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Upright Prairie Coneflower Ratibida columnifera     - Ratibida columnaris
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* It inhabits prairies , plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico . * Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering...
  • Germination: 40%
  • Common Name: Upright Prairie Coneflower
  • Species: columnifera
  • Genus: Ratibida
  • Purity: 57%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 429,196
Jamaica
Manchester
European Red Elderberry, Red Elderberry Sambucus racemosa
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds. * The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds. * The blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 191
  • Common Name: European Red Elderberry, Red Elderberry
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Germination: 91%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
Jamaica
Manchester
Cream Scabious, Cream Pincushions Scabiosa ochroleuca
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Scabiosa ochroleuca, commonly called cream scabious, is a species of scabiosa with creamy yellow flower heads. It is native to Europe and western Asia.
  • Quantity: 0.19 lb
  • Botanical Name: Scabiosa ochroleuca
  • Family: Dipsacaceae
  • Genus: Scabiosa
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
Jamaica
Manchester
Rose of Sharon Hedge
Prices start at : 5.49 USD / each

In mid-summer it bursts into bloom when little else is blooming and continues to flower through fall. Rose of Sharon is lovely all through the growing season. Rose of Sharon Hedge is a practical, lovely frame for your landscape.
  • Spread: 5-10'
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
  • Max Height (feet): 10
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Colors: Lavender, Pink, Red, White
Jamaica
Manchester
Chinese Flowering Quince, Flowering Quince Chaenomeles speciosa
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* This plant is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its twining habit and its showy flowers which appear early in the season - occasionally even in midwinter. * The flowering quince, with flowers of red, scarlet, pink, white, and variations thereof,...
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Height: 8-9 feet
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Crop Year: 2007
Jamaica
Manchester
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. * The leaves and seedpods are cathartic, diuretic and vermifuge. Both are dried for later use. The seeds have been soaked in water until they are mucilaginous and then swallowed...
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: Minnesota
  • Genus: Senna
  • Quantity: 3.96 lb
  • Common Name: Maryland Senna, Wild Senna
  • Family: Fabaceae
Jamaica
Manchester
Glossy Privet Ligustrum lucidum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Noxious weed in California * Chinese privet has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 1,000 years. * Ligustrum lucidum ( Glossy Privet , Chinese Privet or Broad-leaf Privet ) is a species of privet native to the southern half of China .
  • Genus: Ligustrum
  • Quantity: 1.83 lb
  • Family: Oleaceae
  • Botanical Name: Ligustrum lucidum
  • Species: lucidum
  • Purity: 99%
Jamaica
Manchester
Globe Thistle, Southern Globethistle Echinops ritro
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

It is native to Europe and western Asia . * The flowers are often used for dried flower displays. Blooms late summer to early fall. * If all the flowers are removed early in the season, the plant will often produce a second flush of bloom later in the...
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Genus: Echinops
  • Quantity: 0.86 lb
  • Germination: 91%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
Jamaica
Manchester
Pecan Carya illinoinensis  commercial varieties
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The pecan (pronounced /p??k??n/ , /p??kaen/ , or /?pi?kaen/ ), Carya illinoinensis or illinoensis , is a species of hickory , native to south-central North America , in Mexico from Coahuila south to Jalisco and Veracruz , in the United States from southern...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Germination: 98%
  • Family: Juglandaceae
  • Common Name: Pecan
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 9
  • Collection Locale: Tennessee
Jamaica
Manchester
Sweet William Dianthus barbatus   Single Mix
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

The flowers have a strong clove-like scent. * A very ornamental plant, its flowers are very attractive to butterflies and moths. * The popular old-fashioned flower; likes limey soil; native to Russia and China.
  • Family: Caryophyllaceae
  • Common Name: Sweet William
  • Genus: Dianthus
  • Crop Year: 2014
  • Cultivar: Single Mix
  • Botanical Name: Dianthus barbatus Single Mix
Jamaica
Manchester
Upright Prairie Coneflower Ratibida columnifera     - Ratibida columnaris
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* It inhabits prairies , plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas from southern Canada through most of the United States to northern Mexico . * Ratibida columnifera , commonly known as Upright Prairie Coneflower or Mexican Hat , is a species of flowering...
  • Height: 24-30 inches
  • Species: columnifera
  • Genus: Ratibida
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
Jamaica
Manchester
Castor Bean Ricinus communis
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* The seedcoat contains an extremely lethal poison that was once used by the KGB to dispose of their enemies. * Castor seed is the source of castor oil, which has a wide variety of uses.
  • Genus: Ricinus
  • Botanical Name: Ricinus communis
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
  • Collection Locale: Tanzania
  • Height: 5-40 feet
  • Crop Year: 2012
Jamaica
Manchester
Sundial Lupine, Wild Perennial Lupine, Wild Lupine Lupinus perennis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Seeds should produce mostly blue flowers, but may show some breaks to colors of reds, yellows and bicolors.
  • Common Name: Sundial Lupine, Wild Perennial Lupine, Wild Lupine
  • Height: 1-3 feet
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Germination: 98%
  • Quantity: 9.52 lb
  • Species: perennis
Jamaica
Manchester
Windmill Palm, Broadleaf Lady Palm Rhapis excelsa
Price : CALL

It is not known in the wild; all known plants come from cultivated groups in China. The genus name is Greek - rhapis, meaning "needle"; and the species name is Latin for "tall", an ironic name choice as R.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
  • Common Name: Windmill Palm, Broadleaf Lady Palm
  • Botanical Name: Rhapis excelsa
  • Family: PALMAE
Jamaica
Manchester
Sweet Goldenrod, Anise Scented Goldenrod, Fragrant Goldenrod
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

