced when
preparing.
$1 (5 seeds)
Fuzzy
Squash, Mao Qua(Bí Đao Chanh) -
Benincasa hispida var. chieh-gua
Fast-growing vine
with orange-yellow flowers followed by edible fruits. Used in soup and
stir-fried.
$1
(5 seeds)
Winter
Melon() - Benincasa 'Winter' Fast-growing vine with giant fruits. Used in soup and in making candies.
$1 (10 seeds)
Ridged Gourd, Si Gua, Turai, Lufa, Loofah, Lufah(Mướp Khía) - Luffa acutangula
Vine with dark
green leaves and yellow flower. Fruits have White, fragrant flesh, used in
stir-fried dishes or soup.
$1 (5 seeds)
Round Lufa, Loofah, Lufah (Mướp Hương) -
Luffa cylindrica Vine with
green leaves and yellow flower. Fruits have White, fragrant flesh, used in
stir-fried dishes or soup. Mature fruits are rpocessed and used as a bath
or kitchen sponge.
$1 (5 seeds)
Red Chinese Toon, Chinese Toon
shoots, Chinese toon buds, Chinese toon leaves, Chinese cedar, Chinese
mahogany cedar, Xiang Chun (Ya), Xiangchun (ya), Hsiang Tsun(Xuan) -
Toona sinensis, Cedrella
sinensis A native of
China, Chinese toon is a perennial hardwood. The young leaves and shoots can
be used as a vegetable called Hsiang Chun Ya (Xiang Chun Ya ) in China . The
fresh young leaves and shoots contain 84% water, 9.8% protein, Vitamin C,
Vitamin A, Vitamin B1 and B2, and are rich in aromatic substances. They are
uniquely aromatic, excellent for stir fry (especially with egg), salad, fry,
pickling, seasoning, etc. It is also used as a medicinal plant
$1 (5 seeds)
Bottle
Gourd, Ornamental Gourd(Bầu Nậm, Bầu Hồ Lô) - Lagenaria siceraria This fast-growing vine can quickly cover a trellis or
any structure you want to hide (an unsightly wall, storage shed). At the
end of the season, you will be rewarded with decorative gourds dangling on
the vine. This gourd is expensive and not usually found even in Oriental
markets. Delicious in stir-fried dishes, soup, or steamed.
$1 (5 seeds)
Calabash, Long Gourd, Upo, Hu Lou Gua(Bầu) - Lagenaria siceraria
var.clavata This fast-growing vine has
big leaves and is very productive, producing fruits weighing upto 1
kilogram. Fruits are long, cylindrical, with light grên color. Pick when
young for tender flesh, excellent in stir-fried dishes, soup, or steamed.
$1 (5 seeds
Curry Plant, Curry-leaf Plant (Ca Ri) -
Murraya koenigii
This small tree from
India has scented white flowers. Its leaves are used in curry dishes.
To order plants, please visit www.FloraExotica.ca
$1 (1 seeds)
Coffee
Plant, kafae ; kopi ; kaphi ; kafe ; gafae(Ca-phe) - Coffea arabica, Coffea
canephora An interesting plant with shiny green leaves,
fragrant flowers, and the familiar coffee beans! Makes a nice houseplant
with lush green foliage, upright shape.
Ceylon
Spinach, Vine Spinach, Malabar Spinach
(Mồng Tơi) (Saan Choy)- Basella rubra,
Basella rubra var. rubra This tropical spinach is highly nutritious, easy to
grow, and decorative. Does not bolt even under extreme July heat. The vine
has bright purple color with green succulent leaves. Well-fertilized vines
produce palm-sized leaves throughout summer for use in salad or soup.
Chili
Pepper, Piment (Ớt Tí-hon)- Capsicum These varieties are well suited for our short
summer. The red fruits are intensively hot. The super dwarf variety
can also be grown as a bonsai on your kitchen counter, a convenient living
spice rack!
Amaranth
(Rau Dền)-
Amaranthus rubra
This colorful
vegetable makes nice decorative plants in your garden. Bright green leaves
have contrasting red spots. Used steamed or boiled.
