Our 2025 EFN seed catalogue is now live! Featuring over 130 new varieties and over 640 total varieties, sourced from over 50 different growers from across the country. Huge thanks to all of our growers, volunteers, and to our stellar seed-house team in Minnesota! Each of you make this work possible.

Spilanthes

Spilanthes

$3.75 Sale

Acmella oleracea

Origin: Brazil

Improvement status: Cultivated wild material

Seeds per packet: ~100

Germination tested 11/2022: 91%

Life cycle: Annual or tender perennial

Also called "toothache plant" for its numbing qualities, this pretty plant from Brazil has loads of yellow and red pin-cushion- or thimble-looking flowers. Other names include "electric daisy" and "paracress." It is used medicinally not just for tooth pain, but for ulcers and other wound healing. It is anti-inflammatory and may help fight infections. It can cause excessive salivation, which may make it useful for cancer patients and others dealing with chronic dry mouth. Some eat the leaves as a vegetable, or simply to experience the powerful numbing — yet stimulating — properties of this amazing plant. In our experience, the fresh flowers are the strongest.

Our seed comes from Eileen Wallding and Nicholas Pandjiris at Whistle Down Farm in Hudson, NY.