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Christmas Candlestick, Klip Dagga, Lion\'s Ear Leonotis nepetifolia
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

It can also be found growing abundantly in much of Latin America and the West Indies. It has very soft serrated leaves that can grow up to 4 inches wide. * It is native to tropical Africa and southern India.
  • Family: Lamiaceae
  • Species: nepetifolia
  • Seeds Per Pound: 340,500
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Common Name: Christmas Candlestick, Klip Dagga, Lion's Ear
  • Genus: Leonotis
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Iowa
Smooth-bark Mexican Pine Pinus pseudostrobus
Price : CALL

It grows between 1300-3250 m. It has been introduced in New Zealand near sea level and has done well. * Smooth-bark Mexican Pine ( Pinus pseudostrobus ), ( Chamite and Pacingo ) distinctive names in Spanish, tree endemic to Mexico , 8 to 25 m tall, dense...
  • Height: 40 - 80 feet
  • Botanical Name: Pinus pseudostrobus
  • Genus: Pinus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
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Iowa
Jerusalem Thorn, Mexican Palo Verde, Jellybean Tree, Parkinsonia, Palo Verde Parkinsonia aculeata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Parkinsonia aculeata is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae . * Large yellow fragrant flowers in loose clusters, in spring; green branches, doubly pinnate leaves with long narrow leaflets to 1' or more; 1" thorns; of open habit;...
  • Botanical Name: Parkinsonia aculeata
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 26
  • Common Name: Jerusalem Thorn, Mexican Palo Verde, Jellybean Tree, Parkinsonia, Palo Verde
  • Species: aculeata
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Iowa
Sensitive Plant, Shameplant, Shy Plant, Humble Plant, Sleeping Grass, Touch-Me-Not, Lajjalu, Bashful Mimosa Mimosa pudica
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Grown mostly as a curiosity, for the compound leaflets fold up promptly along the midrib when touched. * Aqueous extracts of the roots of the plant have shown significant neutralizing effects in the lethality of the venom of the monocled cobra (Naja...
  • Height: 5 feet, trailing
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Quantity: 12.31 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 135
  • Seeds Per Pound: 68,100
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Iowa
Oleander Nerium oleander     - Nerium indicum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* An upright bush with evergreen leaves; five-petaled very fragrant flowers at the tips of branches, throughout the year in hot areas; parents of this strain have pink flowers; doesn't mind wind, salt, poor soil; all parts of the plant are highly toxic;...
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Germination: 50%
  • Common Name: Oleander
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Genus: Nerium
  • Botanical Name: Nerium oleander
United States
Iowa
Buffel Grass, African Foxtail Grass Cenchrus ciliaris
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* Cenchrus ciliaris (buffel-grass or African foxtail grass; syn. * It is considered a good forage grass in Africa. It prefers light soils with a high phosphorus content. It is a deep-rooted grass, tolerates drought, and will grow at altitudes of up to...
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Species: ciliaris
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Genus: Cenchrus
  • Seeds Per Pound: 189,167
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Iowa
Chinese Tallow Tree Sapium sebiferum     - Triadica sebifera
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

Introduced to the United States, the tree is native to eastern Asia , and is most commonly associated with eastern China , Taiwan , and Japan . The plant sap and leaves are reputed to be toxic, and decaying leaves from the plant are toxic to other species...
  • Genus: Sapium
  • Crop Year: 1993
  • Seeds Type: db
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: EUPHORBIACEAE
  • Botanical Name: Sapium sebiferum dried berries
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Iowa
Woman\'s-tongue Tree, Woman\'s Tongue, Koko, Mother-in-law\'s Tongue Tree, Lebbeck, Lebbek Tree, Flea Tree, Frywood Albizia lebbeck
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* A tropical tree with compound leaves and clustered yellow-green flowers. * A species of Albizia , native to tropical southern Asia , and widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions.
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 98%
  • Common Name: Woman's-tongue Tree, Woman's Tongue, Koko, Mother-in-law's Tongue Tree, Lebbeck, Lebbek Tree, Flea Tree, Frywood
  • Quantity: 4.41 lb
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Iowa
Smooth-bark Mexican Pine Pinus pseudostrobus
Price : CALL

