Ripley's 2025 Choice: Edible Seedlings
VEGGIE SEEDLINGS
1 single = $3.00
4 or more = $2.50 per
Brocoli - Purple Magic: The world’s first purple stemmed broccoli. Features large dome-shaped with tight heads. It has great flavour, is stress and heat tolerant.
Brussel Sprouts - Long Island Green: Stocky, semi-dwarf plants produce lots of tasty green sprouts. Does not need support. Heirloom variety.
Cauliflower - Snow Crown: Pure white, round smooth heads weigh more than 2 lbs. Excellent quality; vigorous uniform plants.
Eggplant - Classic: Glossy blackish purple 8-9” fruit with oval elongated shape.
Pepper - Cayenne Long Thin: Very hot and thin-walled. The two cell fruits curl and twist. 4-6” long by 3/4” wide.
Pepper - Hungarian Cheese Mix: F1hybrid. High yielding, extremely early, picture perfect, mini bell peppers. The sweet peppers are flattened and fluted with thick walls. The 24” tall plants are perfectly suited to container or garden growing. They’re particularly good for stuffing and pickling. Try these in patio containers for colour, and then enjoy the flavour in the kitchen.
Pepper - Jalapeno M: This thick-walled and juicy dark green to red pepper produces a fiery hot pungent flavour. The fruits are 3” by 1” and tapered. If the peppers are green at the end of the season you can pull up the entire plant and hang it in a dry spot to finish ripening the fruit. Height 24-36”
Pepper - Sweet Banana: (Sweet Hungarian) - Large fruits with thick walls; Light yellow in colour, deepening to orange at maturity. Nicely tapered 7” by 2” fruits are ideal for fresh markets, gardening, and pickling. Popular for drying. Stron growing and widely adapted.
Tomato - Big Beef Plus: Big Beef is one of the most popular beefsteak tomatoes. The 10-12 oz fruits now have an improved and sweeter flavour, richer colour, and more adaptability. Indeterminate. Disease resistance = A, F1, F2, ST, TMV and indeterminate, resistance to nematodes and TSWV
Tomato - Fantastico: AAS Winner.An early-maturing, high-yielding grape tomato with built-in late blight tolerance. Determinate. Will work great in hanging baskets, container gardens, as well as in small gardens. Long clusters of sweet, half-ounce grape tomatoes are held toward the outside of the plant and resist cracking. Very high yielding. Provide some plant support.
Tomato - Rutgers 250: Popular old-fashioned open pollinated variety. Smooth, firm 5 oz fruits. Indeterminate. Disease resistance = V, N, F1
Tomato - Sun Sugar: This golden cherry tomato is very sweet! The large plants bear huge quantities of 1/2 oz fruits. Thin skins have good crack resistance. Indeterminate. Disease resistance = F1, TMV
HERB SEEDLINGS:
1 single = $3.00
4 or more = $2.50 per
Basil - Everleaf Thai Towers: A well branched, gorgeous basil with masses of medium green leaves that may have purple flecks. Short internodes on purple stems add to your garden. Flowers 10-12 weeks later than the standard Thai basil. Its liquorice flavour will complement any dish, especially in Thai cuisine. Use in curry to enjoy the liquorice aroma experience. Height 24-36”
Balm - Mandarin Orange: Orange scented Melissa has a trailing habit that can be used as a ground cover or a “spiller” in patio pots. Leaves are used for medicinal or herbal teas. Garden height 12-14”. Spread 20-24”
Lavender - Primavera: A unique upright Spanish Lavender topped with fragrant burgundy flags above small purple flowers.Height 16-18”. Spread 14-16”
Mint - Strawberry: This trailing mint will surprise you with its lovely strawberry scent. Use for tea or as a culinary herb. Height 26”
Parsley - Giant of Italy: A rich-flavoured, true culinary variety, with large flat green leaves. This sweet flavoured herb makes the perfect Italian seasoning. Height 12”
Rosemary - Gorizia: Originated from Gorizia Italy, this mildew resistant variety has large, flat leaves unusual fro rosemary. Its unique upright growth and long stems are perfect to use as skewers for seasoning meat and poultry. Height 50”
Rosemary - Tuscan Blue: An upright rosemary with needle-like evergreen foliage. Native to the Mediterranean, it gives off a beautiful fragrance. Small violet-blue flowers appear mid-spring to early summer and are also potently fragrant. Use for cooking drying, seasoning or as ornamental. Plant in containers or use as a “thriller” in combinations and in the landscape. Container height 24”. Garden height up to 5-6’. Spread 4’
Sage - Purple: Leaves are purple-green and aromatic. Blooms mauve blue in the summer. Same culinary uses as common sage. Height 24-32”. Tender perennial.
