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Mahaleb Cherry, Rock Cherry, St. Lucie Cherry Prunus mahaleb     - Cerasus mahaleb
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* The tree is native in the Mediterranean region, Iran and parts of central Asia. * Flowers bloom in mid spring and are pollinated mainly by bees and insects. * It is cultivated for a spice obtained from the seeds inside the cherry stones.
  • Common Name: Mahaleb Cherry, Rock Cherry, St. Lucie Cherry
  • Species: mahaleb
  • Germination: 98%
  • Genus: Prunus
  • Botanical Name: Prunus mahaleb
  • Quantity: 7.82 lb
California
San Diego
Chinese Sumac, Potanin Sumac Rhus potaninii
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Paitan is antiseptic, astringent and haemostatic. It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool, urorrhoea and bloody sputum.
  • Species: potaninii
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Seeds Per Pound: 36,300
  • Common Name: Chinese Sumac, Potanin Sumac
  • Family: ANACARDIACEAE
  • Genus: Rhus
California
San Diego
Mountain Mahogany, California Mountain Mahogany, Western Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Native American Californians used the hard wood for arrows, digging, spearing fish, and digging. * The etymology of the species name derives from the Greek “kerkos”, from which the genus name root cerco derives, meaning "tail", referring to the...
  • Lot#: 9201
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Collection Locale: CA
  • Quantity: 0.06 lb
  • Botanical Name: Cercocarpus betuloides
  • Common Name: Mountain Mahogany, California Mountain Mahogany, Western Mountain Mahogany
California
San Diego
White Alder, Sierra Alder Alnus rhombifolia
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Conservation Plant Characteristics Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. * Native to western North America , from Washington east to western Montana and south to California. * Useful for wet spots in West Coast gardens.
  • Species: rhombifolia
  • Family: Betulaceae
  • Botanical Name: Alnus rhombifolia
  • Common Name: White Alder, Sierra Alder
California
San Diego
Agrimony, Churchsteeples, Common Agrimony, Church Steeples, Sticklewort, Cockeburr, Stickwort Agrimonia eupatoria
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Perennial; small yellow flowers; source of a golden-yellow dye. It can be drunk hot or cold. * Agrimonia eupatoria is a species of agrimony that is often referred to as common agrimony , church steeples or sticklewort .
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Height: 1-2 feet
  • Species: eupatoria
  • Common Name: Agrimony, Churchsteeples, Common Agrimony, Church Steeples, Sticklewort, Cockeburr, Stickwort
  • Crop Year: 1995
  • Purity: 98%
California
San Diego
Longstalk Holly Ilex pedunculosa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Nice shiny dark green leaves to 3"; large shrub, small tree; quarter-inch bright red fruit in fall; best of the hardy evergreen hollies, Dirr says; may not do well in hot regions; native to Japan and China.
  • Species: pedunculosa
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 89
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Botanical Name: Ilex pedunculosa
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Crop Year: 2001
California
San Diego
Birdsfoot Trefoil, Bird\'s-foot Trefoil, Birdfoot Deervetch Lotus corniculatus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

Has fair drought and poor shade tolerance. The common name is Bird's-foot Trefoil (or similar, such as "birdsfoot trefoil"), though the common name is often also applied to other members of the genus.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 279,210
  • Quantity: 15.15 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 518
  • Botanical Name: Lotus corniculatus
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Crop Year: 2017
California
San Diego
Common Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
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Often grown as an informal hedge, it is also amenable to trimming. It was introduced to North America as an ornamental shrub in the early 1800s or perhaps before. Wood - hard, handsome with a marble-like grain.
  • Genus: Rhamnus
  • Species: cathartica
  • Family: Rhamnaceae
California
San Diego
Common Privet, European Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

Ligustrum vulgare are hardy plants and tolerate temperatures down to 20 degrees F. * A bluish-green dye is obtained from the berries, it is more permanent than most greens. One thing to remember is a tree is grown indoors, it needs to acclimate to natural...
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Germination: 91%
  • Family: Oleaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Seeds Per Pound: 16,214
California
San Diego
Lipstick Tree, Annatto, Achiote, Lipsticktree Bixa orellana
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* Annatto, obtained from the oily arils of the seeds is the world's second most important (after caramel) natural colorant (Mercadante and Pfander 1998), yielding yellow to red colors.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 130
  • Genus: Bixa
  • Seeds Per Pound: 16,344
  • Common Name: Lipstick Tree, Annatto, Achiote, Lipsticktree
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Species: orellana
California
San Diego
Punjab Sumac Rhus punjabensis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* An oil is extracted from the seeds. It attains a tallow-like consistency on standing and is used to make candles.
  • Crop Year: 2001
  • Common Name: Punjab Sumac
  • Germination: 71%
  • Lot#: 010591
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Family: Anacardiaceae
California
San Diego
French Marigold Tagetes patula
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

The growing plant repels whitefly and can be grown near tomatoes to keep that crop free of the insect. * Secretions from the roots of growing plants have an insecticidal effect on the soil, effective against nematodes and to some extent against keeled...
  • Common Name: French Marigold
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Genus: Tagetes
  • Collection Locale: Colorado
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
California
San Diego
Stinging Nettle, Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

Soaking stinging nettles in water or cooking removes the stinging chemicals from the plant, which allows them to be handled and eaten without injury. Young plants were harvested by Native Americans and used as a cooked plant in spring when other food...
  • Genus: Urtica
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,816,000
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Germination: 75%
  • Family: Urticaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 595
California
San Diego
Indian Rattlebox Crotalaria assamica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance. * They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Species: assamica
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 55
  • Common Name: Indian Rattlebox
  • Germination: 98%
California
San Diego
Florida Hopbush, Native Hops, Hopsbush Dodonaea viscosa
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

