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Dense Blazing Star Liatris spicata  Kobold
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

It is also used in treating kidney diseases. Native to moist prairies and sedge meadows. All spikes of purple flowers appear in July and August. It is commonly grown in gardens for its showy purple flowers (pink or white in some cultivars).
  • Species: spicata
  • Common Name: Dense Blazing Star
  • Seeds Per Pound: 163,400
  • Height: 18-24 inches
  • Quantity: 0.59 lb
  • Family: Asteraceae
Illinois
Chicago
Iceland Poppy, Icelandic Poppy Papaver nudicaule
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

The wild species blooms in white or yellow, and is hardy from USDA Zones 3a-10b. Native to subpolar regions of northern Europe and North America, Iceland poppies are hardy but short-lived perennials ,grown as biennials , that yield large, papery, bowl-shaped,...
  • Common Name: Iceland Poppy, Icelandic Poppy
  • Quantity: 1.15 lb
  • Height: 12 inches
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Species: nudicaule
  • Botanical Name: Papaver nudicaule
Illinois
Chicago
Fernleaf Peony Paeonia tenuifolia
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The narrow, divided leaves are almost thread-like and grow close together on the stems. * This peony can reach between 30 and 60 centimeters in height. The flowers are red and scented with numerous yellow stamens in the centre.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 17
  • Species: tenuifolia
  • Genus: Paeonia
  • Purity: 99%
  • Botanical Name: Paeonia tenuifolia
  • Germination Test Type: cut
Illinois
Chicago
Joe Pye Weed, Trumpetweed, Purple Thoroughwort, Queen Of The Meadow EUTROCHIUM fistulosum     - Eupatorium fistulosum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It flowers from mid-summer to the first frosts, makes an attractive backdrop in garden plots, and is very attractive to butterflies, bees, and other nectar-feeding insects. The upper stems are reddish or purplish.
  • Family: Compositae
  • Species: fistulosum
  • Common Name: Joe Pye Weed, Trumpetweed, Purple Thoroughwort, Queen Of The Meadow
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 160
  • Genus: EUTROCHIUM
  • Germination Test Type: cut
Illinois
Chicago
Crimson Pitcherplant, White Pitcher Plant Sarracenia leucophylla
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The species is highly variable with respect to its pitchers, with plants in some localities reaching almost 1 metre in height, while in others, plants can be diminutive (such as the seldom seen 30 cm high dwarf form encountered at Garcon Point in Santa...
  • Quantity: 0.01 lb
  • Germination: 91%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 16
  • Purity: 98%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 817,200
  • Family: Sarraceniaceae
Illinois
Chicago
Heartleaf Bergenia Bergenia cordifolia
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Leaves typically form a thick, slowly-spreading clump of foliage to 12" tall. Small dark pink flowers in dense panicles appear within or above the foliage on stout stalks to 16" tall in April.
  • Height: 1.75 feet
  • Lot#: 9402
  • Germination: 85%
  • Collection Locale: Illinois
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,600,000
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
Illinois
Chicago
Fernleaf Peony Paeonia tenuifolia
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The narrow, divided leaves are almost thread-like and grow close together on the stems. * This peony can reach between 30 and 60 centimeters in height. The flowers are red and scented with numerous yellow stamens in the centre.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 17
  • Botanical Name: Paeonia tenuifolia
  • Germination: 91%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 8,626
  • Quantity: 0.42 lb
  • Purity: 99%
Illinois
Chicago
Hardhack, Steeplebush, Hardhack Spirea, Meadow Sweet, Steeple Bush, Fernald Hardhack Spiraea tomentosa
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Spiraea tomentosa , commonly known as the Steeplebush , is a plant similar in characteristic to the Hardhack ( S. * A vigorous plant, spreading by subterranean suckers and forming thickets.
  • Height: 4 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Purity: 97%
  • Botanical Name: Spiraea tomentosa
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Family: Rosaceae
Illinois
Chicago
Common Globeflower Trollius europaeus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Hardy to at least -20°c. It requires a deep rich soil with plenty of moisture. * An easily grown plant, so long as the soil does not dry out. * An herbaceous perennial with lemon yellow flowers to 2", May to August; much planted in gardens, where it...
  • Quantity: 0.23 lb
  • Species: europaeus
  • Botanical Name: Trollius europaeus
  • Crop Year: 1996
  • Collection Locale: Germany
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 185
Illinois
Chicago
Dixie Rosemallow, Confederate Rose, Cotton Rosemallow Hibiscus mutabilis
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