Satureja - Indian Mint: Is served as tea and its intense mint flavour is used to alleviate headaches. Light green foliage is topped with small, fragrant white flowers from June through August. Trailing habit is suitable for hanging baskets and combinations. Annual.
Tarragon - French: Leaves are long and narrow, smooth and dark green. A very strong mint and licorice flavour. Leaves used in cooking. Lovely, mounded habit. Pink blossoms. Keep on dry side. Full sun. Height 24-30”
Thyme-vulgaris - French: “Summer Thyme” is one of the most flavourful of all thyme varieties. Noticeable sweeter and spicier than English types, it is the peered variety for authentic French cuisine. Used in all types of cooking and grows well in pots or in the garden. Needs some winter protection. Height 12”
Thyme - Silver Edged: Gray-silver variegated lemon scented leaves. Pale pink flowers. Use for meat, poultry, and flavouring cheese, pasta or pizza. Height 9”
Verbena aloysia - Lemon: This plant is a “must”! The most lemon scented and flavoured of all the herbs - a culinary delight. Makes one of the best teas, especially when blended with mint. Use it to brighten the taste of fish, poultry and veggie marinades. One whiff and you won’t want to live without it! Height 24-36”
VEGGIE SEEDLINGS
1 single = $3.00
4 or more = $2.50 per
Brocoli - Purple Magic: The world’s first purple stemmed broccoli. Features large dome-shaped with tight heads. It has great flavour, is stress and heat tolerant.
Brussel Sprouts - Long Island Green: Stocky, semi-dwarf plants produce lots of tasty green sprouts. Does not need support. Heirloom variety.
Cauliflower - Snow Crown: Pure white, round smooth heads weigh more than 2 lbs. Excellent quality; vigorous uniform plants.
Eggplant - Classic: Glossy blackish purple 8-9” fruit with oval elongated shape.
Pepper - Cayenne Long Thin: Very hot and thin-walled. The two cell fruits curl and twist. 4-6” long by 3/4” wide.
Pepper - Hungarian Cheese Mix: F1hybrid. High yielding, extremely early, picture perfect, mini bell peppers. The sweet peppers are flattened and fluted with thick walls. The 24” tall plants are perfectly suited to container or garden growing. They’re particularly good for stuffing and pickling. Try these in patio containers for colour, and then enjoy the flavour in the kitchen.
Pepper - Jalapeno M: This thick-walled and juicy dark green to red pepper produces a fiery hot pungent flavour. The fruits are 3” by 1” and tapered. If the peppers are green at the end of the season you can pull up the entire plant and hang it in a dry spot to finish ripening the fruit. Height 24-36”
Pepper - Sweet Banana: (Sweet Hungarian) - Large fruits with thick walls; Light yellow in colour, deepening to orange at maturity. Nicely tapered 7” by 2” fruits are ideal for fresh markets, gardening, and pickling. Popular for drying. Stron growing and widely adapted.
Tomato - Big Beef Plus: Big Beef is one of the most popular beefsteak tomatoes. The 10-12 oz fruits now have an improved and sweeter flavour, richer colour, and more adaptability. Indeterminate. Disease resistance = A, F1, F2, ST, TMV and indeterminate, resistance to nematodes and TSWV
Tomato - Fantastico: AAS Winner.An early-maturing, high-yielding grape tomato with built-in late blight tolerance. Determinate. Will work great in hanging baskets, container gardens, as well as in small gardens. Long clusters of sweet, half-ounce grape tomatoes are held toward the outside of the plant and resist cracking. Very high yielding. Provide some plant support.
