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Prices start at : 9.99 USD / each

Includes: 3 each of Black-Eyed Susans and Purple Coneflower.
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Max Height (feet): 3
  • Colors: Black, Pink, Yellow
Illinois
Elgin
Dill Anethum graveolens
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* In Poland, where dill is called "koper," it is one of the most popular herbs used in the kitchen, and, along with parsley and chives, is used for various purposes. * Depending on where it is grown, is either a perennial or annual herb.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 227,000
  • Quantity: 4.38 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 206
  • Genus: Anethum
  • Common Name: Dill
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
Illinois
Elgin
Purple Coneflower
Prices start at : 4.49 USD / each

Drought and deer resistant, attracts butterflies, great cut flower. Purple Coneflowers are practically indestructible because they are sub-zero hardy and withstand heat, grow in dry locations and love poor soil.
  • Max Height (feet): 3
  • Genus: Echinacea purpurea
  • Spread: 18-24''
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
Illinois
Elgin
French Marigold Tagetes patula
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

The whole plant contains substances that are toxic to cockroaches. About 35 kilos of oil can be extracted from 1 hectare of the plant (yielding 2,500 kilos of flowers and 25,000 kilos of herbage).

99%

    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
    • Common Name: French Marigold
    • Crop Year: 2018
    • Germination: 99%
    • Height: 12-16 inches
    • Purity: 99%
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Field Scabious, Blue Buttons, Field Scabiosa Knautia arvensis
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * The whole plant is astringent and mildly diuretic. An infusion is used internally as a blood purifier and externally for treating cuts, burns and bruises. * Knautia arvensis , commonly known as Field Scabious , is a species in the genus Knautia .
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    • Purity: 99%
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 37
    • Species: arvensis
    • Crop Year: 2016
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Christmas Candlestick, Klip Dagga, Lion\'s Ear Leonotis nepetifolia
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

    * It grows to a height of 3 metres and has whorls of striking lipped flowers, that are most commonly orange, but can vary to red, white, and purple. It can also be found growing abundantly in much of Latin America and the West Indies.
    • Crop Year: 2015
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Family: Lamiaceae
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 335
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
    • Botanical Name: Leonotis nepetifolia
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Chives, Wild Chives Allium schoenoprasum
    Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Used in cooking, on baked potatoes, and in salads ; flowers rose to rosy purple. * Chives ( Allium schoenoprasum ) are the smallest species of the onion family Alliaceae * Allium schoenoprasum is also the only species of Allium native to both the New...
    • Purity: 99%
    • Genus: Allium
    • Quantity: 2.47 lb
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Catmint
    Prices start at : 5.00 USD / each

    Plant in full sun. Pretty lavender-blue flowers bloom all the way through summer. Attract both butterflies and hummingbirds with their delightful scent. Aromatic gray-green foliage.
    • Max Height (feet): 3
    • Colors: Blue, Lavender
    • Genus: Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low'
    • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
    • Season Color: Summer
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Yellow Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Gray-head Coneflower, Gray-head Mexican-hat Ratibida pinnata     - Rudbeckia pinnata
    Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

    * It is attractive to butterflies and birds. Tall, summer perennial with a somewhat branched stem. * The yellow rays (petals) droop downward and are arranged around a grayish-brown cone.
    • Quantity: 1.9 lb
    • Genus: Ratibida
    • Common Name: Yellow Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Gray-head Coneflower, Gray-head Mexican-hat
    • Species: pinnata
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 460
    • Botanical Name: Ratibida pinnata
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Siberian Wallflower Erysimum x MARSHALLII     - Cheiranthus allionii
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    * It tolerates a wide range of soil types and will grow in full sun or partial shade. * Siberian Wallflower makes a dramatic vibrant addition to a wildflower meadow. * Its height of 10-18 inches makes it ideal for the front or closer portion of the meadow.
    • Genus: Erysimum
    • Common Name: Siberian Wallflower
    • Germination Test Type: Actual
    • Species: x MARSHALLII
    • Germination: 82%
    • Quantity: 0.99 lb
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Virginia Snake Root, Virginia Snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria
    Prices start at : 20.95 USD / 1 packet

    It merits consideration for cultivation in forest areas. * Use Ornamental: Showy, Ground cover Conspicuous Flowers: yes Attracts: Butterflies Larval Host: Pipevine swallowtail butterfly.
    • Collection Locale: Russia
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    • Crop Year: 2017
    • Family: Aristolochiaceae
    • Purity: 99%
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Crownvetch
    Prices start at : 7.49 USD / each

    One plant covers four square feet. To cover steep slopes, poor soil trouble areas, stream or pond banks where erosion control is needed, there's no better and prettier ground cover to use than House of Wesley's Carefree Beauty Crownvetch.
    • Spread: 24''
    • Zones: 3-9
    • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
    • Max Height (feet): 12-24"
    • Deer Resistant: Yes
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Yellow Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Gray-head Coneflower, Gray-head Mexican-hat Ratibida pinnata     - Rudbeckia pinnata
    Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

    * It is attractive to butterflies and birds. Tall, summer perennial with a somewhat branched stem. * The yellow rays (petals) droop downward and are arranged around a grayish-brown cone.
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
    • Genus: Ratibida
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 460
    • Height: 3-5 feet
    • Common Name: Yellow Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Gray-head Coneflower, Gray-head Mexican-hat
    • Species: pinnata
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Dill Anethum graveolens
    Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

