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Tufted Hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Typical native grass associates in the far western North American coastal prairies are Festuca idahoensis and Nassella pulchra. * Numerous flower stems rise in summer from the foliage mound to a height of 3' bearing wide, airy panicles (to 20" long)...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,849,000
  • Botanical Name: Deschampsia cespitosa
  • Common Name: Tufted Hairgrass
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Species: cespitosa
  • Height: 2-3 feet
California
Downey
Japanese Fatsia, Paperplant, Japanese Aralia Fatsia japonica     - Aralia sieboldii
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant in warm temperate regions where winters do not fall below about -15°C. * Bold, shiny, dark green palmate leaves more than 1' across; forms a large, rounded, open shrub; white flowers in fall; should be grown...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 115
  • Height: 10-15 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
  • Lot#: 070109
  • Purity: 99%
  • Crop Year: 2007
California
Downey
Amur Jack In The Pulpit, Tian Nan Xing Arisaema amurense
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Tian Nan Xing has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years and is valued especially for its beneficial affect upon the chest. * The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use.
  • Common Name: Amur Jack In The Pulpit, Tian Nan Xing
  • Family: Araceae
  • Botanical Name: Arisaema amurense
  • Genus: Arisaema
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 26
  • Crop Year: 2008
California
Downey
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.
  • Crop Year: 2008
  • Family: LILIACEAE
  • Genus: Lilium
  • Botanical Name: Lilium distichum
  • Quantity: 0.04 lb
  • Common Name: Manchurian Turk's Cap Lily
California
Downey
Cherry Belle Radish Raphanus sativus   Cherry Belle
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* It can be grown indoors in the winter. It is never pithy and stays crunchy in the refrigerator. It is bright red skinned with a crisp white inside. This is the variety that is most commonly seen in the supermarket, sold in bunches.
  • Germination: 90%
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Quantity: 1.68 lb
  • Common Name: Cherry Belle Radish
California
Downey
White Hellebore, White False Hellebore Veratrum album
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Veratrum album , commonly known as the False Helleborine (also known as White Hellebore , European White Hellebore , White Veratrum ; syn. ), is a medicinal plant of the Liliaceae (lily family) or Melanthiaceae which is native to Europe .
  • Germination: 99%
  • Crop Year: 1997
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Family: Liliaceae
  • Genus: Veratrum
  • Lot#: 9702
California
Downey
Coast Trillium, Pacific Trillium Trillium ovatum
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

Occasional Trillium ovatum plants have petals that are maroon rather than the typical white. * It occurs in parts of the western United States and western Canada, usually in rich forest.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 62,652
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 67
  • Collection Locale: BC, Canada
  • Crop Year: 2014
  • Genus: Trillium
California
Downey
Wintergreen, Eastern Teaberry, Checkerberry Gaultheria procumbens
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 packet

* Gaultheria procumbens ( Eastern Teaberry , Checkerberry , Boxberry , or American Wintergreen ) is a species of Gaultheria native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba , and south to Alabama .
  • Quantity: 0.35 lb
  • Species: procumbens
  • Height: 6-8 inches
  • Germination: 30%
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Common Name: Wintergreen, Eastern Teaberry, Checkerberry
California
Downey
Gasplant, Gas Plant, Dittany Dictamnus albus  caucasicus
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* A form with reddish-purple flowers, otherwise similar to the species, which see.
  • Germination: 98%
  • Botanical Name: Dictamnus albus caucasicus
  • Seeds Per Pound: 19,976
  • Variety: caucasicus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Quantity: 0.02 lb
California
Downey
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. * In Europe it was believed that the plant could cure alcoholism . * Angelica atropurpurea is a species of plant that can be found in moist and swampy woodlands , mostly by riverbanks.
  • Collection Locale: MI
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Germination: 59%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 52
  • Crop Year: 2000
California
Downey
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. * In Europe it was believed that the plant could cure alcoholism . * Angelica atropurpurea is a species of plant that can be found in moist and swampy woodlands , mostly by riverbanks.
  • Species: atropurpurea
  • Seeds Per Pound: 83,990
  • Collection Locale: MI
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Height: 6 feet
  • Germination Test Type: cut
California
Downey
Buffel Grass, African Foxtail Grass Cenchrus ciliaris
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

It prefers light soils with a high phosphorus content. In the Mexican part of the Sonoran Desert, it is still being planted and irrigated for livestock grazing. * Cenchrus ciliaris (buffel-grass or African foxtail grass; syn.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 25
  • Botanical Name: Cenchrus ciliaris
  • Quantity: 0.00798 lb
  • Germination: 60%
  • Height: 1-3 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
California
Downey
Chinese Astilbe Astilbe chinensis
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Astilbe chinensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin stems. * The flowers are purple, borne in summer.
  • Germination: 40%
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Family: SAXIFRAGACEAE
  • Genus: Astilbe
  • Height: 1-4 feet
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
California
Downey
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. They bloom from late spring to early summer . * Compound leaves with leaflets in threes grow on fleshy green to pink stems up to 3 feet (0.9 m).
  • Seeds Per Pound: 122,580
  • Species: spectabilis
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 91%
  • Purity: 98%
  • Common Name: Bleeding Heart
California
Downey
Bursting-heart Euonymus americanus     - Euonymus americana
Price : CALL

