AMARYLLIDACEAE. Central and South American bulbs related to Hippeastrum and Zephyranthes. Easy in full sun, part shade, good in sandy soil and in pots. Outdoors in California and the South.
—Habranthus tubispathus. (d,h) HABR-23. Packet: $2.00
'COPPER RAIN LILY'. Bright yellow coppery funnel-shaped inch-long flowers striped darker on the outside. Blooms summer to fall, after rains. Tender bulb to 6 - 10", with narrow leaves. S. Texas and Argentina. Zone 8. This is the true tubispathus, not robustus. "An especially effective use of rain lilies is to plant the bulbs under a ground cover such as ivy. After a rain, the flowers appear and seem to hover a few inches above the ivy like butterflies." —Sartin. Germinates in 1 - 2 weeks.
HAEMODORUM (hee-mo-DOR-um)
HAEMODORACEAE. Unusual Australian plants with red to black flowers in airy clusters above grass-like leaves. Stem and roots blood red. Related to Anigozanthos. Leaves die back when dormant. Seed often germinates best at cool temps. Smoke treatment may help germination.
NEW—Haemodorum spicatum. (c,h) HAEM-22. Packet: $2.00
'MARDJA'. Weird black, brown, and yellow flowers. Bulbous perennial to 1 - 7 feet, with grass-like leaves. SW Australia. Roots eaten by the Aborigines. Gives high germination in 4 weeks.
HAKEA (HA-kee-a)
PROTEACEAE. 'PINCUSHION TREE'. Striking evergreen Australian shrubs related to Grevillea, Banksia, & Protea. Noted for their exceedingly diverse foliage and interesting flowers. Good outdoors in California and the South, standing seacoast exposure. Tough, drought resistant and standing several degrees of frost. Sow seed in winter or early spring in sandy soil. Seed viable 5 - 10 years or more. Smoke treatment may help germination.
NEW—Hakea laurina. (e,h) HAKE-48. Packet: $3.00
'SEA URCHIN', 'PINCUSHION TREE'. Showy round red flower-balls in winter, with creamy 'pins' (styles), resembling pincushions. Attractive shrub or tree to 30 feet, with narrow, grey-green 6" leaves, often margined red. W. Australia. Zone 9. Fast-growing, good in poor soil. Germinates in 3 - 8 weeks or more.
NEW—Hakea petiolaris. (e,h) HAKE-64. Packet: $2.00
Purple-red balls of flowers with white 'pins' (styles). Attractive shrub to 8 - 20 feet, with broad, rounded, 4" bluish leaves. W. Australia. Germinates in 3 - 4 weeks.
HARDENBERGIA (har-den-BER-jee-a)
LEGUMINOSAE. Showy Australian vines & shrubs, grown in California & the South, or in the greenhouse. Light, well-drained soil is best. Soak, nick hard ones, to germinate in 1 - 6 weeks. Nice plants.
—Hardenbergia Comptoniana. (e,h) HARD-11. Packet: $2.00
'LILAC VINE', 'AUSTRALIAN WISTERIA'. Violet-blue 1/2" flowers in drooping 5" racemes. Evergreen twiner to 10 feet, with narrow, dark green leaves. West Australia. Stands a fair amount of frost, and is grown in sheltered spots in England.
—Hardenbergia violacea var. rosea. (e,h) HARD-25R. Packet: $2.00
'ROSY CORAL PEA'. Rosy 1/2" flowers in 5" racemes. Evergreen shrubby twiner to 10 feet, with narrow, dark green leaves. E. Australia. The leaves or roots may be boiled in water for a sweet drink.
HELIANTHEMUM (he-lee-AN-the-mum)
CISTACEAE. Perennials and sub-shrubs thriving in full sun and dry, rocky, limestone soil. Their rose-like flowers arc produced over a long period. Good in mild climates and by the sea.
