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Vegetable Sponge, Sponge Gourd Luffa cylindrica     - Luffa aegyptica    , Luffa aegyptiaca
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Commonly known as Smooth Luffa and Egyptian Luffa , sometimes under the obsolete name Luffa cylindrica and frequently misspelt "Luffa aegyptica", it is cultivated and grown for its fruit.
  • Quantity: 0.37 lb
  • Genus: Luffa
  • Botanical Name: Luffa cylindrica
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 98%
  • Crop Year: 2015
Costa Rica
San Jose
Black False Hellebore, False Hellebore Veratrum nigrum
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu". * Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe .
  • Family: Liliaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 58
  • Purity: 97%
  • Quantity: 0.35 lb
  • Crop Year: 1998
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
Costa Rica
San Jose
Blackberry-lily, Blackberry Lily, Leopard Lily, Leopard flower Belamcanda chinensis     - Iris domestica
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Iris domestica ( Blackberry lily , Leopard flower , Leopard lily ; syn. ) Kuntze , Iris chinensis Curtis , Ixia chinensis L. * Flowers give way to pear-shaped seed pods which split open when ripe (late summer), with each pod revealing a blackberry-like...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Botanical Name: Belamcanda chinensis
  • Germination: 83%
  • Quantity: 1.09 lb
  • Height: 3 feet
  • Purity: 99%
Costa Rica
San Jose
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.
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 26
  • Quantity: 0.06 lb
  • Botanical Name: Arisaema amurense
  • Crop Year: 2008
  • Height: 12-18 inches
Costa Rica
San Jose
Turkish Rhubarb, Chinese Rhubarb Rheum palmatum
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 packet

Closely related to the garden Rhubarb , Rheum rhaponticum , it has a similar purgative effect upon the human body . * The plant is part of a North American formula called essiac which is a popular treatment for cancer.
  • Genus: Rheum
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: Polygonaceae
  • Germination: 98%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Crop Year: 2017
Costa Rica
San Jose
Spinach, Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinich Spinacia oleracea   Bloomsdale Long Standing
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae . It is great fresh in salads or steamed. Matures in 45 days. * This Heirloom variety has been around over 100 years , has long deep green leaves high in iron,...
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Common Name: Spinach, Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinich
  • Germination: 88%
  • Botanical Name: Spinacia oleracea Bloomsdale Long Standing
  • Seeds Per Pound: 45,400
  • Crop Year: 2016
Costa Rica
San Jose
Birthwort Aristolochia clematitis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Birthwort has a very long history of medicinal use, though it has been little researched scientifically and is little used by present-day herbalists. * Aristolochia clematitis , (European) Birthwort , is a herbaceous plant in the Aristolochiaceae family,...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 38
  • Genus: Aristolochia
  • Germination: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Aristolochia clematitis
  • Common Name: Birthwort
  • Crop Year: 1999
Costa Rica
San Jose
Bladder Campion, Maidenstears Silene vulgaris
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

The leaves should be used before the plant starts to flower. The leaves can also be finely chopped and added to salads. The cooked young shoots, harvested when about 5cm long, have a flavour similar to green peas but with a slight bitterness.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Seeds Per Pound: 110,000
  • Common Name: Bladder Campion, Maidenstears
  • Purity: 96%
  • Lot#: 9401
  • Family: Caryophyllaceae
Costa Rica
San Jose
Russian Bergenia Bergenia crassifolia  pacifica   - Bergenia pacifica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Bergenia crassifolia is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.8 m (2ft 7in). * Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits. * It is hardy to zone 3 and is not frost tender.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 57
  • Quantity: 0.11 lb
  • Family: Saxifragaceae
  • Variety: pacifica
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,587,800
  • Botanical Name: Bergenia crassifolia pacifica
Costa Rica
San Jose
Ditch Stonecrop, Virginia Stonecrop Penthorum sedoides
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Penthorum sedoides (known by the common name ditch stonecrop), is a perennial forb native to the eastern United States which produces small white flowers in summer. * A tincture of the plant is somewhat astringent, demulcent, laxative and tonic.
  • Botanical Name: Penthorum sedoides
  • Germination: 97%
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Common Name: Ditch Stonecrop, Virginia Stonecrop
  • Family: Crassulaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
Costa Rica
San Jose
Narrowleaf Plantain, Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Plantago lanceolata is a species of genus Plantago known by the common names ribwort plantain, English plantain, buckhorn plantain, narrowleaf plantain, ribleaf and lamb's tongue.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Family: Plantaginaceae
  • Quantity: 0.92 lb
  • Height: 12-15 inches
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
Costa Rica
San Jose
Virginia Snake Root, Virginia Snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria
Prices start at : 20.95 USD / 1 packet

