VanDusen Botanical Garden Seeds Collection

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All about the seeds collected at the VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, BC.

Buy our seeds online at vandusenseeds.org and support the education programs at the garden! Almost all botanical gardens have a program to collect and catalogue their seeds, to maintain stocks and trade with other gardens, but few have an organized plan for the public distribution of these seeds. One example of what can be done may be found at a garden in the southwest corner of British Columbia, Canada - VanDusen Botanical Garden. The Volunteer Seed Collectors at VanDusen Botanical Garden have been collecting and cleaning seed since 1982. The program was initiated by the Garden's original Curator, Roy Forster (Order of Canada) and organized over the years by Aimee Murrell. The plan was, and still is, to collect only the very best seeds and to clean, prepare, and store them in such a way as to ensure the highest viability possible. These seeds are available for purchase at VanDusen Botanical Garden during the spring and summer and through our webstore year-round (vandusenseeds.org).

07/14/2026

Sidalcea hendersonii, otherwise known as Henderson's Checkermallow, can grow up to 4" tall. Hummingbirds and butterflies are attracted to its lovely deep pink, hollyhock-like flowers which rise in a terminal spike. Buy here https://www.plantexplorers.com/vandusen/product_info.php?cPath=41_38&products_id=654&PlantExID=c9k5jda77t2brc700b7foh8nc3

Looking for other seeds for summer/fall planting? Our online store is always open for browsing.

04/14/2026

This stunning Toad Lily (Tricyrtis hirta) flowers in late summer and is a perennial to boot!

To purchase seeds for these and other perennials, please visit our online store. We provide shipping or you can make a day of it in the gorgeous VanDusen Botanical Garden and pick up your seeds in the gift shop.

https://www.plantexplorers.com/vandusen/product_info.php?products_id=1139

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5251 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC
V6M4H1

Website

http://vandusenseeds.org/

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