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China Aster \'Giants of California\' - Callistephus chinensis
Prices start at : 3.20 USD / 113 seeds

What You'll Grow Plant: Green stems clad with toothed, oval-shaped leaves. Soil pH: Slightly acidic to neutral Fertilizer: Feed with an organic, low-nitrogen water-soluble fertilizer every month if soil is not rich.
  •  Attracts Butterflies
  •  Great Cut Flower
  • Soil: Rich, moist, well-drained, neutral to alkaline pH
  • Hardiness: Half Hardy Annual
  • Season: Summer to fall
  • Seed to Bloom: 14-16 weeks
Connecticut
Union
China Aster \'Starlight Light Pink\' - Callistephus chinensis
Prices start at : 3.00 USD / 150 seeds

What You'll Grow Plant: Green stems clad with toothed, oval-shaped leaves. Soil pH: Slightly acidic to neutral Fertilizer: Feed with an organic, low-nitrogen water-soluble fertilizer every month if soil is not rich.
  • Attracts Butterflies: Yes
  • Season: Summer to fall
  • Hardiness: Half Hardy Annual
  • Sun: Full sun to partial shade
  • Lifecycle: Annual
  • Soil: Rich, well-drained, acidic to neutral
Connecticut
Union
Chinese Yew Taxus wallichiana  chinensis   - Taxus chinensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

The underside of each leaf has two broad yellow stripes and is densely covered with minute projections. The leaves are up to 4 centimeters (11?2 inches) long—broader than those of most other yews—and often end in a very small, sharp point.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 67
  • Genus: Taxus
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Seeds Per Pound: 6,676
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Germination: 91%
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Chinensis Kousa Dogwood, Chinese Dogwood Cornus kousa chinensis    - Cornus kousa  chinensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

The only real differences are the flowers, leaves and fruit are somewhat larger in chinensis, and it is slightly faster growing. * This tree is very similar to Cornus kousa. * Older trees develop an exfoliating bark character that adds another facet of...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 32
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 20-25 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Subspecies: chinensis
  • Purity: 99%
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Chinese Yew Taxus wallichiana  chinensis   - Taxus chinensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

The underside of each leaf has two broad yellow stripes and is densely covered with minute projections. The leaves are up to 4 centimeters (11?2 inches) long—broader than those of most other yews—and often end in a very small, sharp point.
  • Botanical Name: Taxus wallichiana chinensis
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 30-40 feet
  • Purity: 999%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Species: wallichiana
New York
Locke
Chinese Sweetshrub, Chinese Wax Shrub Sinocalycanthus chinensis     - Calycanthus chinensis
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Unlike Carolina allspice, its flowers have no fragrance. * It is a dense, rounded deciduous shrub that grows 5-10' tall with an equal or slightly greater spread. Native Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus) and was formerly called Calycanthus chinensis.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 18
  • Genus: Sinocalycanthus
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Germination: 91%
  • Family: CALYCANTHACEAE
  • Height: 5-10 feet
New York
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Chinese Sweetshrub, Chinese Wax Shrub Sinocalycanthus chinensis     - Calycanthus chinensis
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Unlike Carolina allspice, its flowers have no fragrance. * It is a dense, rounded deciduous shrub that grows 5-10' tall with an equal or slightly greater spread. Native Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus) and was formerly called Calycanthus chinensis.
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Family: CALYCANTHACEAE
  • Genus: Sinocalycanthus
  • Species: chinensis
  • Height: 5-10 feet
  • Common Name: Chinese Sweetshrub, Chinese Wax Shrub
New York
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Chinese Spirea Spiraea chinensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Zhong hua xiu xian ju Shrubs 1.5–3 m tall. Spiraea chinensis Maximowicz, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Branchlets arched, red-brown and yellow tomentose initially, black-brown and glabrous when old; buds ovoid, 2–5 mm, with several scales, pubescent,...
  • Common Name: Chinese Spirea
  • Quantity: 1.19 lb
  • Purity: 80%
  • Germination: 50%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 317,800
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
New York
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Chinese Spirea Spiraea chinensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Zhong hua xiu xian ju Shrubs 1.5–3 m tall. Spiraea chinensis Maximowicz, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Branchlets arched, red-brown and yellow tomentose initially, black-brown and glabrous when old; buds ovoid, 2–5 mm, with several scales, pubescent,...
  • Common Name: Chinese Spirea
  • Genus: Spiraea
  • Purity: 80%
  • Species: chinensis
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 140
  • Germination: 50%
New York
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Blackberry Lily - Belamcanda chinensis
Prices start at : 6.00 USD / 20 seeds

Growing Directions: Spacing: 8” Summer bloom.Sowing Directions: Depth: 1/4 inch Flat temp: 60-75F Sprout time: 20-50 days Tip: Prechill seed at 32F or below, 1-2 mo before sowing; sow indoors 10-12 wks before planting out after frost, or outdoors in...
  •  Heat or Drought Tolerant
  •  Great Cut Flower
  • Season: Summer
  • Zone: 5,6,7,8,9,10
  • Lifecycle: Perennial
Connecticut
Union
Chinese Astilbe Astilbe chinensis
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Astilbe chinensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin stems. * The flowers are purple, borne in summer.
  • Height: 1-4 feet
  • Seeds Per Pound: 7,500,080
  • Purity: 97%
  • Common Name: Chinese Astilbe
  • Species: chinensis
  • Botanical Name: Astilbe chinensis
New York
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Chinese Astilbe Astilbe chinensis
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Astilbe chinensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin stems. * The flowers are purple, borne in summer.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Seeds Per Pound: 7,500,080
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 642
  • Genus: Astilbe
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
New York
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Chinese Redbud Cercis chinensis
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

