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Rose of Sharon Hedge
Prices start at : 5.29 USD / each

These hardy, erect-branching shrubs will grow 5-10' tall for an informal privacy screen or can be trimmed for a neat, colorful hedge. These hardy plants are welcome in any landscape.
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Genus: Hibiscus syriacus
  • Max Height (feet): 10
  • Zones: 5-9
  • Colors: Mixed, Pink, Red, White
Costa Rica
San Jose
3-N-1 Rose of Sharon Tree
Prices start at : 6.00 USD / each

Rose of Sharon grows 5-10' tall. You'll enjoy this old-fashioned favorite that bears an abundance of large, hibiscus blossoms in three different colors: red, white and blue. Profusion of blooms from June through September.
  • Spread: 6-8'
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Colors: Purple, Red, White
  • Zones: 5-9
  • Genus: Hibiscus syriacus
Costa Rica
San Jose
Yellow Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Gray-head Coneflower, Gray-head Mexican-hat Ratibida pinnata     - Rudbeckia pinnata
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* The disc heads have a scent reminiscent of anise when crushed. * This plant is grown as an ornamental garden plant. Tall, summer perennial with a somewhat branched stem. * It is native to the central and eastern United States and Ontario in Canada.
  • Quantity: 1.9 lb
  • Germination: 91%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 460
  • Collection Locale: Colorado
  • Seeds Per Pound: 463,080
  • Crop Year: 2015
Costa Rica
San Jose
Catmint
Prices start at : 5.00 USD / each

Pretty lavender-blue flowers bloom all the way through summer. Aromatic gray-green foliage. Attract both butterflies and hummingbirds with their delightful scent. Plant in full sun.
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Max Height (feet): 3
  • Genus: Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low'
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
Costa Rica
San Jose
Blue Cardinal Flower, Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. * The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 4351
  • Common Name: Blue Cardinal Flower, Great Blue Lobelia
  • Quantity: 0.2 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Germination: 86%
  • Botanical Name: Lobelia siphilitica
Costa Rica
San Jose
Great Globethistle, Giant Globe Thistle, Great Globe Thistle, Common Globe Thistle Echinops sphaerocephalus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

They are sticky hairy above, and white woolly below.Atop each stem is an almost perfectly spherical inflorescence up to 6 cm in diameter, packed with blue-gray disc florets . * It grows in sunny, rocky or brushy places, with more or less mineral rich...
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Common Name: Great Globethistle, Giant Globe Thistle, Great Globe Thistle, Common Globe Thistle
  • Crop Year: 1994
  • Botanical Name: Echinops sphaerocephalus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Height: 5-6 feet
Costa Rica
San Jose
Narrowleaf Plantain, Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Considered to be an indicator of agriculture in pollen diagrams, P. * Ribwort plantain is a safe and effective treatment for bleeding, it quickly staunches blood flow and encourages the repair of damaged tissue.
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Height: 12-15 inches
  • Quantity: 0.92 lb
  • Purity: 99%
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 222
Costa Rica
San Jose
Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The leaves are spirally arranged, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long and 2-3 cm broad. * Asclepias tuberosa is a species of milkweed native to eastern North America . It is a perennial plant growing to 0.6-2 m (1 -2 feet) tall, with clustered orange or yellow flowers...
  • Crop Year: 1995
  • Collection Locale: USA
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Purity: 98%
  • Germination: 69%
  • Genus: Asclepias
Costa Rica
San Jose
Late Lilac, Villous Lilac Syringa villosa
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* White or rosy-lilac flowers in 3-7" clusters, often several to each branch tip, in May; flower fragrance, not intense, resembles privet; very hardy; forms a dense, arching shrub with substantial branches; does well in the U.S. Midwest; native to China.
  • Genus: Syringa
  • Collection Locale: Minnesota
  • Botanical Name: Syringa villosa
  • Common Name: Late Lilac, Villous Lilac
  • Quantity: 1.49 lb
  • Family: Oleaceae
Costa Rica
San Jose
Narrowleaf Plantain, Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Considered to be an indicator of agriculture in pollen diagrams, P. * Ribwort plantain is a safe and effective treatment for bleeding, it quickly staunches blood flow and encourages the repair of damaged tissue.
  • Species: lanceolata
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 222
  • Botanical Name: Plantago lanceolata
  • Common Name: Narrowleaf Plantain, Ribwort Plantain
  • Germination: 90%
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
Costa Rica
San Jose
Cheyenne Spirit Purple Cone Flower
Prices start at : 6.99 USD

