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Great Angelica, Purplestem Angelica Angelica atropurpurea
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Plants are reliably perennial if they are prevented from setting seed. * The stalks can be eaten like celery and the flavor is similar. * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake...
  • Botanical Name: Angelica atropurpurea
  • Lot#: 0001
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 59%
  • Collection Locale: MI
  • Species: atropurpurea
Iowa
Des Moines
Great Angelica, Purplestem Angelica Angelica atropurpurea
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Plants are reliably perennial if they are prevented from setting seed. * The stalks can be eaten like celery and the flavor is similar. * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake...
  • Family: Apiaceae
  • Genus: Angelica
  • Botanical Name: Angelica atropurpurea
  • Germination: 59%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Common Name: Great Angelica, Purplestem Angelica
Iowa
Des Moines
Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It is the only species in the genus Sanguinaria , and is included in the family Papaveraceae and most closely related to Eomecon of eastern Asia. * A red dye is obtained from the sap of the root.
  • Height: 6-8 inches
  • Seeds Per Pound: 24,516
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 26
  • Genus: Sanguinaria
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Germination: 98%
Iowa
Des Moines
Cherry Belle Radish Raphanus sativus   Cherry Belle
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

The young plants can also be eaten as a slightly spicy tasting micro-green. If you like to eat them, you definitely should grow them! * The radish ( Raphanus sativus ) is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 49,940
  • Quantity: 1.68 lb
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 196
  • Botanical Name: Raphanus sativus Cherry Belle
  • Species: sativus
Iowa
Des Moines
Coast Trillium, Pacific Trillium Trillium ovatum
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

Other trees which frequently shade this trillium include grand fir, western red cedar, and western hemlock; bigleaf maple, red alder and Sitka spruce join in near the coast. Associated understory plants include swordfern, vanilla leaf, violets, redwood...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 62,652
  • Height: 10-14 inches
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Family: Liliaceae
  • Genus: Trillium
  • Quantity: 0.1 lb
Iowa
Des Moines
Windmill Palm, Broadleaf Lady Palm Rhapis excelsa
Price : CALL

The genus name is Greek - rhapis, meaning "needle"; and the species name is Latin for "tall", an ironic name choice as R. It is not known in the wild; all known plants come from cultivated groups in China.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
  • Species: excelsa
  • Common Name: Windmill Palm, Broadleaf Lady Palm
  • Height: 10-12 feet
Iowa
Des Moines
Coast Trillium, Pacific Trillium Trillium ovatum
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

Other trees which frequently shade this trillium include grand fir, western red cedar, and western hemlock; bigleaf maple, red alder and Sitka spruce join in near the coast. Associated understory plants include swordfern, vanilla leaf, violets, redwood...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 62,652
  • Crop Year: 2014
  • Germination: 98%
  • Botanical Name: Trillium ovatum
  • Collection Locale: BC, Canada
  • Common Name: Coast Trillium, Pacific Trillium
Iowa
Des Moines
Plantain Lily Hosta venusta
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

A dependable and versatile perennial requiring little care. Dense foliage crowds out most garden weeds. Grown primarily for its beautiful foliage which provides color, contrast and texture to the landscape.
  • Purity: 97%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Lot#: 9801
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Seeds Per Pound: 162,986
  • Genus: Hosta
Iowa
Des Moines
Shell Leaf Penstemon, Large Beard-tongue, Large Beardtongue, Large Beard Tongue Penstemon grandiflorus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach aches. * Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the leaves has been used in the treatment of chills and fevers.
  • Common Name: Shell Leaf Penstemon, Large Beard-tongue, Large Beardtongue, Large Beard Tongue
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae
  • Genus: Penstemon
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Collection Locale: South Dakota
  • Germination Test Type: cut
Iowa
Des Moines
Siberian Iris Iris sibirica
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

Grows well in heavy clay soils. A very ornamental plant. * Iris sibirica , the Siberian Iris , is a flowering plant in the genus Iris , native to eastern and central Europe and northern Asia .
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: Iridaceae
  • Botanical Name: Iris sibirica
  • Germination: 98%
  • Species: sibirica
  • Genus: Iris
Iowa
Des Moines
Red Baneberry Actaea rubra     - Actaea erythrocarpa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Seeds In mid to late simmer, the berries turn bright red . * The whole plant, but especially the root, is analgesic, antirheumatic, galactogogue and rubefacient.The plant was often used medicinally by North American Indian tribes, though modern users...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Germination: 91%
  • Height: 16-30 inches
  • Collection Locale: Colorado
  • Seeds Per Pound: 85,806
  • Family: Ranunculaceae
Iowa
Des Moines
Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It is the only species in the genus Sanguinaria , and is included in the family Papaveraceae and most closely related to Eomecon of eastern Asia. * A red dye is obtained from the sap of the root.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Quantity: 0.16 lb
  • Germination: 98%
  • Collection Locale: Nebraska
  • Height: 6-8 inches
Iowa
Des Moines
Amur Jack In The Pulpit, Tian Nan Xing Arisaema amurense
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root. * The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use.
  • Quantity: 0.06 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 14,982
  • Species: amurense
  • Family: Araceae
  • Germination: 98%
  • Genus: Arisaema
Iowa
Des Moines
Manchurian Turk\'s Cap Lily Lilium distichum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The flowers are yellow–orange or orange–vermillion with the petals spotted in purple, somewhat ‘flatfaced' in appearance with irregular distribution of petals around the face of the flower forming a fanshape.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 99,880
  • Botanical Name: Lilium distichum
  • Family: LILIACEAE
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
Iowa
Des Moines
Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis     - Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Prices start at : 17.90 USD / 1 packet

