Rare Seeds chosen to give you the opportunity to grow outstanding plants. We have sourced rare seeds, rather than common seeds available at your local garden center.

'Easily create a stunning collection'

Some seeds have the more common varieties that are grown in the same way, no special treatment is required to produce rare and unusual plants. Extensive research has gone into choosing seeds from around the world, so whether you live in a warmer climate or a cooler climate there will be something here for you. This gives you the opportunity to have a collection that will be truly your own!!

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Pseudophoenix Vinifera Seeds
(Wine, Cherry, Buccaneer Palm)
A rare and distinctive palm, instantly recognizable by the greatly swollen trunk read more...

Advice and information sharing
If you would like to share your seed germination experiences or having other seed growing advice why not share your thoughts! You can also review all the products. We appreciate your help and advice and your willingness to share this advice with other rare seed growers.

Seeds Exotica supply rare exotic, hardy, palm and succulents seeds, new stock due in shortly..

Germination advice with every order

With every packet of seeds purchased germination advice will be provided, if for any reason this is not the case please contact us and we will send an email with the details, please supply the order no. when contacting us.

General Seed Germination Information

A seed is an embryo plant and contains within itself virtually all the materials and energy to start off a new plant. To get the most from one's seeds it is needful to understand a little about their needs, so that just the right conditions can be given for successful growth.

One of the most usual causes of failures with seed is palnting the seeds too deeply; a seed has only enough food within itself for a limited period of growth and a tiny seed sown too deeply soon expends that energy and dies before it can reach the surface. Another common cause is overwatering. Seeds need a supply of moisture and air in the soil around them. Keeping the soil too wet drives out the air and the seed quickly rots, whereas insufficient water causes the tender seedling to dry out and die.

Most seeds will of course only germinate between certain temperature ranges. Too low and the seed takes up water but cannot germinate and therefore rots, too high and growth within the seed is prevented. Fortunately most seeds are tolerant of a wide range of temperatures but it is wise to try to maintain a steady. Once several of the seeds start to germinate the temperatures can be reduced by about 5 degrees F and ventilation and light should be given. Tropical seeds are more sensitive to temperature changes, so it is important that the seeds are kept in a more narrow temperature than hardy seeds.

Some of these seeds can be very slow and erratic in germination. This may sometimes be due to seed dormancy, a condition which prevents the seed from germinating even when it is perfectly healthy and all conditions for germination are at optimum. Palm seeds can take up to 2 years to germinate, but usually in much less time.

Hard Seeds-Soaking

Soaking is beneficial in two ways; it can soften a hard seed coat (which is the case with some of the Palm seeds) and also leach out any chemical inhibitors in the seed which may prevent germination. 24 hours in water which starts off hand hot is usually sufficient. If soaking for longer the water should be changed daily.  If some seeds of a batch do swell within 24 hours they should be planted immediately and the remainder pricked gently with a pin and returned to soak. As each seed swells it should be removed and sown before it has time to dry out.

Growing plants from rare seeds that are distinctive, and beautiful will enhance your plant collection and will give you a look that no one else will have.

You really will have the wow factor, even when young some of these plants look absolutely stunning, the hours of nurturing and care will be worthwhile!

Although rare plants may well be beautiful does not mean that they are difficult to grow, often times these rare plants have a common variety and can be grown in the same or at least similar way, why not try it for yourself!

It is never too early to start! So why not try out a mixed seeds selection this will give you variety of different types of plants to grow and will give you a great opportunity to expand your collection.