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Swamp Bay, Swamp Redbay Persea palustris
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It was previously considered a subspecies of the redbay P. Its range also includes the Bahamas . * Persea palustris , commonly known as the swampbay , is a tree native to eastern North America, from Texas eastwards to Florida and then extending north...
  • Genus: Persea
  • Family: Lauraceae
  • Common Name: Swamp Bay, Swamp Redbay
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
United States
Iowa
Shallow Sedge Carex lurida
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The seedheads resemble small sweetgum balls but do not grow above the foliage. Its grass-like leaves grow up to 3' tall from short stout rhizomes. * This sedge is less prone to summer dieback and remains attractive during warm weather.
  • Crop Year: 2007
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 79
  • Species: lurida
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Height: 2.5 feet
  • Germination: 15%
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Iowa
Sweet Pitcherplant Sarracenia gronovii  rubra   - Sarracenia rubra
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Its range extends from southern Mississippi , through southern Alabama , the Florida panhandle and Georgia , to the coastal plains of Virginia and South Carolina . The uppermost part of the leaf is flared into a lid (the operculum), which prevents excess...
  • Height: 1-2 feet
  • Family: Sarraceniaceae
  • Quantity: 0.00252 lb
  • Crop Year: 2013
  • Botanical Name: Sarracenia gronovii rubra
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 12
United States
Iowa
Narrowleaf Ash Fraxinus angustifolia
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The bark is smooth and pale grey on young trees, becoming square-cracked and knobbly on old trees. * Fraxinus angustifolia ( Narrow-leafed Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native to central and southern Europe , northwest Africa , and southwest Asia .
  • Species: angustifolia
  • Seeds Per Pound: 4,994
  • Common Name: Narrowleaf Ash
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 95%
  • Genus: Fraxinus
United States
Iowa
Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum    Southern
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Although this plant can be grown in wet soils and shallow water, it thrives in any soil and trees actually grow faster in normal unflooded soils. Established plants succeed in standing water up to 60cm deep - in such a situation the roots develop 'knees',...
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Common Name: Bald Cypress
  • Germination: 53%
  • Botanical Name: Taxodium distichum Southern
  • Purity: 72%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 5,040
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Iowa
Fortune Fontanesia, Chinese False Privet  Fontanesia fortunei     - Fontanesia phillyreoides fortunei
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The Chinese make fences around their compounds with interlaced branches of this plant.These branches take root and form a very graceful hedge. * Shrub with upright stems; narrow bamboolike leaves, shiny bright green; small whitish flowers; a roughish...
  • Lot#: 9701
  • Germination: 91%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Crop Year: 1997
  • Height: 10-15ft
  • Genus: Fontanesia
United States
Iowa
Mountain Alder, Grey Alder, Hoary Alder, Gray Alder, European Speckled Alder Alnus incana
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* A species of alder with a wide range across the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere . * A decidious Tree growing to 18m.
  • Genus: Alnus
  • Common Name: Mountain Alder, Grey Alder, Hoary Alder, Gray Alder, European Speckled Alder
  • Germination: 63%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Collection Locale: Poland
  • Botanical Name: Alnus incana
United States
Iowa
Evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia Magnolia virginiana  australis
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* It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants , this species can be seen to typify all flowering plants.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Variety: australis
  • Species: virginiana
  • Genus: Magnolia
  • Height: 60 feet
United States
Iowa
Narrowleaf Ash Fraxinus angustifolia
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The bark is smooth and pale grey on young trees, becoming square-cracked and knobbly on old trees. * Fraxinus angustifolia ( Narrow-leafed Ash ) is a species of Fraxinus native to central and southern Europe , northwest Africa , and southwest Asia .
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Family: OLEACEAE
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 21
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Common Name: Narrowleaf Ash
United States
Iowa
Pinkshell Rhododendron, Pinkshell Azalea Rhododendron vaseyi
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* Flat or bell-shaped 1 1/2" flowers in clusters of 5-7, rose, in spring before leaves; of upright habit; deciduous, with red fall color; native to North Carolina, where it grows in moist acid soil.
