Tropical Fruits

		List of available SEEDS: June 2013

Welcome to our SEEDS page!

(Para información EN ESPAÑOL sobre las semillas de heliconias, jengibres ornamentales y frutales tropicales que hay disponible, métodos de pago, etc., por favor, ver más abajo en esta misma página)

We offer a wide variety of Heliconia and ornamental ginger seeds for sale year round. Seeds of tropical fruits that may be in season, some flowering trees, and butterfly host plant seeds are also available. All seeds are collected at our farm in Puerto Rico, from organically grown plants.

We guarantee our seeds. If you're not totally satisfied with your seed order, simply return the package, and we'll refund your payment minus shipping costs, no questions asked.

Our regular seed packets are usually $4.99 each, plus shipping costs. The number of seeds per packet will depend on: plant species, seed size, and availability. Most packets contain around 10 seeds each; specific amounts are listed below. Ginger and Musa seed packets contain a minimum of 15 seeds unless specified. We always add bonus seeds to every order. BULK packs are also offered when we have plenty of seeds; please read on for further information.

HOW TO ORDER SEEDS FROM US: Send us a simple list of the seeds you want, specifying regular packets or BULK Packs. We'll verify their availability, and will then send you a total, and instructions on how to pay. We accept cash, personal checks, Money Orders, and PayPal within the U.S.A.; for international orders, we only accept Western Union and PayPal. Orders are shipped soon after payment is confirmed. We only ship PREPAID orders, very sorry to specify; no exceptions. You'll find our email address at the end of this page if you need further information on purchasing seeds from us. Minimum order for seed orders is: US $10.00.

PLEASE NOTE: Only those species marked with a small "x" on the table below are currently available. Others will eventually be available during the year.

BULK PACKS of heliconia, ginger, and tropical fruit seeds are sometimes available and are always posted on our Seeds page under the "Bulk" column. These are also very fresh seeds that can be offered at a great price when we have plenty of seeds of any given species. BULK Packs are always marked with a big "X" on the right column. Please email us if you need additional information.

SHIPPING to the USA and its territories starts at $2.50 for HELICONIA and/or GINGER seed packets. FRUIT SEED packets will usually cost a little more, as most seeds are larger and require additional shipping costs. We accept cash, personal checks, Money Orders and PayPal for orders within the USA and its territories.

*INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: We must inform you that due to a recent, significant increase in postage costs, regular international shipping now starts at $6.50 USD for seed orders. We've kept international shipping costs very low until now, and we're currently forced to raise costs as the postal service rises them in turn. We don't profit from shipping costs. International orders are shipped via regular international air mail shipping only; no International Express or International Registered Mail is available (it's too costly for the buyer, and packages usually arrive at the same time as a regular shipment). Payment for international orders is through Western Union and PayPal only. We're very sorry, but we don't accept drafts from overseas banks. Please be aware that it's difficult, if not impossible, to track shipments soon after they leave American soil.

WE SHIP SEEDS WORLDWIDE, but can no longer ship to ITALY, COSTA RICA or MAURITIUS due to their strict regulations, very sorry for that. We can ship to BRAZIL and MEXICO, but clients from these countries should be aware that packages sent their way are often times lost or stolen. We can't possibly track these packages, nor can we be made responsible for lost or stolen material. Soft tropical seeds like rambutan, pulasan and Amazon tree grape, to name a few, cannot be sent to JAPAN, TAIWAN, ISRAEL, FRANCE, GERMANY or any other country too far from us, due to long transit hours and short seed viability, very sorry to say.

Some countries prohibit the import of seeds. Australia, for example, has very strict rules, and seeds of many heliconia species are not allowed. Please check AQIS' "List of Permitted Species" online at: www.aqis.gov.au.

NOTE: Due to strict regulations concerning MOKO disease, which attacks bananas, AQIS will intercept all heliconia seeds going into AUSTRALIA, even though they may be on the List of Permitted Species. AQIS will also charge a fee for processing these seeds before returning them to you. Please contact your local agricultural authorities before ordering seeds from us. Very sorry for the inconvenience this may post to you.

Please give us at least TEN (10) DAYS to process your order. Sometimes we may be able to ship your seeds very quickly, but often times we need additional time to pack and ship them well. Our seeds are carefully cleaned and packed by hand, and this is very time consuming. Orders are always processed in the same order as they're received.