—Helianthemum nummularium mutabile. (b,h) HELM-13. Packet: $2.00
'ROCK ROSE', 'SUN ROSE'. Many shades of yellow, white, lavender, and pink 1" flowers from May to July. Hardy perennial to 1 - 2 feet, mounded or trailing. Mediterranean. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
"Busy, curious, thirsty fly, Drink with me, and drink as I." —William Oldys, On a Fly Drinking out of a Cup of Ale, (1696 - 1761).
HELIANTHUS (hee-lee-AN-thus)
COMPOSITAE. 'SUNFLOWER'. Large hardy annuals & perennials grown for their large showy flowers. Excellent in the back border, and are ideal for bird and wildlife food. The flowers of various species range from 1 - 12" or more across, and in height from 1 to 20 feet. Easily grown in most soils. Plant outside as early as possible to miss heavy frosts, to germinate in about 1 - 3 weeks. For early flowers, start indoors as early as February or March, to germinate in about 10 days at 60 - 65°F. Plant out in April or May. Heat and drought resistant. Best planted in masses in large gardens where "their magnificent flowers... assume an air of regal splendor." —Booth.
—Helianthus annuus Autumn Beauty. (b,h) HELA-6AB. Packet: $1.50
Germination: 88% Tested: 9/07, Oz: $4.00 BULK OUT OF STOCK - PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE
Many 6" flowers in shades of yellow, bronze & mahogany red, with a darker zone. Branching habit to 7 feet. An interesting mixture. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
—Helianthus annuus Chocolat. (e,h) HELA-6C. Packet: $3.00
Deep chocolate-colored flowers. Dwarf to 2 - 3 feet tall. Choice and very scarce. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
NEW—Helianthus annuus Ebony and Gold. (b,h) HELA-4EG. Packet: $1.50
Germination: 92% Tested: 10/07, Oz: $4.00
Large golden-yellow 5 - 8" wide flowers with a large black eye. Multi-headed annual to 5 - 6 feet.
—Helianthus annuus Red Sun. (b,h) HELA-6RS. Packet: $1.50
Germination: 99% Tested: 9/07, Oz: $4.00
Deep velvety red flowers with a brown disk. Multi-bloomer to 6 feet. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
—Helianthus annuus Ring of Fire. (e,h) HELA-6RF. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 88% Tested: 9/07, 10 grams: $20.00 BULK OUT OF STOCK - PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE
Bicolored 5 - 6" wide flowers, the petals with golden tips and dark red base, and dark center. Hardy annual to 4 feet. Good cut flower. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks. All-America and Fleuroselect winner.
—Helianthus annuus Sonja. (d,h) HELA-6SJ. Packet: $2.50
Germination: 99% Tested: 10/07, 10 grams: $20.00
Tangerine orange with dark center. A new type for cutting; the long laterals have no side branches. To 3 1/2 feet tall. Nice in the flower garden. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
—Helianthus annuus Valentine. (c,h) HELA-6V. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 95% Tested: 7/07, 10 grams: $16.00
Lemon yellow 6" flowers with black centers, on long, 30" stems. Developed especially for cutting. Base branching to 5 feet. Blooms August to September providing repeated crops. Harvest in bud stage in early morning, and if kept in nutrient water, they may last 15 - 18 days. A new introduction for 1993, developed by E. Benary. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
—Helianthus Maximiliani. (b,h) HELA-30. Packet: $1.50
Germination: 93% Tested: 12/07, Oz: $5.00
'MAXIMILIAN SUNFLOWER'. Yellow 3" sunflowers from July to October on a hardy perennial to 2 - 10 feet tall. Narrow, foot-long leaves. Plains, Manitoba to Texas. The thick tubers were eaten by the Sioux and other peoples. Germinates in 1 - 6 weeks.
