2026 Boysenberry Flower Seeds Packet

$2.35

2025 Seed Prices

  • Order 1-95 assorted packets for $2.35 each
  • Order 96-499 assorted packets for $1.85 each
  • Order 500 or more assorted packets for $1.65 each

Boysenberry (Rubus ursinus × R. idaeus) is a flavorful hybrid bramble that blends the best traits of raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, and loganberries. It produces large, soft, dark reddish-purple berries bursting with rich, sweet-tart flavor—perfect for fresh eating, jam, pie, syrup, and juice. While growing from seed is slow and unreliable, propagation via cuttings or bare-root canes offers quicker, more dependable results. With full sun, fertile soil, sturdy support, and annual pruning, Boysenberries thrive and reward gardeners with abundant, delicious harvests. Their vigorous, trailing growth also makes them an excellent choice for edible landscaping.

SKU: SEBOYS
Barcode: 843458165248

Product Detail

Order in multiples of: 12

  • Year Designed: 2025
Quick Seed Overview
  • Plant Type: Perennial trailing bramble
  • Genus: Rubus
  • Species: Rubus ursinus × R. idaeus
  • Plant Height/Width: 4-6 feet tall / 3-5 feet wide
  • Season: Late Spring to Summer
  • Exposure: Full Sun
  • Difficulty: Moderate

Why Shido Seeds Are the Best

Our flower and vegetable seeds are beautifully packaged little packets of magic. Guaranteed to turn your garden into the envy of the neighborhood. Get your hands dirty and let nature simply do its thing.

Pro Tip

Focus on cane management: Carefully prune last season’s fruiting canes at soil level immediately post-harvest. Select only 5–7 healthy primocanes each spring, trim laterals to manage density, and train them on a two-wire trellis system. This structured approach ensures strong airflow, easier harvest access, better fruit yield, and containment of wander‑rooting canes.

Getting to know your Boysenberry

Boysenberries are large, deep maroon-purple, and super soft. So soft, in fact, that they’re hard to ship—making them a rare find in stores and a prized treasure for home gardeners. Their flavor is rich and layered: sweeter than a blackberry, juicier than a raspberry, with floral and wine-like notes that make pies, jams, and syrups sing.

In the garden, Boysenberries are vigorous growers. And by “vigorous,” we mean borderline unruly. They need trellising, pruning, and regular supervision to keep their thorny canes in check. But treat them right, and they’ll reward you with massive harvests in early summer.

They thrive in full sun with well-drained, slightly acidic soil, and love a good mulch to keep the roots cool. Be prepared to defend them from birds and berry bandits—they ripen fast and disappear faster.

Boysenberry is not here to be cute or convenient—it’s here to be unforgettable. Grow it if you like your fruit with edge, your plants with personality, and your harvests full of flavor and history.

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Growing Together with Shido

At Shido, everything we do starts with one goal: helping you have a truly successful growing experience. We know that planting seeds is just the beginning — your time, energy, and love for gardening are the real magic. That’s why we make sure the seeds you plant are fresh, full of life, and top-quality. When you choose Shido, you’re planting with confidence. We guarantee it.

Our mission is simple: bring you exceptional varieties of high-quality seeds at prices you’ll love, share detailed sowing and growing tips so you can thrive as a home gardener, and deliver the best customer service in the industry — with a smile.

Our Seed Safety Promise

We do not sell genetically modified seeds — ever. And we don’t use genetic engineering to breed new varieties. Instead, our skilled breeders use traditional, natural crossing methods to create hybrid seeds that are healthy, safe, and packed with potential.

Our Seed Quality Guarantee

At Shido, we believe great gardens start with great seeds — and that means quality comes first. Every seed lot we offer is ensure to generate top-notch germination because your garden deserves nothing less.

To keep our seeds at their peak, we run thorough pathology tests at trusted outside labs. When you open a Shido seed packet, you can trust it’s been nurtured, tested, and approved to give you strong, healthy plants from the very first sprout.

Types of Seeds We Offer

Hybrid Seeds (F1)

F1 hybrid seeds are the garden’s high achievers — created by crossing two specially chosen parent plants for superior vigor, uniformity, and performance. We use only traditional breeding methods to produce these powerhouse seeds.

Open-Pollinated & Heirloom Seeds

Our open-pollinated (OP) seeds naturally reproduce through wind, insects, water, or self-pollination. When grown in isolation, they produce true-to-type plants year after year.

Among our OP seeds are treasured heirloom varieties — old favorites that have been carefully passed down for generations. While OP plants can be less uniform than hybrids, we run our Open-Pollinated Project to select the most reliable, flavorful, and beautiful strains. Many are also available as certified organic seeds.

Non-GMO: What It Means and Why It Matters

GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) is created when scientists alter a plant’s DNA in a lab — often by inserting genes from completely unrelated species — to achieve certain traits, like pest resistance or herbicide tolerance. This is a far cry from natural plant breeding.

At Shido, we believe gardening should stay as close to nature as possible. All our seeds — whether hybrid, heirloom, organic, or open-pollinated — are Non-GMO. They’re bred using traditional methods that respect natural biodiversity, giving you safe, wholesome seeds that grow into plants just as nature intended.

When you plant Shido Non-GMO seeds, you’re choosing purity, sustainability, and peace of mind — along with a garden full of flavor, color, and beauty.

Vacuum-Sealed for Freshness — Good for 10 Years

Every Shido seed packet isvacuum-sealedto lock in freshness and protect your seeds from moisture, air, and pests. This careful packaging not only preserves their quality but also extends their shelf life dramatically. Stored properly in a cool, dry place, our seeds remain viable for up to10 years— so you can plant them now, next season, or even years down the road. Whether you’re planning a garden this spring or building a long-term seed stash, Shido seeds are ready when you are

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