🇨🇳 China Seed Collection Traditional Chinese crops for teas, stir-fries, and healing cuisine. A garden steeped in culture and flavor.

Celebrate the rich traditions of Chinese cuisine, herbal wisdom, and cultural heritage with this curated collection of 7 classic heirloom seeds. Each plant has been carefully selected for its culinary significance, historical roots, and symbolic meaning in Chinese culture. From hearty vegetables that have sustained families for centuries to herbs steeped in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and folklore, this collection allows you to grow an authentic Chinese garden right at home.

Includes reusable plant markers and breathable mesh starter pots to give your heirloom garden the perfect start.

🌿 What’s Inside the Chinese Heritage Seed Collection

1️⃣ Asian Yardlong Bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) – 15+ Seeds

🌱 Type: Legume
🥢 Uses: Stir-fries, soups, fermented dishes
✨ Notes: Extra-long pods (up to 30”), fast-growing and highly productive in heat
🎎 Cultural Significance: A summer staple across southern China, the long pods symbolize longevity and prosperity.

2️⃣ Pak Choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) – 50+ Seeds

🌱 Type: Leafy green
🥢 Uses: Stir-fries, broths, noodle dishes, pickles
✨ Notes: Tender white stalks with crisp, mild flavor and dark leafy tops
🎎 Cultural Significance: A centuries-old staple of Chinese home gardens, bok choy also carries healing qualities in TCM, balancing yin energy and supporting digestion.

3️⃣ Chinese Pink Celery (Apium graveolens var. secalinum) – 100+ Seeds

🌱 Type: Herb/vegetable
🥢 Uses: Stir-fries, soups, dumpling fillings
✨ Notes: Slimmer, more aromatic than Western celery, with a fragrant punch
🎎 Cultural Significance: Valued not just for flavor but also symbolism—celery is linked with diligence and persistence in Chinese tradition.

4️⃣ Giant Wax Gourd (Benincasa hispida) – 10+ Seeds

🌱 Type: Gourd
🥢 Uses: Stews, soups (notably winter melon soup), stir-fries, candied for festivals
✨ Notes: Produces massive fruits with a waxy coating that can store for months
🎎 Cultural Significance: Considered a cooling yin food in TCM, wax gourd is consumed in the hot summer months to restore balance. Its use in celebratory dishes ties it deeply to Chinese festivals.

5️⃣ Beka Santoh Chinese Cabbage – 50+ Seeds

🌱 Type: Leafy vegetable
🥢 Uses: Stir-fries, dumplings, pickling (kimchi-style or suan cai)
✨ Notes: Tender and versatile, producing abundant leaves with a mild, sweet flavor
🎎 Cultural Significance: A garden essential across East Asia, Chinese cabbage has long been a symbol of prosperity, family unity, and nourishment.

6️⃣ Red Striped Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) – 100+ Seeds

🌱 Type: Leafy green
🥢 Uses: Soups, stir-fries, herbal teas
✨ Notes: Stunning red-purple leaves, rich in nutrients like iron and calcium
🎎 Cultural Significance: A traditional summer green with medicinal properties. Red symbolizes luck, vitality, and ancestral honor in Chinese culture.

7️⃣ He Shi Ko Bunching Onion – 75+ Seeds

🌱 Type: Allium (perennial onion)
🥢 Uses: Scallion pancakes, noodle toppings, stir-fries, soups
✨ Notes: Mild, non-bulbing onion that produces flavorful green stalks year after year
🎎 Cultural Significance: Onions in Chinese cooking represent endurance and renewal—a humble but vital ingredient that flavors countless traditional dishes.

🌏 Why Choose the Chinese Heritage Seed Collection?

✔ Authentic Flavors of China – Grow the same vegetables, herbs, and staples used in Chinese kitchens for generations.
✔ Cultural Connection – Each seed carries not only taste but symbolic meaning and ancestral significance.
✔ Heirloom & Non-GMO – Sustainably sourced, open-pollinated seeds for purity and tradition.
✔ Health & Longevity – Many of these plants align with Traditional Chinese Medicine principles, balancing body energy and supporting vitality.
✔ Perfect for Food Lovers – Whether you’re cooking stir-fries, dumplings, or soups, these varieties bring true flavor depth.
✔ Educational & Meaningful – A beautiful way to teach younger generations about Chinese culture, gardening, and food heritage.

🌱 Create Your Own Chinese Garden of Tradition 🌸

With the Chinese Heritage Seed Collection, you’re not just planting vegetables, you’re cultivating a living connection to history, culture, and the deep symbolism of Chinese foodways. Whether you dream of harvesting yardlong beans that symbolize long life, simmering wax gourd soup for summer balance, or cooking fragrant stir-fries with bok choy and scallions, this collection helps you grow a garden that nourishes body, spirit, and tradition.

Bring the flavors of China to your backyard and enjoy the beauty, health, and cultural richness these plants provide. 🌿🥢✨