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Upright Prairie Coneflower Ratibida columnifera     - Ratibida columnaris
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* It inhabits prairies , plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico . * Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 216
  • Common Name: Upright Prairie Coneflower
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Botanical Name: Ratibida columnifera
  • Species: columnifera
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Iowa
Catmint
Prices start at : 5.00 USD / each

Attract both butterflies and hummingbirds with their delightful scent. Pretty lavender-blue flowers bloom all the way through summer. Aromatic gray-green foliage. Plant in full sun.
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Genus: Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low'
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Zones: 3-8
  • Max Height (feet): 3
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White Lobelia, Great White Blue Lobelia, White Cardinal Flower Lobelia siphilitica  Alba
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots were secretly added to the food of an arguing couple then this would avert a divorce and they would love each other again.
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Collection Locale: England
  • Botanical Name: Lobelia siphilitica Alba
  • Family: Campanulaceae
  • Purity: 95%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 15,000,000
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Arizona Sun Dwarf Gaillardia
Prices start at : 6.49 USD / each

Winner of the prestigous 2005 Fleuroselect Gold Medal! Plant 10'' apart in full to part sun. Highly drought tolerant. Blooms from early summer into fall! Enjoy masses of 3'' orange-red blooms tipped with yellow.
  • Max Height (feet): 12-16"
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Spread: 10-12''
  • Genus: Gaillardia aristata 'Arizona Sun'
  • Season Color: Summer
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Sweet William
Prices start at : 3.99 USD / each

Sweet William blooms in early summer with flowers that have a sassy, spicy fragrance. Mixed colors only. Sweet William is a popular favorite because this perennial has large clusters of small blooms that come in striking colors of red, pink, white, and...
  • Max Height (feet): 6-8"
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Genus: Dianthus barbatus
  • Zones: 3-9
  • Season Color: Spring, Summer
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Iowa
Maryland Senna, Wild Senna Senna marilandica     - Cassia marilandica
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Both are dried for later use. They are best used with Foeniculum vulgare seeds in order to counteract a tendency to cause gripe. The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed as a treatment for sore throats.
  • Genus: Senna
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 4-6ft
  • Collection Locale: Minnesota
  • Botanical Name: Senna marilandica
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Iowa
Amur Mountain Ash Sorbus pohuashanensis
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

A fast-growing tree, especially in its first few years from seed. Tolerates light shade, though it fruits better in a sunny position. * Succeeds in most reasonably good soils in an open sunny position.
  • Family: ROSACEAE
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 67
  • Genus: Sorbus
  • Height: 20-40ft
  • Botanical Name: Sorbus pohuashanensis
  • Crop Year: 2010
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Iowa
Dill Anethum graveolens
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* The leaves lose their flavour if the are cooked for any length of time and so are best used raw or added to cooked dishes only a few minutes before the cooking is complete. * Depending on where it is grown, is either a perennial or annual herb.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 206
  • Quantity: 4.38 lb
  • Family: Apiaceae
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Germination: 83%
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Iowa
Dense Blazing Star Liatris spicata   Floristan White
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It is also used in treating kidney diseases. * This is the white flowering form. It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars). * Liatris spicata , the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather , is an...
  • Collection Locale: NY
  • Common Name: Dense Blazing Star
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Botanical Name: Liatris spicata Floristan White
  • Crop Year: 1994
  • Purity: 75%
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Iowa
Bush\'s Yellow Coneflower, Ozark Coneflower, Yellow Purple Cone Flower
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Paradoxa , is a taprooted native that is typically found in or near the shallow soils of rocky glades and prairies as well as near balds in the rounded, aging Ozark Mountains of Arkansas and Missouri.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8
  • Fertilizing: Spring - midsummer.
  • Native To / Origin: US - Mainly S Central Missouri and N Arkansas
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Grows To: 2-3'H x 1-1-1/2'W
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Yellow Cone Flower, Bush\'s Purple Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower Echinacea paradoxa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Flower stalks are sturdy and straight, with solitary terminal flowers, and are smooth or slightly hairy. * The yellow rays are strongly downturned and the disk is dark brown. Echinacea paradoxa is native to Missouri , Arkansas , Oklahoma , and Texas ,...
  • Common Name: Yellow Cone Flower, Bush's Purple Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower
  • Genus: Echinacea
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 43
  • Lot#: 9701
  • Collection Locale: AR
  • Quantity: 0.15 lb
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Iowa
Torpedo Cuphea, Giant Bat Face Cuphea, Batface
Prices start at : 6.99 USD

Flowers from late spring to frost and is adored by Hummingbirds. A larger flowering form of the common Batface Cuphea which produces 1-1/2" long red tubular blooms that end with a purple bat-like face that is accented by the bright red 'ears'.
  • Deer Resistance: May Be Severely Browsed
  • Grows To: 18-24''H x 24-30''W
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Indoor Light: ,
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Sanguin Purple Cone Flower, coneflower
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Seeds for these plants were locally collected. This is considered to be the Southernmost of the Echinaceas making it an excellent addition to the perennial garden. Flowers begin in May and may continue through August.
  • Grows To: 12-24''H x 12''W
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9
  • pH Range: Acidic, Slightly Acidic
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Iowa
Chinese Redbud, Smooth Redbud, Yunnan Redbud Cercis glabra     - Cercis funiushanensis    , Cercis pubescens    , Cercis yunnanensis
Price : CALL

Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang. Petiole 2-4.5 cm; leaf blade often purplish red when young, greenish when mature, cordate or triangular-orbicular, * Open or dense forests, mountain slopes, along...
  • Botanical Name: Cercis glabra
  • Species: glabra
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Height: 15-30 feet
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Iowa
Lo\' & Beholdtm Pink Micro Chip Butterfly Bush, Buddleja
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

Lo' and Beholdtm Pink Micro Chip is a sterile selection so it does not spend its energy producing seed but instead produces an endless display of nectar rich flowers. Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained soils, with average moisture. Does not tolerate wet feet / poor drainage but are otherwise fairly adaptable.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
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Iowa
May Pop Passion Flower, Passion Vine, Passionflower
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

To learn more see the Passionfruit datasheet by Purdue Horticulture: https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/passionfruit.html#Varieties The Maypop is also known as: Purple Passionflower, Purple Passionvine, and Apricot Vine.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 6,7,8,9,10,11
  • Container Size: 2.25 inch T / 9.7 fl.oz. / 287 ml
  • Grows To: 15-20'H
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist to somewhat dry soils.
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Sweet Fennel Foeniculum vulgare
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

The plants are very tolerant of disturbance, we have found divisions to take well at any time of the year, though these divisions are never as good as seed-sown plants. In many gardens it self sows freely.
  • Germination: 91%
  • Species: vulgare
  • Height: 5-7 feet
  • Seeds Per Pound: 85,660
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Purity: 99%
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Iowa
Yellow Cone Flower, Bush\'s Purple Coneflower, Yellow Coneflower Echinacea paradoxa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Flower stalks are sturdy and straight, with solitary terminal flowers, and are smooth or slightly hairy. * The yellow rays are strongly downturned and the disk is dark brown. Echinacea paradoxa is native to Missouri , Arkansas , Oklahoma , and Texas ,...
  • Crop Year: 1997
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Genus: Echinacea
  • Germination: 91%
  • Botanical Name: Echinacea paradoxa
  • Seeds Per Pound: 88,076
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Iowa
Flat-Top Goldenrod, Shiny Goldenrod
Prices start at : 6.99 USD

Flat-Top or Shiny Goldenrod provides a perfect landing platform for pollinators while they enjoy its rich nectar and pollen. Flat-Top Goldenrod is found most commonly throughout the western portions of Louisiana and intermittently in east Texas generally...
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Grows To: 18-30"H x 12-18"W
  • Deer Resistance: Moderate to High
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Native To / Origin: US- mainly west LA and east TX but also into AR and MS
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Chinese Flowering Quince, Flowering Quince Chaenomeles speciosa
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* A constituent of its extract has been found to be an effective and selective dopamine reuptake inhibitor. Numerous cultivars with flowers in shades of white, pink and red have been selected.
  • Species: speciosa
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 33
  • Botanical Name: Chaenomeles speciosa
  • Germination: 98%
  • Common Name: Chinese Flowering Quince, Flowering Quince
  • Genus: Chaenomeles
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Mexican Hat, Grey Headed Coneflower, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Red Hats
Prices start at : 5.99 USD

The relaxed petals surround a tall central cone of each daisy-like flower.Finely textured blue-gray foliage on a plant that becomes more dense with age.Blooms from late spring through summer.
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Native To / Origin: N America
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
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Almost Eden\'s Purple Lace Sky Flower
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Duranta's are tropical to subtropical evergreen shrubs but can easily be trained into medium-sized tree standards. Interestingly this is another plant, along with Porterweed, that I consistently find when visiting butterfly conservatories.
  • Grows To: 4-6'H x 4'W (8-10'H x 10-15' in mild climates)
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9,10,11
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained, fertile soils.
  • Deer Resistance: Not Normally Bothered
  • Native To / Origin: US - FL, Brazil
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Sneezewort, Sneezeweed Achillea ptarmica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * So called because the roots were once ground for snuff.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 880,760
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Botanical Name: Achillea ptarmica
  • Purity: 98%
  • Species: ptarmica
  • Height: 2-3 feet
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Augusta Duelberg Mealycup Sage
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Augusta Duelberg Mealycup Sage is larger growing than the ones found at most nurseries and will top out at about 30"H and wide. If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent...
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sunny
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9,10,11
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Iowa
Raspberry Wine Bee Balm, Monarda, Oswego Tea, Bergamot
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

The tubular, nectar rich flowers of Monardas attract a variety of pollinators including hummingbirds, butterflies, and some bees. Raspberry Wine Monarda is a disease resistant selection with strongly fragrant, deer and rabbit resistant foliage that can...
  • Soil & Moisture: Evenly moist, well-drained, moderately fertile soils.
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 2-3'W, space about 12-18" apart
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - Darrell Probost of Hubbardston, MA - 1992
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Goldstrum Black-Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia
Prices start at : 5.99 USD

This is an easy, durable, and reliable drought tolerant and deer resistant perennial for any sunny border. Excellent for butterflies and the birds will enjoy the seedheads in winter.
  • Grows To: 12''H x 12-18''W (Flower stalks 2'H)
  • Native To / Origin: US - Eastern & Central
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 3,4,5,6,7,9
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
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Iowa
Narrow-Leaved Mountainmint, Slender Mountain Mint
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

A good choice for a minty tea. This tough low native seems to remain where you put it creating a clump forming perennial that is fairly tough and durable. Tolerant of wet and dry soil conditions.
  • Deer Resistance: Not Normally Bothered
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9
  • Native To / Origin: US- Eastern and South Central
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