HELIOPSIS (hee-lee-OP-sis)
COMPOSITAE. 'SUN GLORY'. Showy sunflower-like hardy perennials valued for their large summer bloom in the border. Makes good cut flowers. Sow seed from early spring up to August, to germinate in 10 - 15 days. Blooms the first year if started early.
—Heliopsis helianthoides. (c,g) HELO-14. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 78% Tested: 9/07, 1/4 Oz: $6.00
'OX-EYE'. Bright yellow 3" daisies borne abundantly from June to frost. Hardy perennial to 4 - 5 feet, with pointed 6" leaves. E. U.S. Zone 4. Good butterfly and bee plant. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
—Heliopsis scabra Summer Sun. (c,h) HELO-4S. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 96% Tested: 12/07, 5 grams: $7.00
Bright golden yellow double and semi-double 4" flowers borne in profusion on long, strong stems from July to September. Hardy perennial to 5 feet. E. U.S. Excellent for cut flowers. Germinates in 1 - 4 weeks.
HELIOTROPIUM (hee-lee-o-TRO-pee-um)
BORAGINACEAE. 'HELIOTROPE'. Popular half-hardy annuals and perennials grown for their very fragrant purple, violet or white flowers in coiled racemes. Old fashioned favorites for cut flowers, as pot and greenhouse plants, and in the border. They like light, rich soil in a sunny, protected place. Start seed early indoors to germinate in about 1 - 12 weeks, pot up or plant out in May, spacing 12". Do not fertilize, as this lessens their fragrance. Can be grown in the same pot for several years. The seed can remain viable for more than 50 years.
Heliotropium arborescens Varieties:
'HELIOTROPE', 'CHERRY PIE'. Tender perennial with tiny, extraordinarily fragrant, vanilla-scented flowers in massive dense clusters. Can become shrubby in mild climates. Sun or part shade in hot areas. Peru. Cultivated since 1757. The modern varieties unfortunately may lack fragrance.
—Heliotropium arborescens Marine. (b,g) HELR-2M. Packet: $3.00
Giant 12" clusters of deep violet-blue sweetly scented flowers produced all summer above the dark green wrinkled foliage. Tender perennial to 2 feet. Excellent pot or bedding plant. Germinates in 1 - 12 weeks.
HELLEBORUS (he-LE-bor-us)
RANUNCULACEAE. 'HELLEBORE'. Attractive long-lived hardy perennials valued for their very early bloom (some in late winter), and handsome foliage. Best in part shade and moist soil, admirably suited to planting under trees and in shrubbery. They make excellent cut flowers and are easily forced. Seed germinates best if given 2 periods of cold treatment, otherwise they may hold over 2 winters. Sow in fall or give 30 - 60 days cold, then 60 days warm, then 30 - 60 days cold, to germinate in 30 - 60 days. Freezing once in each cold period may help. Space 12". Good results have been obtained by starting at warm temperatures for 1 - 3 months, then move to cold, for germination at cold temperatures.
—Helleborus niger. (d,h) HELB-10. Packet: $2.50
'CHRISTMAS ROSE'. Very large white flushed pinkish 2 - 4" saucer-shaped flowers bloom very early, December to April. Elegant hardy perennial to 1 1/2 feet, with dark green divided leaves. Europe. Best in cold-winter climates. The poisonous root was used medicinally and was once used to bless cattle as protection from evil spirits, and was used by sorcerers of legend to become invisible.
—Helleborus purpurascens. (e,v) HELB-20. Packet: $3.00
Greenish purple to bluish 3" wide flowers, purple-violet outside, with dark veins, in winter & spring. Hardy perennial to 16", with deeply lobed leaves. Hungary. Good in humusy soil. Forms mats.
HEMEROCALLIS (he-mer-o-KAL-is)
LILIACEAE. 'DAYLILY'. Hardy, free-flowering tuberous rooted Eurasian perennials prized for their showy bloom. Easily grown, pest free, thriving with neglect. Almost any soil, full sun or part shade. Easy to naturalize. forming large clumps. Mixed types germinate at 70°F, with further germination if unsprouted seeds are moved to 40°F.
