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Pearl Bush, Common Pearlbrush, Pearlbush Exochorda racemosa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The flower buds resemble white pearls, hence the common name. * Medium green leaves, of loose upright habit; "spectacular in flower...does extremely well in Southeast" (Dirr); flower buds pearllike; 11/2" flowers, not long-lasting, in pendulous panicles...
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Germination: 71%
  • Botanical Name: Exochorda racemosa
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Crop Year: 1996
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
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Pearl Bush, Common Pearlbrush, Pearlbush Exochorda racemosa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The flower buds resemble white pearls, hence the common name. * Medium green leaves, of loose upright habit; "spectacular in flower...does extremely well in Southeast" (Dirr); flower buds pearllike; 11/2" flowers, not long-lasting, in pendulous panicles...
  • Crop Year: 1996
  • Germination: 71%
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Species: racemosa
  • Purity: 98%
  • Botanical Name: Exochorda racemosa
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Swamp Azalea, Swamp Honeysuckle, Clammy Azalea Rhododendron viscosum
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* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .
  • Botanical Name: Rhododendron viscosum
  • Height: 2-8 feet
  • Species: viscosum
  • Genus: Rhododendron
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Mountain Azalea, Wild Azalea, Honeysuckle Azalea, Piedmont Azalea, Sweet Azalea, Hoary Azalea, Southern Pinxterflower Rhododendron canescens     - Azalea nudiflora  canescens
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 packet

Pompey 's soldiers reportedly suffered lethal casualties following the consumption of honey made from Rhododendron deliberately left behind by Pontic forces in 67 BC during the Third Mithridatic War .
  • Collection Locale: North Carolina
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Botanical Name: Rhododendron canescens
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • Species: canescens
  • Height: 6-8 feet
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Roseshell Azalea, Early Azalea Rhododendron prinophyllum
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Bright green foliage (grayish woolly beneath) turns bronzish in fall. Extremely winter hardy (grows in the wild as far north as Quebec) and is one of the parents of the Northern Lights hybrids developed by the University of Minnesota.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Species: prinophyllum
  • Common Name: Roseshell Azalea, Early Azalea
  • Genus: Rhododendron
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Roseshell Azalea, Early Azalea Rhododendron prinophyllum
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Bright green foliage (grayish woolly beneath) turns bronzish in fall. Extremely winter hardy (grows in the wild as far north as Quebec) and is one of the parents of the Northern Lights hybrids developed by the University of Minnesota.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Botanical Name: Rhododendron prinophyllum
  • Genus: Rhododendron
  • Family: Ericaceae
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Mountain Azalea, Wild Azalea, Honeysuckle Azalea, Piedmont Azalea, Sweet Azalea, Hoary Azalea, Southern Pinxterflower Rhododendron canescens     - Azalea nudiflora  canescens
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 packet

Pompey 's soldiers reportedly suffered lethal casualties following the consumption of honey made from Rhododendron deliberately left behind by Pontic forces in 67 BC during the Third Mithridatic War .
  • Common Name: Mountain Azalea, Wild Azalea, Honeysuckle Azalea, Piedmont Azalea, Sweet Azalea, Hoary Azalea, Southern Pinxterflower
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Genus: Rhododendron
  • Germination: 30%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 55
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
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Tigerstedt Rhododendron Rhododendron brachycarpum  Tigerstedtii
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* A beautiful very vigorous variety well know for its extreme cold hardiness.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,325,680
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 4-8 feet
  • Purity: 98%
  • Botanical Name: Rhododendron brachycarpum Tigerstedtii open-pollinated
  • Crop Year: 2012
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Catawba Rhododendron, Catawba Rosebay Rhododendron catawbiense
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* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .
  • Botanical Name: Rhododendron catawbiense
  • Common Name: Catawba Rhododendron, Catawba Rosebay
  • Genus: Rhododendron
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
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Tigerstedt Rhododendron Rhododendron brachycarpum  Tigerstedtii
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* A beautiful very vigorous variety well know for its extreme cold hardiness.
  • Purity: 98%
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Genus: Rhododendron
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Quantity: 0.04 lb
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Dwarf Azalea Rhododendron atlanticum
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Rhododendron atlanticum ( Dwarf azalea or Coastal azalea ), is a species of Rhododendron native to coastal areas of the eastern United States , from New Jersey south to Georgia .
  • Genus: Rhododendron
  • Collection Locale: North Carolina
  • Species: atlanticum
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Botanical Name: Rhododendron atlanticum
  • Family: Ericaceae
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Mountain Andromeda, Mountain Fetterbush Pieris floribunda
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Japonica which has pendulous flower clusters. * Native to primarily North and South Carolina, but also found in Virginia and Georgia. * Soils should be acidic and very well-drained but not excessively dry.
  • Botanical Name: Pieris floribunda
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • Common Name: Mountain Andromeda, Mountain Fetterbush
  • Genus: Pieris
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Catawba Rhododendron, Catawba Rosebay Rhododendron catawbiense
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* Rhododendron catawbiense ( Catawba Rhododendron ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the eastern United States , growing mainly in the Appalachian Mountains from Virginia south to northern Alabama .
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • Species: catawbiense
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Genus: Rhododendron
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Mountain Andromeda, Mountain Fetterbush Pieris floribunda
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Japonica which has pendulous flower clusters. * Native to primarily North and South Carolina, but also found in Virginia and Georgia. * Soils should be acidic and very well-drained but not excessively dry.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Genus: Pieris
  • Common Name: Mountain Andromeda, Mountain Fetterbush
  • Family: Ericaceae
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Dwarf Azalea Rhododendron atlanticum
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Rhododendron atlanticum ( Dwarf azalea or Coastal azalea ), is a species of Rhododendron native to coastal areas of the eastern United States , from New Jersey south to Georgia .
  • Purity: 75%
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,551,480
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 38
  • Genus: Rhododendron
  • Collection Locale: North Carolina
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Royal Azalea Rhododendron schlippenbachii
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

