J.
L. HUDSON, SEEDSMAN,
BOX 337, LA
HONDA, CALIFORNIA
94020-0337 USA
2009 SEEDLIST - A - Ak
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ABUTILON (a-BOO-ti-lon)
MALVACEAE. Attractive tender shrubs grown for their beautiful flowers and
handsome foliage. Good in the greenhouse or outdoors in California and the
South. Best in loose well-drained soil. Treat like geraniums or fuchsias, they
make nice pot plants.
—Abutilon Hybridum Mixed. (d,g) ABUT-10X. Packet: $2.50
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'FLOWERING MAPLE'. Nodding bell-shaped 2 - 3" flowers in pastels shades
of orange, red, white, and pink. Arching shrub to 10 feet, with broad maple-like
leaves. Main bloom period in spring, but some colors are almost everblooming.
Makes a nice tub plant in the North, and can be pinched to keep compact. Easy
from seed, germinates in 1 - 2 weeks.
—Abutilon vitifolium. (d,h) ABUT-46. Packet: $3.50
Germination 88% Tested 9/08, Gram: $9.00, 5 grams: $25.00
Large blue and white mallow-like 2 - 3 1/2" wide flowers. Half hardy
shrub or small tree to 1 1/2 - 3 feet in cultivation, to 25 feet in the wild.
Lobed 6" leaves. Coastal Chile. Said to be hardy to Zone 7. Good in the
cool greenhouse. Choice. Germinates in 2 - 4 weeks.
ACACIA (a-KAY-sha)
LEGUMINOSAE. Some 1200 warm-region species of great ecological &
evolutionary interest. Their earliest fossils are in North America, from where
they expanded to worldwide, with an Australian center of diversity. Many species
remain to be discovered. Some of the endangered endemics are now common in
cultivation and are naturalized in safe new habitats. Highly ornamental, drought
resistant, and should be grown by everyone living in warm climates. Excellent in
pots in the cool greenhouse or on a sunny windowsill. They produce timber,
fuelwood, dyes, tannins, medicinals, gums, forage, food, perfume, are
nitrogen-fixing, soil stabilizing, diversifying, and have been used by man since
the Neolithic. Elegant puff-like flowers and either feathery pinnate foliage or
the leaves reduced to flat phyllodes. Fast growing, free blooming & ranging
from tiny shrubs to tall trees. Best in areas with 18°F minimum temperature,
though some stand some snow. Full sun & well-drained soil. Plant out early.
Most have very long lived seed. Nick and soak to germinate in 1 - 4 weeks,
unless noted otherwise. Smoke treatment may help germination.
For pushing the hardiness limits, try: boormannii, dealbata, melanoxylon,
penninervis & pravissima. Other fairly hardy species: baileyana,
decurrens, farnesiana, longifolia, & angustissima.
For growing in pots, try: baileyana, brachybotrya, burkitti, Drummondii,
farnesiana, glaucoptera, granitica, Greggii, lineata, macradenia, longissima,
complanata, mucronata, obtusifolia, Sophorae, suaveolens, triptera, uncinata,
& victoriae.
For species closely related to the ever-popular but currently unavailable alpina
& phlebophylla, why not try: floribunda, longifolia, longissima,
mucronata, obtusifolia, Sophorae, & triptera.
—Acacia auriculiformis. (d,h) ACAC-9. Packet: $2.50
'EARPOD WATTLE'. Fast growing tree to 95 feet. Spikes of yellow flowers followed
by twisted pods. Flat 8" leaves. New Guinea. Excellent for tropical
reforestation, it can grow 19 feet in 2 years, and reach 55 feet in 8 years.
Builds soil, fixes nitrogen, smothers imperata grass. Stands soils ranging from
pH 3.0 to 9.0, and rainfall from arid to 8 feet per year. Produces up to 20
cubic meters of fuelwood per year. Stands both clay and sandy soils.
