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Catberry, Mountain Holly Ilex mucronata     - Nemopanthus mucronatus
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The fruit is a red drupe 6–7 mm diameter containing three to five pits * Ilex mucronata is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m (rarely 4 m) tall. The flowers are inconspicuous, whitish to greenish-yellow, produced on slender peduncles 25 mm or more long;...
  • Crop Year: 1998
  • Common Name: Catberry, Mountain Holly
  • Germination: 43%
  • Genus: Ilex
  • Purity: 98%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 2
Costa Rica
San Jose
Sitka Alder Alnus sinuata
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. Crispa, Mountain Alder). * Alnus viridis subsp. Northeastern North America, Greenland. * It is sometimes used for afforestation on infertile soils which it enriches...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 75
  • Height: 10-40 feet
  • Collection Locale: Hemlock Valley, BC
  • Quantity: 3.3 lb
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Crop Year: 1996
Costa Rica
San Jose
Speckled Alder, Smooth Alder, Hazel Alder Alnus incana rugosa    - Alnus rugosa
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Its fast rate of growth means that it quickly provides sheltered conditions to allow more permanent woodland trees to become established. In addition, bacteria on the roots fix atmospheric nitrogen - whilst this enables the tree to grow well in quite...
  • Height: 13 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 1274
  • Subspecies: rugosa
  • Quantity: 2.8 lb
  • Common Name: Speckled Alder, Smooth Alder, Hazel Alder
  • Germination: 67%
Costa Rica
San Jose
White Lobelia, Great White Blue Lobelia, White Cardinal Flower Lobelia siphilitica  Alba
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. * It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground...
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Crop Year: 1997
  • Germination: 40%
  • Collection Locale: England
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 331
  • Botanical Name: Lobelia siphilitica Alba
Costa Rica
San Jose
Balkan Pine, Macedonian Pine Pinus peuce
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

It is locally naturalised Punkaharju in eastern Finland. * Pinus peuce ( Macedonian Pine ) is a species of pine native to the mountains of Macedonia , western Bulgaria , Albania , Montenegro , Kosovo , the extreme southwest of Serbia , and the extreme...
  • Purity: 99%
  • Height: 100-130 feet
  • Species: peuce
  • Botanical Name: Pinus peuce
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 98%
Costa Rica
San Jose
Florida Paspalum Paspalum floridanum
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* The seeds provide food for birds. * Paspalum floridanum is a species of grass known by the common name Florida paspalum. The paired spikelets are generally oval in shape and measure a few millimeters long.
  • Common Name: Florida Paspalum
  • Species: floridanum
  • Seeds Per Pound: 139,832
  • Germination: 38%
  • Height: 5-7 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 111
Costa Rica
San Jose
Bluejoint, Canadian Reedgrass, Bluejoint Reedgrass, Marsh Pinegrass, Meadow Pinegrass, Marsh reedgrass Calamagrostis canadensis
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* This perennial, clump-forming grass grows to a height of 3-5 ft. * Many slender stems arise from small rhizomes; each topped by a large, slightly nodding, branched inflorescence.
  • Genus: Calamagrostis
  • Germination: 90%
  • Species: canadensis
  • Seeds Per Pound: 6,129,000
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Botanical Name: Calamagrostis canadensis
Costa Rica
San Jose
Shellbark Hickory, Shagbark Hickory, Bigleaf Shagbark Hickory, Kingnut, Big Shellbark, Bottom Shellbark, Thick Shellbark, Western Shellbark Carya laciniosa
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* A specimen tree has been reported in Missouri with 117 cm (46.2 in) in d.b.h. , 36.9 m (121 ft) tall, and a spread of 22.6 m (74 ft). Sweet, with a very fine flavour, it has the largest seeds of the hickories, up to 5cm long.
  • Family: Juglandaceae
  • Botanical Name: Carya laciniosa
  • Quantity: 26.7 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Purity: 99%
  • Collection Locale: Indiana
Costa Rica
San Jose
Oregon Crab Apple Malus fusca
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