  • Common Name: Pinkshell Rhododendron, Pinkshell Azalea
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Height: 5-15 feet
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Purity: 97%
  • Botanical Name: Rhododendron vaseyi
United States
Iowa
Cilician Fir, Taurus Fir Abies cilicica
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It is found in Lebanon , Syria , and Turkey . * A narrowly pyramidal tree 25-35 m tall. Abies cilicica , or Cilicia Fir , is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family. Over 5000 years of logging, burning, and grazing have reduced these forests to enclaves.
  • Family: PINACEAE
  • Height: 80-100 feet
  • Botanical Name: Abies cilicica
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
United States
Iowa
Sourwood, Lily Of The Valley Tree, Sorrel Tree Oxydendrum arboreum
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

It is native to eastern North America, from southern Pennsylvania south to northwest Florida and west to southern Illinois; it is most common in the lower chain of the Appalachian Mountains.
  • Quantity: 2.31 lb
  • Crop Year: 2014
  • Botanical Name: Oxydendrum arboreum
  • Genus: Oxydendrum
  • Germination: 40%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 5,311,800
United States
Iowa
Gray Dogwood, Northern Swamp Dogwood Cornus racemosa
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Plants can produce many stems and suckers, with older stems, which can reach 5 metres (16 ft) in height, having distinctive gray bark. Red stem color is more easily seen after the fruits are gone, and red color often persists into early winter.
  • Height: 10 feet
  • Genus: Cornus
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 31
  • Family: Cornaceae
  • Species: racemosa
  • Germination: 91%
United States
Iowa
Great Angelica, Purplestem Angelica Angelica atropurpurea
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The stalks can be eaten like celery and the flavor is similar. * In Europe it was believed that the plant could cure alcoholism . * Angelica atropurpurea is a species of plant that can be found in moist and swampy woodlands , mostly by riverbanks.
  • Quantity: 0.38 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Common Name: Great Angelica, Purplestem Angelica
  • Height: 6 feet
  • Species: atropurpurea
  • Lot#: 0001
United States
Iowa
Kiwi Fruit, Chinese Gooseberry, Kiwi Actinidia chinensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The origin of Actinidia chinensis is supposed to be the northern Yangtse river valley. * Vine; source of the kiwi fruit of supermarkets; originally from China; commercial crop in Southeast
  • Species: chinensis
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Purity: 99%
  • Quantity: 2.85 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 583
  • Height: 24 feet
United States
Iowa
Manchurian Ash Fraxinus mandshurica
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* This tree is occasionally cultivated as an ornamental tree in parts of Canada and the United States. Manchurian Ash can be used as a medium height wind break for a farmstead. * The species is being tested as a potential source of genes for resistance...
  • Common Name: Manchurian Ash
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Genus: Fraxinus
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Family: Oleaceae
United States
Iowa
Silver Maple, Soft Maple, Water Maple ACER saccharinum     - ACER saccharinum
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* The seeds are the largest of any native maple and are also a food source for wildlife. * A deciduous Tree growing to 30 m (98ft) by 15 m (49ft) at a fast rate. * It is often found along waterways and in wetlands, leading to the colloquial name "water...
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Common Name: Silver Maple, Soft Maple, Water Maple
  • Species: saccharinum
  • Genus: ACER
United States
Iowa
Pinkshell Rhododendron, Pinkshell Azalea Rhododendron vaseyi
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* Flat or bell-shaped 1 1/2" flowers in clusters of 5-7, rose, in spring before leaves; of upright habit; deciduous, with red fall color; native to North Carolina, where it grows in moist acid soil.
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Purity: 97%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 3,908,940
  • Botanical Name: Rhododendron vaseyi
  • Quantity: 0.06 lb
  • Germination: 30%
United States
Iowa
Water Birch, River Birch Betula nigra    Northern
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* A decidious Tree growing to 20 m (65ft 7in) at a fast rate. * Bark peels off in sheets, revealing reddish-brown underbark; may grow 1-2' a year; shiny green leaf changing to yellow in fall; variable; likes rich, moist, acid soil; good for for wet spots;...
