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Siberian Ginseng Eleutherococcus senticosus     - Acanthopanax senticosus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

This herb is not prescribed for children, and should not be used for more than 3 weeks at one time. It is a pungent bitter-sweet warming herb that is said to be stronger in its action than ginseng.
  • Species: senticosus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Seeds Per Pound: 10,318
  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Quantity: 2.92 lb
  • Collection Locale: China
Illinois
Chicago
Oklahoma Redbud Cercis canadensis    Oklahoma
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Found on rich bottom lands throughout the Mississippi River valley; will grow in the shade and often becomes a dense undergrowth in the forest. * Succeeds in most soils and pH types, but dislikes growing in wet soils, especially when these are of clay.
  • Collection Locale: OK
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 98%
  • Quantity: 5.12 lb
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
Illinois
Chicago
Creeping Oregon Grape, Creeping Barberry Mahonia repens     - Berberis repens
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The fruit has an acid flavour but it is rather nice raw, especially when added to muesli or porridge. It has yellow flowers in spring; grapelike black fruit with a blue bloom in fall and spreads via stolons.
  • Height: 12-16 inches
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 29
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Species: repens
  • Collection Locale: Utah
  • Germination: 98%
Illinois
Chicago
Parney Cotoneaster, Milkflower Cotoneaster Cotoneaster coriaceus     - Cotoneaster lacteus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus. Branchlets dark purplish brown to grayish brown, cylindric, initially densely yellow tomentose, glabrous when old. * A very ornamental plant, it is hardy to about -15°c.
  • Family: Rosaceae
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Common Name: Parney Cotoneaster, Milkflower Cotoneaster
  • Quantity: 2.56 lb
  • Purity: 99%
  • Collection Locale: Italy
Illinois
Chicago
Sakhalin Euonymus Euonymus sachalinensis     - Euonymus planipes
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The white inner bark is used in making string shoes. * Profuse scarlet fruit in early fall; leaves pale yellow in fall; sun or part shade; native to northeastern Asia.
  • Quantity: 0.24 lb
  • Genus: Euonymus
  • Species: sachalinensis
  • Common Name: Sakhalin Euonymus
  • Germination: 98%
  • Height: 10-20 feet
Illinois
Chicago
Common Juniper Juniperus communis
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

The seeds are dispersed when birds eat the cones, digesting the fleshy scales and passing the hard seeds in their droppings. * A tea is made by boiling the leaves and stems. A tea made from the berries has a spicy gin-like flavour.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 74
  • Purity: 95%
  • Common Name: Common Juniper
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 2
  • Quantity: 2.53 lb
  • Crop Year: 2012
Illinois
Chicago
American Ginseng, Huaquishen Panax quinquefolius
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* Grown in moist woods; greenish-white flowers, bright red 1/2" fruit; grown for export or the domestic herb market; native from Quebec to Minnesota, south to Georgia and Oklahoma.
  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Common Name: American Ginseng, Huaquishen
  • Botanical Name: Panax quinquefolius
  • Species: quinquefolius
Illinois
Chicago
White-berried Beautyberry Callicarpa japonica   Leucocarpa
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

It is in flower in August, and the seeds ripen in October. * A decidious Shrub growing to 2 m (6ft 7in). * They are popularly grown in gardens and parks.
  • Botanical Name: Callicarpa japonica Leucocarpa
  • Common Name: White-berried Beautyberry
  • Species: japonica
  • Seeds Per Pound: 38,136
  • Collection Locale: North Carolina
  • Crop Year: 2014
Illinois
Chicago
American Ginseng, Huaquishen Panax quinquefolius
Price : CALL

* Grown in moist woods; greenish-white flowers, bright red 1/2" fruit; grown for export or the domestic herb market; native from Quebec to Minnesota, south to Georgia and Oklahoma.
  • Genus: Panax
  • Botanical Name: Panax quinquefolius
  • Species: quinquefolius
  • Family: Araliaceae
Illinois
Chicago
Maackii Amur Honeysuckle, Amur Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii
Price : CALL