Flowering in April, the Chinese Redbud produces fruit in October. * As a tree, the Chinese Redbud may grow up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in), however, the species is normally found growing in shrub form.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 30
  • Height: 15-40 feet
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Family: LEGUMINOSAE
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Species: chinensis
New York
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Chinese Ash Fraxinus chinensis
Price : CALL

* The wood is used for cabinet making. * The bark is analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antitussive, astringent, diuretic, expectorant and stomachic.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Common Name: Chinese Ash
  • Height: 25-50ft
  • Quantity: 5.78 lb
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Purity: 97%
New York
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Schisandra Tincture - Schisandra chinensis
Prices start at : 42.75 USD / 4 oz. bottle

Lung and kidney tonic. Useful for asthma, cough, shallow breathing, and incontinence.
California
Santa Cruz
Chinese Redbud Cercis chinensis
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

Flowering in April, the Chinese Redbud produces fruit in October. * As a tree, the Chinese Redbud may grow up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in), however, the species is normally found growing in shrub form.
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Height: 15-40 feet
  • Botanical Name: Cercis chinensis
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 30
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 99%
New York
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Chinese Hemlock Tsuga chinensis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

A herbal tea is made from the young shoot tips. These tips are also an ingredient of 'spruce beer' The newly formed periderm is a purplish red. Chinensis is a large tree with bark that is a blackish brown in colour.
  • Botanical Name: Tsuga chinensis
  • Lot#: 060796
  • Crop Year: 2006
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Height: 100-120 feet
  • Quantity: 0.34 lb
New York
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Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

The scale-like foliage will grow in a range of colors yellow, blue and greyish greens are common . Multiple trunks are common and they can be adapted to a variety of styles. The fruit is used in the treatment of convulsions, excessive sweating and hepatitis.
  • Purity: 98%
  • Species: chinensis
  • Height: 60 feet
  • Family: Cupressaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 36
  • Crop Year: 2017
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Chinese Juniper Juniperus chinensis
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

The scale-like foliage will grow in a range of colors yellow, blue and greyish greens are common . Multiple trunks are common and they can be adapted to a variety of styles. The fruit is used in the treatment of convulsions, excessive sweating and hepatitis.
  • Quantity: 0.18 lb
  • Germination: 71%
  • Botanical Name: Juniperus chinensis
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 36
  • Common Name: Chinese Juniper
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
New York
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Chinese Hemlock Tsuga chinensis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

A herbal tea is made from the young shoot tips. These tips are also an ingredient of 'spruce beer' The newly formed periderm is a purplish red. Chinensis is a large tree with bark that is a blackish brown in colour.
  • Height: 100-120 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 55
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Family: PINACEAE
  • Botanical Name: Tsuga chinensis
  • Seeds Per Pound: 94,432
New York
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Chinese Ash Fraxinus chinensis
Price : CALL

* The wood is used for cabinet making. * The bark is analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antitussive, astringent, diuretic, expectorant and stomachic.
  • Family: Oleaceae
  • Quantity: 5.78 lb
  • Height: 25-50ft
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Purity: 97%
  • Germination: 50%
New York
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This season\'s fruit; Litchi chinensis
Yes, this bright red mouth-watering spherical delicacy maturates during the cyclonic season in the Southern hemisphere, so we can see the first ones at the beginning of December and they can be enjoyed usually until the end of January unless a ferocious...
California
El Segundo
Bai Tou Weng, White-haired Old-man Pulsatilla chinensis     - Anemone chinensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Bai Tou Weng is thought to clear toxicity and to lower fever. It is most commonly taken as a decoction to counter infection within the gastro-intestinal tract. * Anemone chinensis is a basionym of the currently known Pulsatilla chinensis and is one...
  • Purity: 98%
  • Quantity: 0.00168 lb
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Botanical Name: Pulsatilla chinensis
  • Height: 1 foot
  • Germination: 50%
New York
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Bai Tou Weng, White-haired Old-man Pulsatilla chinensis     - Anemone chinensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Bai Tou Weng is thought to clear toxicity and to lower fever. It is most commonly taken as a decoction to counter infection within the gastro-intestinal tract. * Anemone chinensis is a basionym of the currently known Pulsatilla chinensis and is one...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 231,540
  • Common Name: Bai Tou Weng, White-haired Old-man
  • Family: Ranunculaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Height: 1 foot
  • Purity: 98%
New York
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Schisandra ‘Eastern Princetm\' (Schisandra chinensis)
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 4" Pot Size

The fruit may be dried or made into juice. Since it's a vining plant, we recommend growing it on a trellis. Sweetly scented flowers appear in early spring, and clusters of bright red berries ripen in fall.
  • Bloom Season: Spring
  • Plant Type: Hardy Garden Plant
  • Sun Requirement: Full Sun
Connecticut
Danielson
Chinese Filbert, Chinese Hazel Corylus chinensis     - Corylus colurna  chinensis  , Corylus papyracea
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* The leaves range from ovate to obovate-elliptic and have a doubly serrated, irregular margin. This tree is considered vulnerable due of its rarity. It has gray-brown, fissured bark, with mottled streaks.
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 80ft
  • Purity: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 384
  • Collection Locale: China
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Chinese Filbert, Chinese Hazel Corylus chinensis     - Corylus colurna  chinensis  , Corylus papyracea
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* The leaves range from ovate to obovate-elliptic and have a doubly serrated, irregular margin. This tree is considered vulnerable due of its rarity. It has gray-brown, fissured bark, with mottled streaks.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Seeds Per Pound: 384
  • Height: 80ft
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Quantity: 2.81 lb
  • Species: chinensis
New York
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