—Acacia Baileyana. (d,h) ACAC-10. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 80% Tested: 9/08, 1/2 Oz $9.00 BULK
OUT OF STOCK - PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE
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'COOTAMUNDRA WATTLE', 'GOLDEN MIMOSA'. Spectacular masses of fragrant golden
flowers in January & February, almost covering the tree. Feathery blue-grey
bipinnate foliage on a small compact tree with arching growth, to 30 feet. One
of the hardiest, and tolerates most any soil & full sun to part shade.
Native to only a few stands in New South Wales, Australia, and would be
endangered if not in cultivation, a fine example of garden preservation. Nick
seed.
—Acacia Baileyana v. purpurea. (e,h) ACAC-10P. Packet: $2.50
Germination: 99% Tested: 9/08, 1/2 Oz $12.00 BULK
OUT OF STOCK - PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE
'PURPLE-LEAVED COOTAMUNDRA WATTLE'. Young foliage tinged purple. Prized.
Nick seed.
—Acacia boormanii. (d,h) ACAC-15. Packet: $2.50
'SNOWY RIVER WATTLE'. Tall shrub to 15 feet, with fragrant golden yellow
flowers in late winter & spring. Narrow slaty-green foliage. Endemic to
Snowy River, SE Australia. Fairly hardy, standing some snow. Attractive and
adaptable. Nick seed to germinate in a week.
—Acacia complanata. (d,h) ACAC-25. Packet: $2.50
Germination: 50% Tested: 9/08, 5 grams (about 100 seed): $7.50
'LONG-POD WATTLE'. Showy shrub to 3 - 9 feet, with abundant yellow flower
balls in summer to autumn. Broad green 2 - 3" leaves and long straight
6" pods. E. Australia. Excellent in warm coastal areas and should be grown
more. Rarely seen in cultivation, and much sought by collectors. Nick seed.
Germinates in 1 - 6 weeks.
—Acacia dealbata (=decurrens). (c,h) ACAC-30. Packet: $2.50
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'SILVER WATTLE'. Profuse bloomer forming a mass of bright yellow fragrant
flowers in late winter. Elegant silvery green feathery foliage. Fast growing
adaptable tree to 50 - 100 feet. SE Australia. One of the hardiest, standing
considerable snow & low temperatures. Grown for perfumery, fuelwood, tannin,
gum production and florist material. Nick seed.
—Acacia Drummondii elegans. (c,h) ACAC-40E. Packet: $2.50
Germination: 96% Tested: 8/08, Gram: $7.50, 5 grams: $19.00
'DRUMMOND'S WATTLE'. Golden flowers in inch-long spikes on a nice dwarf
shrub to 3 - 6 feet. Dark green feathery bipinnate foliage. West Australia.
Excellent pot plant in the greenhouse. "One of the most beautiful little
shrubs imaginable."—H.E. Saier. Nick seed.
—Acacia dunnii. (10,h) ACAC-41. Packet: $3.00
Germination: 90% Tested: 9/08, 10 grams: $12.00
'ELEPHANT EAR WATTLE'. A spectacular & unusual species, with huge
silver-blue leaf-like phyllodes up to 14" long & a foot across,
resembling elephant ears, quite unlike the feathery foliage or narrow phyllodes
of other species. Rich golden flowers in round 3/4" heads. Small tree to 20
feet or so, from dry tropical Australia. Fast growing. "Gorgeously
defined foliage, even when quite small, but very sensitive to drying out. Much
misting when young is a must, and pays off as they grow the first year."—C.
Malanowski, South Carolina, 6/2001. Nick seed.
—Acacia Farnesiana. (e,h) ACAC-48. Packet: $2.50
'PERFUME ACACIA', 'HUISACHE', 'CASSIE'. Highly fragrant deep yellow flowers
on a small spiny tree to 10 - 20 feet. Feathery bipinnate foliage. Pantropical.
Good in hot deserts. Grown in S. France for perfume manufacture. Bark used for
tanning, pods for black ink and dye, yields a gum & has nard, tough wood.
Medicinal, and the flowers are considered aphrodisiac & insecticidal.
