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Chinese Sumac, Potanin Sumac Rhus potaninii
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool, urorrhoea and bloody sputum. It is used applied externally to burns, bleeding due to traumatic injuries, haemorrhoids and...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 36,300
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Genus: Rhus
  • Quantity: 3.47 lb
  • Crop Year: 1994
  • Common Name: Chinese Sumac, Potanin Sumac
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Narrowleaf Plantain, Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

An extract of them has antibacterial properties. A mucilage from the seed coats is used as a fabric stiffener. Lanceolata contains phenylethanoids such as acteoside (verbascoside), cistanoside F, lavandulifolioside, plantamajoside and isoacteoside.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Seeds Per Pound: 225,910
  • Species: lanceolata
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Quantity: 0.92 lb
New York
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Chinese Sumac, Potanin Sumac Rhus potaninii
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is used in the treatment of persistent cough with blood, chronic diarrhoea, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, bloody stool, urorrhoea and bloody sputum. It is used applied externally to burns, bleeding due to traumatic injuries, haemorrhoids and...
  • Botanical Name: Rhus potaninii dried berries
  • Quantity: 3.47 lb
  • Genus: Rhus
  • Height: 40 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 64
  • Species: potaninii
New York
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Narrowleaf Plantain, Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

An extract of them has antibacterial properties. A mucilage from the seed coats is used as a fabric stiffener. Lanceolata contains phenylethanoids such as acteoside (verbascoside), cistanoside F, lavandulifolioside, plantamajoside and isoacteoside.
  • Species: lanceolata
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Height: 12-15 inches
  • Germination: 90%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 225,910
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 222
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Blue Ash Fraxinus quadrangulata
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* The "blue" refers to a substance secreted by the inner bark when exposed to air, not to the leaves, which are dark green, pale yellow in fall, or to the bark, which is gray, platelike, and sometimes shaggy; tolerant of drought and lime, perhaps a good...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 25
  • Family: Oleaceae
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Seeds Per Pound: 6,341
  • Purity: 99%
New York
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Blue Ash Fraxinus quadrangulata
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* The "blue" refers to a substance secreted by the inner bark when exposed to air, not to the leaves, which are dark green, pale yellow in fall, or to the bark, which is gray, platelike, and sometimes shaggy; tolerant of drought and lime, perhaps a good...
  • Purity: 99%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Family: Oleaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 25
  • Germination: 91%
  • Botanical Name: Fraxinus quadrangulata
New York
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Butter And Eggs, Common Toadflax, Yellow Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Price : CALL

* Linaria vulgaris ( Common Toadflax , Yellow Toadflax , or Butter-and-eggs ) is a species of toadflax ( Linaria ), native to most of Europe and northern Asia , from the United Kingdom south to Spain in the west, and east to eastern Siberia and western...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Species: vulgaris
  • Height: 18-24 inches
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae
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Royal Knight\'s-spur, Larkspur, White King Larkspur Consolida regalis  White King   - Delphinium consolida  White King
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* The roots grow into the soil up to a depth of 50 centimetres (20 in), so the plant can survive long periods of drought. * A strong tincture of the fresh seed is used externally to kill lice and nits in the head and pubic hair.It is also effective against...
  • Lot#: 020023
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 62
  • Botanical Name: Consolida regalis White King
  • Common Name: Royal Knight's-spur, Larkspur, White King Larkspur
  • Purity: 98%
  • Crop Year: 2002
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Butter And Eggs, Common Toadflax, Yellow Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Price : CALL

* Linaria vulgaris ( Common Toadflax , Yellow Toadflax , or Butter-and-eggs ) is a species of toadflax ( Linaria ), native to most of Europe and northern Asia , from the United Kingdom south to Spain in the west, and east to eastern Siberia and western...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Height: 18-24 inches
  • Botanical Name: Linaria vulgaris
  • Common Name: Butter And Eggs, Common Toadflax, Yellow Toadflax
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Common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

In clinical trials about 67% of patients with mild to moderate depression improved when taking this plant. Perforatum is sometimes called Common St John's wort to differentiate it.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Height: 3 feet
  • Botanical Name: Hypericum perforatum
  • Seeds Per Pound: 4,000,000
  • Crop Year: 1998
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
New York
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Glossy Buckthorn Frangula alnus     - Rhamnus frangula    , Frangula dodonei
Price : CALL

Fruit is small black berries that drop in late summer to early fall. * Rhamnus frangula is a tall deciduous shrub, sometimes referred to as a small tree, that grows up to 6 m (20 ft) tall and 4.5 m (15 ft) wide.
  • Common Name: Glossy Buckthorn
  • Genus: Frangula
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Species: alnus
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White Refined Beet Sugar
Price : CALL

Maximum cu content: 3 ppm. 10 radiation : normal (cs-137 at % bq per kg) crop: crop is 2010 or later Beet sugar - european origin beet sugar: refined to icumsa 45 rbu standards origin : europe color : white polarization at 20oc : 98,8 % min ash content:...
Hertfordshire
Hertford
Bachelors Buttons, Cornflower, Garden Cornflower Centaurea cyanus   Tall Choice
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* A good plant for bees, butterflies and moths. The dye gives a lovely colour to linen, but it is transient. Kennedy, Jr. at his wedding in tribute to his father. Thin out to 8 to 12 inches apart.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 187
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Collection Locale: Oregon
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Purity: 99%
New York
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Sawwort, Centaury, Dyer\'s Plumeless Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It grows in moist soil, full sun to part shade, and grows up to one meter tall. * A fine yellow dye is obtained from the juice of the plant, it is very durable. * Serratula tinctoria , commonly known as Saw-wort , is a species in the genus Serratula .
  • Crop Year: 1997
  • Genus: Serratula
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Species: tinctoria
  • Seeds Per Pound: 81,720
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
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Bachelors Buttons, Cornflower, Garden Cornflower Centaurea cyanus   Tall Choice
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

