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Blessed Milkthistle, Milk Thistle, Mary Thistle, Holy Thistle Silybum marianum
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

Should not be used by people who suffer from ragweed allergies. This fairly typical thistle has red to purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins. * Milk thistle has also been known to be used as food.
  • Common Name: Blessed Milkthistle, Milk Thistle, Mary Thistle, Holy Thistle
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 35
  • Germination: 98%
  • Species: marianum
  • Seeds Per Pound: 16,331
  • Height: 3-4 feet
United States
Iowa
Wild Celery Apium graveolens
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* Wild celery has a long history of medicinal and food use. The leaves are strongly flavoured and are used less often, either as a flavouring in soups and stews or as a dried herb.
  • Height: 2-3 feet
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,171,320
  • Collection Locale: Holland
  • Common Name: Wild Celery
  • Genus: Apium
  • Germination: 84%
United States
Iowa
Foxglove, Purple Foxglove, Common Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* The much-loved foxglove of cottage gardens; flowers usually purple, but may be white, pink, or some variation, usually speckled in the throat; biennial, forming a basal rosette one year, flower stalk the next; likes part shade, moist (not wet) soil;...
  • Species: purpurea
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,000,000
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Purity: 97%
  • Germination: 80%
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Iowa
Indian Teasel, Fuller\'s Teasel, Cultivated Teasel Dipsacus sativus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

However, some people who weave wool still prefer to use teasels for raising the nap, claiming that the result is better; in particular, if a teasel meets serious resistance in the fabric, it will break, whereas a metal tool will rip the cloth.
  • Species: sativus
  • Common Name: Indian Teasel, Fuller's Teasel, Cultivated Teasel
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Family: Dipsacaceae
  • Height: 5-6 feet
  • Botanical Name: Dipsacus sativus
United States
Iowa
Mugwort, Common Wormwood, Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood, St. John\'s Plant Artemisia vulgaris
Price : CALL

Their addition to the diet aids the digestion and so they are often used in small quantities as a flavouring, especially with fatty foods. Aromatic and somewhat bitter. This species is also occasionally known as Felon Herb , Chrysanthemum Weed , Wild...
  • Species: vulgaris
  • Height: 3-7 feet
  • Common Name: Mugwort, Common Wormwood, Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood, St. John's Plant
  • Genus: Artemisia
United States
Iowa
Mair Yew Taxus wallichiana mairei - Taxus mairei
Price : CALL

Chinensis, especially in the E, typically below 1200 m, ascending to over 3000 m in Sichuan and Yunnan). * Native to coniferous and mixed forests, thickets, deforested rocks, open slopes; 100-3500 m (but usually at lower elevations than var.
  • Height: 30-40 feet
  • Species: wallichiana
  • Purity: 99%
  • Variety: mairei
  • Botanical Name: Taxus wallichiana mairei
  • Germination Test Type: cut
United States
Iowa
Angelica, Archangel, Wild Parship, Norwegian Angelica Angelica archangelica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

They are also used to sweeten tart fruits. * The essential oil of the roots of Angelica archangelica contains ?-terebangelene, C10H16, and other terpenes; the oil of the seeds also contains ?-terebangelene, together with methylethylacetic acid and hydroxymyristic...
  • Botanical Name: Angelica archangelica
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 171
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Height: 4-5 feet
United States
Iowa
Longstalk Holly Ilex pedunculosa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* A dark red dye is obtained from the leaves. * Nice shiny dark green leaves to 3"; large shrub, small tree; quarter-inch bright red fruit in fall; best of the hardy evergreen hollies, Dirr says; may not do well in hot regions; native to Japan and China.

