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New Zealand Sophora Sophora tetraptera
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Used for bearings, turnery, cabinet work, ornamental uses etc. * Beautiful 2" golden yellow pealike flowers in pendulous clusters to 8", in May; pod, to 7", has four wings; evergreen or semideciduous compound leaves; native to both Chile and New Zealand.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Genus: Sophora
  • Family: LEGUMINOSAE
  • Height: 30 feet
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Sickle Keeled Lupine, Sicklekeel Lupine Lupinus albicaulis   Hederma
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The fruit is a silky-hairy legume pod up to 5 centimeters long containing several seeds. In Oregon , where the plant is native, it has been cultivated for several uses, including reforestation and revegetation of roadsides and other disturbed habitat.
  • Height: 2-5 feet
  • Botanical Name: Lupinus albicaulis Hederma
  • Species: albicaulis
  • Common Name: Sickle Keeled Lupine, Sicklekeel Lupine
  • Cultivar: Hederma
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Indigo, Indigo Bush Indigofera pseudotinctoria
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* The leaves and flowers are boiled and eaten. * A shrub; red flowers in racemes.
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Germination: 91%
  • Species: pseudotinctoria
  • Crop Year: 2010
  • Height: 3-4 feet
  • Lot#: 100654
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Pygmy Peashrub Caragana pygmaea
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby.
  • Species: pygmaea
  • Botanical Name: Caragana pygmaea
  • Collection Locale: South Dakota
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Genus: Caragana
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Mountain Alder Alnus crispa     - Alnus viridis crispa
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is a large shrub or small tree 3-12 m tall with smooth grey bark even in old age. Northeastern North America, Greenland. * Alnus viridis subsp. Crispa, Mountain Alder). * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches...
  • Purity: 98%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,688,000
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Quantity: 0.08 lb
  • Species: crispa
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
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Mountain Mahogany, Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus montanus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

The bark is often mixed with alder and wild plum root barks when making the dye. It makes a valuable fuel and is occasionally used in the manufacture of small articles for domestic and industrial use.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 55
  • Height: 10-12 feet
  • Seeds Per Pound: 35,865
  • Species: montanus
  • Botanical Name: Cercocarpus montanus
  • Germination Test Type: cut
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Siberian Pea Tree, Siberian Peashrub Caragana arborescens
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

It is commonly grown throughout the northern hemisphere as a landscaping plant and ornamental . * Caragana arborescens , or Caragana or Siberian peashrub or Siberian peashrub , is a species of legume .
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 35
  • Common Name: Siberian Pea Tree, Siberian Peashrub
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 12 feet
  • Seeds Per Pound: 17,706
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Georgia False Indigo, False Indigo, Savannah Indigobush Amorpha georgiana  confusa   - Amorpha cyanostachya
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It's habitat is being destroyed and it is currently listed as a threatened species. Superorder: Rosanae Takht. Order: Fabales Bromhead family: Fabaceae Lindl. * class: Equisetopsida C.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 91%
  • Height: 2-3 feet
  • Lot#: 8801
  • Common Name: Georgia False Indigo, False Indigo, Savannah Indigobush
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 95
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Sweet Pea, Sweetpea Lathyrus odoratus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Make sure to water during the hot months to keep it from fading, and pick off dead flowers to keep the plant blooming till the first frosts of fall. * The Sweet Pea has long been a favorite of gardeners because of the wonderful fragrance of the large...
  • Purity: 99%
  • Common Name: Sweet Pea, Sweetpea
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Germination: 83%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Species: odoratus
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European Alder Alnus glutinosa
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* The trees are very quick to establish and will grow at a rate of 1 metre or more per year when young. * They have dark green leaves and are recommended for wet soils. * Native to most of Europe, including all of the British Isles and Fennoscandia and...
  • Lot#: 070439
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Family: Betulaceae
  • Species: glutinosa
  • Seeds Per Pound: 408,600
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
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Sweetgale, Bog Myrtle Myrica gale
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is a deciduous shrub growing to 1-2 m tall. * The aromatic fruits and leaves are used either fresh or dried to flavour soups, stews etc. They are sometimes put in beer and ale to improve the flavour and increase foaming.
  • Quantity: 2.03 lb
  • Genus: Myrica
  • Crop Year: 2007
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 2
  • Collection Locale: Denmark
  • Germination Test Type: cut
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Lewiston Cornsalad, Common Cornsalad, Lamb\'s Lettuce, Corn Salad, Rapunzel, Field Salad Valerianella locusta
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* Corn salad was originally foraged by European peasants until Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie, royal gardener of King Louis XIV, introduced it to the world. It is best if gathered before flowers appear.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Species: locusta
  • Height: 6-12 inches
  • Family: Valerianaceae
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Jerusalem Cross, Burning Love, Dusky Salmon, Flower of Bristol, Maltese Cross, Nonesuch Silene chalcedonica     - Lychnis chalcedonica
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Lychnis chalcedonica ( Burning Love , Dusky Salmon , Flower of Bristol , Jerusalem Cross , Maltese Cross , Nonesuch ; syn. Silene chalcedonica ) is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae , native from central and eastern European Russia east...
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Genus: Silene
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 228
  • Germination: 90%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,162,240
  • Quantity: 0.06 lb
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Texas Mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean, Texas Mescalbean, Frijolito, Frijolillo Sophora secundiflora     - Calia secundiflora
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* An evergreen shrub with compound leaves, 1" violet-blue fragrant flowers in 2-3" pendulous clusters; pods 1-7"; seeds are bright red, sometimes used for necklaces, but are said to be poisonous; native to Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.
  • Botanical Name: Sophora secundiflora
  • Seeds Per Pound: 568
  • Germination: 95%
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Quantity: 3.32 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
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Blackberry-lily, Blackberry Lily, Leopard Lily, Leopard flower Belamcanda chinensis     - Iris domestica
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

