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Smooth-bark Mexican Pine Pinus pseudostrobus
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* Thin 8" needles; 4" cones; native to Mexico. * It occurs within a rainfalls regime mostly in summer. It grows between 1300-3250 m. From 26° to 15° north latitude, from Sinaloa , Mexico to Honduras .
  • Genus: Pinus
  • Family: PINACEAE
  • Species: pseudostrobus
  • Height: 40 - 80 feet
California
San Diego
Yellowbells, Yellow Trumpetbush Tecoma stans
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

The plant is desirable fodder when it grows in fields grazed by livestock . It is drought-tolerant and grows well in warm climates. The plant produces pods containing yellow seeds with papery wings.
  • Common Name: Yellowbells, Yellow Trumpetbush
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Species: stans
  • Botanical Name: Tecoma stans
  • Genus: Tecoma
  • Collection Locale: India
California
San Diego
Edelweiss
Prices start at : 7.49 USD / each

It is bound to be a subject of conversation in your garden. Super hardy Edelweiss will survive the coldest winter temperatures and the worst summer droughts. This superb perennial produces beautiful cream colored star-shaped flowers and silvery green...
  • Max Height (feet): 6-12"
  • Zones: 3-7
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
  • Colors: White
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
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
  • Collection Locale: Hawaii
  • Genus: Crotalaria
  • Common Name: Indian Rattlebox
  • Botanical Name: Crotalaria assamica
  • Purity: 98%
California
San Diego
Common Rue Ruta graveolens
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens , especially because of its bluish leaves, and also sometimes for its tolerance...
  • Common Name: Common Rue
  • Height: 18-24 inches
  • Botanical Name: Ruta graveolens
  • Seeds Per Pound: 238,947
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Purity: 99%
California
San Diego
Macadamia Nut Macadamia integrifolia
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

Growth is optimal between temperatures of 20 - 25°c, ceasing when they fall below 10°c or rise above 30°c. Plants can be grown in climates cooler than their native habitat, but they are not very hardy in Britain.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 5
  • Genus: Macadamia
  • Purity: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 60
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Family: Proteaceae
California
San Diego
Purple Bauhinia, Butterfly Tree, Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Purple Camel\'s Foot, Hawaiian Orchid Tree Bauhinia purpurea
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* A species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae ,native to South China (which includes Hong Kong ) and southeastern Asia * Common names include Hong Kong Orchid Tree, and Hawaiian orchid tree.
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Quantity: 4.33 lb
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Species: purpurea
  • Height: 50 feet
California
San Diego
Horseradishtree, Drumstick Tree, Benzoil tree, Ben Oil tree Moringa oleifera     - Moringa pterygosperma
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is an exceptionally nutritious vegetable tree with a variety of potential uses. * In developing countries, moringa has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and support sustainable landcare.
  • Species: oleifera
  • Quantity: 4.13 lb
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 13
  • Genus: Moringa
  • Botanical Name: Moringa oleifera
California
San Diego
Sonoran Scrub Oak Quercus turbinella
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* Quercus turbinella is a species of oak known by the common names Sonoran scrub oak and shrub live oak . It is native to northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States from far eastern California to southwest Colorado , Rio Grande New Mexico...
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Common Name: Sonoran Scrub Oak
  • Species: turbinella
California
San Diego
Sonoran Scrub Oak Quercus turbinella
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* Quercus turbinella is a species of oak known by the common names Sonoran scrub oak and shrub live oak . It is native to northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States from far eastern California to southwest Colorado , Rio Grande New Mexico...
  • Common Name: Sonoran Scrub Oak
  • Botanical Name: Quercus turbinella
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Species: turbinella
California
San Diego
Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii    China - Pinus thunbergiana    China
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Of irregular habit, roughly conical. Pinus thunbergii prefers cooler climates and loves full sun. Needles tend to be quite long but can be reduced with the pruning techniques. * Thick, slightly twisted bright green 3-4 1/2" needles.
  • Genus: Pinus
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 83%
  • Height: 120 feet
  • Common Name: Japanese Black Pine
  • Botanical Name: Pinus thunbergii China
California
San Diego
Purple Bauhinia, Butterfly Tree, Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Purple Camel\'s Foot, Hawaiian Orchid Tree Bauhinia purpurea
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* A species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae ,native to South China (which includes Hong Kong ) and southeastern Asia * Common names include Hong Kong Orchid Tree, and Hawaiian orchid tree.
  • Height: 50 feet
  • Purity: 99%
  • Common Name: Purple Bauhinia, Butterfly Tree, Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Purple Camel's Foot, Hawaiian Orchid Tree
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,498
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Botanical Name: Bauhinia purpurea
California
San Diego
Oleander Nerium oleander     - Nerium indicum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Odorum , but the character is not constant and it is no longer regarded as a separate taxon. The flowers grow in clusters at the end of each branch; they are white, pink, red or yellow, 2.5–5 cm (0.98–2.0 in) diameter, with a deeply 5-lobed corolla...
  • Common Name: Oleander
  • Genus: Nerium
  • Germination: 50%
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Botanical Name: Nerium oleander
California
San Diego
Cloeziana Gum, Queensland Messmate, Gympie Messmate, Yellow Messmate, Dead Finish Eucalyptus cloeziana
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Eucalyptus cloeziana, Gympie Messmate, is a small to tall tree with rough bark on most or the whole of the trunk and larger branches. * The bark is soft, flaky, tessellated, light brown or yellow-brown, where smooth, greyish white or yellowish above.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 1968
  • Botanical Name: Eucalyptus cloeziana
  • Species: cloeziana
  • Common Name: Cloeziana Gum, Queensland Messmate, Gympie Messmate, Yellow Messmate, Dead Finish
  • Family: Myrtaceae
  • Quantity: 0.85 lb
California
San Diego
Spiny Saltbush, Shadscale Atriplex confertifolia
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* The leaves are cooked and used as greens. The water in which the leaves are cooked is used in making corn pudding . * Shadscale fruits and leaves provide important winter browse for both domestic livestock and native herbivores.
  • Germination Test Type: TZ
  • Purity: 97%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Genus: Atriplex
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Height: 1-3 feet
California
San Diego
Luckynut, Yellow Oleander Thevetia peruviana     - Thevetia neriifolia    , Cascabela thevetia
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