Provide ample sunlight and good drainage. These 'daisies' are actually a composite flower and are composed of a multitude of ray flowers (the wide normally colorful 'petals' of a 'daisy') and are centered by a 'cone' composed of a multitude of spirally...
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Native To / Origin: US - Kieft Seeds
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-draining, average moist soils. Do not keep overly wet or soggy. Drought resistant once well-established.
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
Costa Rica
San Jose
Bahama Blue Passion Flower, Passion Vine
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

We generally wait until the fruits become yellow (in yellow fruited cultivars) and wrinkled and have fallen from the vine. Bumblebees are perfectly designed for this as the pollen is rubbed on their back as they circle the corona drinking nectar and then...
  • Grows To: 15-20'H+
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
Costa Rica
San Jose
Miss Violet Butterfly Bush, Buddleja
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

Buddleias can grow to become large shrub-like perennials in mild climates but most grow as herbaceous perennials in zone 6 and colder. Spikes of deep violet, nectar rich, fragrant flowers are borne all summer on this vigorous yet compact Butterfly Bush.
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens- JC Raulston, NCSU, Dr. Dennis Werner
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-draining, average moist soils.
Costa Rica
San Jose
Mugwort, Common Wormwood, Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood, St. John\'s Plant Artemisia vulgaris
Price : CALL

* The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * Artemisia vulgaris ( mugwort or common wormwood ) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia which have common names that include the word mugwort.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Genus: Artemisia
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Common Name: Mugwort, Common Wormwood, Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood, St. John's Plant
Costa Rica
San Jose
Hungarian Lilac Syringa josikaea
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* Syringa josikaea ( Hungarian Lilac ) is a species of Lilac , native to central and eastern Europe , in the Carpathian Mountains in Hungary , Romania , and western Ukraine . * A good hedging plant, it is very tolerant of trimming.
  • Genus: Syringa
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 6-12 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 88
  • Species: josikaea
Costa Rica
San Jose
Lady in Red Scarlet Sage, Blood Sage, Hummingbird Sage
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Somewhat drought resistant once well-established but will grow and flower better under average water conditions. Salvias are considered the #1 plant for Hummingbirds with their tubular flowers designed for pollination by these amazing flyers.
  • Native To / Origin: US - TX, LA, MS, GA, AL, FL
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Soil & Moisture: Moderately fertile to poor soils. Average to dry soils with good to excellent drainage. Do not overwater.
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Costa Rica
San Jose
Buzztm Soft Pink Butterfly Bush, Buddleia
Prices start at : 8.99 USD

This compact Buddleia flowers even at a very young age and will continue flowering from spring to frost. Spikes of deep fuchsia buds open to pale pink flowers with an orange eye. The fragrant, nectar rich flowers of Buzztm Soft Pink Butterfly Bush are...
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sunny, Part shade
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained soils, with average moisture. Does not tolerate wet feet / poor drainage but are otherwise fairly adaptable.
  • Native To / Origin: Gardens - Thompson and Morgan
Costa Rica
San Jose
Buttered Popcorn Cassia, Peanut Butter Senna
Prices start at : 9.99 USD

Considered by some to be root hardy in zone 9 with protection. Tall spikes of dark golden yellow 1" blooms are born in summer and fall on an upright growing shrub. Called Popcorn Cassia because when brushed or crushed the foliage emits the wonderful fragrance...
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sun
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moisture, well-drained soils.
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
Costa Rica
San Jose
Sensation Blue Chaste Tree, Vitex, Monk\'s Pepper Tree
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Selected by the noted plant guru Herbert Kelly, Jr. A light pruning to remove spent flowers can bring flowers nearly until frost. Vitex are adaptable to a wide variety of soil types and are considered to be drought tolerant enough to be suitable for Xeric...
  • Native To / Origin: US - Fresno, CA - Herbert Kelly, Jr.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate soil and aerosol salt tolerance
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Grows To: 15'H x 15'W
Costa Rica
San Jose
Coral Porterweed
Prices start at : 6.99 USD