99%

    • Family: Aquifoliaceae
    • Purity: 99%
    • Botanical Name: Ilex pedunculosa
    • Collection Locale: China
    • Germination: 99%
    • Crop Year: 2001
    United States
    Iowa
    Nevada Mormon Tea, Nevada Jointfir Ephedra nevadensis
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until they turn an amber or pink colour. * Ephedra nevadensis ( Nevada ephedra ) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America.
    • Family: Ephedraceae
    • Germination: 83%
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
    • Seeds Per Pound: 20,228
    • Purity: 99%
    • Botanical Name: Ephedra nevadensis
    United States
    Iowa
    Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Burdock is one of the foremost detoxifying herbs in both Chinese and Western herbal medicine. It is used to treat conditions caused by an 'overload' of toxins, such as throat and other infections, boils, rashes and other skin problems.
    • Genus: Arctium
    • Purity: 99%
    • Collection Locale: Oregon
    • Seeds Per Pound: 31,780
    • Botanical Name: Arctium lappa
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
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    Iowa
    Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    It was much used by the North American Indians and acquired a reputation as a heal-all amongst the earlier white settlers. * Orange flowers in late summer; grows well in dry soil; native to eastern U.S. * Pleurisy root is a bitter, nutty-flavoured tonic...
    • Height: 1-3 feet
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 64
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    • Common Name: Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed
    • Lot#: 9501
    • Crop Year: 1995
    United States
    Iowa
    Chia Salvia hispanica
    Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

    It is still used in Mexico and Guatemala, with the seeds sometimes ground, while whole seed is used for nutritious drinks and as a food source. * Chia (Salvia hispanica) was the third most important food of the Aztecs in the time of Cortez (behind corn...
    • Crop Year: 2014
    • Germination: 98%
    • Species: hispanica
    • Genus: Salvia
    • Quantity: 4.41 lb
    • Seeds Per Pound: 0
    United States
    Iowa
    Winter Cherry, Chinese Lantern, Strawberry Groundcherry Physalis alkekengi
    Price : CALL

    Germination usually takes place quickly and freely. It is native from southern Europe east across southern Asia to Japan . * Physalis alkekengi ( Bladder cherry , Chinese lantern , Japanese lantern , or Winter cherry ; Japanese: h?zuki ), is a relative...
    • Germination: 40%
    • Crop Year: 2016
    • Germination Test Type: estimate
    • Family: Solanaceae
    • Botanical Name: Physalis alkekengi
    • Purity: 99%
    United States
    Iowa
    Utah Juniper Juniperus osteosperma - Juniperus utahensis
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    Utahensis ) is a shrub or small tree reaching 3-6 m (rarely to 9 m) tall. * Juniperus osteosperma ( Utah Juniper ; syn. * A wax on the fruit is obtained by simmering the fruit in hot water and skimming off the wax as it rises to the surface.
    • Crop Year: 2012
    • Quantity: 5.05 lb
    • Height: 30-40 feet
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    • Botanical Name: Juniperus osteosperma
    • Common Name: Utah Juniper
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    Iowa
    White Cockle, White Campion, Bladder Campion, Evening Lychnis Lychnis alba - Silene alba , Silene latifolia alba
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * This plant is commonly seen along roadsides and in disturbed places in North America. It is pollinated by evening flying insects and provides seed as food for finches in the winter.
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    • Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE
    • Height: 18-24 inches
    • Common Name: White Cockle, White Campion, Bladder Campion, Evening Lychnis
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 443
    • Quantity: 0.24 lb
    United States
    Iowa
    Bai Tou Weng, White-haired Old-man Pulsatilla chinensis - Anemone chinensis
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Bai Tou Weng is thought to clear toxicity and to lower fever. * Anemone chinensis is a basionym of the currently known Pulsatilla chinensis and is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.
    • Family: Ranunculaceae
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Common Name: Bai Tou Weng, White-haired Old-man
    • Purity: 98%
    • Species: chinensis
    • Collection Locale: China
    United States
    Iowa
    Common Myrtle Myrtus communis
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Myrtus communis, the Common Myrtle, is used in the islands of Sardinia and Corsica to produce an aromatic liqueur called Mirto . * Because of its elegance of habit, appealing odour, and amenity to clipping by the topiarius, as much as for sacred associations,...
    • Purity: 99%
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Quantity: 0.24 lb
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 63
    • Botanical Name: Myrtus communis
    • Common Name: Common Myrtle
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    Iowa
    Bachelors Buttons, Cornflower, Garden Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Tall Choice
    Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

