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BOX 337, LA
HONDA, CALIFORNIA
94020-0337 USA
2023 SUPPLEMENT - M - Z
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2023 Supplement Seedlist - M - Z
MELILOTUS (me-li-LO-tus)
LEGUMINOSAE. Fragrant clover-like herbs.
—Melilotus officinalis.
(1000) MELT-18. Packet: $2.00
Ounce: $5.00, 1/4 pound: $10.00
'YELLOW SWEET
CLOVER'. Yellow flowers in dense 4" spikes. Nitrogen-fixing annual or bien-
nial to 4 feet. Eurasia. Excellent soil improver, erosion control, forage, and
bee plant, giving large amounts of honey. The sweetly aromatic foliage has many
medicinal uses and for flavoring.
NICOTIANA
—Nicotiana Langsdorfii 'Lemon Tree'. (1000)
NIC0-20L. Packet $2.50
5 grams: $7.50
Nodding greenish yellow 1 1/2" flowers in large branching sprays.
Hardy annual to 3 - 4 feet. Brazil and Chile. Germinates in 2 - 4 weeks.
NIGELLA
—Nigella hispanica. (250) NIG-5. Packet: $2.50
10 grams: $7.50
'SPANISH
FENNELFLOWER'. Blue 2 1/2" flowers with dark centers and reddish stamens.
Hardy annual to 1 1/2 - 2 feet, with divided leaves and attractive pods. Spain
and N. Africa.
OCIMUM
—Ocimum sanctum 'Purple Tulsi'. (400) OCIM-24P. Packet: $2.50
Gram: $7.50
'KRISHNA TULSI'. Sweet clove-like scent and taste. Tender perennial to 3 feet,
with reddish purple leaves. Highly valued adaptogen in Ayurvedic medicine.
Germinates in 1 - 6 weeks warm.
POLYMNIA (po-LEEM-nee-a)
COMPOSITAE. From the warm Americas.
—Polymnia uvedalia. (20) POLM-44. Packet: $2.50
Medicinal info: http://doctorschar.com/archives/bearsfoot-polymnia-uvedalia/
'BEAR'S FOOT'. Bright yellow daisies on a hardy perennial to 6 - 10 feet,
with large lobed leaves. SE U.S. Zone 5 (maybe). Good in wet places. The root is
used in medicine. Irregular germination, give a prechill, and Richo Cech reports
fire works well.
PRUNELLA
—Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata. (500) PRUL-25L. Packet: $2.50
5 grams:
$7.50
'LANCE-LEAF HEAL-ALL'. Abundant violet flowers in larger heads than the
European form. Hardy perennial to 2 feet, blooming May to August. The native
North American form, an important plant for pollinators, and medicinal.
PSEUDOCYDONIA (soo-do-si-DO-nee-a)
ROSACEAE. A single species.
—Pseudocydonia sinensis. (10) PSCY-4.
Packet: $2.50
Photos and info: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/59646/
'CHINESE QUINCE', 'MUGUA' (Chinese name). Pink 1 - 2" flowers in spring,
followed by large, edible 5 - 7" yellow fruits ripening in fall. Hardy
deciduous or evergreen tree to 20 feet, with shiny 4" leaves with good fall
color. Attractive flaking green and brown bark. N. China. Zone 5. Fruit best
after a frost or two, used in jams and cobblers, and is very fragrant, perfuming
a room. Germinates in 4 - 8 weeks, and some lots need 8 weeks prechill.
RIBES
—Ribes divaricatum. (50) RIBE-12. Packet: $2.50
'COAST BLACK CURRANT'. Small greenish-purple nodding flowers followed by
black berries. Shrub to 10 feet, with rounded 2" leaves. Pacific Northwest.
Zone 4.
RUBUS
—Rubus ursinus. (100) RUBU-84. Packet: $2.50
5 grams: $10.00
'PACIFIC
DEWBERRY'. Scrambling prickly shrub to 5 feet or so, with white flowers. Sweet,
aromatic black berries, produced best with consistent moisture. W. N. America.
Zone 6.
RUMEX (ROO-mex)
POLYGONACEAE. A large genus of mostly temperate region perennials, many
grown for food or medicine. Attractive foliage and the seed stalks are good in
dried arrangements. Easily grown in most soils, and easy from seed, which may be
viable for 80 years.
—Rumex Acetosella. (300) RUME-5. Packet: $2.50
5 grams: $7.50
'SHEEP SORREL'. Low hardy perennial from creeping rootstocks, with
arrowhead-shaped leaves and reddish flowerstalks to 1 1/2 feet tall. N.
Hemisphere. Zone 2. The sour leaves are cooked in soups, used as seasoning,
added sparingly to salads, sandwiches. Much in demand for preparing the Essaic
anti-cancer remedy. Can be weedy. Aged seed best, and GA-3 helps germination, 1
- 4 weeks.
