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Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Price : CALL

It has been used to colour paper and maps. Mixed with gum arabic and limewater, it makes a green pigment used in watercolour painting. It was introduced to North America as an ornamental shrub in the early 1800s or perhaps before.
  • Family: Rhamnaceae
  • Genus: Rhamnus
  • Species: cathartica
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Royal Knight\'s-spur, Larkspur, White King Larkspur Consolida regalis  White King   - Delphinium consolida  White King
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* The roots grow into the soil up to a depth of 50 centimetres (20 in), so the plant can survive long periods of drought. Delphinium consolida ) is an annual plant in the Buttercup family Ranunculaceae .
  • Species: regalis
  • Germination: 74%
  • Botanical Name: Consolida regalis White King
  • Common Name: Royal Knight's-spur, Larkspur, White King Larkspur
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 62
  • Family: Ranunculaceae
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Yellow Flag, Pale Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Price : CALL

It is brown otherwise. * Iris pseudacorus is a species of Iris , native to Europe , western Asia and northwest Africa . A delicately scented essential oil, obtained from the roots, has been used to adulterate the oil of Acorus calamus.
  • Genus: Iris
  • Family: Iridaceae
  • Species: pseudacorus
  • Common Name: Yellow Flag, Pale Yellow Iris
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Punjab Sumac Rhus punjabensis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It attains a tallow-like consistency on standing and is used to make candles. * An oil is extracted from the seeds.
  • Species: punjabensis
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 74
  • Germination: 71%
  • Height: 40ft
  • Crop Year: 2001
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Stinging Nettle, Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

Only use young leaves (see the notes above on toxicity) and wear stout gloves when harvesting them to prevent being stung. Sowing time can be either in autumn or in spring. It is native to Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and western North America, and...
  • Common Name: Stinging Nettle, Common Nettle
  • Height: 3-4 feet
  • Purity: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Urtica dioica
  • Collection Locale: Holland
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,816,000
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Mountain Alder Alnus crispa     - Alnus viridis crispa
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Crispa, Mountain Alder). * Alnus viridis subsp. Northeastern North America, Greenland. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches by means of its nitrogen-fixing nodules, while not growing large enough to compete with...
  • Family: BETULACEAE
  • Quantity: 0.08 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 2
  • Collection Locale: Matagami, Quebec, Canada
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Species: crispa
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Mountain Mahogany, California Mountain Mahogany, Western Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The etymology of the species name derives from the Greek “kerkos”, from which the genus name root cerco derives, meaning "tail", referring to the tail-like appearance of the fruit; and carpus meaning "fruit": thus “fruit with tail”.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 14
  • Lot#: 9201
  • Family: ROSACEAE
  • Crop Year: 1992
  • Seeds Per Pound: 12,030
  • Purity: 60%
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Pin Cherry Prunus pensylvanica     - Prunus pennsylvanica
Price : CALL

* The Pin cherry or Fire cherry ( Prunus pensylvanica ) is a species in the genus Prunus . Small tree or shrub with horizontal branches; narrow, rounded, open crown; shiny red twigs; bitter, aromatic bark and foliage; and tiny red cherries.
  • Height: 15-50 feet
  • Species: pensylvanica
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Common Name: Pin Cherry
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Orange King Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis   Orange King
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

An edible yellow dye is obtained from the petals. * Fresh petals are chopped and added to salads. It is probably native to southern Europe though its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and may possibly be of garden origin.
  • Species: officinalis
  • Genus: Calendula
  • Cultivar: Orange King
  • Purity: 99%
  • Height: 18-24 inches
  • Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis Orange King
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Mahaleb Cherry Prunus mahaleb
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The species is grown as an ornamental tree for its strongly fragrant flowers. * Prunus mahaleb is a deciduous Tree growing to 9 m (29ft) by 9 m (29ft). It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Quantity: 271.77 lb
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Species: mahaleb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 4,994
  • Purity: 98%
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Common Borage, Borage Borago officinalis
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* In milder climates, borage will bloom continuously for most of the year. * They can be used as a pot-herb or be added to salads. * Borage , also known as starflower is an annual herb originating in Syria , but naturalized throughout the Mediterranean...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Purity: 99%
  • Collection Locale: Colorado
  • Genus: Borago
  • Quantity: 1.17 lb
  • Germination: 98%
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Indian Teasel, Fuller\'s Teasel, Cultivated Teasel Dipsacus sativus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* It differs from the wild type in having stouter, somewhat recurved spines on the seed heads. A homeopathic remedy is made from the flowering plant. The dried flower heads were attached to spindles, wheels, or cylinders, sometimes called teasel frames,...
  • Germination: 87%
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Genus: Dipsacus
  • Common Name: Indian Teasel, Fuller's Teasel, Cultivated Teasel
  • Height: 5-6 feet
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Chinese Sumac, Potanin Sumac Rhus potaninii
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool, urorrhoea and bloody sputum. Paitan is antiseptic, astringent and haemostatic.
  • Seeds Type: db
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Botanical Name: Rhus potaninii dried berries
  • Seeds Per Pound: 36,300
  • Lot#: 9401
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French Marigold Tagetes patula
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nematodes and to some extent against keeled slugs. The whole plant is harvested when in flower and distilled for its essential oil.The oil is used...
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 307
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Botanical Name: Tagetes patula
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Seeds Per Pound: 141,875
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Eastern Redcedar, Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana    midwestern eco-type
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* The bark of the tree is useful as tinder in starting fires Boy Scout style. The leaves are of two types; sharp, spreading needle-like juvenile leaves 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) long, and tightly adpressed scale-like adult leaves 2–4 mm (0.079–0.16...
  • Location: midwestern eco-type
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 15-70 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 50
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
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Woodland Elaeocarpus Elaeocarpus sylvestris     - Elaeocarpus decipiens
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The woodland elaeocarpus is found in China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam (Indochina).
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
  • Quantity: 0.93 lb
  • Family: Elaeocarpaceae
  • Height: 30-40 feet
  • Purity: 99%
  • Collection Locale: China
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Orange King Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis   Orange King
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