Tomato - Rutgers 250: Popular old-fashioned open pollinated variety. Smooth, firm 5 oz fruits. Indeterminate. Disease resistance = V, N, F1
Tomato - Sun Sugar: This golden cherry tomato is very sweet! The large plants bear huge quantities of 1/2 oz fruits. Thin skins have good crack resistance. Indeterminate. Disease resistance = F1, TMV
HERB SEEDLINGS:
1 single = $3.00
4 or more = $2.50 per
Basil - Everleaf Thai Towers: A well branched, gorgeous basil with masses of medium green leaves that may have purple flecks. Short internodes on purple stems add to your garden. Flowers 10-12 weeks later than the standard Thai basil. Its liquorice flavour will complement any dish, especially in Thai cuisine. Use in curry to enjoy the liquorice aroma experience. Height 24-36”
Balm - Mandarin Orange: Orange scented Melissa has a trailing habit that can be used as a ground cover or a “spiller” in patio pots. Leaves are used for medicinal or herbal teas. Garden height 12-14”. Spread 20-24”
Lavender - Primavera: A unique upright Spanish Lavender topped with fragrant burgundy flags above small purple flowers.Height 16-18”. Spread 14-16”
Mint - Strawberry: This trailing mint will surprise you with its lovely strawberry scent. Use for tea or as a culinary herb. Height 26”
Parsley - Giant of Italy: A rich-flavoured, true culinary variety, with large flat green leaves. This sweet flavoured herb makes the perfect Italian seasoning. Height 12”
Rosemary - Gorizia: Originated from Gorizia Italy, this mildew resistant variety has large, flat leaves unusual fro rosemary. Its unique upright growth and long stems are perfect to use as skewers for seasoning meat and poultry. Height 50”
Rosemary - Tuscan Blue: An upright rosemary with needle-like evergreen foliage. Native to the Mediterranean, it gives off a beautiful fragrance. Small violet-blue flowers appear mid-spring to early summer and are also potently fragrant. Use for cooking drying, seasoning or as ornamental. Plant in containers or use as a “thriller” in combinations and in the landscape. Container height 24”. Garden height up to 5-6’. Spread 4’
Sage - Purple: Leaves are purple-green and aromatic. Blooms mauve blue in the summer. Same culinary uses as common sage. Height 24-32”. Tender perennial.
Satureja - Indian Mint: Is served as tea and its intense mint flavour is used to alleviate headaches. Light green foliage is topped with small, fragrant white flowers from June through August. Trailing habit is suitable for hanging baskets and combinations. Annual.
Tarragon - French: Leaves are long and narrow, smooth and dark green. A very strong mint and licorice flavour. Leaves used in cooking. Lovely, mounded habit. Pink blossoms. Keep on dry side. Full sun. Height 24-30”
Thyme-vulgaris - French: “Summer Thyme” is one of the most flavourful of all thyme varieties. Noticeable sweeter and spicier than English types, it is the peered variety for authentic French cuisine. Used in all types of cooking and grows well in pots or in the garden. Needs some winter protection. Height 12”
Thyme - Silver Edged: Gray-silver variegated lemon scented leaves. Pale pink flowers. Use for meat, poultry, and flavouring cheese, pasta or pizza. Height 9”
Verbena aloysia - Lemon: This plant is a “must”! The most lemon scented and flavoured of all the herbs - a culinary delight. Makes one of the best teas, especially when blended with mint. Use it to brighten the taste of fish, poultry and veggie marinades. One whiff and you won’t want to live without it! Height 24-36”
VEGGIE SEEDLINGS
1 single = $3.00
4 or more = $2.50 per
Brocoli - Purple Magic: The world’s first purple stemmed broccoli. Features large dome-shaped with tight heads. It has great flavour, is stress and heat tolerant.
Brussel Sprouts - Long Island Green: Stocky, semi-dwarf plants produce lots of tasty green sprouts. Does not need support. Heirloom variety.
Cauliflower - Snow Crown: Pure white, round smooth heads weigh more than 2 lbs. Excellent quality; vigorous uniform plants.
Eggplant - Classic: Glossy blackish purple 8-9” fruit with oval elongated shape.
Pepper - Cayenne Long Thin: Very hot and thin-walled. The two cell fruits curl and twist. 4-6” long by 3/4” wide.
Pepper - Hungarian Cheese Mix: F1hybrid. High yielding, extremely early, picture perfect, mini bell peppers. The sweet peppers are flattened and fluted with thick walls. The 24” tall plants are perfectly suited to container or garden growing. They’re particularly good for stuffing and pickling. Try these in patio containers for colour, and then enjoy the flavour in the kitchen.
Pepper - Jalapeno M: This thick-walled and juicy dark green to red pepper produces a fiery hot pungent flavour. The fruits are 3” by 1” and tapered. If the peppers are green at the end of the season you can pull up the entire plant and hang it in a dry spot to finish ripening the fruit. Height 24-36”
Pepper - Sweet Banana: (Sweet Hungarian) - Large fruits with thick walls; Light yellow in colour, deepening to orange at maturity. Nicely tapered 7” by 2” fruits are ideal for fresh markets, gardening, and pickling. Popular for drying. Stron growing and widely adapted.