, rare), Korea , and southeastern Russia ( Primorsky Krai ). It is listed as an endangered species in Japan. * Lonicera maackii ( Amur Honeysuckle or Bush Honeysuckle ) is a species of honeysuckle in the family Caprifoliaceae , native to temperate Asia...
  • Family: Caprifoliaceae
  • Common Name: Maackii Amur Honeysuckle, Amur Honeysuckle
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Species: maackii
Illinois
Chicago
Thornless Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos   Inermis
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* Current research is examining the leaves as a potential source of anticancer compounds. * The pods have been made into a tea for the treatment of indigestion, measles, catarrh etc.
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Species: triacanthos
  • Common Name: Thornless Honey Locust
  • Cultivar: Inermis
  • Botanical Name: Gleditsia triacanthos Inermis
Illinois
Chicago
Serrulata Pear Pyrus serrulata
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects. Because of its small volume Pyrus serrulata can be easily planted in small gardens. Established plants are drought tolerant.
  • Quantity: 0.5 lb
  • Crop Year: 1992
  • Germination: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 9,836
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Purity: 98%
Illinois
Chicago
Bearberry, Kinnikinick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

One report says that it is unclear whether this was for medicinal purposes or for the intoxicated state it could produce. The leaves are evergreen, remaining green for 1–3 years before falling.
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 21
  • Germination: 47%
  • Common Name: Bearberry, Kinnikinick
  • Species: uva-ursi
  • Collection Locale: Lake Co. MT
  • Crop Year: 2017
Illinois
Chicago
Woman\'s-tongue Tree, Woman\'s Tongue, Koko, Mother-in-law\'s Tongue Tree, Lebbeck, Lebbek Tree, Flea Tree, Frywood Albizia lebbeck
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* A tropical tree with compound leaves and clustered yellow-green flowers. * A species of Albizia , native to tropical southern Asia , and widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions.
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Collection Locale: India
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Common Name: Woman's-tongue Tree, Woman's Tongue, Koko, Mother-in-law's Tongue Tree, Lebbeck, Lebbek Tree, Flea Tree, Frywood
  • Seeds Per Pound: 3,438
  • Genus: Albizia
Illinois
Chicago
Devil\'s Club, Devilsclub Oplopanax horridus
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in stinging spines. * In vitro studies showed that extracts of Devil's Club inhibit tuberculosis microbes.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Collection Locale: Cascade Mountains, CA
  • Purity: 99%
  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Common Name: Devil's Club, Devilsclub
  • Germination Test Type: cut
Illinois
Chicago
Glossy Privet Ligustrum lucidum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

It is taken internally in the treatment of complaints associated with weak kidney and liver energy such as menopausal problems (especially premature menopause), blurred vision, cataracts, tinnitus, rheumatic pains, palpitations, backache and insomnia.
  • Quantity: 1.83 lb
  • Genus: Ligustrum
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Common Name: Glossy Privet
  • Family: Oleaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 16,344
Illinois
Chicago
Nana Heavenly Bamboo, Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo Nandina domestica   Nana
Price : CALL

It is native to eastern Asia from the Himalaya east to Japan * Evergreen except in cold climates; delicate compound leaves, reddish when new, later blue-green; attractive white flowers in panicles atop the stems, followed by beautiful bright red berries;...
  • Height: 2-3 feet
  • Common Name: Nana Heavenly Bamboo, Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo
  • Genus: Nandina
  • Cultivar: Nana
  • Species: domestica
Illinois
Chicago
Swamp Tupelo, Swamp Blackgum Nyssa sylvatica  biflora
Price : CALL

Hollow trunks provide nesting or denning opportunities for bees and various mammals. The tree is best when grown in sheltered but not crowded positions, developing a pyramidal shape in youth, and spreading with age.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Variety: biflora
  • Botanical Name: Nyssa sylvatica biflora
  • Family: Cornaceae
  • Common Name: Swamp Tupelo, Swamp Blackgum
Illinois
Chicago
Azarole, Mosphilla, Mediterranean Medlar Crataegus azarolus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* In warm temperate areas the fruit develops more fruit sugars and has a fragrant sugary pulp with a slightly acid flavour. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin and it is grown there and elsewhere as an ornamental tree and for its fruit.
  • Crop Year: 1992
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Species: azarolus
  • Germination: 20%
  • Purity: 99%
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,758
Illinois
Chicago
Bushel and Berry™ Peach Sorbet Blueberry
Prices start at : 16.95 USD / Sold Out