If there are harsh winter conditions in your area, please remember these are TROPICAL seeds that require warmer temperatures to germinate. You may order now, and make arrangements for your seeds to be shipped when all danger of frost is gone, or you may order later during early Spring. We cannot be made responsible for seeds lost to cold weather, nor do we want to expose precious seeds to harsh winter conditions.

Our heliconia seeds (and some of our gingers) are always packed in a moist medium. Please do not ask us to ship heliconia seeds dry; their germination rate will lower considerably. Tropical fruit seeds are usually shipped wrapped in slightly moist sphagnum moss. Some of your Heliconia and/or ginger seeds may germinate in transit; please be careful when opening the plastic baggies upon arrival to avoid damaging any small roots.

EN ESPAÑOL: Las semillas de HELICONIA, jengibres ornamentales y/o frutales tropicales que tenemos disponible aparecen marcadas con una "x" en la tabla que sigue. Tendremos otras especies en la lista en algún momento durante el año, de acuerdo a la etapa de floración de cada una. Los paquetitos regulares contienen de 10 - 12 semillas, pero la cantidad puede ser mayor o menor en algunos casos, segun se especifica. Las semillas de heliconia siempre son enviadas envueltas en pedazos de papel húmedo, para evitar que se sequen en tránsito. Su orden puede ser enviada a través de un correo electrónico (o por teléfono), y así le damos el total a pagar. El pago puede ser en efectivo, con cheque personal, o a través de Western Union y/o PayPal. Tan pronto se recibe el pago, comenzamos a trabajar su orden. El precio de las semillas indicado abajo no incluye gastos de franqueo. Esté seguro (antes de ordenar y pagar) que estas semillas no estén reguladas por las autoridades agrícolas/sanitarias de su país. Generalmente enviamos las semillas por correo; los residentes de Puerto Rico pueden recogerlas personalmente si nos llaman antes y nos ponemos de acuerdo para el día y hora de su visita. Cualquier pregunta en cuanto a precios, cantidades mayores de semillas, información sobre otras especies, etc. pueden escribirnos al correo electrónico que aparece al final de esta página o llamarnos por teléfono en horas de la tarde. Con mucho gusto les atenderemos. Muchísimas gracias !

Available Seeds June 2013:

*Prices do not include shipping charges. Always please ask for shipping costs. Minimum order: US $10.00*

I. ERECT HELICONIA Seeds Reg Pkt $4.99 BULK $9.50

H. aemygdiana

H. angusta 'Red Christmas'     5 sds x

H. aurea                             8 sds x

H. bihai 'Lite Cinnamon Orange' 8 sds x

H. bihai ‘Five AM’             8 sds
x

H. bihai Five AM seedling w pastel colors

H. bihai ‘Giant Lobster Claw’

H. bihai ‘Granada’                  10 sds

x

H. bihai ‘Grape’

H. bihai ‘Halloween’               10 sds

x

H. bihai ‘Lite Halloween’       8 sds x

H. bihai ‘Manoa Sunrise’          8 sds
x

H. bihai 'Purple Throat'             8 sds x

H. bihai ‘Yellow Dancer’           6 sds

x

H. caribaea ‘Barbados Flat’ (red) 10 sds

x

H. caribaea ‘Bonnie Kline’

H. caribaea Bonnie Kline II

H. caribaea ‘Cream’             10 sds
x

H. caribaea ‘Gold' (yellow)       10 sds

x

H. caribaea ‘Persian Eyes’        8 sds x

H. caribaea ‘Piton Point’

H. caribaea ‘Red Tips’ (w curved tips) 8 sds
x

H. caribaea ‘Springfield Estates’ 8 sds
x

H. caribaea ‘St. Lucia’

H. champneiana ‘Maya Blood’   8 sds
x

H. champneiana ‘Maya Gold’

H. champneiana 'Maya Red'

H. champneiana 'Maya Sunrise'     8 sds x

H. champneiana ‘Splash’           12 sds

x

X - 40

H. episcopalis 'Red/Yellow Spear' 8 sds

x

H. episcopalis 'Yellow Spear'

H. hirsuta ‘Alicia’                  10 sds

x

H. hirsuta schumanniana          10 sds
x

H. imbricata                           15 sds

x

X - 40

H. irrasa                                10 sds

x

H. latispatha ‘Orange Gyro’      12 sds

x

X - 40

H. latispatha 'Red Gyro'            8 sds x

H. lingulata ‘Red Tip Fan’        10 sds

x

H. lingulata ‘Yellow Fan’          10 sds

x

H. pseudoaemygdiana              10 sds   x

H. psittacorum 'Flamingo'

H. richardiana                      6 sds

x

H. spathocircinata                 12 sds

x

X - 40

H. stricta 'Bucky'

H. stricta ‘Dorado Gold’

H. stricta ‘Dwarf Jamaican’     10 sds
x

H. stricta 'Slash & Burn'

H. tortuosa 'Red Twister'

H. velloziana                          8 sds

x

H. wagneriana                      12 sds
x

Helic spp 'Mexican Gold'

