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Pink Honeysuckle
Prices start at : 4.29 USD / each

It is quite hardy, disease-resistant, and gives year round beauty. Quite hardy and disease resistant. The flowers have same fragrance as honeysuckle vines. You can't beat this radiant pink Honeysuckle for a tall screen of background hedge.
  • Season Color: Spring, Summer
  • Max Height (feet): 10
  • Spread: 6-8'
  • Zones: 4-9
  • Genus: Lonicera tatarica
Illinois
Chicago
Globe Thistle, Southern Globethistle Echinops ritro
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

It is native to Europe and western Asia . Blooms late summer to early fall. * If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 36,346
  • Germination: 91%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 36
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Common Name: Globe Thistle, Southern Globethistle
  • Family: Asteraceae
Illinois
Chicago
Dense Blazing Star Liatris spicata Floristan White
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars). Excellent for attracting birds and butterflies. * This is the white flowering form. * Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 152,000
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 16
  • Collection Locale: NY
  • Lot#: 9401
  • Height: 2 feet
  • Common Name: Dense Blazing Star
Illinois
Chicago
French Marigold Tagetes patula
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

About 35 kilos of oil can be extracted from 1 hectare of the plant (yielding 2,500 kilos of flowers and 25,000 kilos of herbage). The growing plant repels whitefly and can be grown near tomatoes to keep that crop free of the insect.

99%

    • Purity: 99%
    • Family: Asteraceae
    • Quantity: 1.48 lb
    • Crop Year: 2018
    • Germination: 99%
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Devil\'s Bit Scabious, Devilsbit Succisa pratensis
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    It also grows on damper ground . It differs from other similar species in that it has 4 lobed flowers, whereas Small Scabious and Field scabious have 5 lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family .
    • Collection Locale: Hungary
    • Height: 12-16 inches
    • Botanical Name: Succisa pratensis
    • Common Name: Devil's Bit Scabious, Devilsbit
    • Seeds Per Pound: 322,340
    • Germination: 91%
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Rose of Sharon Hedge
    Prices start at : 5.29 USD / each

    Mixed colors only. Order today and receive strong healthy 1-2' one year old shrubs. These hardy, erect-branching shrubs will grow 5-10' tall for an informal privacy screen or can be trimmed for a neat, colorful hedge.
    • Season Color: Summer
    • Genus: Hibiscus syriacus
    • Deer Resistant: Yes
    • Zones: 5-9
    • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Twoleaf Senna, Twin-leaf Senna Senna roemeriana
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters. * This attractive perennial maintains a neat mound shape and grows 1-2 ft. Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from...
    • Crop Year: 1997
    • Height: 1-2 feet
    • Purity: 96%
    • Germination: 91%
    • Genus: Senna
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 85
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Dense Blazing Star Liatris spicata Floristan White
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars). Excellent for attracting birds and butterflies. * This is the white flowering form. * Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is...
    • Height: 2 feet
    • Family: Asteraceae
    • Cultivar: Floristan White
    • Lot#: 9401
    • Genus: Liatris
    • Germination Test Type: Cut
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Red Drumstick Primrose, Red Drumstick Primula Primula denticulata Red
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Primula denticulata , commonly known as Drumstick primrose or the Himalayan Primrose is a species of primrose that is native to moist alpine regions and Afghanistan to China . * This is the red flowered form.
    • Seeds Per Pound: 7,500,000
    • Botanical Name: Primula denticulata Red
    • Crop Year: 2000
    • Purity: 98%
    • Lot#: 0001
    • Height: 8-12 inches
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Rose of Sharon Hedge
    Prices start at : 5.49 USD / each

    Rose of Sharon Hedge is a practical, lovely frame for your landscape. These hardy plants are welcome in any landscape. Order today and receive strong healthy 2 1/2 - 4' one year old shrubs.
    • Season Color: Summer
    • Spread: 5-10'
    • Colors: Lavender, Pink, Red, White
    • Deer Resistant: Yes
    • Genus: Hibiscus syriacus
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Sweet Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
    Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

    It grows well in sandy soils and is drought tolerant once established. * Fennel is used as a flavoring in some natural toothpastes. * On account of its aromatic properties, fennel fruit forms one of the ingredients of the well-known compound liquorice...
    • Quantity: 1.04 lb
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Germination: 91%
    • Genus: Foeniculum
    • Botanical Name: Foeniculum vulgare
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 85
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Black-Eyed Susan
    Prices start at : 6.99 USD / each

    Great cut flower. Drought tolerant, attracts butterflies and hummbingbirds, for a rain garden. Black-eyed Susans are ideal for sunny borders, along walls, by driveways or as a focal point in perennial bed.
    • Season Color: Summer
    • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
    • Max Height (feet): 3
    • Zones: 3-9
    • Spread: 18-24"
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Yellowbells, Yellow Trumpetbush Tecoma stans
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    The plant produces pods containing yellow seeds with papery wings. Yellow Trumpetbush is a ruderal species , readily colonizing disturbed, rocky, sandy , and cleared land and occasionally becoming an invasive weed The leaves and roots of the plant contain...
    • Botanical Name: Tecoma stans
    • Common Name: Yellowbells, Yellow Trumpetbush
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Family: Bignoniaceae
    • Species: stans
    • Germination: 31%
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Firefly Heather
    Prices start at : 9.99 USD / each

    Firefly Heather has been awarded a winner of Britains prestigious Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit. Grows 18-24'' tall and wide. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Firefly's intensely colored tiny evergreen leaves that cover the stems of...
    • Deer Resistant: Yes
    • Genus: Calluna vulgaris 'Firefly'
    • Season Color: Summer
    • Colors: Pink, Yellow
    • Max Height (feet): 2
    Illinois
    Chicago
    White Katie Dwarf Ruellia, Dwarf Mexican Petunia, Desert Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells, Florida Bluebells
    Prices start at : 6.99 USD

