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Tree Tobacco Nicotiana glauca
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

An infusion of the leaves has been used as a steam bath in the treatment of rheumatism. Plants can survive the winter outdoors in the milder parts of Britain, though they usually act as herbaceous perennials in such conditions.
  • Height: 6-8 feet
  • Seeds Per Pound: 7,080,000
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Botanical Name: Nicotiana glauca
  • Germination: 40%
  • Quantity: 0.03 lb
Illinois
Chicago
Columnar Buckthorn, Tallhedge Frangula alnus     - Rhamnus frangula   Columnaris
Price : CALL

The cultivar 'Tallhedge (syn 'Columnaris') is very suitable for this purpose. * Plants can be grown as an informal (untrimmed) hedge, though they are also amenable to trimming. * This variety is upright growing, very columnar.
  • Species: alnus
  • Botanical Name: Frangula alnus
  • Genus: Frangula
  • Family: Rhamnaceae
Illinois
Chicago
Lanceleaf Tickseed, Lance Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico . * The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed).
  • Quantity: 1.97 lb
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Species: lanceolata
  • Height: 3 feet
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Genus: Coreopsis
Illinois
Chicago
Cocky\'s Tongue Templetonia retusa
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

The genus is named in honour of John Templeton, an Irish naturalist and botanist. * Templetonia is a dryland shrub that grows 3-7 feet tall. It is covered in red flowers in the winter and spring.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 15,890
  • Height: 3-7 feet
  • Quantity: 0.04 lb
  • Family: Leguminosae
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 17
Illinois
Chicago
Red Mulberry, American Mulberry Morus rubra
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* Fruits are red turning dark purple, birds love them; more open and irregular than M. * Morus rubra , commonly known as the Red Mulberry , is a species of mulberry native to eastern North America , from northernmost Ontario and Vermont south to southern...
  • Genus: Morus
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 70
  • Purity: 98%
  • Quantity: 0.98 lb
  • Family: Moraceae
  • Height: 30-60 feet
Illinois
Chicago
Running-postman, Scarlet Runner Kennedia prostrata
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

These are followed by cylindrical pods that are 3 to 5 cm in length. * Kennedia prostrata, commonly known as Running Postman or Scarlet Runner, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to Australia.
  • Quantity: 0.04 lb
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 5 feet
  • Species: prostrata
  • Genus: Kennedia
Illinois
Chicago
Lance Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed Coreopsis lanceolata   Sunburst
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer. * The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed). It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant.
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 70
  • Common Name: Lance Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Collection Locale: OR
Illinois
Chicago
Castor Bean Ricinus communis
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* A horticultural annual grown for it big palmate (roundish) leaves, up to 3' wide; full sun, adequate drainage; can become a 40' tree in tropical areas. * The whole plant is very poisonous, even one seed has been known to be lethal to children.
  • Collection Locale: Tanzania
  • Germination: 91%
  • Family: Euphorbiaceae
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Height: 5-40 feet
  • Seeds Per Pound: 692
Illinois
Chicago
New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* Garden Uses Shrub borders or native plant gardens. The leaves are gathered when the plant is in full bloom and are dried in the shade. * Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade.
  • Common Name: New Jersey Tea
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 47
  • Genus: Ceanothus
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Germination: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
Illinois
Chicago
Glossy Privet Ligustrum lucidum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Noxious weed in California * Chinese privet has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 1,000 years. Extracts of the plant show antitumour activity. The fruit is antibacterial, antiseptic, antitumour, cardiotonic, diuretic and tonic.
  • Botanical Name: Ligustrum lucidum
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Seeds Per Pound: 16,344
  • Genus: Ligustrum
Illinois
Chicago
Common Yarrow, Plumajillo Achillea millefolium     - Achillea lanulosa    , Achillea millefolium occidentalis   , Achillea occidentalis
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* The herb combines well with Sambucus nigra flowers (Elder) and Mentha x piperita vulgaris (Peppermint) for treating colds and influenza. * Yarrow has also been used as a food, and was very popular as a vegetable in the 17th century.
  • Quantity: 2.36 lb
  • Germination: 91%
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
Illinois
Chicago
Maryland Senna, Wild Senna Senna marilandica     - Cassia marilandica
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Both are dried for later use. * Senna marilandica , or Maryland Wild Senna , is a flowering plant in the United States . The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when fully ripe in the autumn.
  • Quantity: 3.96 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 52
  • Species: marilandica
  • Height: 4-6ft
  • Lot#: 9901
  • Germination: 99%
Illinois
Chicago
Golden Shower Cassia fistula
Price : CALL

In literature, it is closely associated with the Mullai (forest) region of Sangam landscape * It is the national tree of Thailand, and its flower is Thailand's national flower. It ranges from southern Pakistan eastward throughout India to Myanmar and...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Height: 30-60 feet
  • Botanical Name: Cassia fistula
Illinois
Chicago
Rem Red Amur Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii   Rem Red
Price : CALL

Therefore, it was heavily planted in the midwest and eastern US. * Rem Red Amur Honeysuckle was developed by the USDA Soil Conservation Service in the 1960's. It has since been determined to be very invasive and so is being eradicated many places.
  • Family: Caprifoliaceae
  • Common Name: Rem Red Amur Honeysuckle
  • Genus: Lonicera
  • Cultivar: Rem Red
Illinois
Chicago
Kamchatka Bugbane, Black Bugbane, Autumn Snakeroot CIMICIFUGA simplex
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* This perennial blooms late in the season and makes a great transition along shady edges.
  • Family: RANUNCULACEAE
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 61
  • Common Name: Kamchatka Bugbane, Black Bugbane, Autumn Snakeroot
  • Germination: 91%
  • Botanical Name: CIMICIFUGA simplex
  • Seeds Per Pound: 617,440
Illinois
Chicago
Semenov\'s Amur Maple, Turkestan Shrub Maple ACER tataricum semenovii
Price : CALL