An edible yellow dye is obtained from the petals. * Fresh petals are chopped and added to salads. It is probably native to southern Europe though its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and may possibly be of garden origin.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 115
  • Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis Orange King
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Quantity: 1.03 lb
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Cultivar: Orange King
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Indian Hawthorn Rhaphiolepis indica
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

It is often found in commercial as well as in private landscapes. * Rhaphiolepis indica, the Indian hawthorn, India hawthorn or Hong Kong hawthorn, is an evergreen shrub in the family Rosaceae.
  • Height: 10-15 feet
  • Quantity: 2.01 lb
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Common Name: Indian Hawthorn
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 18
  • Germination: 91%
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Indian Hawthorn Rhaphiolepis indica
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

It is often found in commercial as well as in private landscapes. * Rhaphiolepis indica, the Indian hawthorn, India hawthorn or Hong Kong hawthorn, is an evergreen shrub in the family Rosaceae.
  • Genus: Rhaphiolepis
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Botanical Name: Rhaphiolepis indica
  • Species: indica
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Wintergreen, Franchet\'s Cotoneaster, Franchet Cotoneaster, Orange Cotoneaster Cotoneaster franchetii
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Cotoneaster franchetii ( Franchet's Cotoneaster ) is a species of Cotoneaster native to southwestern China , in the provinces of Guizhou , Sichuan , Xizang , and Yunnan , and also in adjacent northern Myanmar and northern Thailand .
  • Species: franchetii
  • Seeds Per Pound: 7,680
  • Botanical Name: Cotoneaster franchetii dried berries
  • Seeds Type: db
  • Germination: 91%
  • Purity: 98%
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Glossy Buckthorn Frangula alnus     - Rhamnus frangula    , Frangula dodonei
Price : CALL

Fruit is small black berries that drop in late summer to early fall. * The wood is used to make wooden nails, shoe lasts, veneer etc. Seeds are dispersed by birds and mice, but many seeds simply fall to the ground underneath the parent, creating a dense...
  • Height: 20ft
  • Botanical Name: Frangula alnus
  • Species: alnus
  • Common Name: Glossy Buckthorn
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Common Privet, European Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

The trees are beautiful in the spring with white blooms and in the fall the dark berries appear. Good tree for beginners because the stems are flexible and responsive to shaping. * A bluish-green dye is obtained from the berries, it is more permanent...
  • Species: vulgare
  • Botanical Name: Ligustrum vulgare
  • Seeds Per Pound: 16,214
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Germination: 91%
  • Quantity: 2.24 lb
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Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Price : CALL

It has been used to colour paper and maps. Mixed with gum arabic and limewater, it makes a green pigment used in watercolour painting. It was introduced to North America as an ornamental shrub in the early 1800s or perhaps before.
  • Botanical Name: Rhamnus cathartica
  • Species: cathartica
  • Genus: Rhamnus
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Black Cherry Prunus serotina
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* The fruit of Prunus serotina is suitable for making jam and cherry pies, and has some use in flavoring liqueurs. * The valuable wood is used particularly for furniture, paneling, professional and scientific instruments, handles, and toys.
  • Genus: Prunus
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Botanical Name: Prunus serotina
  • Seeds Per Pound: 4,994
  • Collection Locale: Indiana
  • Germination: 98%
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Clemson Spineless Okra
Prices start at : 0.89 USD / each

The Clemson Spineless Okra is a tasty treat any way you prepare it -- french fried, simply boiled and buttered, baked with meat or other vegetables -- and, of course in soup or stew.
  • Max Height (feet): 4
  • Deer Resistant: No
  • Genus: Abelmoschus esculentus
  • Spread: 18-24''
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Red & Yellow Shallot Collection
Prices start at : 12.99 USD / each

Plant 4-6'' apart. Tastier than onions and milder than garlic! They can be substituted for both in your favorite recipes. Each of Biztro & Yellow Moon Shallots. Snip the green tops just like chives.
  • Zones: 2-9
  • Spread: Plant 3-4" apart.
  • Colors: Red, Yellow
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
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Walla Walla Onion
Prices start at : 19.99 USD / each

Please Note: All Sweet Onion Plants are shipped direct from our grower. You will receive approximately 55-75 plants per bundle. To insure Sweet Onion Plant delivery please place your order by May 1.
  • Spread: Plant 3-4" apart.
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
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