Okra

This type of tobacco comes from Central America, more precisely Mexico and Venezuela. It was grown during the pre-Columbian era in Mexico. The Aztecs would dry the leaves, grind them, and mix them with Tagetes lucida. The mixture was then consumed during various rituals. This tobacco allegedly affects mental activity, which is why it was used by shamans of the Warao people in Venezuela. In traditional medecine, this tobacco was used to fight asthma, inflammation, toothaches, headaches, and snake venom poisoning. The delicate flowers of this plant can be very decorative. Package: 300 seeds

Malva verticillata

 

Also known as Chinese mallow, this medicinal plant was already cultivated in Asia more than 2000 years ago. It has emollient, laxative and detoxifying properties.

 

The leaves have a pleasant mild flavor. They can be eaten raw or cooked. Younger leaves can make a good alternative to lettuce in salads. The plant can grow up to approximately 2 meters in height.

Package: 40 seeds

Beautiful, tall perennial that can reach up to 2 m in height. The magnificent flowers come in colors ranging from light pink to darker purple, and are in blooms for most of the summer. They provide pollinators with precious nectar and pollen. Resows itself. Package: 30 seeds

Common comfrey is widely used in organic agriculture as green manure. It can also be made into comfrey liquid manure or added to compost. This helps with soil fertility and thus plant growth. Comfrey is also very popular among bumblebees and other bees that thoroughly enjoy its sweet nectar. The plant easily reach a meter in height. The stem is a little prickly, and the leaves are large, alternate, pointy, and covered in hair. Above all of this, shoots grow where pink or purple flowers bloom in the middle of summer. *For better germination rates, the seeds should be stratified. To do this, place the seeds in small bag full of humid sand of soil, and put the said bag in the fridge for 2 weeks. *This comfrey is not Russian comfrey (such as Bocking 14). Russian comfrey doesn't produce seeds and would therefore be tricky to sell in seed packages. Warning. We advise against regular comfrey consumption. The plant contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids which can be toxic for the liver in high dosage. Package: 25 seeds

Marigold, part of the tagetes genus, is an annual plant easy to care for. It blooms abundantly with yellow, orange, and red flowers which will embellish your garden, balcony, or terrace. Marigold can also embellish your clothes as it can be used as a natural dye plant, giving nice yellows, green-yellows and oranges. In the gardening world, it also has the reputation of repelling insects such as nematodes. You can harvest the dried flowers and pick up the seeds to reseed the next year!

This tobacco was grown in Quebec in the 1930s. Its elongated flowers are gorgeous with their trumpet shape and light pink color. Additionally, they attract pollinators. Flowering begins in August and lasts until the first frosts. Its taste is slightly stronger than that of Virginia Gold. Package: 200 seeds