It grows between 1300-3250 m. It has been introduced in New Zealand near sea level and has done well. * Smooth-bark Mexican Pine ( Pinus pseudostrobus ), ( Chamite and Pacingo ) distinctive names in Spanish, tree endemic to Mexico , 8 to 25 m tall, dense...
  • Genus: Pinus
  • Common Name: Smooth-bark Mexican Pine
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Family: PINACEAE
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Iowa
Bishop Pine, Bishop Pine, Obispo Pine, Santa Cruz Pine, Dwarf Marine Pine, Pricklecone Pine Pinus muricata
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Of symmetrical conical habit; needles stiff, often twisted, dark green, to 7"; cones 2-4 1/2"; native to California, where it is used ornamentally. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Botanical Name: Pinus muricata
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Purity: 99%
  • Quantity: 0.15 lb
  • Genus: Pinus
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Iowa
Camel Thorn, Camelthorn, Giraffe Thorn, Kameeldoring, Mokala Acacia erioloba
Prices start at : 10.95 USD / 1 packet

* The Mokala National Park in the Northern Cape is named after this tree. * Native to Tropical Africa.
  • Genus: Acacia
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Botanical Name: Acacia erioloba
  • Quantity: 0.06 lb
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Species: erioloba
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Iowa
Madagascar Periwinkle, Rose Periwinkle, Rosy Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus     - Vinca rosea
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant, a source of the drugs vincristineand vinblastine, used to treat cancer. Roseus can be extremely toxic if consumed orally by humans.
  • Germination: 91%
  • Species: roseus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Family: Apocynaceae
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 720
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Iowa
Golden Shower Cassia fistula
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Though its use in herbalism has been attested to for millennia, little research has been conducted in modern times. * Various species of bees and butterflies known to be pollinators of Cassia fistula flowers, especially carpenter bees (Xylocopa sp.).
  • Genus: Cassia
  • Height: 30-60 feet
  • Common Name: Golden Shower
  • Family: Fabaceae
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Iowa
Balkan Maple ACER heldreichii
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* This species grows up to 50 feet, and has yellow flowers. Mediterranean and Asia Minor. * Sun- and drought-tolerant.
  • Botanical Name: ACER heldreichii
  • Germination: 91%
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Species: heldreichii
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 25
  • Quantity: 0.43 lb
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Iowa
Buffel Grass, African Foxtail Grass Cenchrus ciliaris
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* Cenchrus ciliaris (buffel-grass or African foxtail grass; syn. * It is considered a good forage grass in Africa. It prefers light soils with a high phosphorus content. It is a deep-rooted grass, tolerates drought, and will grow at altitudes of up to...
  • Common Name: Buffel Grass, African Foxtail Grass
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Purity: 99%
  • Collection Locale: Hawaii
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
  • Genus: Cenchrus
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Iowa
Oleander, White Oleander Nerium oleander  Alba
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* An upright bush with evergreen leaves; five-petaled very fragrant flowers at the tips of branches, throughout the year in hot areas; parents of this strain have pink flowers; doesn't mind wind, salt, poor soil; all parts of the plant are highly toxic;...
  • Purity: 94%
  • Height: 6-20 feet
  • Variety: Alba
  • Genus: Nerium
  • Seeds Per Pound: 283,750
  • Germination Test Type: cut
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Iowa
Bi-Color Daylily
Prices start at : 4.99 USD / each

