Swallowtail Garden Seeds:
Marum Germander (Teucrium maurum) and Chinese St. John's-Wort (Hypericum monogynum). The American flora: volume 3, by Strong, Asa B. (1855)
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Begonia sanguinea. The American flora: volume 4, by Strong, Asa B. (1855) [D.W. Moody]
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Dieteria canescens var. incana [as Diplopappus incanus] The American flora, volume 4 (1855)
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Cistanthe grandiflora [as Calandrinia discolor] The American flora, volume 4 (1855) [D.W. Moody]
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Crimson peony, wild peony. Paeonia mascula Mill. subsp. mascula var. russoi (Biv.) [as P. russi] The American flora, volume 4, by Strong, Asa B. (1855)
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European peony, common peony. Deep red flowers, 4-5 inches across in late spring. First grown as a medicinal plant, in time became popular oranmental. The American flora by Asa B.. Strong, vol. 1 (1855)
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Chinese flowering crab-apple, Chinese crab, [as Chinese pear] Known as hai tang hua in China.
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Red corn poppy, Shirley poppy. Papaver rhoeas. Here on the West Coast, Shirley poppies bloom early. For me, their bright, cheerful faces are the harbingers of spring. The American flora by Asa B.. Strong, vol. 1 (1855)
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Stately Silphium, prairie dock. Silphium terebinthinaceum. Perennial plants form green buds which unfold into large, yellow, attractive flowers. Grows up to 9 feet tall, with leaves 18 inches long and 1 foot wide. The American flora, volume 4 (1855)
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Bear's foot hellebore, Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis). Cup-shaped, nodding flowers, 3-4 inches across, bloom for 8-10 weeks in late winter. Color is extremely variable. Perennial plants grow to 18 inches tall.
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Amaryllis lily, naked ladies (Amaryllis belladonna), and Jacobean lily (Sprekelia formosissima). The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
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Annual Lavatera [Lavatera trimestris] (1855)
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Bind-weed. Ipomoea pandurata. The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
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Blood-colored cinquefoil. Potentilla atrosanguinea. The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
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Geranium. American flora vol. 3 (1855)
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Common dogwood, Eastern dogwood. Cornus florida. The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
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Lady's Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium acaule [as C. humile]) and Yellow Mariposa Lily (Calochortus luteus). The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
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Dark-flowered Calliopsis, Plains Coreopsis. Coreopsis tinctoria. These cheerful annual wildflowers are native to the plains of the central and eastern US. The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
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Mexican Lupine, Lupine. (Lupinus perennis). The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
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Sticky Monkey-flower, Orange Bush Monkey-flower. Mimulus aurantiacus. The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
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Moss Rose.
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Rose-colored Hawthorn. Crataegus laevigata. The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
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Dahlia, [as Striped Dalea] (1855)
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Sweet peas and hollyhocks.
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Tree peony. Paeonia suffruticosa. The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
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Tulip tree. Liriodendron tulipifera. The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
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Common cowhage. Mucuna pruriens. The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
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Common Comfrey. Symphytum orientale. The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
Swallowtail Garden Seeds:
Narrow-spathed skunk cabbage. Symplocarpus sp. Besides attracting pollinators with its skunky odor, skunk cabbage has the amazing ability to generate heat through thermogenesis to melt through frozen soil while it grows. The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
Swallowtail Garden Seeds:
Easterm poppy. Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale), and Stapelia sp. The American flora vol. 3 (1855)
