Endangered and Edible Perennials
Most of these varieties/species are edible in some way, shape or form such as leaves, fruit, roots or nuts and may be suitable for permaculture applications. Very hard to source out as some of these species have been extinct in areas where large populations grew many decades ago. All of our tree species and wild perennials have been sustainably sourced.
One note of caution if you are wild crafting your own plants, be sure to identify them correctly and collect them mindfully from large populations so that they can replenish themselves naturally.
Perennial vegetables are fast tracking on the permaculture scene. Home gardeners are looking for edibles that reappear year after year with minimal maintenance. Grow more food with less work or cost.
Apios Americana-wild
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Apios Americana vine is sometimes called potato bean, groundnut or cinnamon vine. It grows on the edges of sandy riverbanks...
Asimina triloba (paw paw) -seeds
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Just arrived fresh seeds from 2022 fall crop, LIMITED QUANTITY because of the ON. drought this season! Asimina Triloba is...
Asimina triloba (Paw Paw)-sapling
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Asimina Triloba is North America's largest fruit. We have gone to great lengths to provide this item. Paw Paw will...
Asparagus Roots (Organic)
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This asparagus variety is high yielding, disease resistant and cold hardy, we are in zone 4. It prefers to clay/loam...
Asparagus- Sweet Purple
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We have tried all kinds of asparagus and this ornamental is the sweetest with a nutty flavour. Grows just like...
Asparagus- wild-seeds
$9.95
BACK IN STOCK ! This asparagus has grown in the fence row for almost 30 years, It has withstood the...
Black Walnut -nuts
$14.95
Our "Native" Black Walnut has been struggling for quite some time from over harvesting for valuable lumber and from under...
Chervil-French Parsley (Organic)
$5.95
Chervil is a herb that can be used as a culinary delight, in a tea or as a medicinal. It...
Chicory-Catalogna
$7.95
Catalogna is an heirloom Italian Dandelion. The leaves are used in mixed salads and the roots are used medicinally to...
Chicory-Red Italian Dandelion
$7.50
Red stemmed dandelion jagged shaped leaves. Classic bitter taste. Roots can be dried on used in smoothies, teas or pre-biotic....
Crambe-Maritima sea kale
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Crambe is normally found growing wild along sandy seashores of Europe. It is "halophytic", meaning salt tolerant. A great plant...
Echinacea-Prairie Coneflower
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There are many varieties of echinacea cone flowers, this species can be found on the Prairie grass savannahs. A drought...
Echinacea-Purple Cone
$7.95
A super lovely large flowered perennial species that can be used as a cut flower and also medicinal applications. This...
Fiddle-head ferns ( 3 roots )
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We recently received an email request for this item. Fiddle head ferns (Ostrich Fern) grows wild through many of our...
Jerusalem Artichoke-Ruby (Organic)
$24.95
First come, first served. Great for lazy or inexperienced gardeners because it takes care of itself without any gardening experience.....
Jerusalem Artichoke-white Roots (Organic)
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First come, first served. Great for lazy or inexperienced gardeners because it takes care of itself without any gardening experience....
Leek-Scott Best (Organic)
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This leek is very hardy in the Canadian winter weather and will set seed the following year as a biennial....
Mazzard Cherry -seeds (stones)
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Mazzard Cherry, Prunus avium is one of the oldest cherry trees which have been used for rootstock to modern varieties,...
Parsnip-Hardy Canuck-Pelleted seed
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Hardy Canuck, just like our Northern cousins. A wonderful hardy variety that is pelleted with clay for easy handling, sowing...
Passion Flower Vine- Northern Maypop
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There are approx. 550 species that exist in the Neotropics. There is only 1 species that can be grown in...
Persimmon-Wild Virginia- seeds
$14.95
Wild Persimmons, Fruit of the Gods. Diospyros Virginiana is a hardy American Persimmon. Like the PawPaw, given the right conditions,...
Platycodon-Doranji Balloon Flower Root
$9.95
Exciting beautiful perennial edible. The bell flowers are blue and can be used as a cut flower, the roots are...
Rhubarb-German Wine-root
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German Wine rhubarb is a hardy perennial and one of the best cultivars available. Rhubarb can be used in combination...
Rhubarb-Sweet Sensation
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Very sweet red stalks. A new and improved variety. Jams well with strawberries in "Strawberry Rhubarb" pie. The best variety...
Salsify
$5.95
Salsify, Tragopogon porrifolius, is a hardy root crop and wild vegetable. Grow like carrots and matures in the fall from...
Scorzonera
$5.95
Scorzonera is an edible perennial root crop which was popular in Victorian gardens. The dark root is considered to be...
Soloman's Seal-roots
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The rhizomes are a famine food and used in Food Forests and Permaculture agro-systems. Roots have been used medicinally to...
Sorrel-Large Leaf (Organic)
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Large Leaf Sorrel ,Rumex acetosa, is a North American perennial herb hardy to zone 3b. It is a plant that...
St. John's Wort (Wild crafted)
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Hypericum perforatum is a perennial herb in zone 4. It grows wild here on our farm. Very adaptable genetics for...
Tuberous Pea-Hardy
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Tuberous Pea is hardy in zone 4 and a true perennial legume. Lathyrus tuberosus was grown widely in the 1600's for its...
Wild Bergamot
$5.95
Wild Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa, is a native wild mint found along the roadsides in the City of Kawartha Lakes Region....