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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

* It is marginal in zone 8, going dormant and deciduous in cold winters, but usually evergreen to semi-evergreen. * It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 2,043,000
  • Collection Locale: New Zealand
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 221
  • Common Name: Pheasant Grass, Gossamer Grass, New Zealand Wind Grass, Pheasant's Tail Grass
  • Height: 3 feet
  • Botanical Name: Anemanthele lessoniana
United States
California
Tickseed, Largeflower Tickseed, Large-flowered Tickseed, Coreopsis Coreopsis grandiflora
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

The common name is large-flowered tickseed. * 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.
  • Genus: Coreopsis
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Collection Locale: North Carolina
  • Quantity: 0.05 lb
  • Purity: 98%
  • Height: 1.5 to 4 feet
United States
California
Echinacea purpurea Magnus
Prices start at : 16.95 USD / 1 Gal

After the first season we recommend fertilizing your plants with a timed release fertilizer such as Flower-tone which is specially formulated for flowering annual and perennial plants such as Purple Coneflower.
United States
California
Indian Rattlebox Crotalaria assamica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* They are occationally grown as ornamentals for their yellow flowers and interesting rattling seed pods. * Crotalarias are grown in the tropics as green manure cover crops due to their nitrogen fixing capabilities and drought tolerance.
  • Common Name: Indian Rattlebox
  • Genus: Crotalaria
  • Species: assamica
  • Quantity: 1.87 lb
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Collection Locale: Hawaii
United States
California
Buffel Grass, African Foxtail Grass Cenchrus ciliaris
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* Cenchrus ciliaris (buffel-grass or African foxtail grass; syn. It is a deep-rooted grass, tolerates drought, and will grow at altitudes of up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft). Its flammability (injurious to neighbors) and quick regrowth allow it to compete successfully...
  • Species: ciliaris
  • Genus: Cenchrus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 25
United States
California
Roundleaved Dogwood, Roundleaf Dogwood Cornus rugosa
Price : CALL

* The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB. * Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock.
  • Species: rugosa
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Family: Cornaceae
  • Common Name: Roundleaved Dogwood, Roundleaf Dogwood
United States
California
Niagara Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii   Niagara
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Big Bluestem is a perennial grass. * Seed germination appears to be dependent on about a 2-week period of moistened seed at a time when soil temperatures have reached 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Genus: Andropogon
  • Species: gerardii
  • Seeds Per Pound: 156,876
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 290
  • Germination: 91%
  • Quantity: 7.33 lb
United States
California
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

* It is marginal in zone 8, going dormant and deciduous in cold winters, but usually evergreen to semi-evergreen. * It has green arching foliage to 3 feet in USDA 8, with highlights of orange, copper, and gold, especially in drier soils.
  • Common Name: Pheasant Grass, Gossamer Grass, New Zealand Wind Grass, Pheasant's Tail Grass
  • Germination: 50%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Height: 3 feet
  • Collection Locale: New Zealand
  • Quantity: 0.09 lb
United States
California
Orange Sedge, Speckled Sedge, Red Switch Grass Carex testacea
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

* This is a popular "ornamental grass" even though it is technically a sedge. * It is native to New Zealand where it grows on sand dunes proving its drought and salt tolerance. Mass plantings are spectacular!
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Genus: Carex
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 36
  • Common Name: Orange Sedge, Speckled Sedge, Red Switch Grass
United States
California
Nepeta Walkers Low
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 Gal

Fall pruning, especially in warmer climates, can result in a quick flush of new growth that prevents dormancy and makes winter freezes potentially deadly. Cut back yarrow to within 6 inches of the ground after it has finished flowering.
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California
African Wattle Parkinsonia africana
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Common names in other Namibian language groups Oshiwambo Otjiherero Kavango languages Omuwombamenje Caprivi languages Setswana Afrikaans Lemoendoring Deutsch Khoekhoegowab Bushman languages Gruenhaarbaum ?Khas
  • Quantity: 0.07 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
  • Family: LEGUMINOSAE
  • Seeds Per Pound: 4,540
  • Lot#: 9601
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 22
United States
California
Yellowbells, Yellow Trumpetbush Tecoma stans
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

Yellow Trumpetbush is a ruderal species , readily colonizing disturbed, rocky, sandy , and cleared land and occasionally becoming an invasive weed The leaves and roots of the plant contain bioactive compounds, especially monoterpenes , which may have...
  • Germination: 31%
  • Family: Bignoniaceae
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 209
United States
California
Tickseed, Largeflower Tickseed, Large-flowered Tickseed, Coreopsis Coreopsis grandiflora
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

The common name is large-flowered tickseed. * 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.
  • Height: 1.5 to 4 feet
  • Germination: 91%
  • Genus: Coreopsis
  • Quantity: 0.05 lb
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
United States
California
Needle Juniper, Temple Juniper, Temple Juniper Juniperus rigida
Price : CALL

* Juniperus rigida (Temple Juniper) is a species of juniper, native to northern China, Korea, Japan, and the far southeast of Russia (Primorsky Krai), occurring at altitudes of 10-2,200 m.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Family: Cupressaceae
  • Botanical Name: Juniperus rigida
  • Common Name: Needle Juniper, Temple Juniper, Temple Juniper
United States
California
Catnip, Catmint, Catswort Nepeta cataria
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

