Here you will find all species listed in alphabetical order. Please refer to the regular category concerning quantity of seeds per package and detailed sowing and cultivation recommendations for each plant species => click on "More Details »" => on the new product detail page click on the category on the bottom left side "Try these categories" |
Baptisia alba (Wild White Indigo)100 (150)cm, White Wild Indigo (syn. Baptisia leucantha) is a herbaceous perennial with showy upright stems covered with several snow-white flowers above bluish-green trifoliate leaves. Native of prairie meadows in southwestern USA. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. V-VII. |
Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Milky White Indigo)100cm, Milky White Indigo (syn. Baptisia lactea) is an herbaceous perennial from the USA with quite large white flowers above bluish-green leaves. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. VI-VIII. |
Baptisia australis (Blue Wild Indigo)140cm, rich violet blue pea-flowers in racemes above three-feathered bluish green leaves. A beautiful clump forming species from central and E USA (Nebraska to New Hampshire, S to North Georgia, W to Texas), where it grows in rich soil in open spots in woods. For any good, slightly moist, well drained soil in a sunny spot. V-VI. |
Baptisia australis var. minor (Dwarf Blue Indigo)70 (100)cm, Dwarf Blue Indigo (syn. Baptisia minor) is a herbaceous perennial with showy upright stems covered with rich indigo-blue flowers above bluish-green trifoliate leaves and decorative large black seedpods in winter. Native of prairie meadows in central USA. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. V-VII. |
Baptisia leucophaea (Wild Cream Indigo)100 (150)cm, White Cream Indigo (syn. Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea) is a herbaceous perennial with showy upright to slightly arching stems covered with several cream-white flowers above bluish-green trifoliate leaves. Native of prairie meadows in eastern USA. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. V-VII. |
Baptisia sphaerocarpa (Wild Yellow Indigo)50 (90)cm, Wild Yellow Indigo is a herbaceous perennial with bluish green foliage and racemes of pea-like, yellow flowers followed by ornamental, round seedpods. It is native of Arkansas and Oklahoma. For any humus rich, very well drained, slightly rocky soil in full sun. VI-VII. |
Baptisia tinctoria (Wild Indigo)40 (70)cm, Wild Indigo is an herbaceous perennial with bright yellow flowers above broad feathered leaves. It is native of semi-moist meadows and open spots in woods in the eastern United States, west to Minnesota, and south to Florida. For any rich, well drained soil in full sun. VI-VII. |
Barbarea verna (Spring Upland Cress)20 (70)cm, Early Yellowrocket or Upland Cress is a hardy biannual which occurs throughout Eurasia. The spicy leaves with a watercress-like flavor are used either raw to prepare an utmost delicious salad or cooked as a vegetable. Easily grown in any rich, well drained, always slightly moist soil in a sunny spot. Under suitable conditions it will readily self-sow. V-VI. |
Bartsia trixago (Mediterranean Linseed)15 (25)cm, Mediterranean Linseed (syn. Bellardia trixago) is an annual to biennial, rarely short lived perennial species with rose and white or lemon yellow flowers on upright, branching stalks. This semi-parasitic species is native of dry meadows throughout the Mediterranean. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny and protected spot. Excellent in the rock garden. V-VII. |
Beesia calthifolia10 (15)cm, a still rarely cultivated ground cover plant native of mountain meadows and open spots in woods in western China. It has short racemes with small white flowers and most ornamental, shiny foliage turning to reddish shades in winter and spring. Easily cultivated in any humus rich, preferably slightly moist soil in a sunny to partially shaded spot. IV-V. |
Bellevalia dubia15 (20)cm, a showy Bellevalia with a bicolored inflorescence: flowers are turning from a bright lilac-blue to pale brownish green on opening and are hold on long pedicles. Its long basal leaves spread on the ground. Native of Italy to former Yugoslavia, Greece and western Turkey, where it occurs in rocky hillsides. Easily grown in any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. IV-V. |
Bellevalia hyacinthoidesex Kephallinia, Greece |
Bellevalia nivalis10cm, a Cyprus native, quite late flowering Bellevalia with a rather short stalked inflorescence, consisting of white to light rose-cream flowers. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. IV-V. |