An infusion of the bark, combined with wild cherry bark (Prunus sp.) has been used as a cure-all tonic. The bark can be used as a herbal medicine. * Pacific crabapple fruits was prized by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, and were gathered...
  • Germination: 98%
  • Collection Locale: BC, Canada
  • Quantity: 0.09 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Botanical Name: Malus fusca
  • Crop Year: 2015
Costa Rica
San Jose
Mountain Alder Alnus crispa     - Alnus viridis crispa
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. * 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...
  • Quantity: 0.08 lb
  • Species: crispa
  • Botanical Name: Alnus crispa
  • Purity: 98%
  • Height: 10-15 feet
  • Family: BETULACEAE
Costa Rica
San Jose
Sour Tupelo, Ogeechee Tupelo, Ogeechee Lime, Bee Tupelo, White Tupelo Nyssa ogeche
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

A lime substitute. * Edible Uses: Fruit - cooked. Known for its 1/2-3/4 in. One to several trunks are crooked and the 4-6 in. * A tree to 60 ft. It is in flower from Mar to May, and the seeds ripen from Aug to October.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 98%
  • Collection Locale: LA
  • Species: ogeche
  • Common Name: Sour Tupelo, Ogeechee Tupelo, Ogeechee Lime, Bee Tupelo, White Tupelo
  • Botanical Name: Nyssa ogeche
Costa Rica
San Jose
Florida Paspalum Paspalum floridanum
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* The seeds provide food for birds. * Paspalum floridanum is a species of grass known by the common name Florida paspalum. The paired spikelets are generally oval in shape and measure a few millimeters long.
  • Genus: Paspalum
  • Seeds Per Pound: 139,832
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Height: 5-7 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 111
  • Species: floridanum
Costa Rica
San Jose
Sweetgale, Bog Myrtle Myrica gale
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

The fruit is about 3mm in diameter with a single large seed. * The aromatic fruits and leaves are used either fresh or dried to flavour soups, stews etc. Common names include Bog Myrtle and Sweet Gale .
  • Height: 3-6 feet
  • Family: Myricaceae
  • Purity: 99%
  • Collection Locale: Denmark
  • Genus: Myrica
  • Quantity: 2.03 lb
Costa Rica
San Jose
Rattlesnake Mannagrass, Rattlesnake Grass, Canada Manna, Quaking Grass, Canadian Mannagrass Glyceria canadensis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

These are perennial rhizomatous grasses found in wet areas in temperate regions worldwide. It requires full sun. The base of the grass grows along the ground and may root at several places.
  • Species: canadensis
  • Seeds Per Pound: 588,500
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Common Name: Rattlesnake Mannagrass, Rattlesnake Grass, Canada Manna, Quaking Grass, Canadian Mannagrass
  • Height: 3 feet
Costa Rica
San Jose
Silky Dogwood, Pale Dogwood, Swamp Dogwood, Kinikinnik Cornus amomum obliqua    - Cornus obliqua
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Amomum, but with purple or yellowish-red stems, and like that species prefers wet soils. * Cornus amomum subsp obliqua is synonymous with and formerly known as Cornus obliqua. Clusters of small, creamy-white flowers are followed by clusters of blue berries.
  • Subspecies: obliqua
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 83%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 19
  • Botanical Name: Cornus amomum obliqua
Costa Rica
San Jose
Turk\'s-cap Lily, Turk\'s Cap Lily, American Turk\'s Cap Lily, Swamp Lily, Turkscap Lily Lilium superbum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Used like potatoes or as a thickener in soups. * Lilium superbum is a species of true lily native to the eastern and central regions of North America . A starchy and slightly sweet taste.
  • Purity: 96%
  • Botanical Name: Lilium superbum
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
  • Height: 3-7 feet
  • Crop Year: 1993
  • Collection Locale: NC
Costa Rica
San Jose
Gray Dogwood, Northern Swamp Dogwood Cornus racemosa
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Terminal stems holding the flowers are distinctively red and provide interesting contrast to the clusters of small white berries which form after the flowers have dropped. Red stem color is more easily seen after the fruits are gone, and red color often...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 31
  • Germination: 91%
  • Species: racemosa
  • Crop Year: 2018
  • Family: Cornaceae
  • Genus: Cornus
Costa Rica
San Jose
American Snowbell, Mock Orange Styrax americanus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Tall, with a wide, wispy, open crown. American snowbell's showy, white, bell-shaped flowers are borne in pairs from leaf axils. The foliage is bright-green and glossy. * A small delicate shrub with 1" white bell-shaped flowers in small clusters from the...
  • Family: Styracaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 11
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 99%
  • Genus: Styrax
  • Germination: 71%
Costa Rica
San Jose
Spicebush, Northern Spicebush, Benjamin Bush, Common Spicebush, Spice Bush, Carencro Bush Lindera benzoin
Price : CALL