*MIXED Heliconias (Erect & Pendent!) 25 sds

x

X - 65

II. PENDENT HELICONIA Seeds Reg Pkt $4.99 BULK $9.50

H. carmelae                           12 sds

x

H. chartacea ‘Columbine’          10 sds

x

H. chartacea var meeana Surinam Gold 12 sds    x

H. chartacea ‘Sexy Pink’           12 sds

x

X - 40

H. chartacea 'Sexy Scarlet'          12 sds x
X - 45

H. collinsiana                           12 sds

x

H. curtispatha                         15 sds

x

X - 50

H. giraldesi                              12 sds New! x
X - 30

H. longissima                          12 sds

x

X - 35

H. magnifica                          12 sds

x

X - 35

H. magnifica with Bumpy Bracts 12 sds x
X - 40

H. marginata Lutea (yellow)     12 sds

x

X - 40

H. marginata Red                   12 sds
x

H. mariae                             12 sds x

H. mariae x pogo. 'Bushmaster' 12 sds
x

X - 40

H. nigripraefixa                       8 sds New! x

H. oscuroides                        15 sds

x

X - 50

H. pendula Red                      12 sds x
X - 35

H. penduloides                        12 sds

x

H. platystachys ‘Sexy Orange’    12 sds

x

X - 40

H. pogonantha var pogonantha   20 sds

x

X - 60

H. ramonensis                         12 sds

x

X - 40

H. regalis ‘Barnum & Bailey’      12 sds

x

X - 40

H. riopalenquensis

H. riopalenquensis (type II)       10 sds x

H. rostrata ‘Misahualli’

H. rostrata ‘Orange”              10 sds
x

H. rostrata (small flower)        8 sds       x

H. standleyi                           12 sds

x
X - 40

H. xanthovillosa ‘Shogun’         12 sds
x X - 40

III. ORNAMENTAL GINGER & MUSA seeds Reg Pkt $4.99 BULK $7.50

Alpinia platychilus Giant PINK Plume

Alpinia platychilus Giant WHITE Plume

Alpinia purpurata 'Rosy Dawn'    30 sds x

Alpinia purpurata 'Rosy Red'      30 sds x

Calathea crotalifera 'Yellow Rattle' 15 sds x

Cheilocostus speciosus                50 sds x X - 150

Costus comosus ("barbatus")       25 sds

x

X - 75

Costus lasius (small, yellow)

Costus productus ("curvibracteatus") 25 sds
x X - 75

Costus pulverulentus                    15 sds

x

Costus scaber ("spicatus")            15 sds
x

Costus stenophyllus ‘Bamboo Ginger’ 20 sds

x

Costus vargasii 'Raspberry Yoghurt' 25 sds       x
X - 75

Etlingera cornerii ‘Siam Rose’         75 sds

x

X - 200

Etlingera elatior ‘Dala’                   50 sds

x

X - 150

Etlingera elatior ‘Red Torch’          100 sds

x

X - 250

Etlingera elatior ‘Sweet Pink’         100 sds

x

X - 250

Etlingera elatior ‘White Torch’       100 sds

x

X - 250

Etlingera elatior 'Yamamoto'            75 sds x
X -150

Etlingera hemisphaerica Black Tulip   50 sds

x

Etlingera hemisphaerica 'Pink Tulip'   25 sds
x

Etlingera hemisphaerica 'Red Artiste' 25 sds x

Etlingera venusta ‘Malay Rose’        75 sds

x

X - 200

*MIXED TORCH GINGERS large variety! 100 sds x X - 250

Hedychium gardnerianum Yellow Kahili 30 sd

x

Hedychium thysiforme White Pincushion 15 sd x

Musa beccarii                             20 sds x X - 50

Musa coccinea 'Fire'                     15 sds x

Musa laterita 'Bronze'                  20 sds x

Musa ornata 'Pink'

