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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.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Genus: Echinops
  • Seeds Per Pound: 36,346
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Germination: 91%
  • Botanical Name: Echinops ritro
Wisconsin
Madison
Mixed Butterfly Bush
Prices start at : 3.88 USD / each

These plants are deer and drought resistant. This keeps it manageable and promotes new bloom shoots. The Mixed Butterfly Bush is a strong, easy-to-grow plant. In fall, after flowering, prune back to within a few inches of ground.
  • Genus: Buddleia davidii
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
  • Spread: 4-8'
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Zones: 5-9
Wisconsin
Madison
Maryland Senna, Wild Senna Senna marilandica - Cassia marilandica
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems. A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores. The leaves area safe and effective cathartic. The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed...
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Species: marilandica
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Seeds Per Pound: 24,062
  • Botanical Name: Senna marilandica
  • Common Name: Maryland Senna, Wild Senna
Wisconsin
Madison
Shasta Daisy
Prices start at : 4.99 USD / each

They grow well in sun or light shade. Enjoy astonishing numbers of snowy, gold-centered blooms every June and July. Giant Alaska Shasta Daisies make excellent cut flowers. It is an easy to grow perennial that spreads fast.
  • Zones: 4-9
  • Genus: Leucanthemum superbum
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Colors: White
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
Wisconsin
Madison
Pink Honeysuckle
Prices start at : 4.29 USD / each

Later, brilliant red berries appear that last all summer and throughout the winter. Reaches 8-10' and can be trimmed to 6-8'. We send 1 to 1 1/2' plants. You can't beat this radiant pink Honeysuckle for a tall screen of background hedge.
  • Spread: 6-8'
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
  • Season Color: Spring, Summer
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Zones: 4-9
Wisconsin
Madison
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. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have...
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Botanical Name: Artemisia vulgaris
  • Height: 3-7 feet
  • Common Name: Mugwort, Common Wormwood, Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood, St. John's Plant
Wisconsin
Madison
Common Yarrow, Plumajillo Achillea millefolium - Achillea lanulosa , Achillea millefolium occidentalis , Achillea occidentalis
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* The familiar yarrow from which many garden cultivars have been derived; grows in very poor soil in full sun. * Yarrow has a high reputation and is widely employed in herbal medicine, administered both internally and externally.
  • Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium
  • Genus: Achillea
  • Height: 6-36 inches
  • Common Name: Common Yarrow, Plumajillo
  • Seeds Per Pound: 372,800
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
Wisconsin
Madison
Buddleia, Pugster Pink
Prices start at : 14.99 USD / 1 Plant

This is unique selection of butterfly bush has a small frame, but exceptionally large blooms flowering all season long. The small size of this shrub makes it excellent for patio containers.

2-3 feet

    • Height: 2-3 feet
    • Zone: 5-9
    • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
    • Life Cycle: Perennial
    • Bloom Season: Fall, Summer
    • Spread: 2-3 feet
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Hard Fescue, Sheep Fescue Festuca ovina duriuscula
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Tolerant of constant cutting, this plant is often grown in lawns. * This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including the Gatekeeper and the Meadow Brown.
    • Germination: 80%
    • Common Name: Hard Fescue, Sheep Fescue
    • Genus: Festuca
    • Height: 16 inches
    • Purity: 97%
    • Seeds Per Pound: 481,240
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Black-Eyed Susan
    Prices start at : 6.99 USD / each

