Canadian Seed Catalogue Index

Looking for seeds?

This is a list of vegetable and fruit seeds that were sold in recent years by Canadian seed companies.

Click on a section in the list below to see the varieties available, and the companies that sold them. Visit these companies, buy their seeds, and enjoy a beautiful, diverse garden this summer!

Amaranth ()

Artichoke ()

Arugula (84)

Asparagus (36)

Asparagus Bean ()

Asparagus Pea ()

Barley (35)

Bean (1065)

Bean, Adzuki ()

Bean, Fava ()

Bean, Hyacinth ()

Bean, Lima ()

Bean, Mung ()

Bean, Runner ()

Bean, Soy ()

Bean, Tepary ()

Beet (293)

Broccoli (151)

Broccoli Raab (30)

Brussels Sprouts ()

Buckwheat (6)

Cabbage (225)

Carrot (400)

Cauliflower (90)

Celery/Celeriac ()

Chick Pea/Garbanzo ()

Citron ()

Collards ()

Corn (389)

Cowpea ()

Cress (75)

Cucumber (543)

Eggplant (180)

Endive/Escarole/Chicory/Radicchio ()

Fennel, Florence ()

Flax (8)

Garlic (2)

Garlic, Artichoke ()

Garlic, Asian ()

Garlic, Asiatic ()

Garlic, Creole ()

Garlic, Glazed Purple Stripe ()

Garlic, Marbled Purple Strip ()

Garlic, Marbled Purple Stripe ()

Garlic, Porcelain ()

Garlic, Purple Strip ()

Garlic, Purple Stripe ()

Garlic, Rocambole ()

Garlic, Silverskin ()

Garlic, Turban ()

Garlic, Weakly bolting ()

Garlic, unknown ()

Gourd (41)

Grass Pea/Chickling Pea (Lathyrus sativus) ()

Grass Pea/ChicklingPea (Lathyrus sativus) ()

Horseradish (4)

Jerusalem Artichoke ()

Kale (172)

Kamut ()

Kohlrabi ()

Leek (86)

Lentil (16)

Lettuce (898)

Millet ()

Muskmelon (281)

Mustard (166)

Oats (12)

Okra (36)

Onion (422)

Orach (26)

Oriental & Specialty Greens & Vegetables ()

Parsley, Root ()

Parsnip (52)

Pea (499)

Pepper (1042)

Potato (197)

Quinoa (20)

Radish (350)

Rhubarb (3)

Rye (4)

Salsify/Scorzonera ()

Spelt (3)

Spinach (133)

Spinach, Malabar ()

Spinach, New Zealand ()

Spinach, Red Aztec (Chenopodium nuttal) ()

Spinach, Strawberry ()

Squash, Zucchini & Pumpkins ()

Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) ()

Swiss chard (157)

Teff ()

Tomatillo/Ground Cherry/Husk Tomato ()

Tomato (4359)

Tomato, Currant ()

Tomato, Lichti ()

Tomato, Litchi ()

Triticale (4)

Turnip, Summer ()

Turnip, Winter (Rutabaga) ()

Watermelon (193)

Wheat (82)

Wheat Cross ()

Thank you to the donors who helped make this list possible:

Agrohaitai
Memoriam gifts in the name of Marnie McIntosh
Karyn Wright, Terra Edibles
Twin Meadows Organics
Greta's Organic Gardens
Harmonic Herbs
Jaraka Farm

Please note: Seeds of Diversity has no store, and no mail order seed sales. We collect back-up seed samples for conservation of endangered varieties, and recruit volunteers to help grow fresh seeds. This list is here to help you find commercial sources, and to help us set our conservation priorities.

Back to Companies

Eggplant - Varieties Sold in Canada

Amethyst

Halifax Seed Company Inc.

Antigua

Eagle Ridge Seeds

Apple Green

Eagle Ridge Seeds, Ferme Fleur de Laurier, Greta's Organic Gardens, Sage Garden Herbs, Solana Seeds, Yuko's Open-Pollinated Seeds

Bambino/Baby

Greta's Organic Gardens, Les Jardins de Nathalie

Bao Purple

AgroHaitai Ltd.

Bianca a Uovo

Sunshine Farm

Bianca Sfumata di Rossa

Tree and Twig Heirloom Vegetable Farm

Black

Les Jardins de l'Écoumène

Black Beauty

Cottage Gardener Heirloom Seed, Edible Antiques, Eternal Seed, Ferme Fleur de Laurier, Florabunda Seeds, Greta's Organic Gardens, Halifax Seed Company Inc., Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds, Heartland 1850, Heritage Harvest Seed, Hope Seeds and Perennials, Incredible Seed Company

black beauty

La ferme coopérative Tourne-Sol

Black Beauty

Lindenberg Seeds Ltd., OSC Seeds (Ontario Seed Company), Richters Herbs, Sage Garden Herbs, Solana Seeds, Stokes Seeds Ltd, Sunshine Farm, Urban Harvest, West Coast Seeds Ltd.

Black Bell II

Stokes Seeds Ltd

Black Champion

AgroHaitai Ltd.

Black Enorma

William Dam Seeds

Black King

Vesey's Seeds Ltd.

