My Own Plant and Seedling Collection

28 different plants - as of July 12, 2008

Common Name Scientific Name Status
Ambarella (dwarf) Spondias cytherea excellent
Banana Musa acuminata excellent
Basul / Chachafruto / "bean tree" Erythrina edulis failed
Blackberry Jam Fruit Randia formosa good
Cacao Theobroma cacao excellent
Calamondin Citrus mitis failed
Cambuca Plinia edulis good
Cape Gooseberry Physalis peruviana good
Cherry Mangosteen Rheedia edulis / Rheedia intermedia / Garcinia intermedia good
Chinese asparagus bean / "yard-long bean" --- failed
Cinnamon Cinnamomum zeylanicum failed
Citronelle / Rough Lemon Citrus jambhiri excellent
Duku-langsat Lansium domesticum failed
Fig Ficus carica excellent
Goji Lycium barbarum failed
Guayabilla / Sundrop Eugenia victoriana failed, retrying
Jaboticaba (precocious hybrid) Myrciaria cauliflora good
Japanese Plum / Loquat Eriobotrya japonica failed
Macadamia (Kau, Keaau, Keauhou) Macadamia integrifolia excellent
Mango (grafted Mallika) Mangifera indica excellent
Marang Artocarpus odoratissimus failed
Meyer lemon Citrus x Meyeri excellent
Mountain papaya Carica goudotiana excellent
Neem Azadirachta indica excellent
Okari Terminalia kaernbachii failed
Orange (Valencia) Citrus sinensis good
Orange berry Glycosmis pentaphylla excellent
Orinoco nut (dwarf variety) Caryodendron orinocense excellent
Pataua palm Oenocarpus bataua / Jessenia bataua good
Pedalai Artocarpus sericicarpus failed
Pili nut Canarium ovatum excellent
Pineapple Ananas comosus excellent
Purple granadilla passion fruit Passiflora edulis excellent
Ramon / Mayan Breadnut Brosimum alicastrum excellent
Salak palm (monoecious Bali type) Salacca edulis failed
Starfruit / Carambola (Arkin and unknown) Averrhoa carambola excellent
Stevia (herb) --- good
Strawberry Guava Psidium cattleianum good
Sugar-apple / Sweetsop Annona squamosa excellent
Tamarillo (red) / Tree tomato Cyphomandra betacea good
Tamarind Tamarindus indica excellent
Yellow Jaboticaba / Cabelluda Myrciaria glazioviana /Myrciaria glomerata / Myrciaria cabelluda / Plinia glomerata / Eugenia cabelluda excellent
I found a few interesting sites of people who own a farm and/or are working toward self-sustained living in some sense. Some of these people also sell tropical and subtropical seeds and plants. It's quite impressive to read about and to learn from their endeavors: I encourage everyone to start their own plant collection now. Even on a very limited space you can grow many wonderful and edible plants. At times, I may have seeds available and if the demand is not too high I will give away free seeds. The seeds will come from tropical and subtropical plants that I am growing myself (listed above). Just contact me if you are interested (click on button BACK TO FRONT PAGE for contacting me).