$1 (50 seeds)
Oriental Kale, (Cải Làng, Cải Ná, Cải Rổ)-
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A favorite
leaf-vegetable commonly used in stir-fried dishes (especially with
oyster-sauce). Crunchy stalks and tender leaves, with nut-like flavor.
$1 (30 seeds)
Chinese
Mustard, Mustard Green, Gai Choy (Cải Xanh)
This popular Oriental leafy vegetable is the same plant used in Europe to
make mustard. With a mild peppery taste, the leaves are steamed, stir
fried, or used in salads. Hotter varieties are used for pickling.
Aromatic leaf vegetable with pretty yellow flowers. Used fresh or in soup.
$1
(50 seeds)
Coriander,
Cilantro, Chinese Parsley (Ngò)
- Widely used as garnish in Oriental and Italian dishes, this herb is
said to relieve the common cough. Used in Vietnamese spring rolls, Mexican
salsa, and many other dishes.
$1
(50 seeds)
Coriander (Mexican),
Culantro (Ngò Gai) -
Eryngium foetidum
Withstand hot weather better than the
regular coriander, this herb retains its flavor even after cooked. Used
in many Oriental and Latin American dishes.
$1
(50 seeds)
SOLD-OUTuntil August
Egyptian
Walking Onion (Hành Lá)-
Allium cepa var. viviparum You have got to see it to believe it! The
plant practically 'walks' around your garden after a few seasons.
Extremely hardy and easy to grow, this perennial provides your kitchen
with green shallot from early April to late October. Very vigorous and
trouble-free.
$1
1 or 2 Bulbs
SOLD-OUT
until August
Chinese
Chive, Garlic
Chive, Gow Choy (Hẹ)-
A hardy perennial chive with aroma more intensive than
that of the regular chive. Very easy to grow. Clump-forming. Used fresh in
salad, spring rolls, in stir-fried dishes or in soups. The taste is like a
combination of leek, chives, and garlic.
$1
(20 seeds)
SOLD-OUTuntil May
Upright
Elephants Ears (Bạc Hà) - Alocasia
odora, Arum odorum
- An aquatic plant that
grows to 1 meter or more. The stalk
(stem) is used in Tom-Yum soup or Tamarind soup.
Bulb $1
SOLD-OUTuntil May
Gotu
Kola, Penny Wort
(Rau Má) -Hydrocotyle asiatica,
Centella Asiatica
Leaf extract of this herb is used as a refreshing drink.
The herb is believed to have blood-purification benefit.
$1 (10 seeds)
Thai Basil(Lá Quế)
- Used widely in Oriental cuisine, in well-known dishes such as
Thai curry, Tonkinoise soup, this basil has a hint of cinnamon. Makes a
perfect topiary that is both decorative and practical.
$1
(20 seeds)
Winged
Beans(Đậu Rồng)
- The Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), also known as the Goa bean (kacang botol in Malaysia) and Asparagus Pea and Winged Pea
$1
(5 seeds)
Orchid tree, Mountain-ebony, Kachnar (in India) Bauhinia variegata (Móng Bò)
Gloriosa lily- Gloriosa superba 'Rothschildiana'-
Exotic red blooms with streaks of yellow on a climbing vine--will add a splash of life to any garden
$1
(10 seeds)
Sacred Basil, Tulsi(Hương nhu ) - Ocimum Sanctum native to India, where it often graces shrines and homes as an aromatic perennial shrub
$1
(10 seeds)
Saluyot or molokhiya (or melokhiya) ( Rau Đay) - Corchorus olitorius
a leafy vegetable native to the Mediterranean regions
$1
(10 seeds)
The bael fruit tree
is slow-growing, of medium size, up to 40 or 50 ft (12-15 m) tall with short trunk, thick, soft, flaking bark, and spreading, sometimes spiny branches, the lower ones drooping
1
(5 seeds)
Sorrel ( rau chua )is a slender plant about 60 cm high, with roots that run deep into the ground, as well as juicy stems and edible, oblong leaves
$1
(10 seeds)
Watercresses(Nasturtium officinale, N. microphyllum; formerly Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, R. microphylla) - WaterCress Watercress - the natural superfood. Low fat recipes for healthy eating. Quick meal recipes for family cooking. Diet recipes with nutritional information