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Buffel Grass, African Foxtail Grass Cenchrus ciliaris
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is considered a good forage grass in Africa. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link) is a species of grass native to most of Africa, southern Asia (east to India), southern Iran, and the extreme south of Europe(Sicily).
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Purity: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Cenchrus ciliaris
United States
Iowa
Orange Coneflower, Showy Coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

The upper surfaces of the leaves are glabrous or have hirsute to strigose hairs. The leaf bases are attenuate to cordate in shape and the margins of the leaves are usually entire or serrate, or sometimes lacerate.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 74
  • Common Name: Orange Coneflower, Showy Coneflower
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Height: 1-3 feet
  • Quantity: 0.08 lb
  • Family: Asteraceae
United States
Iowa
Tickseed, Largeflower Tickseed, Large-flowered Tickseed, Coreopsis Coreopsis grandiflora
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae. The common name is large-flowered tickseed.
  • Botanical Name: Coreopsis grandiflora
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Seeds Per Pound: 390,440
  • Collection Locale: North Carolina
  • Height: 1.5 to 4 feet
  • Germination: 91%
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Iowa
Pheasant Grass, Gossamer Grass, New Zealand Wind Grass, Pheasant\'s Tail Grass Anemanthele lessoniana     - Agrostis lessoniana    , Stipa lessoniana    , Stipa arundinacea
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* This is a naturally rare grass in the wild but it is widely cultivated for use as an attractive ornamental garden plant. * It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils.
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Species: lessoniana
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Genus: Anemanthele
  • Botanical Name: Anemanthele lessoniana
  • Purity: 98%
United States
Iowa
Yellow Indiangrass, Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans  Holt   - Sorghastrum avenaceum  Holt
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Indian grass is a warm season Missouri native perennial grass which typically occurs in prairies, glades and open woods throughout the State. Foliage turns orange-yellow in fall and usually retains hints of color into the winter.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 351
  • Collection Locale: Nebraska
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Botanical Name: Sorghastrum nutans Holt
  • Germination: 91%
  • Family: Poaceae
United States
Iowa
Sage, Perennial Sage, Woodland Sage, Meadow Sage Salvia nemorosa
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

All are perennial, with numerous leafy stems growing from the base at the beginning of summer. The plant prefers full sun, good drainage, and moderate weekly watering. * Erect, many-branched perennial with ovate or lace-shaped to oblong, notched, wrinkled,...
  • Quantity: 0.21 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 98
  • Purity: 70%
  • Crop Year: 1995
  • Botanical Name: Salvia nemorosa
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
United States
Iowa
Lanceleaf Tickseed, Lance Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

This perennial is a native plant found throughout the eastern part of the United States and in many parts of the western U.S., Canada , and Mexico . It is commonly kept as an ornamental plant.
  • Height: 3 feet
  • Species: lanceolata
  • Quantity: 1.97 lb
  • Purity: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Coreopsis lanceolata
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
United States
Iowa
Crown Vetch Coronilla varia     - Securigara varia
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Securigera varia , commonly known as Crown Vetch or Purple Crown Vetch , is a low-growing legume vine. It is native to Africa , Asia and Europe and is commonly used throughout the United States and Canada for erosion control , roadside planting and...
  • Height: 1-2 feet
  • Family: LEGUMINOSAE
  • Seeds Per Pound: 136,512
  • Genus: Coronilla
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Common Name: Crown Vetch
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Iowa
Yellow Indiangrass, Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans  Holt   - Sorghastrum avenaceum  Holt
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Indian grass is a warm season Missouri native perennial grass which typically occurs in prairies, glades and open woods throughout the State. Foliage turns orange-yellow in fall and usually retains hints of color into the winter.
  • Botanical Name: Sorghastrum nutans Holt
  • Species: nutans
  • Quantity: 4.37 lb
  • Height: 4-6 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Purity: 98%
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Iowa
Maryland Senna, Wild Senna Senna marilandica     - Cassia marilandica
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The seedpods can also be used and are milder but slower in their action. They are best used with Foeniculum vulgare seeds in order to counteract a tendency to cause gripe. An infusion has been used in the treatment of fevers and heart problems.
  • Height: 4-6ft
  • Botanical Name: Senna marilandica
  • Collection Locale: Minnesota
  • Species: marilandica
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Lot#: 9901
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Iowa
Roundleaved Dogwood, Roundleaf Dogwood Cornus rugosa
Price : CALL

The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern Ontario; in northern Ontario it occurs farther north than the alternateleaf dogwood, but does not extend past 50°N (Soper and Heimburger...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Height: 6-10 feet
  • Genus: Cornus
  • Species: rugosa
United States
Iowa
Orange Sedge, Speckled Sedge, Red Switch Grass Carex testacea
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

* Leaves are olive green in partial shade and orange in full sun and in the fall/winter. * It is native to New Zealand where it grows on sand dunes proving its drought and salt tolerance.
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • Germination: 40%
  • Genus: Carex
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Collection Locale: New Zealand
United States
Iowa
Washoe Pine Pinus washoensis
Prices start at : 10.95 USD / 1 packet

