«Silver Bells» - Organic Akebia Seeds (Akebia quinata)

Is it an exceptionally small cucumber or the world’s cutest watermelon? That is the vexing question. Melothria scabra, known as Cucamelon or Mouse melon is a tiny melon that has been creating a buzz in the farmer’s markets.

The Feijoa or Pineapple Guava is a container plant with green, egg-shaped fruits that taste sweet-sour and smell like pineapples. They can be eaten fresh or, for example, be mixed in salads or pies.

Much grown in the tropics for its delicious fruits. In this country it is grown for interest and as a foliage plant as it has large, handsome leaves. The leaves can be used for wrapping round pieces of tough meat with the object of tenderising them.

This is one of the distinctive tropical plants with fruits of a unique shape; it is a medium-sized tree with a rather dense green or dark green crown and beautiful decorative leaves, quite similar to acacia leaves.

These spectacular plants bloom for weeks, unlike many other perennials. Allium stands cut in water for a long time, and dried flowers will decorate the flowerbed itself for many months and will look great in a winter bouquet and ikebana.

An original two-year-old variety, dark purple, almost black inflorescences look amazing on a long, tall stem; people call them black rose or wild mallow for their beauty.

A large shrub, originally native to montane forests in the Andes of South America, but now widely cultivated for its delicious fruits, which, under a thin, green peel, has very sweet, soft, white, custard-like flesh that can be scooped out with a spoon.