—Hemerocallis Fine Mixed. (d,h) HEME-FX. Packet: $2.00 OUT OF STOCK Click for photo »
'DAYLILY'. Seed from a fine collection from the full spectrum of day lilies—colors from yellow and orange through red, purple and pink to near white. Flower sizes from miniature to 6", and many ruffled and a few spider types. Includes named types like Stella De Oro and Catherine Woodbury, and a full range of heights and bloom times. Excellent. Easy but irregular from seed, most germinating in 1 - 8 weeks warm, but some lots need a 4 week prechill.
"Moral indignation is envy with a halo." —H. G. Wells.
HEPATICA: See Reserved Access page.
HERACLEUM (her-a-KLEE-um)
UMBELLIFERAE. Bold perennials or biennials, some gigantic, with cartwheel-sized umbels. Good specimen plants for moist soil in full sun or shade.
—Heracleum lanatum (=maximum). (b,h) HERA-3. Packet: $2.00
Oz: $8.00
'COW PARSNIP', 'MUN-SHOK' (Yuki name). White flowers in large umbels to a foot or so across, February to June. Hardy perennial to 3 - 10 feet, with bold 20" lobed leaves. N. America & Eurasia. Widely used by Indians for medicine and food, the tender young leaf and flower stalks eaten peeled. The roots are a valuable medicine. Give 4 - 6 weeks cold to germinate in 4 - 8 weeks.
HESPERALOE (hes-per-AL-o)
LILIACEAE or AGAVACEAE. Several stemless plants resembling Yucca. Narrow leaves from a bulbous base. Long flower-spikes. Easily grown; treat like Agave or Yucca. Excellent for desert areas.
—Hesperaloe funifera. (e,g) HESO-8. Packet: $2.00
Inch-long green flowers tinged purple, on stalks to 8 feet. Large species with straight, 6 foot long sword-shaped leaves edged with fibers. México. Germinates in 1 - 4 weeks.
—Hesperaloe parviflora. (e,h) HESO-19. Packet: $2.00
'RED YUCCA'. Bright dark to light red inch-long flowers on red stems to 6 feet tall, May to July. Inch wide, gracefully arching reddish green leaves to 4 feet long, the edges with conspicuous threadlike frayed edges. S.W. Texas. Hardy to 0°F (Zone 7). Germinates in 1 - 4 weeks.
HESPERIS (HES-per-is)
CRUCIFERAE. Hardy Eurasian biennials and perennials grown for their bright, often fragrant flowers.
—Hesperis matronalis Purple-Violet. (b,h) HESP-6V. Packet: $1.50
Germination: 92% Tested: 12/07, Oz: $6.00, 1/4 lb: $10.00 BULK OUT OF STOCK - PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE
'SWEET ROCKET', 'DAME'S VIOLET', 'DAMMASK VIOLET'. Very sweet scented, showy purple-violet, 3/4", four-petaled flowers in large pyramidal clusters from June to August. Hardy biennial or perennial to 3 feet. Eurasia. Space 18". Good cut flower; a few mixed in a bouquet will scent a room. Full sun or part shade. An old-fashioned cottage garden favorite. Germinates in 1 - 2 weeks.
HESPEROCALLIS (hes-per-o-KAL-is)
LILIACEAE. A single species. Germinates in 1 - 4 weeks.
—Hesperocallis undulata. (c,h) HESC-1. Packet: $2.00
'DESERT LILY'. Large, very fragrant, waxy white 1 1/2 - 2 3/4" long flowers with green bands, in spikes of 5 - 8 blooms. Narrow, wavy-margined leaves. Bulbous plant to 2 feet. Colorado Desert of S. California. Grows in almost pure sand, at depths of 18". The bulbs were eaten raw or cooked by the Indians, and are said to have a garlic-like flavor.