Bride

Stokes Seeds Ltd

Calliope

William Dam Seeds

Cappi

Stokes Seeds Ltd

Casper

Greta's Organic Gardens, Solana Seeds, Tree and Twig Heirloom Vegetable Farm

Clara White

Dominion Seed House (W.H.Perron)

Cloud Nine

Lindenberg Seeds Ltd.

Diamond

Eagle Ridge Seeds, Les Jardins de Nathalie, Terra Edibles

Dusky

Alberta Nurseries & Seeds Ltd., Halifax Seed Company Inc.

Early Black Egg

Annapolis Seeds, Eagle Ridge Seeds

Early Green

Sunshine Farm

Epic

Early's Farm & Garden Centre Inc., Stokes Seeds Ltd

Fairy Tale

Dominion Seed House (W.H.Perron), Lindenberg Seeds Ltd., Vesey's Seeds Ltd., West Coast Seeds Ltd.

Farmer's Long

AgroHaitai Ltd.

Florida High Bush

Cubit's, Pumpkin Moon Farm

Golden Egg

Les Jardins de Nathalie, Sunshine Farm

Gretel

Dominion Seed House (W.H.Perron), Lindenberg Seeds Ltd.

Hansel

Dominion Seed House (W.H.Perron), Stokes Seeds Ltd

Ichiban

Greta's Organic Gardens

Italian Pink Bicolor

Stokes Seeds Ltd

Italian White

Richters Herbs

Japanese

Greta's Organic Gardens, Richters Herbs

Kamo

Eagle Ridge Seeds, Solana Seeds

Konasu

Eagle Ridge Seeds

Listada de Gandia

Greta's Organic Gardens, Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds, Heritage Harvest Seed, Sage Garden Herbs, Seeds of Creation, Solana Seeds, Terra Edibles

Little Fingers

Cottage Gardener Heirloom Seed, Cubit's, Eagle Ridge Seeds, Edible Antiques, Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds, Les Jardins de l'Écoumène, Sage Garden Herbs, Urban Harvest

Little Green

Eagle Ridge Seeds

Long Green

Sunshine Farm

Long Purple

AgroHaitai Ltd., Cottage Gardener Heirloom Seed, Eternal Seed, Manhattan Farms, Matchbox Garden and Seed Co., Salt Spring Seeds, Stellar Seeds, Urban Harvest, West Coast Seeds Ltd.

Louisiana Long Green

Eternal Seed

Megal

Stokes Seeds Ltd

Michal

Vesey's Seeds Ltd.

Millionaire

Stokes Seeds Ltd, West Coast Seeds Ltd., William Dam Seeds

Morden Midget

Ferme Fleur de Laurier, Greta's Organic Gardens, Heritage Harvest Seed, Le potager ornemental de Catherine , Sunshine Farm

Nadia

Stokes Seeds Ltd

Night Shadow

Dominion Seed House (W.H.Perron), Stokes Seeds Ltd

Oval Green

AgroHaitai Ltd.

Pandora Striped Rose

Tree and Twig Heirloom Vegetable Farm

Petch Siam

AgroHaitai Ltd., Greta's Organic Gardens

Ping Tung

AgroHaitai Ltd., Ferme Fleur de Laurier, Greta's Organic Gardens, Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds, McKenzie Seed Co. Ltd, OSC Seeds (Ontario Seed Company), Solana Seeds, Tree and Twig Heirloom Vegetable Farm, Urban Harvest

Pinstripe

Dominion Seed House (W.H.Perron), Halifax Seed Company Inc.

Pot Black

Dominion Seed House (W.H.Perron)

Purple Fingers

Stokes Seeds Ltd

Purple Pickling

Sage Garden Herbs

Rosa Bianca

Cottage Gardener Heirloom Seed, Cubit's, Florabunda Seeds, Greta's Organic Gardens, Hawthorn Farm Organic Seeds, Incredible Seed Company, Les Jardins de Nathalie, Les Jardins du Grand-Portage, Solana Seeds, Urban Harvest, William Dam Seeds

Round Mauve

Greta's Organic Gardens

Shooting Star

Urban Harvest

Shoya Long

Stokes Seeds Ltd, T & T Seeds Ltd.

Slim Jim

Solana Seeds, Tree and Twig Heirloom Vegetable Farm

Snowy White

Urban Harvest

Striped Toga (Solanum aethiopicum)

Solana Seeds

Taurus

Dominion Seed House (W.H.Perron)

Thai Long Green

Sage Garden Herbs, Solana Seeds, Tree and Twig Heirloom Vegetable Farm

Traviata

Dominion Seed House (W.H.Perron), West Coast Seeds Ltd.

Turkish Orange

Eternal Seed, Richters Herbs, Seeds of Creation

Twilight

Henry Field's Seed & Nursery

Twinkle

Lindenberg Seeds Ltd., West Coast Seeds Ltd.

Udmalpet

Eagle Ridge Seeds, Greta's Organic Gardens, Matchbox Garden and Seed Co.

Violetta di Firenze

Greta's Organic Gardens, Solana Seeds

Violetta Lunga

Eagle Ridge Seeds, McKenzie Seed Co. Ltd

Vittoria

OSC Seeds (Ontario Seed Company), T & T Seeds Ltd., William Dam Seeds

White Princess

AgroHaitai Ltd.

White Star

Stokes Seeds Ltd