Blueberries prefer full sun. For the first feeding, fertilize lightly once the plants have become established or in late spring. Springtime brings foliage in shades of peach, pink, orange and green followed by beautiful white flowers.
  • Hardiness Zone: Listed per variety
  • Plant Spacing: 4-6'
  • Ripening Time: See Below
  • Full Sun: Yes
Illinois
Chicago
Coast Live Oak, California Live Oak Quercus agrifolia
Price : CALL

Though 95% of cached acorns are found and eaten, remaining acorns have high germination and survival rates because they are typically cached about 0.4 inch (1 cm) below the soil surface.
  • Common Name: Coast Live Oak, California Live Oak
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 10
  • Genus: Quercus
  • Height: 90 feet
Illinois
Chicago
Sakhalin Euonymus Euonymus sachalinensis     - Euonymus planipes
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* The white inner bark is used in making string shoes. * Profuse scarlet fruit in early fall; leaves pale yellow in fall; sun or part shade; native to northeastern Asia.
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Crop Year: 2016
  • Species: sachalinensis
  • Genus: Euonymus
  • Quantity: 0.24 lb
  • Collection Locale: MA
Illinois
Chicago
Chinese Matrimony Vine, Chinese Desert-thorn, Wolfberry, Goji Berry, Red Medlar, Barbary Matrimony Vine, Bocksdorn, Duke of Argyll\'s Tea Tree, Mede Berry, Chinese Wolfberry, Chinese Boxthorn Lycium chinense
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

* Chinese boxthorn is a major Chinese tonic herb with a history of almost 2,000 years of medicinal use. * Both the berries and the root are used and traditionally the plant is believed to promote long life.
  • Genus: Lycium
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 99%
  • Quantity: 8.28 lb
  • Crop Year: 2014
Illinois
Chicago
Flavorfest Strawberry Plants
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / Sold Out

Dig in 1/4 cup complete fertilizer per plant. Strawberries require fertile, well-drained soil, high in organic matter, with an optimum soil pH of 5.5-6.5. Prepare beds by deeply digging in a 1 inch layer of compost and 5 pounds of bone meal for 100 square...
  • Full Sun: Yes
Illinois
Chicago
Blackgum, Black Tupelo, Pepperidge, Sourgum, Beetlebung Nyssa sylvatica    Northern
Price : CALL

Hollow trunks provide nesting or denning opportunities for bees and various mammals. The tree is best when grown in sheltered but not crowded positions, developing a pyramidal shape in youth, and spreading with age.
  • Species: sylvatica
  • Height: 65-80 feet
  • Family: Cornaceae
  • Botanical Name: Nyssa sylvatica Northern
  • Common Name: Blackgum, Black Tupelo, Pepperidge, Sourgum, Beetlebung
Illinois
Chicago
Dwarf Palmetto Sabal minor
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

Usually stemless, the leaves arising from an underground stock. Its cold-hardiness is variable throughout its range with the Oklahoma native population believed by many to be the cold-hardiest population.
  • Purity: 99%
  • Germination: 98%
  • Common Name: Dwarf Palmetto
  • Height: 4 feet
  • Species: minor
  • Genus: Sabal
Illinois
Chicago
Thornless Mexican Key Lime
Prices start at : 74.95 USD / 1 plant

Hand pollinate by moving pollen from flower to flower with a small, soft paintbrush or cotton swab. 6-15 feet tall in the ground. Well drained, acidic. Avoid piling the mulch up against the base of the plant; leave an inch or so of space around the trunk...
  • Bearing Age: 1-2 years
  • Full Sun: Yes
  • Plant Spacing: 6-10'
  • Plant Height: 3-6'
  • Hardiness Zone: 9
Illinois
Chicago