HEUCHERA (hew-KER-a)
SAXIFRAGACEAE. 'ALUM ROOT'. Popular native North American wildflowers. Airy clusters of dainty flowers held above clumps of broad, heart-shaped, lobed leaves. Though mostly inhabiting rocky cliffs, streambanks, and mountains, they thrive in full sun or part shade in ordinary moist garden soil. Good for cutting and florist work. Sow on surface in late fall to early spring. Germinates in 1 - 10 weeks at cool temperatures. Seed half-life 3 years.
—Heuchera americana Dale's Strain. (b,h) HEU-4D. (b,h) Packet: $2.00
Beautiful foliage, the 2 - 3" lobed leaves marbled purple and white, edged with green. Tiny creamy flowers in airy panicles, June to September. Hardy perennial to 2 feet, very variable in coloring. E. N. America. Zone 4. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
—Heuchera micrantha Palace Purple. (b,f-g) HEU-15P. Packet: $2.50
Shiny purple-red to bronze foliage topped by long sprays of creamy flowers. Hardy perennial to 2 feet. Good pot plant and nice foliage in the border. Rogue out green seedlings. Offered in the trade as both americana & micrantha. Germinates in 2 - 4 weeks.
—Heuchera Newest O.P. Hybrids. (a,h) HEU-NH. Packet: $2.00
Produces many varied forms with foliage from green to bronze, marbled silvery to red veined, smooth to lobed margins, and flowers from white to red. Hardy perennial to 8 - 20", blooms June to September. Nice! (americana X micrantha) Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
—Heuchera pulchella. (b,v) HEU-16. Packet: $2.50 Click for photo »
Nice rosy pink flowers on 6" stems. Hardy perennial (Zone 4) forming dense 1 1/2" tall mats of deeply lobed bright green leaves. New Mexico mountains. Best in dappled shade. "One of the finer species Heucheras. We've got a mat that has spread to 2 feet across over a period of about 8 years. A true miniature. Really nice." —Bertrand. Germinates at 70°F.
—Heuchera sanguinea Bressingham. (a!,h) HEU-20H. Packet: $2.00
Flowers range from white to deep red shades. Improved open pollinated strain to 2 feet. Fine.
—Heuchera sanguinea Firefly. (b,h) HEU-20F. Packet: $2.50 Click for photo »
'CORAL BELLS'. Dark scarlet, nodding, bell-shaped 1/2" flowers in open clusters, on delicate stems to 2 feet, May to July. Hardy perennial with rosettes of roundish scalloped leaves. SW U.S. This is an improved deep scarlet strain. Germinates in 2 - 3 weeks.
HIBISCUS (hi-BIS-kus)
MALVACEAE. 'ROSE MALLOW'. Warm region herbs, shrubs & trees with showy flowers in many colors, and a long season of bloom. Best in deep, rich, moist soil & full sun. Many of the herbaceous kinds are hardy in the North if mulched, and others good greenhouse tub plants, or the roots lifted in fall and stored in a cellar. Some can be flowered indoors in winter in a 6" pot. Germinates readily in 1 - 10 weeks warm, and light nicking or overnight soaking may help. Various kinds are grown for food, fiber, seed oil, and even some for timber.
—Hibiscus aculeatus. (c,h) HIBS-3. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 92% Tested: 9/07, 1/4 Oz: $7.00, Oz: $16.00
'PINELAND HIBISCUS'. Beautiful pale yellow 3 - 4" wide blooms, sometimes purple at the base. Perennial to 4 feet, with 3 - 5-lobed leaves. SE U.S. Seed pods good in dried arrangements. Nick seed to germinate in 1 - 3 weeks, a few up to 6 months.