    Grow 2-3' tall. Bloom: July-September. Drought tolerant, attracts butterflies and hummbingbirds, for a rain garden. Award winner! Black-eyed Susans have rich, golden yellow petals set off by bronze-black centers.
    • Genus: Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
    • Max Height (feet): 3
    • Zones: 3-9
    • Deer Resistant: Yes
    • Spread: 18-24"
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Scarlet Sage, Cherry Red Sage, Texas Sage, Blood Sage Salvia coccinea
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    The naturalized variety is typically tubular, bright red, about 1.25 in (3.2 cm) long. Blooms from summer to autumn with red flowers up to 3/4" long. Spreading growth to 12". * The plant reaches 2 to 4 ft (0.61 to 1.2 m) in height, with many branches,...
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 353
    • Family: Lamiaceae
    • Germination: 82%
    • Crop Year: 2013
    • Germination Test Type: Actual
    • Height: 12 inches
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Climbing Milkweed, Fringed Twinevine
    Prices start at : 9.99 USD

    Remove seed pods to prevent unwanted seedlings as it can be difficult to eradicate once it is well-established. Climbing Milkweed is a vigorous vine easily reaching 15' under good conditions.
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9,10,11
    • Deer Resistance: Not Likely to be Bothered
    • Native To / Origin: US - TX, NM, AZ, AR, OK
    • pH Range: Alkaline, Mildly Alkaline, Neutral, Mildly Acidic
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Missy Puryear\'s Pink Turks Cap
    Prices start at : 7.99 USD

    This is a hummingbird's delight! A vigorous and easy to grow, long-lived perennial for full sun to part shade and is drought resistant once established. Easy to grow, moderately drought tolerant once well-established, and exceptionally free-flowering.
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • Pruning: Cutback hard if desired in early spring, and remove dead and freeze damaged stems.
    • Container Size: 3.5 inch SQ / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
    • Soil & Moisture: Average to moist but moderatley drought tolerant once well established. Adaptable to soil types.
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
    • Native To / Origin: US- Greg Grant, Nacogdoches, TX
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Stinging Nettle, Common Nettle Urtica dioica
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Nettles are the exclusive larval food plant for several species of butterflies, such as the peacock butterfly or the small tortoiseshell, and are also eaten by the larvae of some moths including angle shades, buff ermine, dot moth, the flame, the gothic,...
    • Species: dioica
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 595
    • Family: Urticaceae
    • Seeds Per Pound: 1,816,000
    • Crop Year: 2016
    • Height: 3-4 feet
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    American Elderberry, Common Elderberry
    Prices start at : 14.99 USD

    Occasionally we pick the large ripe fruit clusters whole as a treat for our chickens. These were grown from locally collected seed. This is an easy to grow native that makes a nice large informal screen or hedge or can even be pruned into a small tree...
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    • Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
    • Soil & Moisture: Moist to average moist to wet, well-drained, fertile soils. Tolerates clay.
    • Native To / Origin: US - all but a few western states as well as central and eastern Canada
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Miss Molly Butterfly Bush, Buddleja
    Prices start at : 9.99 USD

    Deadheading is not required but removing spent flowers will help the plant look 'cleaner'. Buddleias can grow to become large shrub-like perennials in mild climates but most grow as herbaceous perennials in zone 6 and colder.
    • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained soils.
    • Container Size: 2.25 inch DP / 12 fl.oz. / 354ml
    • Grows To: 4-5'H x 5-6'W
    • Native To / Origin: Gardens-USA, JC Raulston, Dr. Dennis Werner
    • Salt Tolerance: Slight
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Lady Margaret Passion Flower, Passionvine
    Prices start at : 12.99 USD

    Most sources suggest that fruit are poor and may even be nearly empty if produced at all. Bumblebees are perfectly designed for this as the pollen is rubbed on their back as they circle the corona drinking nectar and then carry it to the next flower.
    • Grows To: 6-12'H+, reported to reach 30'+ where winters are mild.
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
    • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral
    • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, fertile, well-drained soils. Allow the soil to become slightly dry between waterings.
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Black Knight Butterfly Bush, Buddleja
    Prices start at : 12.99 USD