    * In Poland, where dill is called "koper," it is one of the most popular herbs used in the kitchen, and, along with parsley and chives, is used for various purposes. * Depending on where it is grown, is either a perennial or annual herb.
    • Species: graveolens
    • Family: Apiaceae
    • Genus: Anethum
    • Botanical Name: Anethum graveolens
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Germination: 83%
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Red Clover, Mammoth Red Clover Trifolium pratense   Mammoth
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    Several cultivar groups have been selected for agricultural use, mostly derived from T. The flowers are dark pink with a paler base, 12–15 mm long, produced in a dense inflorescence.
    • Collection Locale: China
    • Family: Fabaceae
    • Common Name: Red Clover, Mammoth Red Clover
    • Germination: 91%
    • Quantity: 3.7 lb
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 487
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Bi-Color Butterfly Bush
    Prices start at : 5.00 USD / each

    Drought and deer resistant. It is an excellent attractant for butterflies and hummingbirds. A breakthrough in color! Bi-color is the first Butterfly Bush to feature multiple colors on each bloom.
    • Max Height (feet): 8
    • Deer Resistant: Yes
    • Colors: Orange, Purple, Yellow
    • Genus: Buddleia x weyeriana 'Bicolor'
    • Zones: 5-9
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Dwarf Fairy Candytuft Iberis umbellata   Dwarf Fairy
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Succeeds in poor soils and on dry walls. Prefers a calcareous soil but tolerates mildly acid soils. * A very ornamental plant. * An annual with white, lilac, pink, maroon, and carmine flowers; easy from seed, they start flowering 6 weeks after sowing...
    • Seeds Per Pound: 220,947
    • Botanical Name: Iberis umbellata Dwarf Fairy
    • Crop Year: 1995
    • Quantity: 0.62 lb
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 113
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Hyssop, Herb Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis
    Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

    * The leaves and young shoot tips are eaten raw or used as a flavouring in soups, salads etc. * A member of the mint family; many small flowers on short spikes, usually blue but rarely pink, purple, or white; forms a dense mounded plant; used in cooking;...
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 178
    • Height: 2 feet
    • Germination: 99%
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Botanical Name: Hyssopus officinalis
    • Genus: Hyssopus
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    It is commonly cultivated in Japan where it gives its name to a particular construction technique, burdock piling. The root is thought to be particularly good at helping to eliminate heavy metals from the body.
    • Collection Locale: Oregon
    • Botanical Name: Arctium lappa
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 68
    • Common Name: Greater Burdock
    • Crop Year: 2016
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Kobalt Blue Salvia, Anise Sage
    Prices start at : 8.99 USD

    An application of fertilizer at this time may also be beneficial in spurring flower production. Anise or Brazilian Sage, Salvia guaranitica , is an upright growing perennial that may flower nearly continuously from spring to frost.
    • Native To / Origin: South America
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • Grows To: 36''H x 18-24''W
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Globe Thistle, Southern Globethistle Echinops ritro
    Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself is rather rough and thistly with dark green leaves; good for middle or back of border; wants full sun and good drainage; can be dried for winter arrangements.
    • Quantity: 0.86 lb
    • Botanical Name: Echinops ritro
    • Height: 1-2 feet
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 36
    • Genus: Echinops
    • Seeds Per Pound: 36,346
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Starry Rosinweed, Southern Rosinweed
    Prices start at : 8.99 USD

    Great for butterflies and pollinators. The flowering stalks emerge from a rosette of wide medium green foliage on this fibrous rooted native perennial. Starry Rosinweed is a common native of our local pineywoods where it can be seen flowering sometimes...
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    • Grows To: 24-36"H x 12-18"W
    • Deer Resistance: Not Normally Bothered
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Milkweed, Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * The latex in the stems is a suitable replacement for chicle and can be made into a chewing gum. It is in the genus Asclepias , making it a type of milkweed . * The unopened flower buds are eaten cooked.
    • Collection Locale: Genoa, NY
    • Common Name: Milkweed, Common Milkweed
    • Family: Asclepiadaceae
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 84
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Lot#: 9701
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Lo\' & Beholdtm Pink Micro Chip Butterfly Bush, Buddleja
    Prices start at : 12.99 USD

    Photos courtesy of Proven Winners - www.provenwinners.com Spikes of fragrant tiny pink flowers emerge from this diminutive Butterfly Bush from early spring through fall. Lo' and Beholdtm Pink Micro Chip is a sterile selection so it does not spend its...
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
    • Grows To: 18-24''H x 18-24''W
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Purpletop Tridens, Greasegrass, Tall Redtop, Sandgrass Tridens flavus
    Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

    In mass, this species puts a purple top on old fields and open woods. The seeds are purple, giving the grass its common name. The grass is often confused with Johnson grass . * Tall redtop or Purple-top is a 2 1/2-7 ft.
    • Purity: 99%
    • Germination Test Type: estimate
    • Common Name: Purpletop Tridens, Greasegrass, Tall Redtop, Sandgrass
    • Genus: Tridens
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 793
    • Family: Poaceae
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Blue Cardinal Flower, Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica
    Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

    Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. It produces a spike of zygomorphic flowers in the late summer.
    • Family: Campanulaceae
    • Crop Year: 2014
    • Genus: Lobelia
    • Quantity: 0.2 lb
    • Botanical Name: Lobelia siphilitica
    • Seeds Per Pound: 14,709,000
    Illinois
    Elgin
    Black-Eyed Susan
    Prices start at : 6.99 USD / each

    Black-eyed Susans are ideal for sunny borders, along walls, by driveways or as a focal point in perennial bed. Drought tolerant, attracts butterflies and hummbingbirds, for a rain garden.
    • Spread: 18-24"
    • Deer Resistant: Yes
    • Colors: Black, Yellow
    • Zones: 3-9
    • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
    Illinois
    Elgin