—Rumex crispus. (250)
RUME-10. Packet: $2.50
5 grams: $7.50
'CURLY DOCK'. Hardy perennial to 5 feet,
with long clusters of small flowers becoming brown seedheads. Eurasia. Zone 2.
The thick roots are used medicinally and the young leaves are eaten. Germinates
in 1 - 3 weeks.
SALVIA
—Salvia apiana. (50) SALV-3. Packet: $2.50
'WHITE SAGE'. Large white flowers often spotted lavender, 1/2 - 1"
long, in huge branched clusters up to 4 feet long, May to September. Large shrub
to 3 - 10 feet tall, with whitish leaves and willow-like stems. Mountains of
southern California. Zone 8. Excellent ornamental for arid regions. Good honey
plant and wildlife browse. Makes the classic sage incense bundles, now
overharvested in the wild. Germinates in 1 - 5 weeks or so. GA-3 helps.
—Salvia Greggii.
(20) SALV-29. Packet: $4.00
'AUTUMN SAGE'. Brilliant red flowers, some- times in other
shades, in April to October. Low shrub to 2 - 3 feet, with aromatic foliage.
Texas and Mexico. Zone 7. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Heat and
drought resistant. Germinates in 1 - 2 weeks.
—Salvia tomentosa. (10) SALV-97. Packet: $4.00
'BALSAMIC SAGE'. Large
inch-long light lavender-blue flowers in summer. Hardy perennial to 2 - 3 feet,
with aromatic grey foliage. Eurasia. Zone 4 to 6. Used for tea. Seed dormant,
prechill.
SAUROMATUM (sar-o-MA-tum)
ARACEAE. Large tuberous perennials somewhat resembling Arisaema, with
large curious flowers and odd leaves. Easily grown in rich loamy soil.
—Sauromatum venosum. SAUR-8. Packet: $2.50
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'VOODOO LILY'. Greenish yellow spathes with deep purple markings, 12 -
30" long. Large glossy green fan-like divided leaves. Reaches 4 - 6 feet
with age. Indian Himalayas. Hardy to Zone 5. Odd. Seed germinates in 3 - 4
weeks, and up to 10 weeks, needs light, surface sow. Corms may be stored dry for
years with no loss of viability.
SEQUOIADENDRON (se-KOY-a-den-dron)
TAXODIACEAE. A single species. Seed germinates readily but benefits from 30
- 60 days cold treatment. Seed viable many years. Birds may be attracted to them
and seedbeds may need to be screened.
—Sequoiadendron giganteum. (50) SEQO-1. Packet: $3.00 We
finally obtained a small supply of this! Seed shortage because of the wildfires.
'GIANT SEQUOIA'. Magnificent forest giant to over 300 feet tall, with a bole
10 - 30 feet in diameter, and bark 20" thick. Greyish green scale-like
foliage and oval 2 - 3" cones. Rare, in only a few scattered groves in the
Sierra Nevada. Stands down to minus 10°F. Zone 6. Grows 2 - 3 feet a year when
young, and lives 1500 years. This species should be naturalized in suitable
habitats worldwide to prevent extinction. Germinates in 2 - 8 weeks warm. Some
lots need a prechill for best germination. Seed has a naturally low percentage
of filled viable seeds - the best germination usually obtained is about 40%.
This lot is excellent quality! Germination 58%, tested 4/23.
SMILAX (SMI-lax)
LILIACEAE or SMILACACEAE. Woody or herbaceous vines from thick roots, grown
for their handsome foliage. Seeds may be difficult to germinate; hold pots
several years. Attractive and worth the effort.
—Smilax Bona-nox. (10)
SMIX-8. Packet: $2.50
'CAT BRIER'. Tall hardy perennial dioecious vine to 20 feet, with
heart-shaped leaves and small flowers in clusters, followed by black fruits.
S.E. U.S. Zone 6. The large tubers were made into bread by Indians, the young
shoots eaten, and medicinal.
—Smilax hispida. (10) SMIX-36. Packet: $2.50
'BRISTLY SARSAPARILLA'.
Tall dioecious climber to 10 - 20 feet, with bristly stems, oval leaves, and
clusters of small flowers followed by bluish-black berries. E. N. America. Zone
2. Young shoots eaten, and was used in Indian witchcraft.
SYRINGA
—Syringa Josikaea. (50) SYRI-12. Packet: $2.50
'HUNGARIAN LILAC'. Fragrant deep blue-violet flowers in 4 - 6" clusters
in summer. Hardy shrub to 12 feet, with glossy dark green 5" leaves.
Mountains of eastern Europe. Zone 4 or 5. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
VACCINIUM
—Vaccinium uliginosum. (100) VACC-38. Packet: $2.50
'BOG BILBERRY', 'ALPINE BLUEBERRY'. Small
dark blue-black fruits on a low shrub to 2 feet, with small pink flowers. North
Hemisphere. Zone 2. The delicious fruits are eaten raw or preserved, said to
cause 'giddiness' if eaten to excess.