Excellent in the greenhouse, blooming most of the year. Nick seed.
—Acacia Greggii. (10,h) ACAC-54. Packet: $2.50
Treated with Sevin, and then washed.
'CATSCLAW', 'TEXAS MIMOSA', 'SICHINGILY' (Cahuilla Indian name). Pale yellow
flowers in 1 - 2" spikes, from August to September, followed by 4"
twisted pods. Small tree with feathery bipinnate leaves. California to Texas.
The pods were pounded into a coarse meal by the Indians. The seeds contain 34%
protein and 25% oil, with trace alkaloids. If bitter, they were leached before
eating.
—Acacia Koa. (10,h) ACAC-74. Packet: $4.00
'KOA', 'HAWAIIAN MAHOGANY'. Tall forest giant to 50 - 110 feet, with trunk
up to 10 feet thick. Clustered pale yellow balls of flowers, and long,
crescent-shaped leaves. Smooth, light grey bark. Hawaii. The wood is highly
valued for furniture, canoes, ukuleles, etc., and is the most valued Hawaiian
timber. Nick seed, germinates in 2 weeks. "The monarch of native
Hawaiian trees..."—Neal. In Hawaiian legend, the tree is associated
with the humming of the menehunes, spirits which are the Hawaiian version
of the "little people". Closely related to A. simplicifolia.
—Acacia Maidenii. (c,h) ACAC-88. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 90% Tested: 9/08, 10 grams: $10.00, 100 grams: $70.00
'MAIDEN'S WATTLE'. Rare and beautiful upright shrub with pale yellow spikes
of flowers. Narrow 3 - 8" leaves, coiled and twisted 5" pods. E.
Australia. Blooms late summer to late autumn. Fast growing, becoming a
dense-crowned small tree to 50 feet. Good landscape material for warm regions.
Nick seed to germinate in 1 - 2 weeks warm.
—Acacia melanoxylon. (d,h) ACAC-90. Packet: $2.00
1/2 Oz: $8.00
'BLACKWOOD ACACIA', 'MOOEYANG' (aboriginal name). Creamy flowers in March
& April. Tall evergreen tree to 40 to 120 feet, with 2 - 4" phyllodes.
SE Australia. Hardy to 15°, fast growing. Good shade or street tree in
California. Valuable timber tree. The hard, dark wood takes a fine polish and is
used for furniture, veneers, and by the aborigines for war shields. Bark yields
tannin and was used by the aborigines to stupefy fish. Nick, 1 - 2 weeks.
—Acacia mucronata. (d,h) ACAC-92. Packet: $2.50
'NARROW-LEAF WATTLE'. Deep to pale yellow flowers in spikes in early summer.
Shrub or small tree to 6 - 30 feet, with narrow 2 - 10" leaves. N.S.W. and
Tasmania. Variable. Good in cool to cold areas. Related to A. Maidenii.
Nick and soak seed to germinate in 1 - 3 weeks.
—Acacia obtusifolia. (d,h) ACAC-98. Packet: $2.50
'BLUNT-LEAF WATTLE'. Pale yellow to creamy flowers in 2" spikes in
spring & summer. Shrub or small tree with 3 - 8" leaves. SE Australia.
Good in coastal areas. Related to A. Maidenii. Nick seed to germinate in
1 - 2 weeks.
—Acacia pendula. (d,h) ACAC-101. Packet: $2.50
'WEEPING MYALL', 'BOREE' (an aboriginal name). Beautiful and graceful
weeping tree to 30 feet, with silvery blue-grey 4" phyllodes and lemon
yellow flowers in spring. E. Australia. The wood is hard, dark, close-grained
and has a strong scent of violets, so is used for fancy boxes. Bark yields
tannin & gum. Leaves relished by livestock. Was used for boomerangs by the
aborigines. Nick, 1 - 2 weeks.