) is an ornamental plant in the Iridaceae family. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle. Pre-chill stored seed for 7 days and sow spring in a cold frame.
  • Height: 3 feet
  • Common Name: Blackberry-lily, Blackberry Lily, Leopard Lily, Leopard flower
  • Quantity: 1.09 lb
  • Collection Locale: Missouri
  • Botanical Name: Belamcanda chinensis
  • Purity: 99%
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Indian-tobacco Lobelia inflata
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

The seed usually germinates within 2 weeks. * Seed propagation - sow spring or autumn in situ. * Native Americans used it for respiratory and muscle disorders, as a purgative, and as a ceremonial medicine.The plant was used as a traditional medicinal...
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Common Name: Indian-tobacco
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Quantity: 0.25 lb
  • Germination: 40%
  • Species: inflata
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Silver Wattle, Mimosa Acacia dealbata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Has various edible uses, such as cooking the flowers and obtaining a gum from the trunk * Native to southeastern Australia in New South Wales , Victoria , Tasmania , and the Australian Capital Territory .
  • Botanical Name: Acacia dealbata
  • Height: 90 feet
  • Lot#: 060657
  • Crop Year: 2006
  • Common Name: Silver Wattle, Mimosa
  • Quantity: 0.52 lb
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Vates Collards Brassica oleracea   Vates
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* They are quite frost tolerant and become even more flavorful after some frosty nights. * Try them as a fall crop by sowing seed in late summer. * They are very late to bolt and can be grown year round in mild climates.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Common Name: Vates Collards
  • Family: Brassicaceae
  • Height: 18-24 inches
  • Crop Year: 2014
  • Genus: Brassica
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Goldenmane Tickseed Coreopsis basalis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Golden-mane Coreopsis is native from the south Eastern and south central states of the USA. * The species range in the eastern part of the USA is increasing as plants are used in landscaping.
  • Genus: Coreopsis
  • Quantity: 1.24 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 82
  • Crop Year: 2005
  • Collection Locale: Florida
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
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Yellow Sweetclover Melilotus officinalis
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Seeds can be viable for up to 30 years. * Prior to World War II before the common use of commercial agricultural fertilizers, the plant was commonly used as a cover crop to increase nitrogen content and improve subsoil water capacity in poor soils *...
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Genus: Melilotus
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Common Name: Yellow Sweetclover
  • Species: officinalis
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New Zealand Sophora Sophora tetraptera
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Used for bearings, turnery, cabinet work, ornamental uses etc. * Beautiful 2" golden yellow pealike flowers in pendulous clusters to 8", in May; pod, to 7", has four wings; evergreen or semideciduous compound leaves; native to both Chile and New Zealand.
  • Species: tetraptera
  • Genus: Sophora
  • Family: LEGUMINOSAE
  • Botanical Name: Sophora tetraptera
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Bugbane Actaea dahurica     - Cimicifuga dahurica
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The root is analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, sedative, tonic. * The common name of bugbane is in reference to the odoriferous insect repellant properties of this plant.
  • Species: dahurica
  • Seeds Per Pound: 567,500
  • Quantity: 0.04 lb
  • Height: 2-3 feet
  • Germination: 98%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 61
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Meadow Saffron, Common Autumn Crocus, Naked Lady Colchicum autumnale
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* The name "naked lady" comes from the fact that the flowers emerge from the ground long after the leaves have died back. * Contrary to what the name suggests, neither a crocus nor the source of saffron; foliage emerges in spring, fades in early summer;...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Botanical Name: Colchicum autumnale
  • Common Name: Meadow Saffron, Common Autumn Crocus, Naked Lady
  • Genus: Colchicum
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Korshinsk Peashrub Caragana korshinskii
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* This is one of ther best species for soil stabilization and reviatalization in cold arid zones where few plants will survive. It is good fodder for animals, improves the soil, allows natural vegetation to become established, and prevents soil erosion...
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Quantity: 2.8 lb
  • Germination: 71%
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Genus: Caragana
  • Botanical Name: Caragana korshinskii
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Mountain Mahogany, California Mountain Mahogany, Western Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The shrub's white flowers are small, clustered, and mildly scented. * This shrub has a typical size of three to five meters - 9-15 feet in height. * Native American Californians used the hard wood for arrows, digging, spearing fish, and digging.
  • Purity: 60%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 14
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Height: 8-12 feet
  • Family: ROSACEAE
  • Genus: Cercocarpus
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Russian Olive Elaeagnus angustifolia
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Appealing silvery-green leaves; small but fragrant flowers; likes sun; a tough plant, doesn't mind drought, or poor soil, very salt-tolerant; native over a wide swathe of southern Europe east to the Himalayas.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Common Name: Russian Olive
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Genus: Elaeagnus
  • Collection Locale: Netherlands
  • Purity: 99%
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Yellow Pitcher Plant Sarracenia flava
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

They can be grown successfully in a plastic basin or in a pot that is standing in a deep saucer of water. Plants are not hardy in Britain, requiring a minimum temperature of 5°c. An insectivorous plant, it is best grown in a boggy position and prefers...
  • Collection Locale: North Carolina
  • Purity: 99%
  • Height: 1-2 feet
  • Germination: 91%
  • Family: Sarraceniaceae
  • Common Name: Yellow Pitcher Plant
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