Musa spp 'Leyte White'             20 sds    x X - 50

Musa velutina

Renealmia cernua                         30 sds

x
X - 100

Tapeinochilos ananassae Red Wax Ginger 50 sds
x X - 150

Zingiber macrodenium Chocolate Ball

Zingiber spectabile Shampoo Ginger 25 sds x

Zingiber spectabile GOLD basal & terminal flws

Zingiber spectabile Golden Pagoda 25 sds x

IV. TROPICAL FRUIT Seeds
Reg Pkt $4.99 BULK

abiu - Pouteria cainito

achachairu - Rheedia laterifolia

anon - Annona squamosa

anon de montaña/biriba Rollinia mucosa

arazá - Eugenia stipitata

bilimbi - Averrhoa bilimbi

blue grape - Myrciaria vexator

borojó - Borojoa patinoi

cabelluda - Myrciaria glomerata   8 sds New!
x
20 for $10.

cacao Theobroma cacao *Whole pods: US only*

caimito morado - Chrysophyllum cainito

canistel - Pouteria campechiana

carambola (starfruit) Averrhoa carambola

carutillo - Alibertia edulis

cherry Rio Grande Eugenia aggregata 10 sds
x

cloves -Syzygium aromaticum

corazón - Annona reticulata    12 sds
x
35 for $10.

governor's plum - Flacourtia indica 15 sds
x

grumichama - Eugenia brasiliensis

grosella - Phyllanthus acidus

guanábana (soursop) Annona muricata 15 sds

x

40 for $10.

guayaba blanca - Psidium guajava 25 sds x

guayaba cas - Psidium friedrichsthalianum 12 sds x

guayaba fresa roja - Psidium cattleianum Red

guayabilla - Eugenia victoriana

jaboticaba - Plinia cauliflora    15 sds

x

jagua - Genipa americana

loquat Big Jim - Eriobotrya japonica



mameyito - Garcinia intermedia

mangosteen - Garcinia mangostana

maracuyá - Passiflora ligularis 45 sds x

marang - Artocarpus odoratissimus soon!

miracle fruit Synsepalum dulcificum 8 sds
x

noni - Morinda citrifolia 25 sds x

parcha - Passiflora edulis flavicarpa Yellow

parcha - Passiflora edulis (purple fruit) 45 sds x

quenepa - Melicoccus bijugatus

randia - Randia formosa    20 sds
x
50 for $10.

randia II - Randia ruiziana soon!

V. BUTTERFLY HOST PLANT seeds
Reg Pkt $3.99 BULK

Asclepias curassavica Blood Red    175 sds x

Asclepias curassavica Light Orange   150 sds
x

Asclepias curassavica Tangerine/Red 200 sds
x

Asclepias curassavica Canary Yellow 200 sds
x

Asclepias nivea White (PR native) 200 sds        x

Cosmos sulphureus (Orange flw) 150 sds   x

Cosmos sulphureus (Yellow flw) 100 sds x

Lantana camara Scarlet    50 sds           x

Neomarica caerulia Trop Blue Walking Iris

Passiflora edulis (purple fruit) 25 sds x

Passiflora edulis flavicarpa (yellow fr) 25 sds x

Passiflora ligularis - maracuyá 25 sds x

Stachytarpheta mutabilis Pink flowers 60 sds x

Stachytarpheta urticifolia Blue/violet flws 60 sds x

VI. FLOWERING TREE seeds
Reg Pkt $4.99 BULK

Acacia rosada, pink acacia (Cassia javanica) 15 x 50 x $10.

Guapuruvu (Schizolobium parahiba)

IIlang ilang (Cananga odorata)      20 sds

x
50 x $10.

VII. TROPICAL PALM SEEDS Reg Pkt $4.99 BULK

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana Palma payanesa x - 12 seeds

If you're planning to visit to personally get your seeds, kindly call or email us first to make arrangements. Visits to Vivero Anones are by appointment only. You may call us at (787) 827-3121, or email us at: sherryballester@yahoo.com. Thank you very much! We really appreciate your business.

Kind regards, and best of growing,

Mrs. Sherry Ballester

Vivero Anones Inc.
P.O. Box 22
Las Marías, Puerto Rico USA 00670

Updated 06/02/13

List of available SEEDS:

June 2013