—Acacia pravissima. (c,h) ACAC-110. Packet: $2.50 OUT
OF STOCK
'OVEN'S WATTLE'. Unusual tall graceful shrub to 20 feet, with pendulous
branches with small 1/2" triangular grey-green leaves held edgewise to the
stems. Covered with masses of yellow fragrant flowers in spring. SE Australia.
Very hardy, standing some snow. Nick seed, germinates in 2 - 6 weeks.
NEW—Acacia redolens prostrata. (d,h) ACAC-115.
Packet: $2.50
'PROSTRATE ACACIA'. Sweet-scented grey-green foliage and yellow flower-balls
in spring. Prostrate shrubby ground cover to 1 - 2 feet, and spreading to 15
feet wide. W. Australia. Good cover for banks. Zone 8. Nick seed to germinate.
ACCA Sellowiana: See Feijoa Sellowiana
ACHILLEA (a-KILL-ee-a)
COMPOSITAE. North temperate region perennials grown for their attractive
flowers and often aromatic foliage. Easy in any soil and full sun, good in
borders and rock gardens. Good for fresh or dried cut flowers, and if started
early will bloom the first season. Hardy and easily grown favorites Some can be
mown for a lawn substitute. Most kinds hardy to zone 2 or 3. Germinates in 1 - 2
weeks warm.
—Achillea Millefolium White. (a!!,h) ACH-20. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 88% Tested: 8/08, Oz: $6.00, 1/4 lb: $12.00
'YARROW', MILFOIL', 'THOUSAND SEAL', 'KWAYU'HAYIPSNL' (Chehalis Indian name
meaning "squirrel-tail"). White 1/4" flowers in flat 2 - 6"
clusters in June to September. Aromatic hardy perennial to 2 - 3 feet, with
delicate feathery 8" leaves. North Hemisphere. Easily grown old-fashioned
flower, giving lots of bloom for little care. Forms nice clumps with age. Good
for sowing in meadows. Highly valued as medicine in all parts of the world where
it grows, used for coughs, colds, aches and pains, to stop bleeding, childbirth
medicine, bronchitis, and as a tonic. Girls would put it under their pillows to
dream of future lovers. Was used as a tobacco substitute, for snuff, and in
place of hops for brewing beer to make it more intoxicating. Contrary to popular
belief, this is a native North American plant. Germinates in 1 - 2 weeks warm.
—Achillea Millefolium Colorado. (b,h) ACH-20C. Packet: $2.50
Gram: $10.00 BULK OUT OF STOCK - PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE
Striking strain with flowers in shades of red, pink, apricot, yellow, pale
yellow, beige, and an occasional white, May to October. Hardy perennial to 2
feet, with feathery leaves. Superior strain! Germinates in 1 - 2 weeks.
—Achillea Millefolium rubra. (a!,h) ACH-20R. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 96% Tested: 8/08, 1/4 Oz: $7.00, Oz: $14.00 BULK
OUT OF STOCK - PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE
'ROSY RED YARROW'. Nice deep reddish-pink flowers in flat 2 - 6"
clusters in June to September. Hardy perennial to 1 - 2 feet, with delicate
feathery leaves. North Hemisphere. An old-fashioned carefree favorite, good for
naturalizing in meadows. Germinates in 1 - 2 weeks warm.
—Achillea sibirica var. camtschatica Love Parade. (b,h) ACH-76C. Packet:
$3.00
Soft pink 3/8" flowers in large umbels from June to September. Hardy
perennial to 2 feet, with odd, attractive sword-shaped leaves, pinnately divided
on the edges. Kamchatka. Good cut-flower & often blooms the first year.
Germinates in 1 - 2 weeks.
"Man is the dream of a shadow."—Pindar, 500 BC.
ACONITUM (AK-o-ny-tum)
RANUNCULACEAE. Hardy herbaceous perennials & annuals valued for their
showy summer to fall bloom. Though they stand full sun, they are at their best
in part shade and cool, moist fertile soil in the back of the border. Divide
roots in early spring or fall. Good for naturalizing in woodlands. Most are
poisonous. Seed germinates best at cold temperatures- keep at 40°F for 3 months
or more. Easy on damp paper towels in the refrigerator.
