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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.
  • Quantity: 0.86 lb
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Height: 1-2 feet
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 36
  • Seeds Per Pound: 36,346
Illinois
Rockford
Arizona Sun Dwarf Gaillardia
Prices start at : 6.49 USD / each

Winner of the prestigous 2005 Fleuroselect Gold Medal! Attracts butterflies. Highly drought tolerant. Blooms from early summer into fall! Enjoy masses of 3'' orange-red blooms tipped with yellow.
  • Spread: 10-12''
  • Genus: Gaillardia aristata 'Arizona Sun'
  • Max Height (feet): 12-16"
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
Illinois
Rockford
Large White Trillium, White Trillium Trillium grandiflorum
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as great white trillium or wood lily, is a simple, graceful perennial that is one of the most familiar and beloved of the spring woodland wildflowers in eastern North America.
  • Botanical Name: Trillium grandiflorum
  • Quantity: 0.07 lb
  • Purity: 99%
  • Height: 12-18 inches
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Species: grandiflorum
Illinois
Rockford
Monarch Butterfly Garden
Prices start at : 8.99 USD / each

Our Conservation Garden Assortment attracts and helps protect nature's hardest workers. Each mat is generously preseeded on recycled paper that promotes germination. Mats are 20"x5'.Attracts Monarchs and all other butterflies to the garden.
Illinois
Rockford
Chinese Redbud, Smooth Redbud, Yunnan Redbud Cercis glabra     - Cercis funiushanensis    , Cercis pubescens    , Cercis yunnanensis
Price : CALL

Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang. Bark and branchlets grayish black. Petiole 2-4.5 cm; leaf blade often purplish red when young, greenish when mature, cordate or triangular-orbicular, * Open or...
  • Common Name: Chinese Redbud, Smooth Redbud, Yunnan Redbud
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Botanical Name: Cercis glabra
  • Genus: Cercis
Illinois
Rockford
Scarlet Elderberry, Red Elderberry Sambucus pubens     - Sambucus racemosa  pubens
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Fruits are sour and usually not consumed raw by humans, but may be cooked for use in the preparation of wine, jelly and pies. Fruits are attractive to wildlife. Many authorities have now grouped both of these red elders together under the name of Sambucus...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Genus: Sambucus
  • Family: CAPRIFOLIACEAE
  • Germination: 83%
  • Common Name: Scarlet Elderberry, Red Elderberry
Illinois
Rockford
Summer-sweet, Sweet Pepper Bush, Coastal Sweetpepperbush, Summer Sweet, Summersweet Clethra Clethra alnifolia
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* An oval shrub with pleasing dark green leaves and very fragrant white flowers in upright terminal racemes in late summer; does well in heavy shade; yellow or golden brown fall color; may expand by suckering to form colonies; likes moist soil.
  • Collection Locale: MA
  • Crop Year: 2002
  • Family: Clethraceae
  • Genus: Clethra
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 54
Illinois
Rockford
Great Globethistle, Giant Globe Thistle, Great Globe Thistle, Common Globe Thistle Echinops sphaerocephalus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Plant forming huge clumps with white or grayish spherical flowers 2-3" across, in late summer; rough, thistley foliage, dark green, good for the back of a large border. They are sticky hairy above, and white woolly below.Atop each stem is an almost...
  • Species: sphaerocephalus
  • Germination: 91%
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 39
  • Botanical Name: Echinops sphaerocephalus
  • Crop Year: 1994
Illinois
Rockford
Possum Haw, Possumhaw, Meadow Holly, Deciduous Holly, Swamp Holly Ilex decidua
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Grows as a shrub or small tree; light gray stems, shiny dark green leaves, fall color yellow; orange to scarlet quarter-inch fruits persisting until spring; native to southeast and south central U.S.
  • Family: Aquifoliaceae
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Botanical Name: Ilex decidua
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Seeds Per Pound: 47,216
  • Collection Locale: Louisiana
Illinois
Rockford
3-N-1 Rose of Sharon Tree
Prices start at : 6.00 USD / each

An excellent source for cut flowers. Extremely hardy, they thrive in any garden with little care. Profusion of blooms from June through September. Rose of Sharon grows 5-10' tall. You'll enjoy this old-fashioned favorite that bears an abundance of large,...
  • Colors: Purple, Red, White
  • Zones: 5-9
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Max Height (feet): 10
  • Season Color: Summer
Illinois
Rockford
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. * Leonotis nepetifolia is known in Trinidad as shandilay and the leaves are brewed as a tea for fever,...
  • Species: nepetifolia
  • Height: 3-8 feet
  • Common Name: Christmas Candlestick, Klip Dagga, Lion's Ear
  • Seeds Per Pound: 340,500
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 335
  • Germination Test Type: cut
Illinois
Rockford
Twoleaf Senna, Twin-leaf Senna Senna roemeriana
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Named for Ferdinand Roemer, a German geologist who collected specimens in the New Braunfels, Texas, area from 1845-47. Its showy, yellow, pea-like flowers occur in upper axillary clusters.
  • Species: roemeriana
  • Purity: 96%
  • Quantity: 0.46 lb
  • Genus: Senna
  • Collection Locale: New Mexico
  • Crop Year: 1997
Illinois
Rockford
Chinese Flowering Quince, Flowering Quince Chaenomeles speciosa
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* A constituent of its extract has been found to be an effective and selective dopamine reuptake inhibitor. It is in flower from Feb to June, and the seeds ripen in October. It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender.
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 33
  • Crop Year: 2007
  • Seeds Per Pound: 7,718
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Family: Rosaceae
Illinois
Rockford
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.
  • Genus: CIMICIFUGA
  • Quantity: 0.04 lb
  • Crop Year: 2008
  • Germination: 91%
  • Height: 2-4ft
  • Germination Test Type: cut
Illinois
Rockford
Maackii Amur Honeysuckle, Amur Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii
Price : CALL