* It has lovely red fall color. * Will grow on alkaline soils while withstanding climatic extremes; hot, cold and dry! * This small tree or shrub is well adapted to harsh conditions.
  • Subspecies: semenovii
  • Genus: ACER
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Botanical Name: ACER tataricum semenovii
  • Family: Sapindaceae
Illinois
Chicago
Pearl Bush, Sawtooth Pearlbush , Pearl Tree Exochorda serratifolia
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

'Northern Pearls' is a compact cultivar that grows to 6-8' tall and features racemes (3-5" long) of 5-petaled white flowers (to 2" diameter) which bloom in early spring. * This species of pearlbush is an early-blooming, upright deciduous shrub that is...
  • Height: 6-8ft
  • Botanical Name: Exochorda serratifolia
  • Crop Year: 1997
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Quantity: 1.54 lb
  • Lot#: 9701
Illinois
Chicago
Holly-leaved Mirabelia, Wedge-leaved Mirabelia Mirbelia dilatata
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

* Mirbelia is a plant genus belonging to the Fabaceae family. It is endemic to Australia, occurring in every mainland state except South Australia.
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Common Name: Holly-leaved Mirabelia, Wedge-leaved Mirabelia
  • Height: 3-5 feet
  • Collection Locale: Australia
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 98%
Illinois
Chicago
American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* American beautyberries produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat, thus distributing the seeds. * American Beautyberry ( Callicarpa americana ) is an open-habit, native shrub of the Southern United States which is often grown...
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Family: Verbenaceae
  • Collection Locale: LA
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Species: americana
  • Height: 6-8 feet
Illinois
Chicago
Pecan Carya illinoinensis  commercial varieties
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Trees are probably much hardier when grown in areas with hot summers. * The pecan (pronounced /p??k??n/ , /p??kaen/ , or /?pi?kaen/ ), Carya illinoinensis or illinoensis , is a species of hickory , native to south-central North America , in Mexico from...
  • Variety: commercial varieties
  • Germination: 98%
  • Height: 65-130 feet
  • Genus: Carya
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Collection Locale: Tennessee
Illinois
Chicago
Needle Juniper, Temple Juniper, Temple Juniper Juniperus rigida
Price : CALL

* The fruit can also be ground into a powder and used as a spice. A very ornamental plant. * Juniperus rigida (Temple Juniper) is a species of juniper, native to northern China, Korea, Japan, and the far southeast of Russia (Primorsky Krai), occurring...
  • Height: 20-30 feet
  • Common Name: Needle Juniper, Temple Juniper, Temple Juniper
  • Species: rigida
  • Botanical Name: Juniperus rigida
Illinois
Chicago
Mesquite, Honey Mesquite Prosopis glandulosa
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

The Cahuilla ate the blossoms and pods, which were ground into meal for cake. * Mesquite flour contains abundant protein and carbohydrates, and can be used in recipes as a substitute for wheat flour.
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 83%
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Common Name: Mesquite, Honey Mesquite
  • Purity: 99%
Illinois
Chicago
Tickseed, Largeflower Tickseed, Large-flowered Tickseed, Coreopsis Coreopsis grandiflora
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae. The common name is large-flowered tickseed.
  • Collection Locale: North Carolina
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 768
  • Purity: 98%
  • Genus: Coreopsis
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Family: Asteraceae
Illinois
Chicago
Chinese Plum Yew, Chinese Cowtail Pine, San Jian Shan Cephalotaxus fortunei
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Bark dark red-brown, peeling in strips. * In cultivation they tend to grow on a single stem that is often leaning and bare towards the bottom, but with dense foliage on the upper half.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: CEPHALOTAXACEAE
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,044
  • Genus: Cephalotaxus
Illinois
Chicago
Tree Tobacco Nicotiana glauca
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

An infusion of the leaves has been used as a steam bath in the treatment of rheumatism. Plants can survive the winter outdoors in the milder parts of Britain, though they usually act as herbaceous perennials in such conditions.
  • Botanical Name: Nicotiana glauca
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: Solanaceae
  • Height: 6-8 feet
  • Species: glauca
  • Quantity: 0.03 lb
Illinois
Chicago
Cedar Of Lebanon, Lebanon Cedar Cedrus libani
Price : CALL

They act to disinfect the respiratory tract. * The leaves and the wood are antiseptic and expectorant. * The Lebanon Cedar is an evergreen coniferous tree growing up to 40 m (130 ft) tall, with a trunk up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in diameter.
  • Common Name: Cedar Of Lebanon, Lebanon Cedar
  • Botanical Name: Cedrus libani
  • Germination: 83%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 6,810
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
Illinois
Chicago
Cloeziana Gum, Queensland Messmate, Gympie Messmate, Yellow Messmate, Dead Finish Eucalyptus cloeziana
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The bark is soft, flaky, tessellated, light brown or yellow-brown, where smooth, greyish white or yellowish above. * The tree reaches its best development in the Gympie region, where some magnificent forest trees attain heights near 60 metres.
  • Common Name: Cloeziana Gum, Queensland Messmate, Gympie Messmate, Yellow Messmate, Dead Finish
  • Height: 150 feet
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,162,240
  • Germination: 80%
  • Quantity: 0.85 lb
  • Species: cloeziana
Illinois
Chicago