A stunning blend of orange, yellow, red and tan. Mid-late season bloomer. Red petals with orange-yellow stripes and other blends make this hybrid daylily stand out in any garden. Grows 22'' tall.
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Zones: 3-9
  • Colors: Orange, Red, Yellow
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Roundleaved Dogwood, Roundleaf Dogwood Cornus rugosa
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* Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB.
  • Common Name: Roundleaved Dogwood, Roundleaf Dogwood
  • Botanical Name: Cornus rugosa
  • Species: rugosa
  • Genus: Cornus
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Iowa
Shell Leaf Penstemon, Large Beard-tongue, Large Beardtongue, Large Beard Tongue Penstemon grandiflorus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* A very ornamental plant! * Succeeds in ordinary rich garden soils so long as they are well-drained. * Penstemon grandiflorus is a perennial plant of the genus Penstemon. * A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of chest pains and stomach...
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae
  • Botanical Name: Penstemon grandiflorus
  • Common Name: Shell Leaf Penstemon, Large Beard-tongue, Large Beardtongue, Large Beard Tongue
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: South Dakota
  • Germination: 91%
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Iowa
Aaron\'s Beard, Rose-of-Sharonwort, Creeping St. Johnswort, Goldflower Hypericum calycinum
Price : CALL

A yellow-orange dye is obtained from the flowers. * A good ground cover plant, succeeding in the heavy shade of trees and in dry shade. The green, ovate leaves grow in opposite pairs.
  • Common Name: Aaron's Beard, Rose-of-Sharonwort, Creeping St. Johnswort, Goldflower
  • Species: calycinum
  • Germination: 91%
  • Quantity: 0.07 lb
  • Collection Locale: CA
  • Genus: Hypericum
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Arizona White Oak Quercus arizonica
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It also contains fat branches and a spreading crown along with thick leaves. * One of the largest southwestern oaks, this handsome tree reaches its greatest size in canyons and other moist sites.
  • Height: 60 feet
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Species: arizonica
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Utah Agave Agave utahensis
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* The heart of the plant is very rich in saccharine matter and can be eaten when baked. * The plant was used for food and fiber by local Native American peoples such as the Havasupai.
  • Genus: Agave
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Family: Agavaceae
  • Botanical Name: Agave utahensis
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Iowa
Black Poui, Jacaranda, Blue Jacaranda, Green Ebony Tree, The Fern Tree Jacaranda mimosifolia     - Jacaranda chelonia    , Jacaranda ovalifolia
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* The wood dries without difficulty and is often used in its green or wet state for turnery and bowl carving. * Water extract of Jacaranda mimosifolia shows higher antimicrobial action against Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli than gentamicin sulfate...
  • Common Name: Black Poui, Jacaranda, Blue Jacaranda, Green Ebony Tree, The Fern Tree
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 96
  • Quantity: 7.55 lb
  • Botanical Name: Jacaranda mimosifolia
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
  • Family: Bignoniaceae
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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 Test Type: cut
  • Quantity: 0.02 lb
  • Common Name: Gasplant, Gas Plant, Dittany
  • Seeds Per Pound: 19,976
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 98%
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Iowa
Upland Cotton, Mexican Cotton, American Upland Cotton, Wild Cotton Gossypium hirsutum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Worldwide, the figure is about 90% of all production for this species. It is widely grown in regions of the world where the growing season is long enough to allow the fruit to mature.
  • Botanical Name: Gossypium hirsutum
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: Malvaceae
  • Genus: Gossypium
  • Collection Locale: Texas
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 16
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Iowa
Tikitm Jungle Cloak Copperleaf, Jacob\'s Coat, Joseph\'s Coat, Match-Me-If-You Can, Firedragon
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

If you need a plant that says Wow! in a hot summer garden or on the patio this the one. Provide your Copper Plants with average water in an average to well-draining, moderately rich soil for best results.
  • Grows To: 3-6'H+ x 3-6'W+
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11,(9b?)
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
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Iowa
Tikitm Peach Whirl Copper Plant
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Copper plants are easy to grow, heat, and sun loving tropicals. Provide your Copper Plants with average water in an average to well draining moderately rich soil for best results. Colors are most intense in sunny locations.
  • Grows To: 3-6'H+ x 3-6'W+
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Native To / Origin: Gardens
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
  • Indoor Light: Direct Sun, High
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