  • Genus: Betula
  • Family: Betulaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 52
  • Quantity: 6.23 lb
  • Germination: 30%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
United States
Iowa
Shallow Sedge Carex lurida
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The seedheads resemble small sweetgum balls but do not grow above the foliage. Its grass-like leaves grow up to 3' tall from short stout rhizomes. * This sedge is less prone to summer dieback and remains attractive during warm weather.
  • Crop Year: 2007
  • Genus: Carex
  • Purity: 97%
  • Height: 2.5 feet
  • Species: lurida
  • Family: Cyperaceae
United States
Iowa
Abele, Silver Poplar, Silverleaf Poplar, White Poplar Populus canescens     - Populus alba  canescens
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

It is native from Spain and Morocco through central Europe (north to Germany and Poland ) to central Asia . It grows in moist sites, often by watersides, in regions with hot summers and cold to mild winters.
  • Purity: 55%
  • Height: 50-70 feet
  • Botanical Name: Populus canescens
  • Collection Locale: Hungary
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Germination: 30%
United States
Iowa
Slippery Elm, Red Elm Ulmus rubra     - Ulmus fulva
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The tree has a different branching pattern than American Elm, and its heartwood is reddish-brown, giving the tree its alternative common name 'Red Elm'. The inner bark is harvested in the spring from the main trunk and from larger branches, it is then...
  • Species: rubra
  • Botanical Name: Ulmus rubra winged
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Height: 50-70 feet
United States
Iowa
Laurel Oak, Diamond Leaf Oak Quercus laurifolia     - Quercus obtusa
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* It is grown and marketed mainly as pulpwood. * Laurel oak is a medium sized, mostly deciduous oak of the red oak group that typically grows to 40-60' (less frequently to 100') tall with a broad, rounded crown.
  • Height: 40-60 feet
  • Family: Fagaceae
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
United States
Iowa
Leatherwood, Eastern Leatherwood Dirca palustris
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* Dirca palustris , or Eastern Leatherwood , is a shrub that grows to a maximum height of about three meters. It is little used in modern herbalism and any use should be carried out with caution since even minute doses can cause salivation and burning...
  • Common Name: Leatherwood, Eastern Leatherwood
  • Height: 4-9 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Species: palustris
United States
Iowa
Cilician Fir, Taurus Fir Abies cilicica
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It is found in Lebanon , Syria , and Turkey . * A narrowly pyramidal tree 25-35 m tall. Abies cilicica , or Cilicia Fir , is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family. Over 5000 years of logging, burning, and grazing have reduced these forests to enclaves.
  • Genus: Abies
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Height: 80-100 feet
  • Common Name: Cilician Fir, Taurus Fir
United States
Iowa
White Hellebore, White False Hellebore Veratrum album
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

), is a medicinal plant of the Liliaceae (lily family) or Melanthiaceae which is native to Europe . Veratrum lobelianum Bernh. * Upright stems topped by 1/2-1" flowers in a branched flower head, white, green, or yellowish; grows in wet, grassy subalpine...
  • Common Name: White Hellebore, White False Hellebore
  • Germination: 99%
  • Crop Year: 1997
  • Quantity: 0.51 lb
  • Collection Locale: Germany
  • Seeds Per Pound: 313,260
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Iowa
Ginko Craig Hosta Hosta sp   Ginko Craig
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Grown primarily for its beautiful foliage which provides color, contrast and texture to the landscape. All leaves will be solid green. Dense foliage crowds out most garden weeds. * Seedlings from variegated Hosta varieties will not show the variegation.
  • Lot#: 9801
  • Botanical Name: Hosta sp Ginko Craig
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 52
  • Crop Year: 1998
  • Collection Locale: NY
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
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Iowa