Swallowtail Garden Seeds: African Daisy, or "Gousblom" in Afrikaans. Arctotis acaulis. Illustrated by G.D. Ehret (1773).
Swallowtail Garden Seeds: Papaya, fruta bomba. Carica papaya. Illustration by G.D. Ehret (1750).
Swallowtail Garden Seeds: Rattail cactus. Easy to grow and showy, frequently grown in containers. Disocactus flagelliformis. Trew, Plantae selectae, Trew, C.J., vol. 3, (1752) [G.D. Ehret]
Swallowtail Garden Seeds: Pineapple. Ananas comosus. Trew, C.J., Ehret, G.D., Plantae selectae, vol. 1: t. 3 (1750) [G.D. Ehret]
Swallowtail Garden Seeds: Papaw, paw paw. Asimina triloba. Trew, C.J., Ehret, G.D., Plantae selectae, vol. 1: t. 5 (1750) [G.D. Ehret]
Swallowtail Garden Seeds: Edible Fig. Ficus carica. Trew, C.J., Ehret, G.D., Plantae selectae, vol. 8: t. 73 (1771) [G.D. Ehret]
Swallowtail Garden Seeds: Cedar of Lebanon, Cedars of Lebanon. Cedrus libani. Trew, C.J., Ehret, G.D., Plantae selectae, vol. 1: t. 1 (1750) [G.D. Ehret]
Swallowtail Garden Seeds: Sassafras. Sassafras albidum. All parts of the plant are fragrant. Sassafras extract once a primary ingredient in root beer. Trew, C.J., Ehret, G.D., Plantae selectae, vol. 7: t. 69 (1765) [G.D. Ehret]
Swallowtail Garden Seeds: Pickerel Weed. Pontederia cordata. Aquatic plant native to Florida. Grows to 4 feet tall, 1-2 ft. can be seen. Violet blue flower spikes attract butterflies. Trew, C.J., Ehret, G.D., Plantae selectae, vol. 9: t. 83 (1772) [G.D. Ehret]
Swallowtail Garden Seeds: Ehretia tinifolia. Trew, C.J., Ehret, G.D., Plantae selectae, vol. 3: t. 25 (1752) [G.D. Ehret]
Swallowtail Garden Seeds: Mt. Parnassos Dead Nettle. Lamium garganicum. Trew, C.J., Ehret, G.D., Plantae selectae, vol. 8: t. 75 (1771) [G.D. Ehret]
Swallowtail Garden Seeds: Coontie. Zamia pumila. Trew, C.J., Ehret, G.D., Plantae selectae, vol. 3: t. 26 (1752) [G.D. Ehret]
Swallowtail Garden Seeds: Arrow wood. Viburnum dentatum. White flowers in spring, followed by blue-black drupes loved by birds. Grows in the wild, only in Shelby county Missouri. Trew, C.J., Ehret, G.D., Plantae selectae, vol. 9: t. 87 (1772) [G.D. Ehret]
Swallowtail Garden Seeds: Jack in the Pulpit, Lords and Ladies, Wake robin. Arum maculatum. Trew, C.J., Ehret, G.D., Plantae selectae, vol. 6 (1760) [G.D. Ehret]