A decoction is used in the treatment of lung ailments. If growing them as annuals, plant them out into their permanent positions in early summer and protect them with a frame or cloche until they are growing away well.
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Genus: Hibiscus
  • Germination: 83%
  • Height: 6-8 feet
  • Species: mutabilis
  • Collection Locale: South Carolina
Illinois
Chicago
Ling Chun Mu EUPTELEA pleiosperma
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is in flower in May, and the seeds ripen from Aug to September. It prefers moist soil. * A small tree grown for its ornamental red new growth and its red and yellow fall color. * A deciduous Tree growing to 9 m (29ft 6in).
  • Seeds Per Pound: 158,900
  • Genus: EUPTELEA
  • Height: 20-30ft
  • Germination: 91%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Lot#: 9701
Illinois
Chicago
Golden Rain Tree, Pride Of India, Varnish Tree Koelreuteria paniculata
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* A decidious Tree growing to 10 m (32ft) by 10 m (32ft) at a fast rate. * It is in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from September to October. * Foot-long clusters of yellow flowers in midsummer, followed by red or brownish "pods" that...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 3,178
  • Family: Sapindaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Germination: 91%
  • Purity: 99%
Illinois
Chicago
Seep Monkeyflower, Yellow Monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus     - Erythranthe guttata
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* The plant is used in Bach flower remedies - the keywords for prescribing it are 'Fear or anxiety of a known origin' * The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. * Erythranthe guttata, with the common names seep monkeyflower and common yellow monkeyflower,...
  • Collection Locale: Idaho
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 778
  • Germination Test Type: TZ
  • Germination: 90%
  • Botanical Name: Mimulus guttatus
Illinois
Chicago
Sundial Lupine, Wild Perennial Lupine, Wild Lupine Lupinus perennis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. * Lupinus perennis ( Indian beet , Old maid's bonnets , Blue Lupine, and Sundial lupine ) is a medicinal plant...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 40
  • Botanical Name: Lupinus perennis
  • Common Name: Sundial Lupine, Wild Perennial Lupine, Wild Lupine
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Crop Year: 2018
Illinois
Chicago
Golden Chain Tree, Laburnum, Golden Rain Tree Laburnum anagyroides     - Cytisus laburnum
Price : CALL

The flowers are golden yellow and sweet scented, are grouped in pendulous racemes upto 25 cm long, and typically bloom in May. * Pendulous clusters of golden-yellow flowers; trifoliate leaves; bushy, usually low-branched and spreading; much grown throughout...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 20,044
  • Collection Locale: Ukraine
  • Genus: Laburnum
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Common Name: Golden Chain Tree, Laburnum, Golden Rain Tree
  • Purity: 99%
Illinois
Chicago
Common Rose Mallow, Crimsoneyed Rosemallow, Marsh Mallow Hibiscus moscheutos
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

An infusion of the dried stalks has been used in the treatment of inflammation of the bladder. * White, pink, or rose flowers to 6", usually with a crimson base; a swamp plant; very salt tolerant; flowers in late summer; native to eastern U.S. to Michigan,...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 44
  • Germination: 94%
  • Genus: Hibiscus
  • Species: moscheutos
  • Quantity: 0.8 lb
  • Germination Test Type: Actual
Illinois
Chicago
Great Angelica, Purplestem Angelica Angelica atropurpurea
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* In Europe it was believed that the plant could cure alcoholism . * Plants are reliably perennial if they are prevented from setting seed. * Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in...
  • Purity: 96%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 83,990
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Family: Apiaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Germination: 59%
Illinois
Chicago
White Hellebore, White False Hellebore Veratrum album
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* Upright stems topped by 1/2-1" flowers in a branched flower head, white, green, or yellowish; grows in wet, grassy subalpine meadows and open woods; flowers in June or July; attractive pleated leaves, to 1' long, 6" wide; native from northern Europe...
  • Genus: Veratrum
  • Species: album
  • Crop Year: 1997
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Quantity: 0.51 lb
  • Germination Test Type: Cut
Illinois
Chicago
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. A starchy and slightly sweet taste. Common names include, Turk's Cap Lily , Turban Lily , Swamp lily or American Tiger Lily . * Lilium superbum is a species of true lily native to the eastern and central...
  • Species: superbum
  • Family: Liliaceae
  • Germination: 71%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Purity: 96%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 109,000
Illinois
Chicago
American Mannagrass, Tall Manna Grass, Reed Meadowgrass Glyceria grandis
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Important member of wetland communities. * Cool-season grass has broad, pale leaves and very loose, open flowering stalks. It is most commonly found in wet areas such as riverbanks and ponds.
  • Crop Year: 2015
  • Botanical Name: Glyceria grandis
  • Genus: Glyceria
  • Germination: 83%
  • Collection Locale: Pennsylvania
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 781
Illinois
Chicago
Purple Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea
Prices start at : 9.50 USD / 10 g