Prefers a well-drained loamy soil. The common names all refer to the plant's seed pods which first appear in mid-summer. Once the seeds have ripened in mid-autumn the red capsules burst open, scattering the orange seeds up to 15 feet.
  • Height: 6-8 feet
  • Species: americanus
  • Genus: Euonymus
  • Common Name: Bursting-heart
California
Downey
Sacred Thorn-apple, Sacred Datura Datura wrightii
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Datura wrightii has also been used to induce hallucination for recreational purposes. It can bloom from April to October. There are five narrow points spaced symmetrically around the rim.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 39
  • Collection Locale: Utah
  • Common Name: Sacred Thorn-apple, Sacred Datura
  • Family: Solanaceae
  • Botanical Name: Datura wrightii
  • Genus: Datura
California
Downey
Bride\'s Feathers, Goatsbeard Aruncus vulgaris     - Aruncus dioicus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* In Italy the young shoots are eaten, usually boiled briefly in herb infused water, and then cooked with eggs and cheese. * Plants with male flowers (numerous stamens per flower) produce a showier bloom than plants with female flowers (three pistils...
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Lot#: 9801
  • Species: vulgaris
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,234,880
  • Germination: 40%
California
Downey
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. The pinnate leaves usually have five soft green leaflets, although three and seven occur as well, each with a shape ranging from lanceolate-oblong to...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Purity: 98%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Botanical Name: Hylomecon vernalis
  • Quantity: 0.22 lb
California
Downey
Hooded Pitcherplant Sarracenia minor
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Sarracenia minor , also known as the Hooded pitcher plant , is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia . Like all the Sarracenia , it is native to the New World .
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Purity: 99%
  • Crop Year: 2011
  • Family: Sarraceniaceae
  • Collection Locale: North Carolina
  • Botanical Name: Sarracenia minor
California
Downey
Jack In The Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Stored seed remains viable for at least a year and can be sown in spring in the greenhouse but it will probably require a period of cold stratification. It can cause irritation of the mouth and digestive system, and on rare occasions the swelling of...
  • Collection Locale: Canada, Ontario
  • Height: 1-2 feet
  • Common Name: Jack In The Pulpit
  • Species: triphyllum
  • Seeds Per Pound: 12,258
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
California
Downey
Milkflower Cotoneaster, Parney Cotoneaster Cotoneaster coriaceus     - Cotoneaster lacteus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

They are very attractive to bees whilst the fruit is a good winter food source for many species of birds. Petiole 4–8 mm, initially densely yellow tomentose, subglabrous when old; stipules linear-lanceolate, 4–5 mm, sparsely tomentose or glabrescent...
  • Germination: 63%
  • Height: 10-12 feet
  • Lot#: 9804
  • Purity: 98%
  • Species: coriaceus
  • Crop Year: 1998
California
Downey
Siberian Ginseng Eleutherococcus senticosus     - Acanthopanax senticosus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Caffeine should not be taken when using this herb. * It has also been used to combat radiation sickness and exposure to toxic chemicals. It is a pungent bitter-sweet warming herb that is said to be stronger in its action than ginseng.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 12
  • Seeds Per Pound: 10,318
  • Height: 5-6 feet
  • Botanical Name: Eleutherococcus senticosus
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
California
Downey
Mountain Andromeda, Mountain Fetterbush Pieris floribunda
Price : CALL

* Upright flower clusters separate it from P. * Leaves are dark green and leathery. * Native to primarily North and South Carolina, but also found in Virginia and Georgia. Japonica which has pendulous flower clusters.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Species: floribunda
  • Botanical Name: Pieris floribunda
  • Genus: Pieris
California
Downey
Utah Agave Agave utahensis
Price : CALL

It is an uncommon plant of the United States' desert southwest, in the states of Utah, Nevada, Arizona and California. Sweet and delicious, but rather fibrous. Can be dried for future use or soaked in water to produce a flavourful beverage.
  • Family: Agavaceae
  • Height: 3-12 feet
  • Common Name: Utah Agave
  • Species: utahensis
California
Downey
Butcher\'s Broom, Knee Holly, Jew\'s Myrtle Ruscus aculeatus
Prices start at : 16.95 USD / 1 packet

Since Butcher's broom tightens blood vessels and capillaries, it is used to treat varicose veins. Suggested mechanisms to explain this include stimulation of venous alpha 1 and 2 adrenoreceptors and decreased capillary permeability.
  • Collection Locale: Spain
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 8
  • Species: aculeatus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Height: 2-3 feet
  • Common Name: Butcher's Broom, Knee Holly, Jew's Myrtle
California
Downey
Asian Globeflower Trollius asiaticus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The Asian Globeflower ( Trollius asiaticus ) is an ornamental plant of the family Ranunculaceae , which is native to Asia and Europe . It commonly grows to about 20 cm or higher.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Purity: 98%
  • Genus: Trollius
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Common Name: Asian Globeflower
  • Crop Year: 2008
California
Downey
Roundleaved Dogwood, Roundleaf Dogwood Cornus rugosa
Price : CALL

* Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. * The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout...
  • Species: rugosa
  • Height: 6-10 feet
  • Botanical Name: Cornus rugosa
  • Genus: Cornus
California
Downey