The species is commonly known as Virginia snakeroot and is native to eastern North America, from Connecticut to southern Michigan and south to Texas and Florida. * The Virginia snakeroot is attracting increasing interest for its medicinal virtues and...
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Quantity: 0.00507 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 3
  • Purity: 99%
  • Height: 20 inches
  • Germination: 23%
Costa Rica
San Jose
Birthwort Aristolochia clematitis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Birthwort has a very long history of medicinal use, though it has been little researched scientifically and is little used by present-day herbalists. * Aristolochia clematitis , (European) Birthwort , is a herbaceous plant in the Aristolochiaceae family,...

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    • Species: clematitis
    • Height: 2-3 feet
    • Genus: Aristolochia
    • Purity: 99%
    • Quantity: 1.37 lb
    • Germination: 99%
    Costa Rica
    San Jose
    Smooth Carlina Carlina acaulis  Simplex
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Something like a 6" wide daisy, with this difference: it is stemless, growing prostrate on the ground; blooms in May or June; coarse, deeply lobed leaves; likes a scree soil; a rock garden plant or curiosity native to the Mediterranean.
    • Collection Locale: Germany
    • Germination Test Type: Cut
    • Seeds Per Pound: 254,240
    • Germination: 98%
    • Quantity: 0.01 lb
    • Height: 6-12 inches
    Costa Rica
    San Jose
    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). * Erect, bushy annual with oval to heart-shaped, toothed, hairy, dark green leaves 2 1/2" long.
    • Germination: 82%
    • Height: 12 inches
    • Collection Locale: Colorado
    • Quantity: 0.85 lb
    • Botanical Name: Salvia coccinea
    • Family: Lamiaceae
    Costa Rica
    San Jose
    Himalayan Poppy, Satin Poppy, Nepal Poppy MECONOPSIS napaulensis     - MECONOPSIS paniculata
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * The Nepal poppy ( Meconopsis napaulensis ) is a plant of the family Papaveraceae . * An edible oil is extracted from the seed. The plant contains beta-carbolines, which (in doses high enough) act as a psychedelic drug .
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
    • Collection Locale: England
    • Family: PAPAVERACEAE
    • Height: 5-6 feet
    • Germination: 40%
    • Genus: MECONOPSIS
    Costa Rica
    San Jose
    Comfrey, Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    However, internal consumption, such as in the form of herbal tea , is discouraged, as it can cause serious liver damage. * The peeled roots are cut up and added to soups. * A perennial herb with 8" leaves covered with prickly hairs; flowers to 1/2", yellowish...
    • Collection Locale: Germany
    • Species: officinale
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    • Germination Test Type: Actual
    • Quantity: 0.46 lb
    • Common Name: Comfrey, Common Comfrey
    Costa Rica
    San Jose
    Fumane, Rock-Rose, Sprawling Needle Sunrose, Creeping Creosote Bush FUMANA procumbens
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * It is found over much of Europe except northern Europe , Ireland , Great Britain , Holland and Poland. It blooms in spring. Flowers yellow, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, solitary in leaf axils and without forming inflorescence.
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 87
    • Family: CISTACEAE
    • Height: 4-12 inches
    • Germination: 91%
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    • Botanical Name: FUMANA procumbens
    Costa Rica
    San Jose
    Foxglove, Purple Foxglove, Common Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
    Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