Thevetia plant are toxic to most vertebrates as they contain cardiac glycosides. They are covered in waxy coating to reduce water loss (typical of oleanders). Peruviana seed oil was used to make a 'paint' with antifungal, antibacterial and anti-termite...
  • Common Name: Luckynut, Yellow Oleander
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Germination: 91%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 112
  • Botanical Name: Thevetia peruviana
California
San Diego
Golden Plume
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

3-4" high fuzzy yellow spikes of tubular flowers are borne throughout the year on this easily grown tropical. Golden Plume is very similar to most Justicias in form and habit. The wide dark green foliage makes a nice foil for the spikes of yellow flowers.
  • Outdoor Light: Part shade, Light shade
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
  • Native To / Origin: Brazil
  • Indoor Light: High
California
San Diego
Forget-Me-not, Chinese Hound\'s Tongue Cynoglossum amabile   Firmament
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese hound's tongue , or Chinese forget-me-not . This plant is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens.
  • Genus: Cynoglossum
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Cultivar: Firmament
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 213
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Species: amabile
California
San Diego
Sport of Sports Hibiscus, Yellow El Capitolio Hibiscus, Poodle Hibiscus
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

Their pollen and nectar rich flowers attract a host of pollinators including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. They are commonly successfully used as landscape shrubs in the warmer parts of zone 9 and throughout much of zone 10.Remember that these...
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Grows To: 8'H x 5'W
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Deer Resistance: Sometimes Bothered - Occasionally Severely
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
California
San Diego
Variegated Blue Sky Vine, Blue Trumpet Vine
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

It will tolerate full sun as well but foliage that was produced in shaded conditions may burn, the new leaves that develop will be adjusted to its new growing conditions. The Variegated Blue Sky Vine makes an easy and rewarding container plant where not...
  • Salt Tolerance: Low
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8B,9,10,11
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained, moderately fertile soils. Do not keep overly wet.
  • Grows To: 15'-30'H
  • Native To / Origin: N India
California
San Diego
Hawaiian Snowbush
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Beautiful variegated foliage with lots of white leaf coloration. Rarely offered in the trade. Really will brighten those shady spots. Can be grown in sun or shade. Compact grower. This is the smaller version, showing more white as compared to Breynia...
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade, Light shade
  • Indoor Light: High
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Native To / Origin: Pacific Islands
  • pH Range: Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
California
San Diego
Siberian Spirea Sibiraea laevigata     - Sibiraea altaiensis
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 packet

* Open forests, slopes, meadows, stream sides. * Shrubs to 1.5 m tall. * The Asian and European populations are widely disjunct, separated by over 5000 km. * A versatile mid sized, prolific flowering shrub that is quite cold hardy.
  • Purity: 94%
  • Common Name: Siberian Spirea
  • Species: laevigata
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Genus: Sibiraea
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
California
San Diego
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

* Jacaranda mimosifolia is a sub-tropical tree native to South America that has been widely planted elsewhere because of its beautiful and long-lasting blue flowers. * Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa is popularly and poetically known...
  • Height: 15-45 feet
  • Quantity: 7.55 lb
  • Species: mimosifolia
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 96
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Family: Bignoniaceae
California
San Diego
HibisQs Multi-Tropic Red Tropical Hibiscus, Chinese Hibiscus
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Tropical Hibiscus make for showy, free-flowering container plants where not hardy. Provide a fertile well-drained average moist soil for the best results. Bright red single flowers seem to cover up this vigorous and free flowering Hibiscus even as very...
  • Deer Resistance: Sometimes Bothered - Occasionally Severely
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately moist, well-drained, preferably mildly acidic, moderately fertile soils.
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Outdoor Light: *Full sun, Mostly sunny, Part shade
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11,(9A?,9B?)
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
California
San Diego
Double Yellow Angel\'s Trumpet, Devil\'s Trumpet
Prices start at : 6.99 USD

These are fast growing small to medium-sized, shrub-like, frost tender tropical plants that are easy and rewarding. The Double Yellow Angel's Trumpet is often grown as an annual or short-lived shrub-like perennial and it is easy enough to save a few seed...
  • Grows To: 3-5'H x 3-5'W
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9B,10,11
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
California
San Diego
Weeping Boerboon, Weeping Boer-bean, African Walnut, African Greenheart, Tree Fuchsia, Drunk Parrot Tree SCHOTIA brachypetala
Prices start at : 15.95 USD / 1 packet

* A medium to large, spreading tree, growing up to 20 metres, but more commonly from 5 to 10 metres depending on conditions. The new leaves are a very showy bright red as with many savanna trees.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 817
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 98%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 3
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Family: LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE
California
San Diego
Summer Skies Lily of the Nile, Agapanthus (Cold Hardy, Repeat Flowering)
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

It is tolerant of shade but will likely flower best where it gets at least 4-6 hours of sunlight. A protective breathable mulch will help to ensure winter survival in cold climates.
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist well-drained soils.
  • Outdoor Light: AM sun, Part sun, Part shade, Light shade, **Full sun
  • Deer Resistance: Seldom Bothered
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - Beyond Green LLC, Canby, Oregon
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 6,7,8,9,10,11,(5*)
California
San Diego