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Maryland Senna, Wild Senna Senna marilandica     - Cassia marilandica
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when fully ripe in the autumn. A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores. The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Collection Locale: Minnesota
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Common Name: Maryland Senna, Wild Senna
  • Seeds Per Pound: 24,062
United States
North Carolina
Large White Trillium, White Trillium Trillium grandiflorum
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It is easily recognised by its attractive three-petaled white flowers, opening from late spring to early summer, that rise above a whorl of three, leaf-like bracts. * As a particularly conspicuous forest flower, T.
  • Quantity: 0.07 lb
  • Family: Liliaceae
  • Common Name: Large White Trillium, White Trillium
  • Collection Locale: Minnesota
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Botanical Name: Trillium grandiflorum
United States
North Carolina
Southern Catalpa Catalpa bignonioides     - Catalpa syringifolia
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It weighs about 28lb per cubic foot. The tree is fairly free from fungal diseases and has few insect enemies. * A fast-growing tree with an extensive root system, it has been planted on land that is subject to landslips or erosion in order to stabilize...
  • Genus: Catalpa
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 88
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Species: bignonioides
  • Seeds Per Pound: 44,069
  • Germination: 91%
United States
North Carolina
Shasta Daisy
Prices start at : 4.99 USD / each

Enjoy astonishing numbers of snowy, gold-centered blooms every June and July. It is an easy to grow perennial that spreads fast. Giant Alaska Shasta Daisies make excellent cut flowers.
  • Genus: Leucanthemum superbum
  • Colors: White
  • Spread: 18-24"
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Zones: 4-9
United States
North Carolina
English Primrose Primula vulgaris     - Primula acaulis
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

Picked when first opened, the flowers are fermented with waterand sugar to make a very pleasant and intoxicating wine. * Primula vulgaris ( syn. The common name is primrose , or occasionally common primrose or English primrose to distinguish it from other...
  • Height: 1ft
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Collection Locale: Holland
  • Purity: 99%
  • Genus: Primula
  • Seeds Per Pound: 403,200
United States
North Carolina
Maryland Senna, Wild Senna Senna marilandica     - Cassia marilandica
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The leaves are harvested before and during flowering, the pods are harvested when fully ripe in the autumn. A poultice of the root has been used in treating sores. The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action.
  • Genus: Senna
  • Seeds Per Pound: 24,062
  • Lot#: 9901
  • Collection Locale: Minnesota
  • Quantity: 3.96 lb
  • Botanical Name: Senna marilandica
United States
North Carolina
African Hackberry, White Stinkwood Celtis africana
Price : CALL

It can be indoors with much care but grows best outside. * It is a fast growing and popular garden tree in South Africa and is easily propagated. * This is a common and widespread forest tree from South Africa to Ethiopia .
  • Common Name: African Hackberry, White Stinkwood
  • Botanical Name: Celtis africana
  • Species: africana
  • Family: Ulmaceae
United States
North Carolina
Large White Trillium, White Trillium Trillium grandiflorum
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It is easily recognised by its attractive three-petaled white flowers, opening from late spring to early summer, that rise above a whorl of three, leaf-like bracts. * As a particularly conspicuous forest flower, T.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 17
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Family: Liliaceae
  • Quantity: 0.07 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 79,450
  • Height: 12-18 inches
United States
North Carolina
Sneezewort, Sneezeweed Achillea ptarmica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.
  • Botanical Name: Achillea ptarmica
  • Genus: Achillea
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 135
  • Seeds Per Pound: 880,760
  • Collection Locale: England
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
United States
North Carolina
Amur Mountain Ash Sorbus pohuashanensis
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Succeeds in most reasonably good soils in an open sunny position. * A small tree with compound leaves, white flowers in clusters to 4", 1/4" orange-red fruit; native to northern China.
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Lot#: 100658
  • Height: 20-40ft
  • Genus: Sorbus
  • Botanical Name: Sorbus pohuashanensis
  • Species: pohuashanensis
United States
North Carolina
Sakaki, Japanese Cleyera Cleyera japonica
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

It can reach a height of 10 m. * Sakaki is one of the common trees in the second layer of the evergreen oak forests. * Sakaki ( Cleyera japonica ) is a flowering evergreen tree or shrub native to warm areas of Japan , Korea and mainland China .
  • Collection Locale: Texas
  • Genus: Cleyera
  • Height: 21-30 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 31
  • Botanical Name: Cleyera japonica
  • Quantity: 0.11 lb
United States
North Carolina
Amur Jack In The Pulpit, Tian Nan Xing Arisaema amurense
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* 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. * The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Species: amurense
  • Crop Year: 2008
  • Family: Araceae
  • Common Name: Amur Jack In The Pulpit, Tian Nan Xing
  • Quantity: 0.06 lb
United States
North Carolina
Scarlet Sage, Cherry Red Sage, Texas Sage, Blood Sage Salvia coccinea
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* The plant reaches 2 to 4 ft (0.61 to 1.2 m) in height, with many branches, and a spread of about 2.5 ft (0.76 m). Cultivated varieties include orange-red, pink, salmon, red, white, and scarlet, and include bi-colored varieties.
  • Common Name: Scarlet Sage, Cherry Red Sage, Texas Sage, Blood Sage
  • Height: 12 inches
  • Family: Lamiaceae
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Species: coccinea
United States
North Carolina
Kamchatka Bugbane, Black Bugbane, Autumn Snakeroot CIMICIFUGA simplex
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* This perennial blooms late in the season and makes a great transition along shady edges.
  • Height: 2-4ft
  • Genus: CIMICIFUGA
  • Lot#: 080449
  • Germination: 91%
  • Crop Year: 2008
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 61
United States
North Carolina
Common Privet, European Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