—Hibiscus cannabinus. (d,h) HIBS-5. Packet: $2.00 OUT OF STOCK
'KENAF', 'INDIAN HEMP'. Yellow 3 - 6" wide flowers with purple or crimson centers. Annual or perennial to 3 - 6 feet with heart-shaped basal and palmately lobed upper leaves. Old World tropics. Widely cultivated for the jute-like fiber as well as for papermaking. Seeds yield an illuminating oil, & the seed-cake is eaten. Young leaves eaten as a potherb. Germinates in 1 - 2 weeks.
—Hibiscus militaris. (d,g) HIBS-27. Packet: $2.00
'SOLDIER ROSE-MALLOW'. Large pale pink cup-shaped 3 - 5" wide blooms with dark maroon centers. Hardy perennial to 4 - 7 feet, with heart-shaped basal leaves and 3-lobed upper leaves. Moist woods and swamps, Pennsylvania south to the Gulf. The flowers close at night. "A hardy and fine species." —Bailey. Germinates in 1 - 6 weeks.
—Hibiscus syriacus. (c,h) HIBS-41. Packet: $2.00
'ROSE - OF- SHARON', 'SHRUB - ALTHAEA'. Pink-lavender 4 - 5" wide flowers with dark crimson centers, July to September. Hardy shrub to 6 - 12 feet, with three-lobed leaves. E. Asia. Blooms 3 - 5 years from seed, and can live for many decades. Easy in any soil. The flowers and leaves are used for tea in China, and are eaten when young. Bark and root medicinal. Germinates in 2 - 4 weeks.
—Hibiscus Trionum. (c,h) HIBS-45. Packet: $2.00
Oz: $6.00
'FLOWER-OF-AN-HOUR'. Yellow 1 1/2" flowers with a dark purple eye, followed by interesting inflated, almost transparent, inch-long calyces. Hardy annual to 2 feet, with deeply divided leaves. Old World tropics. "An interesting annual, blooming freely throughout the hot weather of summer, and thriving in any open, warm place." —L. H. Bailey. Also called 'Devil's Head In a Bush'. The young plants have been eaten as a potherb. Germination improved by nicking. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
HIERACIUM (hi-er-RAY-shee-um)
COMPOSITAE. 'HAWKWEED'. Easily grown perennials with red, orange or yellow flowers on spikes held above a rosette of leaves. Good in the rock garden and in poor soil. Easy from seed, which germinates in 1 - 3 weeks, sometimes much longer. The name comes from the belief that hawks eat the plant to sharpen their sight. They have a sweet honey-like scent & give much nectar. Used medicinally.
—Hieracium maculatum Leopard. (c,f) HIER-30L. Packet: $3.00
'CHOCOLATE DIP'. Striking leaves mottled purple-brown, in dense rosettes. Yellow flowers on slender 10" stems. Central Europe. Best in part shade. Germinates in a week.
—Hieracium Pilosella. (b,h) HIER-34. Packet: $2.50
Germination: 80% Tested: 9/07, Gram: $10.00
'MOUSE-EAR HAWKWEED'. Lemon-yellow 1" wide flowers, striped purple on the back, from May to September, held above the felty grey foliage. Hardy stoloniferous perennial to 1 foot. Europe. Nice groundcover. Medicinal. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
HIEROCHLÖE (hee-er-o-KLO-ee)
GRAMINEAE. Fragrant perennial grasses of both hemispheres. Easily grown in moist places. The name is from Greek; hieros - sacred, & chlöe - grass. Rubbing the tiny seed out of the husk will give much better germination. Usually takes 2 weeks to 6 months, but is speeded to 2 - 4 weeks by soaking in 2000ppm potassium nitrate, or use 100ppm or less GA-3 (low concentration only).