The flowers and foliage, fresh or dried, is often used to make a very nice herbal tea, as a mild spice in cooking, and could certainly be used in potpourris as well (Bonnie fell in love with the fragrance of the dried seed heads!).
  • Grows To: 30-48"H x 12-18"W
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate to High
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Deer Resistance: Somewhat to Moderate
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9
Jamaica
Manchester
New Jersey Tea Ceanothus americanus
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* Garden Uses Shrub borders or native plant gardens. Young twigs are noticeably yellow and stand out in winter. It is native to Missouri where it occurs in prairies, glades, dry open woods and thickets throughout the state (Steyermark).
  • Common Name: New Jersey Tea
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Collection Locale: Iowa
  • Genus: Ceanothus
  • Family: Rhamnaceae
Jamaica
Manchester
Starburst Pentas, Egyptian Star Cluster
Prices start at : 6.99 USD

In the northern portions of their hardiness range provide mulch to help ensure their return for the following season. The 2-3" flower clusters of the Starburst Penta are borne from spring to fall on this upright to rounded shrub-like tropical perennial...
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9B,10,(9? with protection)
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained, average moisture, moderately fertile acid soils.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic
Jamaica
Manchester
Bi-Color Butterfly Bush
Prices start at : 5.00 USD / each

Panicles grow up to 10'' and feature raspberry and butterscotch yellow florets beginning in summer and lasting into fall. It is an excellent attractant for butterflies and hummingbirds.
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Max Height (feet): 8
  • Colors: Orange, Purple, Yellow
  • Season Color: Summer
Jamaica
Manchester
Butterflytm White Pentas, Egyptian Star Cluster
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

The Butterfly Series Pentas are excellent heat and humidity tolerant free flowering Pentas with a medium sized well-branched growth habit. Pure white 3" flowers clusters. Pentas are considered to be deer resistant and moderately salt tolerant.
  • Salt Tolerance: Moderate
  • Native To / Origin: Africa
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained, average moisture, moderately fertile acid soils.
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 9B,10,(9? with protection)
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight
Jamaica
Manchester
Seven Son Flower, Seven Son Tree HEPTACODIUM miconioides
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* Fast grower especially when young. Miconioides produces large shows of small fragrant white blooms attractive to butterflies, the flowers five-petalled, < 13 mm across. * Heptacodium miconioides, commonly known as the Seven Sons plant, is a member of...
  • Common Name: Seven Son Flower, Seven Son Tree
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Botanical Name: HEPTACODIUM miconioides
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Quantity: 30.13 lb
  • Family: CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Jamaica
Manchester
Lo\' & Beholdtm Blue Chip Butterfly Bush, Buddleja
Prices start at : 11.99 USD

A truly dwarf Buddleia producing loads of fragrant blue spikes on a low mounding plant that only grows to 2-1/2'!Of 107 Butterfly Bushes on trial at Wisley Gardens Lo' & Beholdtm Blue Chip Butterfly Bush was the#2vote getter.
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Native To / Origin: Gardens-USA, JC Raulston, Dr. Dennis Werner
  • Soil & Moisture: Well-drained soils, with average moisture. Does not tolerate wet feet / poor drainage but are otherwise fairly adaptable.
Jamaica
Manchester
Angel Wing Jasmine, Shining Jasmine, Star Jasmine
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Sweetly fragrant clusters of 2", star-like, pure white blooms are produced continuously throughout the summer months against a rich glossy green foliage. Train it on a trellis or other support to produce a small-medium sized fragrant evergreen vine.
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
  • Grows To: 5'H x 6'W
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade, Light shade
Jamaica
Manchester
Chickasaw Plum, Sand Plum, Sandhill Plum Prunus angustifolia
Price : CALL

* The fruit is eaten by various animals. * Chickasaw plums tend to bloom early in the spring. Because they bloom early in the spring, before many other plants bloom, and require very little maintenance, they are often used in horticulture for ornamental...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Height: 12-36 feet
  • Common Name: Chickasaw Plum, Sand Plum, Sandhill Plum
  • Family: Rosaceae
Jamaica
Manchester
Scarlet Elderberry, Red Elderberry Sambucus pubens     - Sambucus racemosa  pubens
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Fruits are attractive to wildlife. * Historically, Sambucus racemosa (native to Europe and Asia) was commonly known as European red elder and the very similar Sambucus pubens also known as S.
  • Species: pubens
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Common Name: Scarlet Elderberry, Red Elderberry
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 95
  • Height: 8-12 feet
  • Family: CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Jamaica
Manchester
Red Satin Permathreadtm Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Deer resistant. A slowly spreading clump former that prefers average moisture. Red Satin Coreopsis is a sterile selection from Darrel Probst so it can spend all summer flowering. Threadleaf Coreopsis is a durable generally clump forming native that may...
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moisture, well-drained soils. Does well under average garden conditions.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
Jamaica
Manchester
White Katie Dwarf Ruellia, Dwarf Mexican Petunia, Desert Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells, Florida Bluebells
Prices start at : 6.99 USD

Here in zone 8B they freeze to the ground in most winters and we plant them atop winter growing bulbs like Spanish Bluebells that take their place during the Ruellia's dormant period and as the Bluebells are finishing up the Ruellias are on their way...
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9,10
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Soil & Moisture: Average to moist soils for the best flowering, moderately drought resistant once well-established.
  • Container Size: 3.5 inch / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight
Jamaica
Manchester
False Indigo, Desert False Indigo, Bastard Indigobush Amorpha fruticosa
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is found throughout eastern Canada, northern Mexico, and most of the continental United States. * Dark purple or purplish blue flowers in spikes; fast, coarse growth, good for dry, poor soil.
  • Botanical Name: Amorpha fruticosa
  • Germination: 91%
  • Height: 6-10 feet
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Lot#: 060110
  • Collection Locale: ND
Jamaica
Manchester