Angustissima is normally used), odontalgic and vulnerary. Externally, they are used to treat toothache, sore throats, wounds, skin rashes and stings. Viscosa is a shrub growing to 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) tall, rarely a small tree to 9 m (30 ft) tall.
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Species: viscosa
  • Common Name: Florida Hopbush, Native Hops, Hopsbush
  • Family: Sapindaceae
  • Botanical Name: Dodonaea viscosa
  • Genus: Dodonaea
California
San Diego
Butter And Eggs, Common Toadflax, Yellow Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
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It is obtained from the flowers according to other reports. * A yellow dye is obtained from the whole plant. * This is considered a noxious weed in some areas. It has also been introduced and is now common in North America .
  • Genus: Linaria
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae
  • Species: vulgaris
California
San Diego
Bitter Cherry Prunus emarginata
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It is sometimes used for furniture because it takes a high polish. It is often found in recently disturbed areas, open woods, on nutrient-rich soil. An excellent fuel. * Oregon cherry or Bitter cherry ( Prunus emarginata ) is a species of Prunus native...
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Collection Locale: CA
  • Seeds Per Pound: 8,489
  • Common Name: Bitter Cherry
  • Quantity: 0.44 lb
  • Genus: Prunus
California
San Diego
Beefwood, River Sheoak, River Oak, Creek Oak, River Oak Casuarina, Kasa, Australian Pine Casuarina cunninghamiana
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Wood - dark, durable, closely grained, nicely marked, not as heavy as that of other members of this genus. * The River Oak is an attractive evergreen tree with fine greyish green needle-like foliage that grows to a height of 60 metres (200 ft) with...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Height: 100 feet
  • Species: cunninghamiana
  • Family: Casuarinaceae
  • Quantity: 2.67 lb
  • Genus: Casuarina
California
San Diego
Mountain Alder Alnus crispa     - Alnus viridis crispa
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age. Northeastern North America, Greenland. Crispa, Mountain Alder). * Alnus viridis subsp. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches...
  • Species: crispa
  • Quantity: 0.08 lb
  • Germination: 40%
  • Height: 10-15 feet
  • Collection Locale: Matagami, Quebec, Canada
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,688,000
California
San Diego
Orange King Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis   Orange King
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

A saffron substitute, it is used to colour and flavour rice, soups etc. 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.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 59,928
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis Orange King
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 115
California
San Diego
Punjab Sumac Rhus punjabensis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* An oil is extracted from the seeds. It attains a tallow-like consistency on standing and is used to make candles.
  • Species: punjabensis
  • Botanical Name: Rhus punjabensis
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 74
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Crop Year: 2001
California
San Diego
Salal Gaultheria shallon
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

Sweet and juicy with a pleasant flavour, it makes good raw eating. * The fruit is eaten raw, cooked or dried for later use. * A low, suckering shrub, member of the heath family; flowers white, resemble blueberry flowers; purple or black edible fruit;...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 196
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Quantity: 0.04 lb
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • Common Name: Salal
  • Genus: Gaultheria
California
San Diego
Beefwood, River Sheoak, River Oak, Creek Oak, River Oak Casuarina, Kasa, Australian Pine Casuarina cunninghamiana
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Wood - dark, durable, closely grained, nicely marked, not as heavy as that of other members of this genus. * The River Oak is an attractive evergreen tree with fine greyish green needle-like foliage that grows to a height of 60 metres (200 ft) with...
  • Botanical Name: Casuarina cunninghamiana
  • Height: 100 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 321
  • Common Name: Beefwood, River Sheoak, River Oak, Creek Oak, River Oak Casuarina, Kasa, Australian Pine
  • Quantity: 2.67 lb
  • Genus: Casuarina
California
San Diego
Mountain Alder Alnus crispa     - Alnus viridis crispa
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age. Northeastern North America, Greenland. Crispa, Mountain Alder). * Alnus viridis subsp. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches...
  • Species: crispa
  • Height: 10-15 feet
  • Collection Locale: Matagami, Quebec, Canada
  • Family: BETULACEAE
  • Common Name: Mountain Alder
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 2
California
San Diego
Narrowleaf Plantain, Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

An extract of them has antibacterial properties. * Plantago lanceolata is a species of genus Plantago known by the common names ribwort plantain, English plantain, buckhorn plantain, narrowleaf plantain, ribleaf and lamb's tongue.
  • Genus: Plantago
  • Common Name: Narrowleaf Plantain, Ribwort Plantain
  • Species: lanceolata
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Family: Plantaginaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 222
California
San Diego
Glossy Buckthorn Frangula alnus     - Rhamnus frangula    , Frangula dodonei
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The flowers are small, greenish-white, hermaphroditic , and insect pollinated, flowering in mid-June in New Hampshire. * The wood is used to make wooden nails, shoe lasts, veneer etc.
  • Botanical Name: Frangula alnus
  • Genus: Frangula
  • Family: Rhamnaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
California
San Diego
Cape Jasmine, Common Gardenia Gardenia jasminoides
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Gardenia jasminoides fructus (fruit) is used within Traditional Chinese Medicine to "drain fire" and thereby treat certain febrile conditions. It originated in Asia and is most commonly found growing wild in Vietnam, Southern China, Taiwan, Japan, Myanmar...
  • Botanical Name: Gardenia jasminoides
  • Family: Rubiaceae
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 91%
  • Common Name: Cape Jasmine, Common Gardenia
California
San Diego