—Hierochlöe odorata (Hierochloe odorata). (d,h) HIEC-18. Packet: $2.50
'SWEET GRASS', 'HOLY GRASS'. Sweetly vanilla/coumarin scented grass to 1 - 2 feet, with graceful brownish panicles in June & July. North temperate regions from Europe, through N. Asia & N. America. This is the source of the well-known sweetgrass braids used as sacred incense by N. American Indians. It is not well known that it was also sacred to early European peoples, and is still used to strew in churches on festival days. Used for flavoring in tropical Asia. Perhaps we can all use this grass to help us remember our common humanity. (The name Hierochloe odorata is repeated above so that the search engines can find it - they don't seem to do well with the "ö")
HIPPEASTRUM (hip-e-AS-trum)
AMARYLLIDACEAE. Showy bulbs grown indoors for their late winter & early spring bloom. They may reach blooming size in 2 years if kept growing continually, and not dried off till after the first bloom. Best in rich fibrous soil. Seed may germinate in 2 - 4 weeks, a bit irregular. Viable 1 - 3 years.
—Hippeastrum Mixed. (d,g) HIPP-X. Packet: $2.50
'AMARYLLIS'. Red, pink, and red striped white.
"The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern." —Lord Acton, 1881.
HORDEUM (HOR-dee-um)
GRAMINEAE. Northern regions grasses grown for grain or the ornamental spikes. Easy.
NEW—Hordeum distichon Faro. (e,h) HORD-7F. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 92% Tested: 10/07, Oz: $5.00
'PHARAOH BARLEY'. An old two-rowed barley with long, attractive awns. Despite the name, it did not come from the pyramids. Germinates in 1 week.
HOSTA (HO-sta)
LILIACEAE. 'PLANTAIN LILY'. Hardy and easily grown herbaceous perennials from China and Japan. They form large attractive clumps of broad basal leaves overtopped by spikes of funnel-shaped blue, lilac or white nodding flowers. They grow vigorously in rich soil in moist shaded places, the clumps of foliage creating a pleasing effect. Easy from seed, which germinates in 2 - 4 weeks or so.
—Hosta species Mixed. (b,h) HOST-X. Packet: $2.00 OUT OF STOCK
5 grams: $6.00, 10 grams: $9.00 OUT OF STOCK
A mix of various hardy species. Germinates in 2 - 4 weeks.
HUMULUS (HOO-mu-lus)
CANNABIDACEAE. Two species of twining dioecious vines, of easy cultivation. To save your own seed, plant several, to be sure of having both sexes.
—Humulus Lupulus. (c,h) HUMU-6. Packet: $2.50
5 grams: $20.00, 10 grams: $35.00 BULK OUT OF STOCK - PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE
'HOPS'. Hardy dioecious perennial twiner to 20 feet, with handsome 3-lobed leaves and rounded cone-like spikes which form the bitter 'hops' used to flavor beer and increase its intoxicating effects. Young shoots eaten like asparagus. North temperate regions. Prechill 6 - 8 weeks to germinate in 2 - 3 weeks.
HYSSOPUS (hi-SO-pus)
LABIATAE. Aromatic perennials from the Mediterranean to central Asia.
—Hyssopus officinalis. (a!,h) HYSS-1. Packet: $2.00
Germination: 90% Tested: 9/07, 1/2 Oz: $6.00, Oz: $10.00 BULK OUT OF STOCK - PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE
'HYSSOP'. Dark blue 1/2" flowers in dense 5" spikes in summer and fall. Hardy aromatic perennial to 1 - 2 feet, with small, narrow, dark green 1 - 2" leaves. S. Europe. Blooms profusely. Best in warm, alkaline soil. Good bee plant, producing fine honey. A popular herb, used for tea, soups, potpourri, and medicinally against rheumatism. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
—Hyssopus officinalis Rose. (a,h) HYSS-1R. Packet: $2.00 OUT OF STOCK
'ROSE HYSSOP'. Rose 1/2" flowers in 5" spikes.
—Hyssopus officinalis White. (a,h) HYSS-1W. Packet: $2.00 OUT OF STOCK
'WHITE HYSSOP'. White 1/2" flowers in 5" spikes.