    * A good plant for bees, butterflies and moths. Kennedy, Jr. at his wedding in tribute to his father. * The flowers are often used in dried-flower arrangements because they retain their colour well.
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
    • Common Name: Bachelors Buttons, Cornflower, Garden Cornflower
    • Botanical Name: Centaurea cyanus Tall Choice
    • Purity: 99%
    • Family: Asteraceae
    • Germination Test Type: Actual
    United States
    Iowa
    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. * 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.
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Genus: Arisaema
    • Family: Araceae
    • Lot#: 080445
    • Crop Year: 2008
    • Purity: 99%
    United States
    Iowa
    Annual Honesty, Money Plant Lunaria annua - Lunaria biennis
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    The common name "Honesty" arose in the 16th century, and it may be due to the translucent seed-pods which are like flattened pea-pods and borne on the plant through winter. * Annual Honesty ( Lunaria annua ) is a tall (height about 1 m), hairy-stemmed...
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 47
    • Botanical Name: Lunaria annua
    • Family: Brassicaceae
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    • Species: annua
    • Purity: 99%
    United States
    Iowa
    Annual Honesty, Money Plant Lunaria annua - Lunaria biennis
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    The common name "Honesty" arose in the 16th century, and it may be due to the translucent seed-pods which are like flattened pea-pods and borne on the plant through winter. * Annual Honesty ( Lunaria annua ) is a tall (height about 1 m), hairy-stemmed...
    • Common Name: Annual Honesty, Money Plant
    • Quantity: 1.25 lb
    • Seeds Per Pound: 23,608
    • Collection Locale: Holland
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 47
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    United States
    Iowa
    Edelweiss LEONTOPODIUM alpinum
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

    The name comes from German edel (meaning noble ) and weiss (meaning white ). * Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
    • Botanical Name: LEONTOPODIUM alpinum
    • Purity: 99%
    • Germination Test Type: estimate
    • Collection Locale: Holland
    • Family: COMPOSITAE
    • Height: 8-10 inches
    United States
    Iowa
    Sneezewort, Sneezeweed Achillea ptarmica
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine.
    • Collection Locale: England
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
    • Germination: 71%
    • Quantity: 0.06 lb
    • Purity: 98%
    • Lot#: 9701
    United States
    Iowa
    Common Beet, Detroit Dark Red Beet Beta vulgaris Detroit Dark Red
    Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

    Nutrition comes from the beets fiber, vitamins, minerals and unique plant derived anti-oxidants. * Beet seed can take two weeks to germinate so an old trick is to sow radish seeds in the same row.
    • Collection Locale: Oregon
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 174
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Purity: 99%
    • Genus: Beta
    • Crop Year: 2017
    United States
    Iowa
    Tarragon, Dragon Herb Artemisia dracunculus
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    The young shoots can also be cooked and used as a potherb. They make an excellent flavouring in salads. * Tarragon or dragon's-wort ( Artemisia dracunculus ) is a perennial herb in the family Asteraceae related to wormwood .
    • Common Name: Tarragon, Dragon Herb
    • Species: dracunculus
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    • Collection Locale: Netherlands
    • Family: Asteraceae
    • Purity: 99%
    United States
    Iowa
    Yellow Gentian Gentiana lutea
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    It is especially useful in states of exhaustion from chronic disease and in all cases of debility, weakness of the digestive system and lack of appetite. It contains some of the most bitter compounds known and is used as a scientific basis for measuring...
    • Common Name: Yellow Gentian
    • Purity: 97%
    • Crop Year: 1998
    • Collection Locale: Cevennes Mtns.,France
    • Quantity: 0.36 lb
    • Germination: 91%
    United States
    Iowa
    Windmill Palm, Chinese Windmill Palm, Chusan Palm Trachycarpus fortunei - Chamaerops fortunei , Chamaerops excelsa
    Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

    The palm can be cultivated the furthest north in the world, being grown successfully in such cool and damp but relatively winter-mild locales as Scotland and the panhandle of Alaska.
    • Common Name: Windmill Palm, Chinese Windmill Palm, Chusan Palm
    • Botanical Name: Trachycarpus fortunei
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Family: Arecaceae
    • Seeds Per Pound: 1,816
    • Germination: 98%
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    Iowa
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