    The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, 10–35 cm long and 5–12 cm broad, and are covered with gray-white pubescent and glandular hairs, imparting a woolly texture. * The much-loved foxglove of cottage gardens; flowers usually purple, but may be...
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 342
    • Crop Year: 1994
    • Germination Test Type: estimate
    • Common Name: Foxglove, Purple Foxglove, Common Foxglove
    • Height: 3-4 feet
    • Botanical Name: Digitalis purpurea
    Costa Rica
    San Jose
    Yellow Pitcher Plant Sarracenia flava
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    Plants are not hardy in Britain, requiring a minimum temperature of 5°c. This conflicts with the hardiness rating of 7 (temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c) given in . * Grow in sun or partial shade in peat or moss.
    • Botanical Name: Sarracenia flava
    • Germination: 91%
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 12
    • Height: 1-2 feet
    • Quantity: 0.03 lb
    Costa Rica
    San Jose
    Hairy Leafcup, Bear\'s Foot Smallanthus uvedalius     - Polymnia uvedalia    , Osteospermum uvedalia    , Smallanthus uvedalia
    Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

    * A poultice of the bruised root has been used as a dressing and salve on burns, inflammations and cuts. * It is said to be of great use when applied externally to stimulate hair growth and is an ingredient of many hair lotions and ointments.
    • Germination: 91%
    • Collection Locale: Missouri
    • Botanical Name: Smallanthus uvedalius
    • Species: uvedalius
    • Height: 3-5 feet
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
    Costa Rica
    San Jose
    Edelweiss LEONTOPODIUM alpinum
    Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Edelweiss (pronounced /?e?d?lva?s/ ; Leontopodium alpinum ), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers , belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The scientific name, Leontopodium , means " lion's paw" and is derived from the Greek words...
    • Seeds Per Pound: 3,847,458
    • Genus: LEONTOPODIUM
    • Purity: 99%
    • Quantity: 0.11 lb
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 672
    • Species: alpinum
    Costa Rica
    San Jose
    Forest Poppy Hylomecon vernalis
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Hylomecon vernalis , also known as the forest poppy , is a poppy of the Far East , ranging from Manchuria to Japan . * Its typical habitat is moist shaded woodland, growing in accumulated humus.
    • Species: vernalis
    • Purity: 98%
    • Crop Year: 2008
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
    • Common Name: Forest Poppy
    • Botanical Name: Hylomecon vernalis
    Costa Rica
    San Jose
    Jack In The Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Striking in the woodland garden; likes woodland soil; red berries in fall. Germination usually takes place in 1 - 6 months at 15°c. * Stored seed remains viable for at least a year and can be sown in spring in the greenhouse but it will probably require...
    • Family: Araceae
    • Common Name: Jack In The Pulpit
    • Botanical Name: Arisaema triphyllum
    • Height: 1-2 feet
    • Seeds Per Pound: 12,258
    • Lot#: 050389
    Costa Rica
    San Jose
    Ground Clematis, Ground Virginsbower, Erect Clematis Clematis recta
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    * The flowers and leaves are diaphoretic, diuretic and rubefacient. * Clematis recta , the Erect Clematis or Ground virginsbower , is a species of Clematis unusual in that it is a free-standing shrub rather than a climbing plant .
    • Genus: Clematis
    • Botanical Name: Clematis recta
    • Family: Ranunculaceae
    • Lot#: 010689
    • Seeds Per Pound: 35,412
    • Species: recta
    Costa Rica
    San Jose
    Rusty Foxglove Digitalis ferruginea
    Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

    They are often used in the treatment of certain heart complaints. * The leaves are cardiac, stimulant and tonic. * An easily grown plant, succeeding in ordinary garden soil, especially if it is rich in organic matter.
    • Purity: 98%
    • Germination: 91%
    • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 125
    • Lot#: 9701
    • Germination Test Type: cut
    • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
    Costa Rica
    San Jose
    Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana   Mountain Blue
    Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

    * Mountain cornflower is seldom used in modern herbalism, though it does still have a reputation in parts of Europe as a wash for tired eyes. * Can be used as a ground cover plant in a sunny position.
    • Quantity: 0.25 lb
    • Family: Asteraceae
    • Species: montana
    • Collection Locale: China
    • Germination: 77%
    • Germination Test Type: Actual
    Costa Rica
    San Jose