* Lonicera maackii ( Amur Honeysuckle or Bush Honeysuckle ) is a species of honeysuckle in the family Caprifoliaceae , native to temperate Asia in northern and western China (south to Yunnan ), Mongolia , Japan (central and northern Honsh?
  • Height: 12-15 feet
  • Common Name: Maackii Amur Honeysuckle, Amur Honeysuckle
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Botanical Name: Lonicera maackii
Illinois
Rockford
Lanceleaf Tickseed, Lance Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed). * Lance-leaved coreopsis produces yellow flowers in late summer. It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant.
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 382
  • Height: 3 feet
  • Purity: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 194,312
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
Illinois
Rockford
Windmill Palm, Broadleaf Lady Palm Rhapis excelsa
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Excelsa is not the tallest in the genus. They were first collected by the Japanese for Tokugawa shogunate palaces, then popularity spread to Europe, and later to America where its low light and humidity requirements make it a common feature in malls and...
  • Common Name: Windmill Palm, Broadleaf Lady Palm
  • Family: PALMAE
  • Genus: Rhapis
  • Species: excelsa
Illinois
Rockford
Sweet William
Prices start at : 3.99 USD / each

Sweet William is a popular favorite because this perennial has large clusters of small blooms that come in striking colors of red, pink, white, and bi-colors. Grows 6'' tall. Mixed colors only.
  • Colors: Dark Red, Pink, Red, White
  • Spread: 12"
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Genus: Dianthus barbatus
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
Illinois
Rockford
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. Aromatic and somewhat bitter. * The leaves can be eaten raw or cooked.
  • Common Name: Mugwort, Common Wormwood, Felon Herb, Chrysanthemum Weed, Wild Wormwood, St. John's Plant
  • Genus: Artemisia
  • Species: vulgaris
  • Family: Asteraceae
Illinois
Rockford
Scorpion Senna Hippocrepis emerus     - Coronilla emerus
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges. * This plant occurs in northeastern Spain and in central Mediterranean countries up to northern Europe and to Asia Minor and Tunisia.
  • Germination: 98%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 77
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Purity: 99%
  • Quantity: 0.22 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 71,732
Illinois
Rockford
3-N-1 Butterfly Bush
Prices start at : 7.49 USD / each

Drought and deer resistant. Great cut flower. Aptly named, the butterfly bush attracts loads of butterflies and is also a favorite of hummingbirds. Butterfly Bush is a must for every late summer perennial garden.
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun
  • Genus: Buddleia davidii
  • Colors: Mixed, Purple, Red, White
  • Zones: 5-9
Illinois
Rockford
Yellowbells, Yellow Trumpetbush Tecoma stans
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

The plant is desirable fodder when it grows in fields grazed by livestock . Yellow Trumpetbush is a ruderal species , readily colonizing disturbed, rocky, sandy , and cleared land and occasionally becoming an invasive weed The leaves and roots of the...
  • Common Name: Yellowbells, Yellow Trumpetbush
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 15-20 feet
  • Purity: 99%
  • Quantity: 1.69 lb
  • Species: stans
Illinois
Rockford
Crownvetch
Prices start at : 7.49 USD / each

Northern grown 1 year old roots. Sub-zero hardy to 40 degrees below, drought resistant, disease and insect free. To cover steep slopes, poor soil trouble areas, stream or pond banks where erosion control is needed, there's no better and prettier ground...
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Genus: Coronilla varia
  • Zones: 3-9
  • Max Height (feet): 12-24"
Illinois
Rockford
Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus     - Quercus montana
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The acorns of the chestnut oak are 1.5–3 cm long and 1–2 cm broad, among the largest of native American oaks, surpassed in size only by the bur oak and possibly swamp chestnut oak.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Quercus prinus
  • Germination: 98%
  • Quantity: 188.75 lb
  • Common Name: Chestnut Oak
  • Species: prinus
Illinois
Rockford
Snow Queen Passion Flower, Passionvine
Prices start at : 17.99 USD

The flowers shine brightly against the backdrop of deep blue-green foliage. Provide your Snow Queen Passionvine with a breathable protective winter mulch and a well-drained soil in the garden and landscape.
  • Grows To: 8-12'H+
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sunny, Part shade
  • Indoor Light: Direct sunlight
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, fertile, well-drained soils.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 8B,9,10,11,(8A?)
Illinois
Rockford
Mary Gregory Stokesia Daisy, Stokes Aster
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Attracts butterflies and a host of other pollinators. In the northern most portions of its range, zones 5 and 6, it should be provided with a deep winter mulch. Their reliability and durability make them highly recommended garden perennials.
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, well-drained soils. Moderately drought tolerant once well-established.
  • Grows To: 12-18''H x 18-24''W
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 7,8,9,(5,6 if mulched)
  • Native To / Origin: US- SC, Niche Gardens introduction, 1998
Illinois
Rockford
Major Wheeler Native Coral Honeysuckle
Prices start at : 12.99 USD

For more information see our Coral Honeysuckle Growing Guide . Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. This easily grown evergreen vine is an excellent choice for hummingbirds and butterflies that may produce flowers basically year round with peak flowering...
  • Grows To: 6-10'(-15')H, spaced at 4-6' or more.
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, moderately fertile soils with good drainage. Moderate drought tolerance once well-established.
  • Native To / Origin: US - Patricia Wheeler, found along the coast of NC
  • Container Size: 4.5 inch / 20 fl.oz. / 591 ml
  • Deer Resistance: Rarely Bothered
Illinois
Rockford