However, its cones are fairly distinctive and I am not fully persuaded that the described P. * For now, this small-coned form of P. * Many botanists believe that this is merely a southern outlier of the typical North Plateau race of ponderosa pine.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Quantity: 1.03 lb
  • Germination: 71%
  • Botanical Name: Pinus washoensis
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Crop Year: 2014
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Iowa
Common Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

When used in salads, they are rather bitter, though less so in the winter. The stems can be tinted purplish, they are upright or lax, and produce flower heads that are held as tall or taller than the foliage.
  • Collection Locale: Netherlands
  • Height: 6-12 inches
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Genus: Taraxacum
  • Germination: 80%
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Iowa
Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It was much used by the North American Indians and acquired a reputation as a heal-all amongst the earlier white settlers. * Orange flowers in late summer; grows well in dry soil; native to eastern U.S. * Pleurisy root is a bitter, nutty-flavoured tonic...
  • Germination: 69%
  • Height: 1-3 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 64
  • Collection Locale: USA
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Lot#: 9501
United States
Iowa
Waxflower, Fivepetal Cliffbush Jamesia americana
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Jamesia is a genus of shrubs in the Hydrangeaceae , most commonly known as Jamesia , Cliffbush or Waxflower . It is native to interior western North America , in the U.S. states of Arizona , California , Colorado , Nevada , New Mexico , Utah , and Wyoming...
  • Purity: 97%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 47
  • Genus: Jamesia
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Seeds Per Pound: 3,700,100
  • Quantity: 0.04 lb
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Iowa
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.
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Species: emerus
  • Collection Locale: Italy
  • Botanical Name: Hippocrepis emerus
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 98%
United States
Iowa
Garden Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

It retains its flavour well in long slow cooking. Pungent and spicy. A nutritional analysis is available. It is much cultivated as a culinary herb . An aromatic tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves.
  • Common Name: Garden Thyme
  • Germination: 95%
  • Collection Locale: Holland
  • Purity: 99%
  • Species: vulgaris
  • Crop Year: 2014
United States
Iowa
Dustymiller Sagewort, Beach Wormwood, Oldwoman, Dusty Miller, Artemisia, Sagewort Artemisia stelleriana
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Established plants are drought tolerant. * Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position. * The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings.
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Genus: Artemisia
  • Common Name: Dustymiller Sagewort, Beach Wormwood, Oldwoman, Dusty Miller, Artemisia, Sagewort
  • Quantity: 0.04 lb
  • Lot#: 080446
  • Germination Test Type: cut
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Iowa
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.
  • Common Name: Globe Thistle, Southern Globethistle
  • Quantity: 0.86 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Collection Locale: Holland
  • Genus: Echinops
  • Purity: 99%
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Iowa
Rape, Wichita Rape, Wichita Canola Rape Brassica napus   Wichita
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

The name derives from the Latin for turnip , r?pum or r?pa , and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Added to salads or used as a potherb. Immature flowering stems - cooked in much the same way as broccoli.
  • Quantity: 0.77 lb
  • Germination: 92%
  • Species: napus
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Seeds Per Pound: 179,200
  • Collection Locale: Pennsylvania
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Iowa
Broom-sedge, Broomsedge Bluestem, Broom Sedge Andropogon virginicus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

It is native to the southeastern United States and as far north as the Great Lakes . Plants are often found in very acid soils in the wild. * Andropogon virginicus is a species of grass known by several common names, including broomsedge bluestem and...
  • Germination: 90%
  • Species: virginicus
  • Genus: Andropogon
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 1054
  • Collection Locale: Missouri
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Iowa
Nevada Mormon Tea, Nevada Jointfir Ephedra nevadensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The stems of most members of this genus contain the alkaloid ephedrine and are valuable in the treatment of asthma and many other complaints of the respiratory system. * A delicious tea is made by steeping the green or dried twigs inboiling water until...
  • Collection Locale: Utah
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Germination: 83%
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: Ephedraceae
  • Height: 3-4 feet
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Iowa
Mountain Mahogany, Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus montanus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Bunches of the tied stems have been used as rough brooms. * The wood is heavy, hard and brittle. A red to brown dye can be obtained from the root bark. It has thin and smooth bark.
  • Collection Locale: ID
  • Quantity: 0.1 lb
  • Genus: Cercocarpus
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Botanical Name: Cercocarpus montanus
United States
Iowa
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.
  • Collection Locale: Italy
  • Height: 5-6 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 77
  • Quantity: 0.22 lb
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 71,732
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Iowa
Aleppo Pine, Jerusalem Pine Pinus halepensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Turpentine consists of an average of 20% of the oleo-resin. * Thrives in a light well-drained sandy or gravelly loam. * It is widely planted for timber in its native area, being one of the most important trees in forestry in Algeria and Morocco.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 20,884
  • Species: halepensis
  • Genus: Pinus
  • Common Name: Aleppo Pine, Jerusalem Pine
  • Crop Year: 2013
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Iowa
Common Rue Ruta graveolens
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens , especially because of its bluish leaves, and also sometimes for its tolerance of hot and dry soil conditions. The plant contains flavonoids (notably rutin) that reduce capillary fragility, which...
  • Botanical Name: Ruta graveolens
  • Genus: Ruta
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 256
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 18-24 inches
  • Germination: 98%
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Iowa