Seeds with whitish elaiosomes are borne in long pods .The plant often goes dormant in summer after blooming. Flowers are heart-shaped and 1–2 inches (3–5 cm) long, with pink outer petals and white inner petals , hanging in a horizontal raceme .
  • Purity: 98%
  • Quantity: 0.00668 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 122,580
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Species: spectabilis
  • Botanical Name: Dicentra spectabilis
Iowa
Des Moines
English Primrose Primula vulgaris     - Primula acaulis
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

Picked when first opened, the flowers are fermented with waterand sugar to make a very pleasant and intoxicating wine. A mild flavour,though the texture is a bit tough. * Primula vulgaris ( syn.
  • Germination: 77%
  • Collection Locale: Holland
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Purity: 99%
  • Quantity: 0.22 lb
  • Genus: Primula
Iowa
Des Moines
Indian Rattlebox Crotalaria assamica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods. * Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance.
  • Quantity: 1.87 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 25,878
  • Germination: 98%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Botanical Name: Crotalaria assamica
Iowa
Des Moines
Japanese Kerria, Japanese Rose Kerria japonica
Price : CALL

* Bright green stems in winter, bright yellow 1 1/2" flowers in spring, bright green leaves in summer; flowers in full shade, although it gets sloppy and gangly if not tended to, at least in the U.S. North; does well in the South; native to central and...
  • Common Name: Japanese Kerria, Japanese Rose
  • Botanical Name: Kerria japonica
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
Iowa
Des Moines
Kashmir Mallow, Lavatera, Cashmir Mallow, Tree Mallow Lavatera cachemiriana
Prices start at : 15.95 USD / 1 packet

* Tolerates maritime exposure. * A strong fibre is obtained from the stems, it is used for making string, bags, paper etc. * A very easily grown plant, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil in sun or partial shade.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 91%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 94,432
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 94
  • Family: MALVACEAE
Iowa
Des Moines
Globe Thistle, Southern Globethistle Echinops ritro
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the summer. * Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself is rather rough and thistly with...
  • Species: ritro
  • Height: 1-2 feet
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Germination: 91%
  • Family: Asteraceae
Iowa
Des Moines
Columbine, Granny\'s Bonnet Aquilegia oxysepala
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

(Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mong) all in China. * Native to forest margins, grassy slopes; 400--2700 m.
  • Common Name: Columbine, Granny's Bonnet
  • Family: RANUNCULACEAE
  • Purity: 99%
  • Crop Year: 2008
  • Height: 18-24 inches
  • Botanical Name: Aquilegia oxysepala
Iowa
Des Moines
Jack In The Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Germination usually takes place in 1 - 6 months at 15°c. * he plant contains calcium oxalate crystals in all parts, and because of this consumption of the raw plant material results in a powerful burning sensation.
  • Crop Year: 2005
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 13
  • Species: triphyllum
  • Germination: 98%
  • Quantity: 0.8 lb
  • Botanical Name: Arisaema triphyllum
Iowa
Des Moines
Cherry Belle Radish Raphanus sativus   Cherry Belle
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

The young plants can also be eaten as a slightly spicy tasting micro-green. If you like to eat them, you definitely should grow them! * The radish ( Raphanus sativus ) is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe...
  • Height: 6-8 inches
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Genus: Raphanus
  • Botanical Name: Raphanus sativus Cherry Belle
  • Common Name: Cherry Belle Radish
Iowa
Des Moines
Wooly Summer-sweet, Wooly Summer Sweet Clethra tomentosa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Well worth growing if you have the right spot to enjoy its fragrant blooms. * This flowering shrub is native to the eastern United States, likes a moist shady location.
  • Lot#: 9701
  • Purity: 60%
  • Common Name: Wooly Summer-sweet, Wooly Summer Sweet
  • Height: 3-6 feet
  • Quantity: 0.21 lb
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
Iowa
Des Moines
Common Juniper Juniperus communis
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Juniperus communis subsp. Common Juniper has needle-like leaves in whorls of three; the leaves are green, with a single white stomatal band on the inner surface. A tea made from the berries has a spicy gin-like flavour.
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Height: 5-30 feet
  • Purity: 95%
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Species: communis
  • Genus: Juniperus
Iowa
Des Moines
Forest Poppy Hylomecon vernalis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

The flowers are bright yellow 3.5-5 cm across, starting out bowl-shaped, then flattening out with age. * This poppy is a perennial that spreads via rhizomes, typically no taller than 30 cm.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 299,640
  • Height: 12-16 inches
  • Purity: 98%
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Genus: Hylomecon
  • Family: PAPAVERACEAE
Iowa
Des Moines
Canada Wildrye, Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

This grass is native to much of North America, being most abundant in the central plains. * This is a perennial bunch grass reaching heights of one to one and a half meters. It grows in a number of ecosystems, including riparian woodlands, many types...
  • Collection Locale: MN
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 204
  • Height: 2-3 feet
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Genus: Elymus
Iowa
Des Moines