* A good plant for bees, butterflies and moths. The dye gives a lovely colour to linen, but it is transient. Kennedy, Jr. at his wedding in tribute to his father. Thin out to 8 to 12 inches apart.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 187
  • Seeds Per Pound: 100,889
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Botanical Name: Centaurea cyanus Tall Choice
  • Purity: 99%
  • Common Name: Bachelors Buttons, Cornflower, Garden Cornflower
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The Quilting Bee: Natural Dyes
And I always remember old Aldie.I guess I should never have flipped that thimble at her ugly feet.The photographs are from my own collection. She let me know that she had two older daughters and never would they have ever thought of flipping thimbles...
California
El Segundo
Dragon Tree, Dragontree Dracaena draco
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

Descending along the trunk, they cling tightly to the trunk, integrate with it and contribute to its radial growth. Dragon's blood has a number of traditional medical uses, although dragon's blood obtained from Dracaena draco was not known until the 15th...
  • Height: 50-60 feet
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: California
  • Seeds Per Pound: 953
  • Germination: 98%
  • Quantity: 2.89 lb
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Dragon Tree, Dragontree Dracaena draco
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

Descending along the trunk, they cling tightly to the trunk, integrate with it and contribute to its radial growth. Dragon's blood has a number of traditional medical uses, although dragon's blood obtained from Dracaena draco was not known until the 15th...
  • Common Name: Dragon Tree, Dragontree
  • Quantity: 2.89 lb
  • Collection Locale: California
  • Germination: 98%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
  • Purity: 99%
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French Marigold Tagetes patula
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

About 35 kilos of oil can be extracted from 1 hectare of the plant (yielding 2,500 kilos of flowers and 25,000 kilos of herbage). These secretions are produced about 3 - 4 months after sowing.
  • Genus: Tagetes
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: annual
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 307
  • Quantity: 1.48 lb
  • Height: 12-16 inches
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Common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

In clinical trials about 67% of patients with mild to moderate depression improved when taking this plant. Perforatum is sometimes called Common St John's wort to differentiate it.
  • Quantity: 12.83 lb
  • Collection Locale: OR
  • Botanical Name: Hypericum perforatum
  • Common Name: Common St. Johnswort
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Genus: Hypericum
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Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The welcome wildflower of early spring; sap and root are red, hence the common name. * Bloodroot is one of many plants whose seeds are spread by ants, a process called myrmecochory.
  • Family: Papaveraceae
  • Species: canadensis
  • Botanical Name: Sanguinaria canadensis
  • Collection Locale: Nebraska
  • Germination: 98%
  • Genus: Sanguinaria
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Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* The welcome wildflower of early spring; sap and root are red, hence the common name. * Bloodroot is one of many plants whose seeds are spread by ants, a process called myrmecochory.
  • Quantity: 0.16 lb
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Botanical Name: Sanguinaria canadensis
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Family: Papaveraceae
  • Species: canadensis
New York
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Royal Knight\'s-spur, Larkspur, White King Larkspur Consolida regalis  White King   - Delphinium consolida  White King
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* The roots grow into the soil up to a depth of 50 centimetres (20 in), so the plant can survive long periods of drought. * A strong tincture of the fresh seed is used externally to kill lice and nits in the head and pubic hair.It is also effective against...
  • Collection Locale: Holland
  • Botanical Name: Consolida regalis White King
  • Purity: 98%
  • Quantity: 1.14 lb
  • Height: 1ft
  • Common Name: Royal Knight's-spur, Larkspur, White King Larkspur
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French Marigold Tagetes patula
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

About 35 kilos of oil can be extracted from 1 hectare of the plant (yielding 2,500 kilos of flowers and 25,000 kilos of herbage). These secretions are produced about 3 - 4 months after sowing.
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Collection Locale: Colorado
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Germination: 99%
  • Genus: Tagetes
  • Quantity: 1.48 lb
New York
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Dyeing Eggs Naturally
Let eggs sit in dye for at least 1 hour.can be made from blueberries. Add 1/4 cup of water and 1 tablespoon of vinegar. Well, sis, I think my eggs are prettier than your eggs ever were! It only took me 45 years to finally measure up!Everything you need...
California
El Segundo
Sawwort, Centaury, Dyer\'s Plumeless Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It grows in moist soil, full sun to part shade, and grows up to one meter tall. * A fine yellow dye is obtained from the juice of the plant, it is very durable. * Serratula tinctoria , commonly known as Saw-wort , is a species in the genus Serratula .
  • Lot#: 9701
  • Quantity: 0.2 lb
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Botanical Name: Serratula tinctoria
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Seeds Per Pound: 81,720
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Mahaleb Cherry, Rock Cherry, St. Lucie Cherry Prunus mahaleb     - Cerasus mahaleb
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

The seed has a strong bitter taste that, in parts of the Mediterranean, is dried, ground and used as a spice in breads and pastries. * The species is grown as an ornamental tree for its strongly fragrant flowers.
  • Height: 20-30 feet
  • Botanical Name: Prunus mahaleb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 14
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Common Name: Mahaleb Cherry, Rock Cherry, St. Lucie Cherry
  • Family: Rosaceae
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