A black dye can also be obtained from the fruit as well as an ink. All Bonsai need root protection in below freezing temperatures. Also known as The Common or European Privel, this tree is often used as a hedge.
  • Botanical Name: Ligustrum vulgare
  • Germination: 91%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 32
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Purity: 98%
United States
North Carolina
Purple Bauhinia, Butterfly Tree, Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Purple Camel\'s Foot, Hawaiian Orchid Tree Bauhinia purpurea
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* Flowers to 5 inches, purple, borne in profusion. * A species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae ,native to South China (which includes Hong Kong ) and southeastern Asia * Common names include Hong Kong Orchid Tree, and Hawaiian orchid tree.
  • Height: 50 feet
  • Quantity: 4.33 lb
  • Botanical Name: Bauhinia purpurea
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Genus: Bauhinia
United States
North Carolina
Sanguin Purple Cone Flower, coneflower
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Flowers begin in May and may continue through August. 3-4" light pink to purplish pink coneflowers with drooping petals are held high above the foliage on sturdy stems. This is a tough and easy pinewoods native plant that is great for butterflies and...
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8,9
  • Grows To: 12-24''H x 12''W
  • pH Range: Acidic, Slightly Acidic
  • Native To / Origin: Central & Eastern US
United States
North Carolina
Gobbler Sawtooth Oak Quercus acutissima   Gobbler
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Most planting in North America was carried out for wildlife food provision, as the species tends to bear heavier crops of acorns than other native American oak species. * The acorns are eaten by jays, pigeons, and squirrels .
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Purity: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 132
  • Botanical Name: Quercus acutissima Gobbler
  • Common Name: Gobbler Sawtooth Oak
  • Collection Locale: TN
United States
North Carolina
Carolina Rhododendron, Carolina Azalea Rhododendron carolinianum
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Small, delicate plant forms a rounded mound, often loose and open; evergreen; 3" flowers in May, parents of this strain have flowers in variations of pink and purple; acid soil, good drainage; in the U.S. needs light shade in the North, more shade in...
  • Collection Locale: Massachusetts
  • Seeds Per Pound: 9,170,800
  • Common Name: Carolina Rhododendron, Carolina Azalea
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 582
  • Species: carolinianum
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
United States
North Carolina
Golda Emanis Yellow Foliaged Great Coneflower, Cabbage-Leaf Coneflower
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

Read more about Greg Grant's plant selections on the SFA Gardens website here . He describes it as "chartreuse-green foliage and the normal tall golden yellow flowers. Great in foliage or flower.
  • Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
  • Grows To: 5-7'H x 20-30''W
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9
  • Soil & Moisture: Average to moist soils. Clay or sand
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun, Part shade
United States
North Carolina
Raspberry Wine Bee Balm, Monarda, Oswego Tea, Bergamot
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Bee Balm is a clump forming, slowly spreading perennial well suited to moist, well-drained soils in a sunny garden setting whether in the herb garden or in mass as an informal groundcover.
  • Grows To: 3-4'H x 2-3'W, space about 12-18" apart
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,8,9
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sun
  • Soil & Moisture: Evenly moist, well-drained, moderately fertile soils.
United States
North Carolina
Catnip, Catmint, Catswort Nepeta cataria
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* The common name catmint can also refer to the genus as a whole. Older leaves areused as a flavouring in cooked foods. Cats relish the intoxicating leaves and the tea is a popular night cap.
  • Family: Lamiaceae
  • Germination: 70%
  • Height: 1-2 feet
  • Genus: Nepeta
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 333
  • Purity: 99%
United States
North Carolina
Amur Mountain Ash Sorbus pohuashanensis
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Succeeds in most reasonably good soils in an open sunny position. * A small tree with compound leaves, white flowers in clusters to 4", 1/4" orange-red fruit; native to northern China.
  • Crop Year: 2010
  • Family: ROSACEAE
  • Species: pohuashanensis
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Botanical Name: Sorbus pohuashanensis
United States
North Carolina
Early Bird Gold Black-Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

This exciting new day-length neutral and thusly free flowering Black-Eyed Susan was discovered at Dupont Nursery near Plaquemine, Louisiana and is sure to bring in the butterflies and pollinators as well as providing color all summer.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 4,5,6,7,9
  • pH Range: Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
United States
North Carolina
Sharp or Slender Blazing Star, Gayfeather, Liatris
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Plant several together for the best effect. Multiple plants per pot. Slender arching stems that end in spikes of purple flowers emerge from the soft fine textured foliage of this dainty Liatris from late spring through early summer and may even flower...
  • pH Range: Acidic, Slightly Acidic
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Grows To: 24-30''H x 8-12''W
  • Native To / Origin: US - W Louisiana, E Texas
United States
North Carolina
Sneezewort, Sneezeweed Achillea ptarmica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. Ptarmica yields an essential oil that is used in herbal medicine. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.
  • Quantity: 0.06 lb
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Crop Year: 1997
  • Germination: 71%
  • Genus: Achillea
United States
North Carolina
American Elderberry, Common Elderberry
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

Remember, the Elderberry flowers and fruits on new growth. For excellent info on Elderberry from the Herb Society of America click here . In the colder winter portions of its range, it should be planted in spring or early summer so that it has ample time...
  • 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
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Salt Tolerance: High soil and aerosol salt tolerance
  • Soil & Moisture: Moist to average moist to wet, well-drained, fertile soils. Tolerates clay.
United States
North Carolina