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Pygmy Peashrub Caragana pygmaea
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. * Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 44
  • Seeds Per Pound: 40,860
  • Genus: Caragana
  • Common Name: Pygmy Peashrub
  • Species: pygmaea
Illinois
Chicago
Southern Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera
Price : CALL

Cerifera will also provide habitat for the Northern Bobwhite Quail. In winter, the seeds are important foods for the Carolina Wren and species of Tree Sparrow . As of 1991, no known fire has killed this plant's roots.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Height: 15-40 feet
  • Genus: Myrica
  • Family: MYRICACEAE
Illinois
Chicago
White Clover, Irish Shamrock, True Irish Shamrock, Dutch Clover Trifolium repens
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

It has been widely introduced worldwide as a pasture crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America and New Zealand. Thick growing and winter hardy. Thrives in moist soil conditions, Prefers medium fertility soils with a pH between...
  • Height: 6-8 inches
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Genus: Trifolium
  • Botanical Name: Trifolium repens
  • Common Name: White Clover, Irish Shamrock, True Irish Shamrock, Dutch Clover
Illinois
Chicago
Tuberous Sweetpea Lathyrus tuberosus
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

The plant is a trailer or weak climber, supported by tendrils, growing to 1.2 m tall. * Lathyrus tuberosus, also known as the tuberous pea, tuberous vetchling, earthnut pea, or aardaker, is a small, climbing perennial plant, native in moist temperate...
  • Genus: Lathyrus
  • Germination: 46%
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Quantity: 0.16 lb
  • Common Name: Tuberous Sweetpea
Illinois
Chicago
Pygmy Peashrub Caragana pygmaea
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

A very ornamental plant, it prefers a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. * Tolerant of dry alkaline soils. * This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric...
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Species: pygmaea
  • Quantity: 0.47 lb
  • Genus: Caragana
  • Common Name: Pygmy Peashrub
  • Collection Locale: South Dakota
Illinois
Chicago
Red Clover, Medium Red Clover Trifolium pratense   Medium
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

Trifolium pratense is used in traditional medicine of India as deobstruent, antispasmodic, expectorant, sedative, anti-inflammatory and antidermatosis agent. It is grown as a horticultural annual in zones 3-5.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 178,262
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 90%
  • Common Name: Red Clover, Medium Red Clover
  • Species: pratense
  • Family: Fabaceae
Illinois
Chicago
Swamp Rose Rosa palustris
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Rosa palustris is a shrub with alternate, pinnately compound leaves , on thorny stems. The flowers are pink, borne in summer.
  • Collection Locale: Genoa, NY
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Height: 6-8 feet
  • Botanical Name: Rosa palustris
  • Quantity: 0.77 lb
  • Common Name: Swamp Rose
Illinois
Chicago
Thornyleaf Ononis, Spiny Restharrow Ononis spinosa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The whole plant is pleasantly scented when bruised. * Ononis spinosa is a plant belonging to the family Fabaceae , that is commonly known as spiny restharrow or just restharrow .
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Quantity: 0.02 lb
  • Height: 18-24 inches
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 26
  • Genus: Ononis
  • Seeds Per Pound: 124,396
Illinois
Chicago
American Wood Sage, Germander, Canada Germander Teucrium canadense
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The most distinctive feature of Teucrium species is the seemingly 1-lipped corolla. Botrys), an annual with purplish flowers. Two smaller, bushier species have been introduced from Europe into eastern North America: Woodland Germander (T.
  • Quantity: 0.24 lb
  • Purity: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Teucrium canadense
  • Species: canadense
  • Height: 1-3ft
  • Family: Lamiaceae
Illinois
Chicago
Hairy Leafcup, Bear\'s Foot Smallanthus uvedalius     - Polymnia uvedalia    , Osteospermum uvedalia    , Smallanthus uvedalia
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Bearsfoot root was used by the North American Indians as a stimulant and laxative remedy. * A poultice of the bruised root has been used as a dressing and salve on burns, inflammations and cuts.
  • Species: uvedalius
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Botanical Name: Smallanthus uvedalius
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Family: Asteraceae
Illinois
Chicago
Milk Vetch, Chinese Milk Vetch Astragalus sinicus
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* This species used to be cultivated for its edible leaves in China. * Astragalus sinicus is widely used on rice land as a winter crop. * This species is grown as a green manure crop in Japan and southern China.
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 248
  • Height: 4-12 inches
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 91%
  • Botanical Name: Astragalus sinicus
Illinois
Chicago
Mountain Alder Alnus crispa     - Alnus viridis crispa
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Northeastern North America, Greenland. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches by means of its nitrogen-fixing nodules, while not growing large enough to compete with the intended timber crop.
  • Botanical Name: Alnus crispa
  • Common Name: Mountain Alder
  • Genus: Alnus
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 232
  • Purity: 98%
Illinois
Chicago
Roundheaded Bush Clover, Rabbitfoot, Dusty Clover, Roundhead Lespedeza Lespedeza capitata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Leaves & stems are covered with silver hair. Readily eaten by grazing animals. An open or shrubby growth form with round shaped flower heads attached to stems near the ends. Pharmaceutical preparations are manufactured from them.
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 58
  • Botanical Name: Lespedeza capitata
  • Genus: Lespedeza
  • Height: 2-3 feet
  • Purity: 79%
Illinois
Chicago
Ground Clematis, Ground Virginsbower, Erect Clematis Clematis recta
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Growing usually on the margins of woodland areas, it is native to Eastern, Southern and Central Europe . * 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...
  • Common Name: Ground Clematis, Ground Virginsbower, Erect Clematis
  • Family: Ranunculaceae
  • Genus: Clematis
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Lot#: 010689
  • Quantity: 0.16 lb
Illinois
Chicago
European Green Alder, Green Alder Alnus viridis
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. * A shrub; shiny dark green leaves to 3" long; Native to Europe. The leaves are shiny green, ovoid, 3-8 cm long and 2-6 cm broad.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,098,680
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Genus: Alnus
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 791
  • Species: viridis
  • Common Name: European Green Alder, Green Alder
Illinois
Chicago
American Senna Senna hebecarpa     - Cassia hebecarpa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Two other species, Sicklepod (S. Marilandica) is a more southern species with fewer flowers and bigger leaflets. Occidentalis), are also found in the East. * Senna hebecarpa ( American Senna or Wild Senna ) is an ornamental plant native to North America...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 43
  • Crop Year: 2011
  • Collection Locale: Wisconsin
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Seeds Per Pound: 19,976
Illinois
Chicago
Crimson Clover, Italian Clover Trifolium incarnatum
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* In Great Britain it is most valuable in the south, though less successful in northern regions. It is found to succeed better when only the surface of the soil is stirred by the scarifier and harrow than when a plowing is given.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Botanical Name: Trifolium incarnatum
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 155
  • Height: 10-20 inches
  • Species: incarnatum
Illinois
Chicago
False Indigo, Desert False Indigo, Bastard Indigobush Amorpha fruticosa
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Plants have an extensive root system and are also fairly wind tolerant, they can be planted as a windbreak and also to prevent soil erosion. Fruticosa grows as a glandular, thornless shrub which can reach 5 or 6 meters in height and spread to twice...
  • Crop Year: 2006
  • Botanical Name: Amorpha fruticosa
  • Seeds Per Pound: 37,282
  • Collection Locale: ND
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 91%
Illinois
Chicago
Tallowwood Eucalyptus, Australian Tallowwood Eucalyptus microcorys
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It grows in forests near the coast on moderate to fertile soils in a protected, sunny position. * Tallowwood ( Eucalyptus microcorys ) is a native Eucalypt species common in New South Wales and Queensland , Australia .
  • Germination: 71%
  • Common Name: Tallowwood Eucalyptus, Australian Tallowwood
  • Seeds Per Pound: 474,884
  • Crop Year: 2002
  • Height: 100-120 feet
  • Species: microcorys
Illinois
Chicago
Fragrant Sumac Rhus aromatica
Price : CALL