The 2 to 3 inch leaves are ovate to cordate, opposite, and coarsely toothed, they are covered with soft, white fuzz. * The common name catmint can also refer to the genus as a whole.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 762,720
  • Collection Locale: France
  • Common Name: Catnip, Catmint, Catswort
  • Height: 1-2 feet
  • Genus: Nepeta
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
United States
California
Orange Coneflower, Showy Coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Rudbeckia fulgida are perennial herbaceous plants growing up to 120 cm tall, growing from rosettes that develop at the end of stolons. The leaf bases are attenuate to cordate in shape and the margins of the leaves are usually entire or serrate, or sometimes...
  • Quantity: 0.08 lb
  • Collection Locale: Missouri
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 74
  • Seeds Per Pound: 344,560
  • Height: 1-3 feet
  • Botanical Name: Rudbeckia fulgida
United States
California
Needle Juniper, Temple Juniper, Temple Juniper Juniperus rigida
Price : CALL

* Juniperus rigida (Temple Juniper) is a species of juniper, native to northern China, Korea, Japan, and the far southeast of Russia (Primorsky Krai), occurring at altitudes of 10-2,200 m.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Genus: Juniperus
  • Species: rigida
  • Height: 20-30 feet
United States
California
Sickle Keeled Lupine, Sicklekeel Lupine Lupinus albicaulis   Hederma
Price : CALL

The fruit is a silky-hairy legume pod up to 5 centimeters long containing several seeds. It is a hairy, erect perennial herb often exceeding a meter in height. The flower is purple to yellowish or whitish in color and has a sickle -shaped keel.
  • Common Name: Sickle Keeled Lupine, Sicklekeel Lupine
  • Height: 2-5 feet
  • Species: albicaulis
  • Genus: Lupinus
  • Botanical Name: Lupinus albicaulis Hederma
United States
California
Roundleaved Dogwood, Roundleaf Dogwood Cornus rugosa
Price : CALL

* The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB. * Habitat and Range: sandy, gravelly, or rocky slopes, often growing in areas underlain by limestone bedrock.
  • Height: 6-10 feet
  • Botanical Name: Cornus rugosa
  • Family: Cornaceae
  • Species: rugosa
United States
California
Japanese Black Pine Pinus thunbergii    China - Pinus thunbergiana    China
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Native to Japan. * Extremely salt tolerant, good for seaside planting and holding beach sand in place. Easily grown from seed in the early spring, the seeds are soaked in water to start germination.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Location: China
  • Quantity: 16.16 lb
  • Height: 120 feet
  • Botanical Name: Pinus thunbergii China
United States
California
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.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Arisaema amurense
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Germination: 98%
  • Quantity: 0.06 lb
  • Family: Araceae
United States
California
Scorpion Senna Hippocrepis emerus     - Coronilla emerus
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Hippocrepis emerus or the scorpion senna is a species of perennial plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the Fabaceae family. * This plant occurs in northeastern Spain and in central Mediterranean countries up to northern Europe and to Asia Minor...
  • Germination: 98%
  • Purity: 99%
  • Common Name: Scorpion Senna
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Collection Locale: Italy
  • Height: 5-6 feet
United States
California
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 Gal

We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than not these products will retain entirely to much moisture and will cause the root system to rot.
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California
Heavenly Bamboo, Sacred Bamboo Nandina domestica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is native to eastern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan * Evergreen except in cold climates; delicate compound leaves, reddish when new, later blue-green; attractive white flowers in panicles atop the stems, followed by beautiful bright red berries;...
  • Collection Locale: California
  • Germination: 98%
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Common Name: Heavenly Bamboo, Sacred Bamboo
  • Family: Berberidaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 23
United States
California
Myrtle Oak Quercus myrtifolia
Price : CALL

It typically matures to 15-20' tall and 8-10' wide, but occasionally rises to as much as 35' tall. * It is native to dry sandy soils of dunes, sandhills, dry ridges and hammocks, from sea level to 350' in elevation, primarily along the coastal plain from...
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Botanical Name: Quercus myrtifolia
  • Common Name: Myrtle Oak
United States
California
Colorado Columbine, Colorado Blue Columbine, Rocky Mountain Columbine Aquilegia caerulea     - Aquilegia coerulea
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia flower native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona . * It is also an ornamental plant in gardens, with numerous cultivars selected for different flower colors.
  • Crop Year: 2009
  • Genus: Aquilegia
  • Germination: 82%
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Common Name: Colorado Columbine, Colorado Blue Columbine, Rocky Mountain Columbine
  • Family: RANUNCULACEAE
United States
California
Pink Pampas Grass Cortaderia selloana   Rosea
Price : CALL

* This is an outstanding ornamental that can be used as an effective screen or accent plant. * Noxious weed in California. * Parent has an abundance of pinkish plumes.
  • Height: 5-7 feet
  • Botanical Name: Cortaderia selloana Rosea
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Cultivar: Rosea
  • Species: selloana
United States
California