—Aconitum Carmichaelii (=wilsonii) (d,h) ACD-10. Packet: $2.50
Gram: $9.00, 5 Grams: $35.00
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Large violet-blue 1 1/2" flowers in long panicles in mid to late
summer. Vigorous hardy perennial to 5 - 6 feet, with dark green 3 - 5 lobed
leaves. Central China. Zone 3. Germinates in 10 - 20 weeks at 40°F.
—Aconitum Napellus. (b,f) ACD-16. Packet: $2.50
5 grams: $15.00, 25 grams: $55.00
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'TRUE MONKSHOOD'. Intense dark purple-blue helmet-shaped 1 1/2" flowers
in dense 8" racemes in July & August. Hardy perennial to about 3 feet,
with palmately divided leaves. Europe & N. America. The extremely poisonous
roots were used as an arrow poison & medicinally. Germinates in 2 - 6 months
cold.
—Aconitum orientale. (e,g) ACD-18. Packet: $2.50
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Large open panicles of large 1 1/2 - 2" light pink flowers in summer.
Hardy perennial to 6 feet. Central Asia. "Very nice."—Bertrand.
Germinates at 40 degrees F.
—Aconitum septentrionale Ivorine. (e,g) ACD-22I. Packet: $3.00 OUT OF STOCK
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Beautiful ivory-white 3/4" flowers in dense racemes in May and June.
Hardy perennial to 18", with a bushy habit. Sweden. Germinates at 40
degrees F.
—Aconitum Vulparia. (d,g) ACD-36. Packet: $2.50
Pale yellow 3/4" flowers in open clusters. Hardy perennial to 3 feet,
with large rounded basal leaves. Central Europe.
ADANSONIA (a-dan-SOW-nee-a)
BOMBACEAE. Tropical trees and shrubs with large pendulous flowers. They make
nice foliage plants when young. Good in the greenhouse or outdoors in the far
South. Likes sandy, clayey soil. Rest dry in winter. Hardy to at least 27°F.
Easy from seed. Nick and soak till swollen, to germinate in 1 - 7 weeks at warm
temperatures. Avoid high humidity.
—Adansonia digitata. (e,h) ADAN-7. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 90% Tested: 9/08, 56 seeds/Oz, Oz: $9.00, 1/4 lb: $25.00, lb:
$50.00
'BAOBAB', 'LEMONADE' or 'MONKEYBREAD TREE'. The famous African tree with a
huge swollen trunk up to 30 feet in diameter, and not more than 60 feet tall.
The thickest trunk in the world. Large, white, hibiscus-like 6" flowers are
pollinated by bats. The foot-long, gourd-like fruits are filled with refreshing,
lemon-flavored pulp and edible seeds. Leaves are eaten like spinach. The trunk
stores considerable water, and is used as a reservoir, sometimes being tapped
for as much as 1000 gallons. Hollowed out, they are used as rooms. Worshipped as
a fertility tree. Nick and soak to germinate in 1 - 7 weeks.
—Adansonia Gregorii. (5,h) ADAN-8. Packet: $3.00
'BOTTLE TREE', 'GOURD TREE'. Large tropical tree with swollen trunk similar
to the African Baobab, but smaller. NW Australia. The seeds and pulp were eaten
by aborigines, and the trunk used as an emergency water source. Nick and soak
seed.
ADENOPHORA (a-de-NO-for-a)
CAMPANULACEAE. Hardy Eurasian perennials like Campanula, and as easily
grown. Best in light well drained soil. Most germinate in 3 - 6 weeks at cool to
warm temperatures.
—Adenophora lilifolia. (b,h) ADEN-26. Packet: $2.50
'LADYBELLS'. Sweet-scented light blue 1/2" wide bell-shaped nodding
flowers borne profusely in summer. Very hardy perennial to 1 1/2 - 3 feet, with
round, heart-shaped basal leaves. Eurasia. Cultivated in Japan for the thick,
edible roots. Germinates in 2 weeks.