    This durable perennial makes a great border, groundcover, or makes a great addition to containers. If your Dwarf Mexican Petunias get too tall or leggy just cut them back to a few inches above the ground and they will quickly regrow and soon return to...
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    • Grows To: 6-12"H x 8-12"W
    • Salt Tolerance: Slight
    • Soil & Moisture: Average to moist soils for the best flowering, moderately drought resistant once well-established.
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Fly Honeysuckle, Dwarf Honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Lonicera xylosteum , commonly known as Fly honeysuckle , European Fly Honeysuckle , Dwarf Honeysuckle or Fly Woodbine is a deciduous shrub. It is one of two honeysuckles native to Britain, the other being the Common Honeysuckle ( Lonicera periclymenum...
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Collection Locale: Holland
    • Seeds Per Pound: 113,500
    • Quantity: 0.24 lb
    • Common Name: Fly Honeysuckle, Dwarf Honeysuckle
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Major Wheeler Native Coral Honeysuckle
    Prices start at : 12.99 USD

    This is an excellent twining vine for a fences, trellises, or latticework. Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. For more information see our Coral Honeysuckle Growing Guide . Considered by many to be the best of the red flowered Coral Honeysuckles.
    • Salt Tolerance: Poor
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • Native To / Origin: US - Patricia Wheeler, found along the coast of NC
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
    • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Columnar Buckthorn, Tallhedge Frangula alnus - Rhamnus frangula Columnaris
    Price : CALL

    * This variety is upright growing, very columnar. * Plants can be grown as an informal (untrimmed) hedge, though they are also amenable to trimming. The cultivar 'Tallhedge (syn 'Columnaris') is very suitable for this purpose.
    • Botanical Name: Frangula alnus
    • Height: 20ft
    • Family: Rhamnaceae
    • Common Name: Columnar Buckthorn, Tallhedge
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Lecompte Blue Chaste Tree, Vitex, Monk\'s Pepper Tree
    Prices start at : 9.99 USD

    These durable and easily grown shrubs are basically pest and disease free, are deer resistant, and are moderately salt tolerant. Vitex are great for summer color and their large spikes of colorful flowers attract butterflies and bees.
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    • Grows To: 15'H x 15'W
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
    • Native To / Origin: US - Nacogdoches, TX - Greg Grant
    Illinois
    Chicago
    3-N-1 Butterfly Bush
    Prices start at : 7.49 USD / each

    Outstanding when planted in full sun. Great cut flower. Drought and deer resistant. Butterfly Bush is a must for every late summer perennial garden. Grows 4-8' tall. Aptly named, the butterfly bush attracts loads of butterflies and is also a favorite...
    • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
    • Season Color: Summer
    • Max Height (feet): 8
    • Colors: Mixed, Purple, Red, White
    • Deer Resistant: Yes
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Miss Violet Butterfly Bush, Buddleja
    Prices start at : 12.99 USD

    Buddleias can grow to become large shrub-like perennials in mild climates but most grow as herbaceous perennials in zone 6 and colder. Photo courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com
    • Salt Tolerance: Slight
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    • Native To / Origin: US Gardens- JC Raulston, NCSU, Dr. Dennis Werner
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Chinese Flowering Quince, Flowering Quince Chaenomeles speciosa
    Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

    It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is frequently used as an informal low hedge. Numerous cultivars with flowers in shades of white, pink and red have been selected. * A decidious Shrub growing to 3 m (9ft) by 5 m (16ft).
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 33
    • Seeds Per Pound: 7,718
    • Purity: 99%
    • Germination: 98%
    • Family: Rosaceae
    • Height: 8-9 feet
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    It is a perennial plant growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers from early summer to early fall. Its main use in present day herbalism is for relieving the pain and inflammation of pleurisy.
    • Height: 1-3 feet
    • Quantity: 1.8 lb
    • Crop Year: 1995
    • Genus: Asclepias
    • Seeds Per Pound: 85,352
    • Common Name: Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Hungarian Lilac Syringa josikaea
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Syringa josikaea ( Hungarian Lilac ) is a species of Lilac , native to central and eastern Europe , in the Carpathian Mountains in Hungary , Romania , and western Ukraine . * A good hedging plant, it is very tolerant of trimming.
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    • Germination: 91%
    • Purity: 99%
    • Common Name: Hungarian Lilac
    • Genus: Syringa
    • Height: 6-12 feet
    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. 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 .
    • Lot#: 050847
    • Common Name: Lance Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed
    • Seeds Per Pound: 158,900
    • Germination Test Type: Actual
    • Genus: Coreopsis
    • Cultivar: Sunburst
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Chinese Redbud, Smooth Redbud, Yunnan Redbud Cercis glabra - Cercis funiushanensis , Cercis pubescens , Cercis yunnanensis
    Price : CALL

    Bark and branchlets grayish black. Trunk to 30 cm d.b.h. or more. * Trees, 6-20 m tall. Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.
    • Botanical Name: Cercis glabra
    • Species: glabra
    • Family: LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    Illinois
    Chicago
    Dwarf Mouse-Eared Coreopsis, Dwarf Lobed Tickseed
    Prices start at : 7.99 USD

    An evergreen perennial that slowly develops into a 6-9" high slowly spreading stoloniferous groundcover. 1-1/2" bright orange-yellow daisies top this diminutive and durable dwarf Coreopsis in late spring and early summer.
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    • Native To / Origin: US - Eastern
    • Grows To: 6-9''H x 10-12''W
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
    Illinois
    Chicago
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