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American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / 1 packet

* Native to southeastern U.S.; lavender-pink or bluish flowers from mid- to late summer, followed by bright purple, violet, or magenta fruits in great profusion. * American beautyberries produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat,...
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 289
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Collection Locale: LA
  • Botanical Name: Callicarpa americana
  • Germination: 77%
North Carolina
Durham
Swamp Azalea, Swamp Honeysuckle, Clammy Azalea Rhododendron viscosum
Price : CALL

* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Common Name: Swamp Azalea, Swamp Honeysuckle, Clammy Azalea
  • Botanical Name: Rhododendron viscosum
  • Family: Ericaceae
North Carolina
Durham
Pinxterbloom, Pink Azalea Rhododendron periclymenoides     - Rhododendron nudiflorum
Prices start at : 15.95 USD / 1 packet

It is a dense, bushy, suckering shrub that typically grows 2-6' (less frequently to 10') tall. Prinophyllum) are also found within the range of this species. Synonymous with and formerly known as R.
  • Germination Test Type: estimate
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • Genus: Rhododendron
  • Purity: 60%
  • Common Name: Pinxterbloom, Pink Azalea
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
North Carolina
Durham
Tigerstedt Rhododendron Rhododendron brachycarpum  Tigerstedtii
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

* A beautiful very vigorous variety well know for its extreme cold hardiness.
  • Species: brachycarpum
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 156
  • Germination: 98%
  • Crop Year: 2012
  • Collection Locale: Finland
North Carolina
Durham
Redbud, Eastern Redbud, Northern Zone 5 Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis    Northern  Zone 5
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It is also much planted as a landscape ornamental plant. * In the wild, eastern redbud is a frequent native understory tree in mixed forests and hedgerows. * A small tree with a sturdy upright trunk which divides into stout branches that usually spread...
  • Common Name: Redbud, Eastern Redbud, Northern Zone 5 Eastern Redbud
  • Botanical Name: Cercis canadensis Northern Zone 5
  • Location: Northern Zone 5
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Species: canadensis
North Carolina
Durham
Scorpion Senna Hippocrepis emerus     - Coronilla emerus
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

* This plant occurs in northeastern Spain and in central Mediterranean countries up to northern Europe and to Asia Minor and Tunisia. The plant has a lignified stem with green branches bearing five to nine leaflets.
  • Height: 5-6 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Quantity: 0.22 lb
  • Genus: Hippocrepis
  • Species: emerus
  • Collection Locale: Italy
North Carolina
Durham
Roundleaved Dogwood, Roundleaf Dogwood Cornus rugosa
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A decoction of the roots has been used in the treatment of kidney complaints and TB. * The bark is cathartic, febrifuge and tonic. The roundleaf dogwood is also a temperate, northeastern North American species that occurs throughout southern and eastern...
  • Height: 6-10 feet
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Genus: Cornus
  • Family: Cornaceae
North Carolina
Durham
Hosta, Blue Plantain Lily, Blue Hosta Hosta ventricosa
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

Plants should be spaced about 60cm apart each way. * Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers to almost 3'; native to China.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Species: ventricosa
  • Collection Locale: NY
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 40
  • Genus: Hosta
  • Germination: 83%
North Carolina
Durham
Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis     - Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Prices start at : 17.90 USD / 1 packet

Flowers are heart-shaped and 1–2 inches (3–5 cm) long, with pink outer petals and white inner petals , hanging in a horizontal raceme . They bloom from late spring to early summer .
  • Seeds Per Pound: 122,580
  • Species: spectabilis
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Botanical Name: Dicentra spectabilis
  • Height: 2-3 feet
  • Genus: Dicentra
North Carolina
Durham
Siberian Ginseng Eleutherococcus senticosus     - Acanthopanax senticosus
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* It has also been used to combat radiation sickness and exposure to toxic chemicals. * Research has shown that it stimulates resistance to stress and so it is now widely used as a tonic in times of stress and pressure.
  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Seeds Per Pound: 10,318
  • Collection Locale: China
  • Species: senticosus
  • Quantity: 2.92 lb
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 12
North Carolina
Durham
Mountain Azalea, Wild Azalea, Honeysuckle Azalea, Piedmont Azalea, Sweet Azalea, Hoary Azalea, Southern Pinxterflower Rhododendron canescens     - Azalea nudiflora  canescens
Prices start at : 17.95 USD / 1 packet