Tomato - Big Beef Plus: Big Beef is one of the most popular beefsteak tomatoes. The 10-12 oz fruits now have an improved and sweeter flavour, richer colour, and more adaptability. Indeterminate. Disease resistance = A, F1, F2, ST, TMV and indeterminate, resistance to nematodes and TSWV
Tomato - Fantastico: AAS Winner.An early-maturing, high-yielding grape tomato with built-in late blight tolerance. Determinate. Will work great in hanging baskets, container gardens, as well as in small gardens. Long clusters of sweet, half-ounce grape tomatoes are held toward the outside of the plant and resist cracking. Very high yielding. Provide some plant support.
Tomato - Rutgers 250: Popular old-fashioned open pollinated variety. Smooth, firm 5 oz fruits. Indeterminate. Disease resistance = V, N, F1
Tomato - Sun Sugar: This golden cherry tomato is very sweet! The large plants bear huge quantities of 1/2 oz fruits. Thin skins have good crack resistance. Indeterminate. Disease resistance = F1, TMV
HERB SEEDLINGS:
1 single = $3.00
4 or more = $2.50 per
Basil - Everleaf Thai Towers: A well branched, gorgeous basil with masses of medium green leaves that may have purple flecks. Short internodes on purple stems add to your garden. Flowers 10-12 weeks later than the standard Thai basil. Its liquorice flavour will complement any dish, especially in Thai cuisine. Use in curry to enjoy the liquorice aroma experience. Height 24-36”
Balm - Mandarin Orange: Orange scented Melissa has a trailing habit that can be used as a ground cover or a “spiller” in patio pots. Leaves are used for medicinal or herbal teas. Garden height 12-14”. Spread 20-24”
Lavender - Primavera: A unique upright Spanish Lavender topped with fragrant burgundy flags above small purple flowers.Height 16-18”. Spread 14-16”
Mint - Strawberry: This trailing mint will surprise you with its lovely strawberry scent. Use for tea or as a culinary herb. Height 26”
Parsley - Giant of Italy: A rich-flavoured, true culinary variety, with large flat green leaves. This sweet flavoured herb makes the perfect Italian seasoning. Height 12”
Rosemary - Gorizia: Originated from Gorizia Italy, this mildew resistant variety has large, flat leaves unusual fro rosemary. Its unique upright growth and long stems are perfect to use as skewers for seasoning meat and poultry. Height 50”
Rosemary - Tuscan Blue: An upright rosemary with needle-like evergreen foliage. Native to the Mediterranean, it gives off a beautiful fragrance. Small violet-blue flowers appear mid-spring to early summer and are also potently fragrant. Use for cooking drying, seasoning or as ornamental. Plant in containers or use as a “thriller” in combinations and in the landscape. Container height 24”. Garden height up to 5-6’. Spread 4’
Sage - Purple: Leaves are purple-green and aromatic. Blooms mauve blue in the summer. Same culinary uses as common sage. Height 24-32”. Tender perennial.
Satureja - Indian Mint: Is served as tea and its intense mint flavour is used to alleviate headaches. Light green foliage is topped with small, fragrant white flowers from June through August. Trailing habit is suitable for hanging baskets and combinations. Annual.
Tarragon - French: Leaves are long and narrow, smooth and dark green. A very strong mint and licorice flavour. Leaves used in cooking. Lovely, mounded habit. Pink blossoms. Keep on dry side. Full sun. Height 24-30”
Thyme-vulgaris - French: “Summer Thyme” is one of the most flavourful of all thyme varieties. Noticeable sweeter and spicier than English types, it is the peered variety for authentic French cuisine. Used in all types of cooking and grows well in pots or in the garden. Needs some winter protection. Height 12”
Thyme - Silver Edged: Gray-silver variegated lemon scented leaves. Pale pink flowers. Use for meat, poultry, and flavouring cheese, pasta or pizza. Height 9”
Verbena aloysia - Lemon: This plant is a “must”! The most lemon scented and flavoured of all the herbs - a culinary delight. Makes one of the best teas, especially when blended with mint. Use it to brighten the taste of fish, poultry and veggie marinades. One whiff and you won’t want to live without it! Height 24-36”