* Spicebush is a Missouri native deciduous shrub with a broad, rounded habit which typically grows 6-12' (less frequently to 15') high in moist locations in bottomlands, woods, ravines, valleys and along streams.
  • Botanical Name: Lindera benzoin
  • Family: Lauraceae
  • Species: benzoin
  • Common Name: Spicebush, Northern Spicebush, Benjamin Bush, Common Spicebush, Spice Bush, Carencro Bush
Costa Rica
San Jose
Canyon Live Oak Quercus chrysolepis
Prices start at : 9.95 USD / 1 packet

* The acorns are consumed by a variety of wildlife as diverse as Acorn Woodpecker, California ground squirrel, dusky-footed wood rat, western harvest mouse and black-tailed deer. * Canyon live oak woodlands serve as excellent mountain lion habitat because...
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Germination: 98%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 8
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 10
  • Purity: 99%
Costa Rica
San Jose
Black Spruce Picea mariana
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The pitch obtained from the trunk has been used as a sealing material on the hulls of canoes. * Picea mariana ( Black Spruce ) is a species of spruce native to northern North America , from Newfoundland west to Alaska , and south to northern New York...
  • Species: mariana
  • Botanical Name: Picea mariana
  • Crop Year: 2006
  • Seeds Per Pound: 263,537
  • Genus: Picea
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
Costa Rica
San Jose
Cranberry, American Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon
Price : CALL

* Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the genus Vaccinium subgenus Oxycoccos , or in some treatments, in the distinct genus Oxycoccos . * This is the commercial cranberry we eat during the holidays; an attractive plant...
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • Species: macrocarpon
  • Common Name: Cranberry, American Cranberry
  • Genus: Vaccinium
Costa Rica
San Jose
Scarlet Hawthorn Crataegus columbiana
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* Seed - this is best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame, some of the seed will germinate in the spring, though most will probably take another year. A very pleasant flavour, it is slightly mealy but juicy and can be eaten in quantity...
  • Species: columbiana
  • Seeds Per Pound: 8,530
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 11
  • Germination: 29%
  • Height: 12-16 feet
  • Germination Test Type: cut
Costa Rica
San Jose
Butternut Juglans cinerea
Prices start at : 12.95 USD / 1 packet

* Butternut grows quickly, but is rather short-lived for a tree, rarely living longer than 75 years. * The seed is eaten raw or ground into a powder and used with cereal flours in making cakes, biscuits, muffins, bread etc.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Common Name: Butternut
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Family: Juglandaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Height: 60-90 feet
Costa Rica
San Jose
Fox Sedge Carex vulpinoidea
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

The seedheads, which spray out attractively from the center of the clump, resemble a fox's tail but are short-lived. * Carex vulpinoidea is a species of sedge known by the common name fox sedge .
  • Family: Cyperaceae
  • Height: 3 feet
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Collection Locale: PA
  • Botanical Name: Carex vulpinoidea
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
Costa Rica
San Jose
European Green Alder, Green Alder Alnus viridis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* An orange-red to brown dye can be obtained from the bark. * 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.
  • Family: Betulaceae
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
  • Collection Locale: Denmark
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,098,680
  • Botanical Name: Alnus viridis
Costa Rica
San Jose
Shallow Sedge Carex lurida
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* This sedge is less prone to summer dieback and remains attractive during warm weather. * This carex is common throughout southern and central Missouri in the moist soil beside ponds, streams and spring branches and in calcium-rich swampy meadows.
  • Crop Year: 2007
  • Germination: 15%
  • Height: 2.5 feet
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Collection Locale: PA
  • Purity: 97%
Costa Rica
San Jose