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Needle Juniper, Temple Juniper, Temple Juniper Juniperus rigida
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It is also often grown as bonsai. It is closely related to Juniperus communis (Common Juniper) and Juniperus conferta (Shore Juniper), the latter sometimes treated as a variety or subspecies of J.
  • Species: rigida
  • Height: 20-30 feet
  • Family: Cupressaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
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Niagara Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii   Niagara
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Big bluestem is tolerant of a wide range of soils and moisture. Depending on soil and moisture conditions, it grows to a height of 1 – 3m (3 – 10 ft) . * Seed germination appears to be dependent on about a 2-week period of moistened seed at a time...
  • Collection Locale: PA
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Germination: 91%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 156,876
  • Species: gerardii
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
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Scorpion Senna Hippocrepis emerus     - Coronilla emerus
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

The plant has a lignified stem with green branches bearing five to nine leaflets. * Hippocrepis emerus or the scorpion senna is a species of perennial plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the Fabaceae family.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 77
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Species: emerus
  • Quantity: 0.22 lb
  • Height: 5-6 feet
  • Germination: 98%
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Forget-Me-not, Chinese Hound\'s Tongue Cynoglossum amabile   Firmament
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

This plant is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens. * Annual or biennial; parent is dwarfish, dark blue flowers throughout summer; does well in hot, dry sun. * Cynoglossum amabile is a flowering plant native to Asia , which is also called Chinese...
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Species: amabile
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Seeds Per Pound: 107,144
  • Common Name: Forget-Me-not, Chinese Hound's Tongue
  • Cultivar: Firmament
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Sensitive Plant, Shameplant, Shy Plant, Humble Plant, Sleeping Grass, Touch-Me-Not, Lajjalu, Bashful Mimosa Mimosa pudica
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Grown mostly as a curiosity, for the compound leaflets fold up promptly along the midrib when touched. * An attractive plant with small pink flowers; can be grown as an annual in cold areas; native to the tropics.
  • Seeds Per Pound: 68,100
  • Botanical Name: Mimosa pudica
  • Germination: 91%
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Genus: Mimosa
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American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Native to southeastern U.S.; lavender-pink or bluish flowers from mid- to late summer, followed by bright purple, violet, or magenta fruits in great profusion. * American beautyberries produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat,...
  • Species: americana
  • Common Name: American Beautyberry
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 289
  • Germination: 77%
  • Collection Locale: LA
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Utah Juniper Juniperus osteosperma     - Juniperus utahensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is native to the southwestern United States , in Utah , Nevada , Arizona , western New Mexico , western Colorado , Wyoming , southern Montana , southern Idaho and eastern California .
  • Common Name: Utah Juniper
  • Genus: Juniperus
  • Botanical Name: Juniperus osteosperma
  • Species: osteosperma
  • Collection Locale: Utah
  • Height: 30-40 feet
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Buffel Grass, African Foxtail Grass Cenchrus ciliaris
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

It prefers light soils with a high phosphorus content. * African foxtail grass is a perennial grass growing to 20 to 120 cm (10 to 50 in) tall. The introduction was largely unsuccessful but the grass began to appear as a weed beside highways and in cleared...
  • Germination: 60%
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Quantity: 0.00798 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 189,167
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Height: 1-3 feet
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Five-lobed Chinese Maple, Marijuana Maple, Five Leaf Maple ACER pentaphyllum
Prices start at : 13.95 USD / 1 packet

* A handsome species, one of the rarest in cultivation (rare even in its own Yalung R.valley) * A small, 8-30' tree/shrub.
  • Genus: ACER
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Common Name: Five-lobed Chinese Maple, Marijuana Maple, Five Leaf Maple
  • Quantity: 0.66 lb
  • Botanical Name: ACER pentaphyllum
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Choctawhatchee Sand Pine, Sand Pine Pinus clausa    Choctawhatchee
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is largely confined to very infertile , excessively well-drained, sandy habitats where competition from larger-growing species is minimized by the harsh growing conditions, as in the Florida scrub .
  • Collection Locale: Choctawhatchee, Florida
  • Height: 65 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 20
  • Botanical Name: Pinus clausa Choctawhatchee
  • Germination: 98%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
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Yellow Indiangrass, Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans  Holt   - Sorghastrum avenaceum  Holt
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

It was one of the dominant grasses of the tallgrass prairie which once covered large parts of the Midwest. Foliage turns orange-yellow in fall and usually retains hints of color into the winter.
  • Common Name: Yellow Indiangrass, Indiangrass
  • Genus: Sorghastrum
  • Variety: Holt
  • Germination: 91%
  • Quantity: 4.37 lb
  • Purity: 98%
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Common Rue Ruta graveolens
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

It also is grown as both a medicinal herb and as a condiment. * Rue has a long history of use as a domestic remedy, being especially valued for its strengthening action on the eyes.
  • Botanical Name: Ruta graveolens
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 256
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Species: graveolens
  • Germination: 98%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
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Bursting-heart Euonymus americanus     - Euonymus americana
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It is an evergreen plant, though the number of leaves is greatly diminished during the winter. * Thrives in almost any soil, including chalk, it is particularly suited to dry shaded areas.
  • Family: Celastraceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Genus: Euonymus
  • Common Name: Bursting-heart
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Nepeta Walkers Low
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 1 Gal

Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely the existing soil which more times than not will be hard and compacted.
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Bursting-heart Euonymus americanus     - Euonymus americana
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It is an evergreen plant, though the number of leaves is greatly diminished during the winter. * Thrives in almost any soil, including chalk, it is particularly suited to dry shaded areas.
  • Genus: Euonymus
  • Common Name: Bursting-heart
  • Height: 6-8 feet
  • Family: Celastraceae
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Salvia Caradonna (Salvia nemorosa)
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 GAL

Medium green leaves are aromatic when crushed. The violet-blue flowers are similar to other cultivars of this species except they are held on purple stems that provide an added element of texture.
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Amur Jack In The Pulpit, Tian Nan Xing Arisaema amurense
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root. * The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use.
  • Species: amurense
  • Botanical Name: Arisaema amurense
  • Germination: 98%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Family: Araceae
  • Height: 12-18 inches
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Lanceleaf Tickseed, Lance Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed). 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 .
  • Germination: 90%
  • Quantity: 1.97 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 194,312
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Height: 3 feet
  • Genus: Coreopsis
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Calabrian Pine, Turkish Pine, Brutia Pine, East Mediterranean Pine Pinus halepensis  brutia   - Pinus brutia
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* With needles 4-6", stiffer and darker green than the typical species. It generally occurs at low altitudes, mostly from sea level to 600 metres (2,000 ft), up to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) in the south of its range.
  • Species: halepensis
  • Variety: brutia
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Common Name: Calabrian Pine, Turkish Pine, Brutia Pine, East Mediterranean Pine
  • Genus: Pinus
  • Height: 80-100 feet
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Ladybells ADENOPHORA bulleyana
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Use for border garden. * Prefers well-drained soil. * Many Adenophora species have been used in traditional Chinese medicine. * Performs better than Campanula in Southern gardens.
  • Germination: 30%
  • Purity: 75%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 2
  • Common Name: Ladybells
  • Height: 2 feet
  • Genus: ADENOPHORA
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Saguaro, Giant Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea
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They are white and open well after sunset and close in mid-afternoon. It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican State of Sonora, and the Whipple Mountains and Imperial County areas of California.
  • Height: 60-70 feet
  • Common Name: Saguaro, Giant Saguaro
  • Genus: Carnegiea
  • Species: gigantea
  • Botanical Name: Carnegiea gigantea
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 26
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Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycad, Japanese Sago Palm, Funeral Palm Cycas revoluta
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* This very symmetrical plant supports a crown of shiny, dark green leaves on a thick shaggy trunk that is typically about 20 cm (7.9 in) in diameter, sometimes wider. * Cycas revoluta ( sago cycad ), is an attractive plant native to southern Japan .
  • Height: 20 feet
  • Family: Cycadaceae
  • Species: revoluta
  • Common Name: Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycad, Japanese Sago Palm, Funeral Palm
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Fordhook Swiss Chard Beta vulgaris   Fordhook
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* Fordhook is a well known and very popular variety of Swiss Chard. It is cold hardy as well as tolerant of heat. Excellent for use in salads or steamed. * The large stalks are topped by deep green leaves.
  • Botanical Name: Beta vulgaris Fordhook
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 99%
  • Genus: Beta
  • Seeds Per Pound: 15,764
  • Height: 12 inches
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Ladybells ADENOPHORA bulleyana
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Use for border garden. * Prefers well-drained soil. * Many Adenophora species have been used in traditional Chinese medicine. * Performs better than Campanula in Southern gardens.
  • Genus: ADENOPHORA
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Germination: 30%
  • Family: CAMPANULACEAE
  • Height: 2 feet
  • Quantity: 0.02 lb
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Myrtle Oak Quercus myrtifolia
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It is native to the southeastern United States ( Mississippi , Alabama , Florida , Georgia , South Carolina ). * Small oak accent for dry sunny landscape areas. Leaves are obovate with bristle at the rounded tip.
  • Common Name: Myrtle Oak
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Height: 15-20 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
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Jojoba, Pignut, Goat Nut, Deer Nut, Wild Hazel, Quinine Nut, Coffeeberry, Grey Box Bush Simmondsia chinensis
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

An average-size bush produces 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) of pollen , to which few humans are allergic. The fruit is an acorn-shaped ovoid, three-angled capsule 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) long, partly enclosed at the base by the sepals.
  • Botanical Name: Simmondsia chinensis
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 14
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Germination: 91%
  • Species: chinensis
  • Height: 3-6 feet
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Buffel Grass, African Foxtail Grass Cenchrus ciliaris
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

It prefers light soils with a high phosphorus content. * African foxtail grass is a perennial grass growing to 20 to 120 cm (10 to 50 in) tall. The introduction was largely unsuccessful but the grass began to appear as a weed beside highways and in cleared...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 189,167
  • Germination: 60%
  • Collection Locale: Hawaii
  • Height: 1-3 feet
  • Botanical Name: Cenchrus ciliaris
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 9
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