Plant of the fields and undergrowth, of the Onagraceae family.Its very delicate flowers are available in a palette of colors ranging from red, pink, mauve to white. In the garden, this ornamental plant, endemic to California, is highly regarded for its rapid growth and abundant flowering.

Fruit cylindrical, half-long (12 x 1.5 cm), thornless for at least 1/3 of the length. Intermediary between the little one in Paris and that of Bourbonne. Thick and tasty flesh.

Large plant (> 1 m), with very finely cut foliage. Pink or white flowers, very decorative in tufts and in bouquet. Very easy cultivation.

Fruits about 750 g, oval, elongated, cream-colored with dark green furrows. The consistency and flavor of the flesh is very pleasant, reminiscent of sweet potato. Very good conservation.

Fruit 1.5 to 3 kg, beige, elongated, swollen at the base, containing very few seeds. Orange flesh, very fragrant with a very fine grain. Very good shelf life (sometimes until Easter).

Numerous oval fruits, light yellow when ripe. Storage 1 to 2 months in the cellar or at home. Their flesh is special: after cooking, it breaks up into very digestible "spaghetti" that can be accommodated like real spaghetti.

Rosette of deeply cut leaves of 10 cm. Spicy flavor.

Perennial 60 cm to 1 m high. Medicinal plant native to North America with large, numerous flowers, like a daisy but with drooping pink petals and a brown heart. Flowering from the summer of the 2nd year. Sow in spring in the nursery after placing the bag for 1 month in the refrigerator for more regular emergence. Transplant 50 cm in all directions. Very resistant to drought.

Selection by Brigitte von Wistinghausen for the Kultursaat association (1992) from a Swiss variety already selected by Illmar Randuja, pioneer of biodynamic selection, in the 1980s. Variety very resistant to cold, for autumn and winter sowing. early spring. The selection focused on the food and taste value. The dark green, broad, ample and thick leaves give a very good yield.

Large bushy plant with light foliage and yellow flowers in very melliferous umbels. Sweet and anise flavor. The magnificent caterpillar of the equally magnificent swallowtail butterfly grows there.

Sweet early summer fennel

An early variety with a flattened white bulb, oval section; resistant to premature seed growth. Suitable for all crops under cover or in the ground in spring and summer. Obtained Wädenswil in Switzerland.