Rhododendron schilippenbachii, a popular species for bonsai, these flowering shrubs are beautiful bonsai. * Rhododendron schlippenbachii ( Royal Azalea ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the Korean Peninsula and adjacent regions of Manchuria ( Liaoning...
  • Genus: Rhododendron
  • Botanical Name: Rhododendron schlippenbachii
  • Germination: 40%
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 188
  • Collection Locale: Russia
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Mountain Laurel, Spoonwood Kalmia latifolia
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida , and west to Indiana and Louisiana . * Requires an acid humus-rich soil, succeeding in part shade or in full sun in cooler areas.
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Collection Locale: Pennsylvania
  • Height: 6-9 feet
  • Purity: 95%
  • Species: latifolia
  • Common Name: Mountain Laurel, Spoonwood
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Oakleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

The leaves do roughly resemble giant oak leaves being shiny dark green, nice purple, red, or orangish brown in fall. It likes moist acid organic laden well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade, the edge of woodlands is ideal.
  • Species: quercifolia
  • Purity: 80%
  • Genus: Hydrangea
  • Seeds Per Pound: 5,000,000
  • Collection Locale: Ohio
  • Quantity: 0.6 lb
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Royal Azalea Rhododendron schlippenbachii
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

Rhododendron schilippenbachii, a popular species for bonsai, these flowering shrubs are beautiful bonsai. * Rhododendron schlippenbachii ( Royal Azalea ) is a species of Rhododendron native to the Korean Peninsula and adjacent regions of Manchuria ( Liaoning...
  • Purity: 97%
  • Quantity: 1.28 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • Height: 3-10 feet
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,200,000
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Mountain Laurel, Spoonwood Kalmia latifolia
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida , and west to Indiana and Louisiana . * Requires an acid humus-rich soil, succeeding in part shade or in full sun in cooler areas.
  • Genus: Kalmia
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 880
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • Species: latifolia
  • Germination: 30%
  • Botanical Name: Kalmia latifolia
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Oakleaf Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

The leaves do roughly resemble giant oak leaves being shiny dark green, nice purple, red, or orangish brown in fall. It likes moist acid organic laden well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade, the edge of woodlands is ideal.
  • Species: quercifolia
  • Purity: 80%
  • Germination: 30%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Botanical Name: Hydrangea quercifolia
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 265
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Western Azalea Rhododendron occidentale
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is found as far south as the Palomar Mountain area in southern California , with reports that it is found in Baja California , Mexico . * Fragrant white or slightly pink flowers with a yellow blotch, to 2 1/2"; 4" deciduous leaves, yellow and scarlet...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,000,000
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Lot#: 9201
  • Quantity: 0.05 lb
  • Crop Year: 1992
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
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Fragrant Snowbell Styrax obassia
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

Typically grows 20-30' tall. * Fragrant snowbell is a small, slender, upright tree with ascending branches and rounded crown or a large shrub. * Styrax obassia is a species of flowering plant in the Styracaceae family.
  • Genus: Styrax
  • Family: STYRACEAE
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
  • Germination: 83%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: New Jersey
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Fragrant Snowbell Styrax obassia
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

Typically grows 20-30' tall. * Fragrant snowbell is a small, slender, upright tree with ascending branches and rounded crown or a large shrub. * Styrax obassia is a species of flowering plant in the Styracaceae family.
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Family: STYRACEAE
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
  • Germination: 83%
  • Quantity: 0.7 lb
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Western Azalea Rhododendron occidentale
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is found as far south as the Palomar Mountain area in southern California , with reports that it is found in Baja California , Mexico . * Fragrant white or slightly pink flowers with a yellow blotch, to 2 1/2"; 4" deciduous leaves, yellow and scarlet...
  • Lot#: 9201
  • Quantity: 0.05 lb
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • Botanical Name: Rhododendron occidentale
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 220
  • Species: occidentale
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Bumalda Bladdernut Staphylea bumalda
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Genus name comes from the Greek word staphyle (cluster) in reference to the flower configuration. Seed capsules are often described as being "bladder-like" in appearance, hence the common name of bladdernut.
  • Germination: 77%
  • Purity: 99%
  • Quantity: 0.88 lb
  • Collection Locale: US
  • Botanical Name: Staphylea bumalda
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
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Mayo Sophora macrocarpa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Mayo or Mayu (Sophora macrocarpa) is a small tree that inhabits the Chilean Matorral.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,084
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Quantity: 2.23 lb
  • Common Name: Mayo
  • Purity: 96%
  • Family: LEGUMINOSAE
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