VERBESINA (ver-be-SEE-na)
COMPOSITAE. Showy plants for the border or wild garden
for summer and fall bloom. Likes light, well- drained soil and sun. Sow indoors
in March, or where they are to grow after danger of frost.
—Verbesina alternifolia.
(100) VEBE-4. Packet: $2.50
5 grams: $7.50
'GOLDEN HONEY PLANT', 'WINGSTEM', 'CROWNBEARD'.
Large hardy perennial to 5 - 8 feet. Yellow 2" flowers in August. Narrow
10" leaves. E. N. America. One of the best native bee plants, it is good to
naturalize in woodlands. Germinates in 2 - 4 weeks.
VIBURNUM
—Viburnum edule. (20) VIB-22. Packet $3.00
5 grams: $12.00
'MOOSEBERRY'.
Bright red edible 1/2" fruits in fall. Deciduous shrub to 5 feet or so,
with crimson fall foliage. N.E. Asia and N. America. Zone 2 - 4. The fruits are
eaten fresh, preserved, or dried.
—Viburnum Opulus. (50) VIB-47. Packet: $2.50
1/4 Ounce: $7.50, Ounce: $15.00
'EUROPEAN CRANBERRY-BUSH', 'GUELDER ROSE', 'HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY'. White
3/4" flowers in 4" clusters in May and June, followed by edible
scarlet berries. Shrub to 13 feet. Eurasia. The berries are much like
cranberries and are eaten in northern regions, spirits are distilled from them,
and they are valuable food for birds. Produces 'Cramp Bark' used as a uterine
sedative. Give seed 8 - 12 weeks warm, then 4 - 8 weeks cold, to germinate in 8
weeks.
VINCETOXICUM (vin-se-TOX-i-cum)
ASCLEPIADACEAE. Twining perennials sometimes classed as Cynanchum.
Wheel or bell-shaped flowers. Easily grown. Name means 'to conquer poison',
alluding to its supposed virtue as an antidote.
—Vincetoxicum fuscatum. (20) VINCE-15. Packet: $2.50
Gram: $7.50
Starry brownish-red flowers in clusters in May to July. Bushy hardy
perennial to 30". Zone 4. Germinates in 1 - 4 weeks with straggler to 5
months.
VITEX (VYE-tex or VEE-tex)
VERBENACEAE. Ornamental trees and shrubs valued for their attractive spikes
of showy colorful flowers. Almost any soil. Prefers full sun. Easy from seed in
spring, and up to 90 days cold may help some. Germinates best with gibberellic
acid.
—Vitex Agnus-castus. (100) VITE-1. Packet: $2.50
1/4 Ounce: $7.50, Ounce: $16.00
'CHASTE TREE', 'MONK'S PEPPER'. Fragrant lilac flowers in dense 5 - 7"
spikes at the branch-tips, from July to September. Strongly aromatic shrub or
small tree to 10 - 25 feet, with divided leaves, dark green above and greyish
below. Mediterranean region. Hardy to Zone 6. Cultivated since at least 1570.
Branches used in basket-work. The seeds were used as a pepper substitute by
monks, as they were said to lessen sexual desire. Give GA-3 or 6 weeks cold to
germinate in 1 - 3 weeks.
WYETHIA (wy-ETH-ee-a)
COMPOSITAE. Low hardy perennials of the W. U.S., grown for their showy,
sunflower-like blooms and bold foliage. Slow growing & long-lived plants
valued in wild gardens. Seed of many sprout readily, but some need 3 - 4 months
cold.
—Wyethia angustifolia. (10) WYET-8. Packet: $2.50
'CALIFORNIA COMPASS
PLANT'. Large golden yellow 4" flowers. Perennial to 3 feet, with long
narrow basal leaves. Washington to California. Zone 8 or 9. Used medicinally and
the seeds eaten.
ZEA (ZAY-a or ZEE-a)
GRAMINEAE. Corn and teosinte. Germinates in 1 - 4 weeks.
—Zea mexicana. (10) ZEA-1. Packet: $2.50
'TEOSINTE'. Annual to 10 feet, with 1 - 2" wide leaves, and a tiny
'ear' only 2 - 3" long. México. A wild ancestor of corn, and its closest
relative. The 'ear' consists of two rows of kernels back to back and has the
power to disperse its seed, a trait which corn has lost. For at least 3000 years
teosinte has crossed with cultivated maize, resulting in a great genetic
diversity which is drawn upon to produce improved varieties. This genetic
diversity is greater than could be produced by 100 years of artificially-induced
mutations. Ironically, the introduction of modern agricultural methods and
hybrid corn varieties to these last areas of teosinte's occurrence is rapidly
driving it into extinction. If we lose this ancestral genetic base, we will no
longer be assured of corn's continued development.