* It is also grown as an ornamental plant , and numerous cultivars have been developed for flower quality and plant form. American Indian herbal remedies. Plants in this genus were probably the most frequently used of N.
  • Height: 3-4 feet
  • Species: purpurea
  • Quantity: 7.52 lb
  • Seeds Per Pound: 109,563
  • Common Name: Purple Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
Illinois
Chicago
Red Japanese Maple ACER palmatum matsumurae  Atropurpureum
Price : CALL

* Hardier than green-leaved types. * Fall color is sensational. * Lacy leaves of a deep red in the spring but foliage color fades to light green in early summer.
  • Height: 20 feet
  • Family: Aceraceae
  • Botanical Name: ACER palmatum matsumurae Atropurpureum fresh/green seed
  • Common Name: Red Japanese Maple
  • Species: palmatum
Illinois
Chicago
Table King  Squash, Acorn Squash Cucurbita pepo   Table King
Prices start at : 1.95 USD / 1 packet

Roughly 85 days after germinating, acorn squash are ready to be harvested. * Seeds are started after all danger of frost is past and the soil is warm or within 3–4 weeks before the predicted last frost date in the area.
  • Lot#: 9401
  • Purity: 99%
  • Height: 18-24 inches
  • Seeds Per Pound: 4,900
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Species: pepo
Illinois
Chicago
Swamp Verbena, Blue Vervain, Swamp Vervain, American Vervain, False Vervain, Indian Hyssop, Vervain, Wild Hyssop Verbena hastata
Prices start at : 2.95 USD / 1 packet

* Veratrum nigrum ( Black Hellebore ) is a medicinal plant and poisonous plant native to Asia and Europe . In China, it, and other false hellebore species are collectively called "li lu".
  • Collection Locale: Pennsylvania
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 939
  • Height: 2-6 feet
  • Germination: 50%
  • Purity: 95%
  • Quantity: 1.16 lb
Illinois
Chicago
Tube Clematis, Hyacinth-flower Clematis, Bush Clematis Clematis heracleifolia
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* A sprawling plant unless staked, perhaps best for romping through a semi-wild border; small blue flowers in considerable numbers in midsummer; full sun or part shade, persistent once established; native to China.
  • Common Name: Tube Clematis, Hyacinth-flower Clematis, Bush Clematis
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Family: Ranunculaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 28
  • Botanical Name: Clematis heracleifolia
  • Purity: 98%
Illinois
Chicago
Heartleaf Hornbeam Carpinus cordata
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

In cultivation, it is sometimes grown as a large shrub or screen. It typically grows 20-30' tall by 12-15' wide, but may reach 50' tall in its native habitat. Insignificant tiny greenish flowers appear in spring in separate male and female catkins, with...
  • Species: cordata
  • Lot#: 060751
  • Family: BETULACEAE
  • Germination: 43%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 58,112
  • Common Name: Heartleaf Hornbeam
Illinois
Chicago
Cardinal Flower, Cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Grown for its beautiful red flowers in mid summer. * A very ornamental plant. Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. * Lobelia cardinalis ( Cardinal Flower ) is a species of Lobelia native to the Americas , from southeastern Canada south...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 7,334,370
  • Germination: 88%
  • Common Name: Cardinal Flower, Cardinalflower
  • Germination Test Type: TZ
  • Collection Locale: IA
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
Illinois
Chicago