AGAPANTHUS (ag-a-PAN-thus)
LILIACEAE. Beautiful S. African perennials grown outdoors in warm regions,
or in pots or tubs in the North. Easily grown & drought resistant. Hardy to
Zone 8. Germinates in 2 - 4 weeks at warm temperatures.
—Agapanthus africanus Blue. (d,h) AGAP-1. Packet: $2.50
'BLUE LILY-OF-THE-NILE'. Violet-blue 1 - 2" funnel-shaped flowers in
umbels of 10 - 30 blooms. Tender perennial to 1 1/2 - 3 feet, with strap-like
basal leaves. S. Africa. Rootstock used medicinally.
—Agapanthus orientalis. (c,h) AGAP-7. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 72% Tested: 9/08, 1/4 Oz $6.00, Oz: $18.00 BULK
OUT OF STOCK - PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE
'LILY-OF-THE-NILE'. Medium blue funnel-shaped 2" flowers in umbels of
40 - 110. Evergreen half-hardy perennial (probably to 0°F) to 4 feet, with
strap-like leaves. South Africa. Thick rootstock was used medicinally. This lot
from huge, old (over 50 years!) clumps in San Francisco, and our collector has
moved, so this last of it! Germinates in 2 - 4 weeks.
AGASTACHE (a-ga-STA-che)
LABIATAE. Delightful aromatic perennials from Asia and North America, with
spikes of flowers much like Salvia. Easily grown.
—Agastache foeniculum (=anethiodora). (b,h) AGAS-4. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 85% + 7% dormant, Tested: 9/08, Oz: $6.00, 1/4 pound: $20.00
'ANISE HYSSOP', 'WONDER HONEY PLANT'. Lavender-blue flowers in large spikes
from early June till frost. Hardy perennial to 3 - 4 feet with strongly anise
scented leaves. N. Central U.S. The leaves are used fresh or dry as a tea or
seasoning, especially by the Indians. The flowers produce abundant nectar and it
is an excellent honey plant. Birds like the seed. Blooms the first year.
Germinates best with GA-3. Year-old seed germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
—Agastache foeniculum Golden Jubilee. (b,h) AGAS-4G. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 76% Tested: 9/08, Gram: $6.00, 5 grams: 19.00
Attractive golden leaves and short purple spikes of flowers. Perennial to
20". Nice. Germinates in 1 - 2 weeks.
—Agastache nepetoides. (a,f) AGAS-8. Packet: $2.50
'YELLOW GIANT-HYSSOP'. Yellow-green flowers in dense 5" spikes. Hardy
perennial to 6 feet, with catnip-like leaves. Central & E. U.S. Bee plant.
Germinates in 10 - 20 days. Light, cold or GA-3 may increase the percentage.
—Agastache rugosa. (a,h) AGAS-12. Packet: $2.50 OTC
ORGANIC
1/4 Oz: $14.00 BULK OUT OF STOCK - PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE
'KOREAN MINT'. Whole plant highly anise scented and flavored. Hardy bushy
perennial to 3 - 4 feet, with spikes of purple-violet flowers and 2"
leaves. Korea to Vietnam. Easy from seed, and thrives in the temperate U.S.
Sunny places. Zone 4 or 5. Fresh or dried it makes an excellent tea, which was
used in China as a mouthwash and hangover remedy. Also good for seasoning meat
and other dishes. Fresh leaves good on sandwiches. Good cut flowers and an
excellent bee plant. Fresh seed dormant, needs cold or GA-3, aged seed
germinates in 2 - 3 weeks. "Another one to sow thinly due to very high
germination, with slightly spicier and more exotic scent than traditional Anise
Hyssop."—C. Malanowski, South Carolina, 6/2001.
—Agastache rupestris. (b,h) AGAS-21. Packet: $2.50
'SUNSET HYSSOP', 'LICORICE MINT'. Orange inch-long flowers with lavender
calyces, in summer. Very sweetly aromatic foliage-grey-green narrow leaves with
a feathery effect. Perennial to 2 - 3 feet. SW U.S. to México. Good in hot dry
areas. Said to stand to Zone 5 if well-drained. The deliciously-scented foliage
is used as a tea. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks warm.