    Butterfly Bush is considered invasive in some regions, consider sterile selections or deadhead periodically to prevent unwanted seedlings. Showy deep violet-purple, fragrant spikes, to 8" long, are held at the ends of the arching, woody stems.
    • Grows To: 4-6'H x 4-6''W
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
    • Salt Tolerance: Slight
    • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
    • Fertilizing: Once growth commences in spring to midsummer.
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Indigo Spires Salvia
    Prices start at : 7.99 USD

    If your Salvia or Sage starts to look unkempt in mid to late summer consider giving it a light shearing or remove the spent flowering spikes to help promote new growth and flower production.
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
    • Grows To: 3-4'H x 3-4'W
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9,10,11
    • Native To / Origin: US - Huntington Botanic Gardens, San Marino, CA - circa1979
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Hard Fescue, Sheep Fescue Festuca ovina duriuscula
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Tolerant of constant cutting, this plant is often grown in lawns. * This is one of the food plants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths, including the Gatekeeper and the Meadow Brown.
    • Botanical Name: Festuca ovina duriuscula
    • Germination: 80%
    • Species: ovina
    • Germination Test Type: Actual
    • Purity: 97%
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 823
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Sweet William Dianthus barbatus Single Mix
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    Although the Sweet William is a perennial species, it is quite short-lived and degenerates after its second year. It is best treated as a biennial in the garden. * Plants self-sow freely when grown in a suitable position.
    • Common Name: Sweet William
    • Family: Caryophyllaceae
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 880
    • Botanical Name: Dianthus barbatus Single Mix
    • Purity: 99%
    • Cultivar: Single Mix
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Magnifica Native Coral Honeysuckle
    Prices start at : 12.99 USD

    For more information see our Coral Honeysuckle Growing Guide . Clusters of deep orange 2" tubular flowers with yellow throats are held above the rich blue-green foliage of this selection of the tame native Coral Honeysuckle.
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
    • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
    • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
    • Native To / Origin: US - Abington Church, Gloucester, VA - VA NPS
    • Salt Tolerance: Poor
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Yellowbells, Yellow Trumpetbush Tecoma stans
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    The flowers attract bees , butterflies , and hummingbirds . The plant produces pods containing yellow seeds with papery wings. It is drought-tolerant and grows well in warm climates.
    • Common Name: Yellowbells, Yellow Trumpetbush
    • Family: Bignoniaceae
    • Crop Year: 2012
    • Species: stans
    • Height: 15-20 feet
    • Collection Locale: India
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Glossy Privet Ligustrum lucidum
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    It is taken internally in the treatment of complaints associated with weak kidney and liver energy such as menopausal problems (especially premature menopause), blurred vision, cataracts, tinnitus, rheumatic pains, palpitations, backache and insomnia.
    • Botanical Name: Ligustrum lucidum
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Species: lucidum
    • Collection Locale: China
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 35
    • Family: Oleaceae
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Mu he shu Schima superba
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang [Japan (Ryukyu Islands)]. * Native to forests; 100-800(-1600) m.
    • Collection Locale: China
    • Common Name: mu he shu
    • Botanical Name: Schima superba
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 33
    • Quantity: 0.89 lb
    • Crop Year: 2013
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Goldstrum Black-Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia
    Prices start at : 5.99 USD

    This is an easy, durable, and reliable drought tolerant and deer resistant perennial for any sunny border. A profusion of dark-eyed golden yellow, 3-5'', daisies are held above the tidy rosette of foliage throughout summer.
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
    • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
    • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 3,4,5,6,7,9
    Wisconsin
    Madison
    Catnip, Catmint, Catswort Nepeta cataria
    Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

    The names catnip and catmint are derived from the intense attraction most cats have towards them. * A mint-like flavour, they make an aromatic flavouring in salads. They can be used fresh or dried to make an aromatic herb tea.
    • Family: Lamiaceae
    • Genus: Nepeta
    • Common Name: Catnip, Catmint, Catswort
    • Height: 1-2 feet
    • Botanical Name: Nepeta cataria
    • Seeds Per Pound: 762,720
    Wisconsin
    Madison
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