Sorting out the Genus Rhododendron: A Taxonomic Overview of this Large Complex of Species. [58] Mulching and careful watering are important, especially before the plant is established.
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Genus: Rhododendron
  • Quantity: 0.02 lb
  • Collection Locale: North Carolina
  • Height: 6-8 feet
  • Species: canescens
North Carolina
Durham
Kamchatka Bugbane, Black Bugbane, Autumn Snakeroot CIMICIFUGA simplex
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* This perennial blooms late in the season and makes a great transition along shady edges.
  • Genus: CIMICIFUGA
  • Purity: 99%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 61
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Common Name: Kamchatka Bugbane, Black Bugbane, Autumn Snakeroot
  • Height: 2-4ft
North Carolina
Durham
Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis     - Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Prices start at : 17.90 USD / 1 packet

Flowers are heart-shaped and 1–2 inches (3–5 cm) long, with pink outer petals and white inner petals , hanging in a horizontal raceme . They bloom from late spring to early summer .
  • Height: 2-3 feet
  • Collection Locale: Russia
  • Family: FUMARIACEAE
  • Botanical Name: Dicentra spectabilis
  • Purity: 98%
  • Common Name: Bleeding Heart
North Carolina
Durham
Tatarian Maple, Tatar Maple, Tartar Maple ACER tataricum
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* Native to central and southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia , from Austria east to southwestern Russia and the Caucasus , and south to Turkey. * A decidious Tree growing to 9 m.
  • Germination: 76%
  • Common Name: Tatarian Maple, Tatar Maple, Tartar Maple
  • Botanical Name: ACER tataricum
  • Quantity: 2.96 lb
  • Genus: ACER
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 28
North Carolina
Durham
Red Buckeye Aesculus pavia    Southern
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* Fine plant for naturalizing in moist soils and where there is some shade. * Native to the southern and eastern parts of the United States , found from Illinois to Virginia in the north and from Texas to Florida in the south.
  • Species: pavia
  • Genus: Aesculus
  • Botanical Name: Aesculus pavia Southern
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 6
  • Common Name: Red Buckeye
North Carolina
Durham
Forest Poppy Hylomecon vernalis
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

* This poppy is a perennial that spreads via rhizomes, typically no taller than 30 cm. The pinnate leaves usually have five soft green leaflets, although three and seven occur as well, each with a shape ranging from lanceolate-oblong to rhombic, and a...
  • Family: PAPAVERACEAE
  • Seeds Per Pound: 299,640
  • Purity: 98%
  • Lot#: 080431
  • Common Name: Forest Poppy
  • Quantity: 0.22 lb
North Carolina
Durham
Devil\'s Club, Devilsclub Oplopanax horridus
Prices start at : 11.95 USD / 1 packet

* Devil's club was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who used it especially for its pain-relieving properties. * In vitro studies showed that extracts of Devil's Club inhibit tuberculosis microbes.
  • Family: Araliaceae
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 13
  • Quantity: 0.13 lb
  • Collection Locale: Cascade Mountains, CA
  • Species: horridus
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
North Carolina
Durham
Winged Elm Ulmus alata
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

The canopy form is variable, from pyramidal to rounded. Insignificant, small, brownish-green flowers appear in clusters in late winter to early spring before the foliage emerges. The reddish samarae are relatively small, < 8 mm long, narrowly elliptic...
  • Lot#: 100517
  • Common Name: Winged Elm
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 49
  • Height: 90 feet
  • Collection Locale: Louisiana
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
North Carolina
Durham
Swamp Azalea, Swamp Honeysuckle, Clammy Azalea Rhododendron viscosum
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* Rhododendron viscosum , commonly known as swamp azalea or clammy azalea , is a deciduous shrub which is endemic to the United States .
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Botanical Name: Rhododendron viscosum
  • Family: Ericaceae
  • Species: viscosum
North Carolina
Durham
Elegant Maple ACER elegantulum
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / 1 packet

S Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang; all in China. * Native to mountains, forests, usually in valleys; 200-1400 m.
  • Family: Sapindaceae
  • Botanical Name: ACER elegantulum
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 31
  • Genus: ACER
  • Quantity: 4.41 lb
  • Purity: 97%
North Carolina
Durham
Red Bay, Sweet Bay, Swamp Bay, Laurel Tree, Tisswood, Florida Mahogany Persea borbonia
Prices start at : 6.95 USD / 1 packet

It is an evergreen tree that is native to the Southeastern United States in North America. * Persea borbonia is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family, with several common names including redbay, tisswood, scrubbay, shorebay, and swampbay.
  • Crop Year: 2017
  • Seeds Per Pound: 1,103
  • Common Name: Red Bay, Sweet Bay, Swamp Bay, Laurel Tree, Tisswood, Florida Mahogany
  • Species: borbonia
  • Collection Locale: Louisisna
  • Height: 30 feet
North Carolina
Durham
Spruce Pine Pinus glabra
Prices start at : 8.95 USD / 1 packet

To be able to compete successfully in such habitats, it has adapted greater shade tolerance than most other pines. * Pinus glabra differs markedly from most other pines in that it does not occur in largely pure pine forests, but is typically found as...
  • Height: 60-100 feet
  • Collection Locale: CP Southern US
  • Lot#: 8703
  • Botanical Name: Pinus glabra
  • Germination: 91%
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 17
North Carolina
Durham
Chalk Maple ACER saccharum leucoderme    - ACER leucoderme
Prices start at : 5.95 USD / 1 packet

* It lives in the understory in moist, rocky soils on river banks, ravines, woods, and cliffs. * A deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States from North Carolina south to northwest Florida and west to eastern Texas.
  • Subspecies: leucoderme
  • Germination Test Type: cut
  • Purity: 98%
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 5
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 16
  • Quantity: 0.36 lb
North Carolina
Durham
Honeylocust, Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos
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Seedpods - the pulp is sweet and can be eaten raw or made into sugar. The juiceof the pods is antiseptic. The render young seedpods can be cooked and eaten. * The seeds have been roasted and used as a coffee substitute.
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4
  • Common Name: Honeylocust, Honey Locust
  • Botanical Name: Gleditsia triacanthos
North Carolina
Durham
Stark Hybrid Willow
Prices start at : 17.99 USD / Each

Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. The low-maintenance tree also helps prevent soil erosion. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering.
  • Soil Moisture: Average Moistness - Moist
  • Soil pH Level: 6.0 - 7.0
  • Zone Range: 3 - 8
North Carolina
Durham
English Holly Ilex aquifolium
Prices start at : 4.95 USD / 1 packet

Noxious weed in California * Spiny, shiny, dark green leaves, fragrant white flowers in May; quarter-inch red fruit, very attractive; parent of many cultivars. * An excellent hedge plant, tolerating hard clipping and maritime exposure and forming a dense...
  • Seeds Per Pound: 12,258
  • Crop Year: 2007
  • Botanical Name: Ilex aquifolium
  • Minimum Hardiness Zone: 7
  • Height: 20-30 feet
  • Average Viable Seeds/Packet: 26
North Carolina
Durham
Roseshell Azalea, Early Azalea Rhododendron prinophyllum
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Formerly known as Rhododendron roseum. Flowers (to 1.5" long) are in trusses of 5-9 flowers each and have a pleasant, clove-like fragrance. * This deciduous azalea (commonly called early azalea or roseshell azalea) is a Missouri native shrub which typically...
  • Botanical Name: Rhododendron prinophyllum
  • Common Name: Roseshell Azalea, Early Azalea
  • Genus: Rhododendron
  • Family: Ericaceae
North Carolina
Durham