It produces yellow flowers in clusters before anthesis. * Fragrant sumac is a woody plant that can grow to around 2 meters tall. The fruit can also be dried and ground into a powder then mixed with corn meal and used in cakes, porridges etc.
  • Genus: Rhus
  • Botanical Name: Rhus aromatica
  • Height: 4-6 feet
  • Family: Anacardiaceae
Illinois
Chicago
Speckled Alder, Smooth Alder, Hazel Alder Alnus incana rugosa    - Alnus rugosa
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* This is an excellent pioneer species for re-establishing woodlands on disused farmland, difficult sites etc. The Latin subspecies name, meaning rugose or wrinkled, refers to the network of sunken veins prominent on the lower leaf surfaces.
  • Botanical Name: Alnus incana rugosa
  • Height: 13 feet
  • Species: incana
  • Quantity: 2.8 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Genus: Alnus
Illinois
Chicago
Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Can be grown in a woodland garden though it is less likely to fruit well in such a position. * Thimbleberry fruits are smaller, flatter, and softer than raspberries, and have many small seeds.
  • Genus: Rubus
  • Seeds Per Pound: 472,160
  • Height: 6-8 feet
  • Quantity: 0.21 lb
  • Botanical Name: Rubus parviflorus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
Illinois
Chicago
Prairie Rose, Arkansas Rose Rosa arkansana
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* A low shrub found on dry slopes and prairies. * Wild Prairie Rose is the state flower of the U.S. states of Iowa and North Dakota. * The fruit is being investigated as a food that is capable of reducing the incidence of cancer and also as a means of...
  • Genus: Rosa
  • Germination: 61%
  • Common Name: Prairie Rose, Arkansas Rose
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Collection Locale: Nebraska
  • Family: Rosaceae
Illinois
Chicago
Hairy Leafcup, Bear\'s Foot Smallanthus uvedalius     - Polymnia uvedalia    , Osteospermum uvedalia    , Smallanthus uvedalia
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Bearsfoot root was used by the North American Indians as a stimulant and laxative remedy. * A poultice of the bruised root has been used as a dressing and salve on burns, inflammations and cuts.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 4,994
  • Common Name: Hairy Leafcup, Bear's Foot
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Height: 3-5 feet
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
Illinois
Chicago
Agrimony, Churchsteeples, Common Agrimony, Church Steeples, Sticklewort, Cockeburr, Stickwort Agrimonia eupatoria
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Perennial; small yellow flowers; source of a golden-yellow dye. It was formerly very popular either on its own or added to China tea, having a peculiar delicacy and aroma. * A refreshing tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, flowers and stems.
  • Botanical Name: Agrimonia eupatoria
  • Crop Year: 1995
  • Lot#: 9501
  • Common Name: Agrimony, Churchsteeples, Common Agrimony, Church Steeples, Sticklewort, Cockeburr, Stickwort
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Purity: 98%
Illinois
Chicago
Red Clover, Medium Red Clover Trifolium pratense   Medium
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

Trifolium pratense is used in traditional medicine of India as deobstruent, antispasmodic, expectorant, sedative, anti-inflammatory and antidermatosis agent. It is grown as a horticultural annual in zones 3-5.
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Species: pratense
  • Height: 6-24 inches
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 350
  • Seeds Per Pound: 178,262
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
Illinois
Chicago
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 . * The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed).
  • Genus: Coreopsis
  • Quantity: 1.97 lb
  • Purity: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 194,312
  • Germination: 90%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 382
Illinois
Chicago