Bellevalia pycnantha20cm, from E Turkey to NW Iran and Armenia, growing in meadows at 2.000m. Dark blue, almost black flower in dense inflorescence like a Muscari. IV-V. |
Bellevalia romana20cm, growing in open pine fortes in south-western France to Greece. White flowers with brownish tips. For a sunny position in dry soil. IV-V. |
Berberis amurensis (Amur Barberry)3 (5)m, Amur Barberry is a tall and broad, deciduous, woody shrub with small, serrated foliage, axillary born, pendulous clusters of creamy flowers followed by ornamental, salmon-pink to orange red berries in autumn and winter. A rare and threatened endemic of montane woods in the Amur region in Russia. For any rich, well drained soil in full sun to partial shade. VI-VII. |
Berberis chilensis (Michay)100 (200)cm Michay is a showy evergreen medium sized to tall woody shrub with leathery, glossy, broadly serrated leaves, small yellowish flowers and round bluish fruits in late summer. Native of dryish rocky spots in shrub lands in Chile. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot throughout the year. In winter keep drier at a minimum of some 5°C. Seeds from a wild collection in VII Region, Los Ruiles at some 400m. VI-VII. |
Berberis cretica (Crete Bareberry)100 (150)cm, Crete Bareberry is a small deciduous shrub from montane pine forests and has slightly arching, spiny stems and small yellowish flowers followed by dark blue berries in late summer and autumn. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny to partially shaded spot. V-VI. |
Berberis empetrifolia (Uva de la Cordillera)100 (200)cm Uva de la Cordillera is an most ornamental small evergreen woody shrub with leathery, needle like, dark green leaves, numerous orange yellow pendulous flowers and round bluish fruits in late summer. Native of dryish rocky spots in montane shrub lands in Chile. May be tried in the garden in any rich, well drained soil in a protected spot with shelter from winter wetness and an insulating protection from freezing through (e.g. a thick dry mulch layer). Better for a frostfree cultivation in a cool greenhouse or unheated wintergarden at a minimum of some 5°C with reduced watering. Seeds from a wild collection in VII Region, Camino a Laguna Maule at some 1800m. VI-VII. |
Berberis montana (Calafete)100 (200)cm Calafete is an most ornamental medium sized to tall evergreen woody shrub with small, leathery, oblong dark green leaves, numerous showy orange yellow flowers and egg shaped bluish fruits in late summer. Native of dryish rocky spots in montane shrub lands in Chile. May be tried in the garden in any rich, well drained soil in a protected spot with shelter from winter wetness and an insulating protection from freezing through (e.g. a thick dry mulch layer). Better for a frostfree cultivation in a cool greenhouse or unheated wintergarden at a minimum of some 5°C with reduced watering. Seeds from a wild collection in VII Region, Laguna Maule at some 1800m. VI-VII. |
Berberis rotundifolia (Michay)100 (170)cm Michay is a medium sized evergreen woody shrub with oval, leathery, mid green leaves, numerous small yellowish flowers and quite large round fruits in late summer. Native of dryish rocky spots in montane shrub lands in Chile. May be tried in the garden in any rich, well drained soil in a protected spot with shelter from winter wetness and an insulating protection from freezing through (e.g. a thick dry mulch layer). Better for a frostfree cultivation in a cool greenhouse or unheated wintergarden at a minimum of some 5°C with reduced watering. Seeds from a wild collection in VII Region, Reserva Nacional Radal Siete Tazas at some 2000m. VI-VII. |
Bidens coronata (Tall Swamp Marigold)50 (100)cm, Tall Swamp Marigold is a herbaceous perennial with deeply divided dark green leaves and terminal lose clusters of bright yellow flowers in late summer and autumn. It is native of semi-moist woods and meadows and at the border of swamps throughout the central and eastern states of the USA. Easily grown in a rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. VIII-X. |
Bidens ferulifolia (Apache Beggarticks)30cm, Apache Beggarticks is a floriferous, low growing biannual to perennial, which is usually cultivated as an annual, as it is not reliably winter hardy. It is native from the USA (Arizona) to Mexico (Sonora semidesert) und has above finely dissected grayish-green leaves and numerous small bright yellow flowers throughout summer. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. Preculture under glass at a minimum of some 20°C from early spring onwards, transplant seedlings to the garden after the last freezing nights by the end of spring. VI-IX. |
Billardiera cymosa (Sweet Apple Berry) |
Billardiera fusiformis (Climbing Bluebell) |