It is also known as Pink Porterweed, Orange Porterweed, Pink Snakeweed. This is one of the few plants that you will find consistently at nearly every butterfly conservatory. I would be surprised to find a plant that produces a more continuous supply of...
  • Fertilizing: Spring-frost or year round in warm, frost free conditions.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
  • Pruning: Not needed except to remove spent flower stems though it's not required, pinch to improve branching.
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
Costa Rica
San Jose
Lady Margaret Passion Flower, Passionvine
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

We have not yet tested this and so this report is only anecdotal. A tamer passionvine than many others but it certainly does not lack for vigor. The fuzzy foliage and stems are utilized by Gulf Fritillary, Zebra Longwings and other Heliconian butterfly...
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch R / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Grows To: 6-12'H+, reported to reach 30'+ where winters are mild.
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, fertile, well-drained soils. Allow the soil to become slightly dry between waterings.
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight, High
Costa Rica
San Jose
Scarlet Beebalm Monarda didyma
Prices start at : 10.95 USD / 1 packet

* Monarda didyma (crimson beebalm, scarlet beebalm, scarlet monarda, Oswego tea, or bergamot) is an aromatic herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to eastern North America from Maine west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to northern Georgia.
  • Collection Locale: Netherlands
  • Height: 2-3 feet
  • Genus: Monarda
  • Species: didyma
  • Seeds Per Pound: 681,000
  • Crop Year: 2016
Costa Rica
San Jose
Rose of Sharon Hedge
Prices start at : 5.49 USD / each

Rose of Sharon is lovely all through the growing season. Order today and receive strong healthy 2 1/2 - 4' one year old shrubs. (Our choice of color.) Plants may have single or double blooms.
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Max Height (feet): 10
  • Zones: 5-9
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
  • Spread: 5-10'
Costa Rica
San Jose
Scarlet Beebalm Monarda didyma
Prices start at : 10.95 USD / 1 packet

* Monarda didyma (crimson beebalm, scarlet beebalm, scarlet monarda, Oswego tea, or bergamot) is an aromatic herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to eastern North America from Maine west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to northern Georgia.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Germination: 82%
  • Purity: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Monarda didyma
  • Height: 2-3 feet
  • Family: Lamiaceae
Costa Rica
San Jose
Black Knight Butterfly Bush, Buddleja
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

An excellent choice for butterfly gardens as well as providing nectar for a host of other pollinators including hummingbirds. Showy deep violet-purple, fragrant spikes, to 8" long, are held at the ends of the arching, woody stems.
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Fertilizing: Once growth commences in spring to midsummer.
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Native To / Origin: Netherland Gardens - Ruy , Moerheim Nursery, Dedemsvaart, Netherlands, circa 1959
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
Costa Rica
San Jose
Cloud Eight Purple-Top Vervain, Brazilian Vervain, Tall Verbena, Verbena bonariensis
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

The dainty nectar rich flowers are visited by bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Use Cloud Eight Verbena in the garden, landscape, or in container gardens. Clusters of rich purple flowers are produced on sturdy stems atop the medium green foliage from...
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained soils
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9,10
  • Grows To: 2-3'H x 12-18"W
  • pH Range: Slightly Acidic, Neutral
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
Costa Rica
San Jose
Yellowbells, Yellow Trumpetbush Tecoma stans
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

The plant produces pods containing yellow seeds with papery wings. * Yellow Trumpetbush is an attractive plant that is cultivated as an ornamental . The plant is desirable fodder when it grows in fields grazed by livestock .
  • Botanical Name: Tecoma stans
  • Genus: Tecoma
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Seeds Per Pound: 617,440
  • Species: stans
  • Quantity: 1.69 lb
Costa Rica
San Jose