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.

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Barley - Varieties Sold in Canada

2 Row Purple

Salt Spring Seeds

6 Row Purple

Salt Spring Seeds

Alba Winter

Salt Spring Seeds

Arabian Blue

A'bunadh Seeds, Salt Spring Seeds

Barley

Edible Earth Seeds

Belford

Salt Spring Seeds

Bere

Heritage Harvest Seed, Prairie Garden Seeds, Salt Spring Seeds

Black Alberta

Prairie Garden Seeds

Black Heart

Prairie Garden Seeds

Black Hulless

Prairie Garden Seeds

Ethiopian 2 Row

Salt Spring Seeds

Ethiopian Hulless

A'bunadh Seeds, Prairie Garden Seeds

Excelsior Hulless

Prairie Garden Seeds, Salt Spring Seeds

Harrington Malting

Full Circle Seeds, Salt Spring Seeds

Himalayan

Salt Spring Seeds

Hordeum Nigrinudum

Prairie Garden Seeds

Hordeum Zeocrithon

Prairie Garden Seeds

Hulless

A'bunadh Seeds, Harmonic Herbs

Hulls On

Mumm's Sprouting Seeds

Lompoc

Salt Spring Seeds

Malting

A'bunadh Seeds

Robust

Salt Spring Seeds

Sangatsuga

A'bunadh Seeds, Salt Spring Seeds

Sheba

A'bunadh Seeds, Salt Spring Seeds

Tibetan Hulless

La Societe des plantes

Warrior

Prairie Garden Seeds