Leaf Crops (Other)
General leaf crops are categorised into this section. These are plants mainly grown for specialty leaf and/or stem production. Please see the individual note for each variety, or consult a good local gardening book for specific cultivation information not covered in the Info Bar.
Arugula Runway
Eruca sativaVery attractive and fast growing variety of Rocket with distinctive protrusion, oak leaf..
R33.89
Corn Salad (Lamb's Lettuce)
Valerianella locusta Exceptionally well known European leaf crop, this is probably one of the sof..
R33.89
Corn Salad Louvier’s
Valerianella locustaAvailable for purchase from 1 July 2025 Corn Salad Louvier’s, also ..
R34.12
Dutch Corn Salad
Valerianella locustaA Dutch variety of corn salad with greeny oval leaves complimented by a mild and..
R33.89
Edible Chrysanthemum
Glebionis coronaria, formerly Chrysanthemum coronarium The edible Chrysant is a lovely addition t..
R33.89
Florida Broadleaf
Brassica juncea A real pleasure to grow. It’s one of those point and shoot crops, it does well ..
R33.89
Garden Cress
Lepidium sativumA fast growing leafy vegetable which is normally used as a garnish, on sandwiches, i..
R33.89
Green Wave Mustard
Brassica juncea A very high-yielding mustard. Leaves are heavily curled, frilled, and bright gree..
R33.89
Marog (Green)
Amaranthus cruentas A very well-known traditional food that is cooked and used as spinach by many..
R33.89
Mesclun Mix
Mixed Species A traditional French mix of various leaf crops specifically chosen for salads. With..
R33.89
Orach Red Flash
Atriplex hortensisRed Flash Orach is also commonly called Red Mountain Spinach. These stunning, brig..
R33.89
Osaka Purple Mustard
Brassica juncea This mustard green (if you can call it green!) is a real stunner. The deep red/pu..
R33.89
Rape Giant Essex
Brassica rapa The original Canola oil plant, before the GM crowd started to infect the seed. Th..
R33.89
Rape Hobson
Brassica napusHobson Rape is an improved version of Giant Essex Rape. A high yielding, fast growing ..
R33.89
Red Vein Sorrel
Rumex sanguineusA beauty of a leaf. Stunning pointy light green leaves with deep red veins with a di..
R36.32
Rocket (Arugula)
Eruca sativa Rocket is a lovely addition to a garden salad, with its own unique spicy flavour. Qu..
R33.89
Rocket Wild Sylvetta
Diplotaxis tenuifolia A slower growing rocket compared to Arugula, also a bit smaller. What this ..
R33.89
Scarlet Red Tatsoi
Brassica rapaThese extraordinary, deep-red, oval leaves have a mild flavour – they are superb raw in..
R33.89
Victoria Rhubarb
Rheum rhabarbarum Created in 1837 by Joseph Myatt of Deptford, and named after Queen Victoria. Rh..
R33.89
Water Spinach
Ipomea aquaticaAnother first by Livingseeds to the South African food gardening community, and anoth..
R41.40
Specials
Aji Magyor
Capsicum baccatumThis is a very rare chilli from Hungary. The pretty yellow and white flowers make f..
R27.37 R31.48
Aji Norteno
Capsicum baccatumA rare chilli originating from the northern coastal valleys of Peru.The plants prod..
R27.37 R31.48
American Tondo
Cucurbita pepoVines produce small to medium sized ornamental squashes ranging in weight from 2Kgs to..
R29.46 R33.90
Ananas Noire
Solanum lycopersicumA stunning open-pollinated tomato developed by Belgian horticulturist Pascal Mor..
R29.67 R34.12
Antillais Caribbean
Capsicum chinenseThis is a rare habanero type chilli, thought to originate from the Yucatan peninsu..
R27.37 R31.48
Azoychka
Solanum lycopersicumA Russian heirloom bred by hobby gardener Valentina Petrovna Kruglova and found ..
R29.67 R34.12
Blue Gold Berries
Solanum lycopersicumSuper sweet and very low acid for a cherry tomato. These unique tomatoes develop..
R27.72 R31.87
Brasileira 3 Lobos
Capsicum baccatum A 3-sided Heirloom chilli from Brazil. The fruits mature from green to yellow and ..
R27.37 R31.48
Bush Hog
Cucumis sativus Short compact plants that produce generous amounts of small oval shaped and sligh..
R31.58 R36.32
Chocolate Lantern
Capsicum ChinenseA cross between Chocolate Fatalii and Hot Red Paper Lantern. These peppers are high..
R27.37 R31.48
Epicure
Phaseolus vulgaris Epicure is a pole/climbing bean, that is believed to have originated out of th..
R28.82 R33.14
Filius Blue
Capsicum annuumNow this is a stunning little pepper. The plants are small and squat, grow exceptiona..
R27.37 R31.48
Good Mother Stallard
Phaseolus vulgarusWhat a wonderful bean to add to your collection! This highly productive bean makes..
R28.82 R33.14
Greek Pole
Phaselous vulgarisAnother bean variety gifted to us by Alan Reynolds. Years ago he gave us one or t..
R28.82 R33.14
Green Fingers
Solanum melongenaA prolific producer of green finger-like brinjals that have a thin and tender skin ..
R31.36 R36.06
Herrenbohnl Gentleman's Little Bean
Phaseolus vulgarisA very rare bean that was gifted to Livingseeds a few years ago. It has taken a wh..
R28.82 R33.14
Hidasta Red
Phaselous vulgarisAn heirloom bean variety native to the American tribe, Hidasta of the Missouri Riv..
R28.82 R33.14
Hill Country Red Okra
Abelmoschus esculentusThis Texan heirloom is said to have originated from the Texas Hill Country in ..
R29.47 R33.90
Iroquois Melon
Cucumis melo Developed by Dr. Henry Munger of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. This variet..
R27.37 R31.48
Marvel of Nictaux
Phaseolus vulgaris A pole bean variety that got its name from Nictaux, a town in Nova Scotia Cana..
R28.82 R33.14