AGAVE (ah-GA-vee)
AGAVACEAE or LILIACEAE. 'CENTURY PLANT'. Striking, mostly arid-region plants
with dramatic rosettes of sword-shaped, succulent leaves. They range from tiny
rosettes less than a foot wide, to gigantic species 20 feet wide, sending
flower-spikes 40 feet into the air. Various species provide food - roasted
hearts, leaves and nectar; fiber - henequen, sisal, and paper; drink - fermented
juice for pulque & distilled for mescal. They provide thorns for needles,
thatching, smoking and other uses. Easily grown outdoors in mild climates or in
pots in the North. Set outdoors in summer. Best in a well-drained sandy loam and
full sun. Sow on the surface to germinate in a few weeks to 3 months or so.
NEW—Agave Lechugilla. (d,f) AGAV-150. Packet:
$2.50
'LECHUGILLA', 'TULA IXTLE'. Rosette of sword-shaped green to bluish inch-wide by
2 foot long leaves, often pale-banded on top, and dark-lined below. Flower-spike
3 - 12 feet tall, with 3/4 - 1 1/2" greenish-yellow flowers. Texas &
No. México. Used for fiber, food, and fish-poison by Indians. Germinates in 1 -
3 weeks.
—Agave Parryi. (e,h) AGAV-192. Packet: $2.50
'MESCAL'. Small rosettes of 10 - 16" grey- or blue-green, sword-shaped,
4" wide leaves with spines along the edge and tip. Bright yellow 1
1/4" flowers from red buds, in 5 - 8 foot long clusters on stalks to 10 -
15 feet tall. Arizona to México. One of the hardiest agaves. The hearts were
roasted in pits for mescal, a staple food of the Indians. Roasted flowerstalks
eaten, and the leaves produce fiber. Germinates in 1 - 2 weeks warm.
—Agave Victoriae-Reginae. (d,h) AGAV-302. Packet: $2.50
'PINTILLO'. A beautiful tiny species forming foot-wide rosettes of dark
green leaves attractively marked with white lines. Pale green 2" flowers in
long spikes to 4 feet tall. NE México. Produces a fiber called 'noa'. Choice,
slow-growing, lives 20 years, then flowers and dies. Does not make offsets, so
only propagated by seed. CITES Appendix II species. Germinates in 1 - 6 weeks.
AGRIMONIA (ag-ri-MOE-nee-a)
ROSACEAE. 'AGRIMONY' Hardy perennial herbs with racemes of small yellow
flowers. Grown for ornament and the fragrant medicinal leaves, which are a
popular spring tea. Good in the shade.
—Agrimonia Eupatoria. (d,h) AGRI-4. Packet: $2.50 OTC
ORGANIC - OUT OF STOCK
'AGRIMONY'. Golden-yellow apricot-scented flowers in dense, slender spikes.
Deep green pinnate aromatic foliage. Hardy perennial to 3 - 5 feet. Europe. The
fragrant leaves are used as a tea, and it produces a yellow dye. Germinates in 1
- 6 months.
AJUGA (a-JOO-ga)
LABIATAE. 'BUGLE-WEED'. Easily grown hardy herbaceous annuals and perennials
with abundant, usually blue tubular flowers in spikes in summer. Low growing
plants, the perennials creeping. Useful in the border, wild garden, and as
groundcovers.
—Ajuga pyramidalis. (d,g) AJUG-19. Packet: $2.50
Showy violet-blue 1/2" flowers in leafy heads with purple bracts.
Evergreen pyramidal creeping hardy perennial to 2 - 10", with tight
rosettes of dark green foliage, deep purple at the branch-tips. Europe. "The
foliage alone is a killer."—Bertrand. Give GA-3 500ppm plus 6 - 8
weeks prechill.