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2025 SEEDLIST - Pi - Pz
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PICEA (PEE-say-a)
PINACEAE. Attractive N. Hemisphere, conifers with pendulous cones. Grown for ornament or timber. Most soils and zones, and easy from seed.
—Picea likiangensis. (100) PICA-26. Packet: $2.50
1/4 Ounce: $12.00
'LIJIANG SPRUCE'. Tree to 100 feet, with green to blue-green 1/2" needles. Grey scaly bark and 3" cones that may be reddish or purple when young. SW China and Tibet. Zone 7. "In April and May when loaded with its male flowers and brilliant red young cones it is spectacularly beautiful."—Hilliers. Germinates in 2 - 4 weeks warm.
—Picea mongolica. (50) PICA-32. Packet: $2.50
5 grams: $12.50
'MONGOLIAN SPRUCE'. Rare tree to 90 feet, with inch-long needles, grey-brown bark, and 3" cones. Mongolia. Zone 2. Good in harsh deserts. Considered 'near threatened'. Prechill 3 weeks.

PIMPINELLA (pim-pi-NEL-a)
UMBELLIFERAE. Herbs with white or yellow flowers in umbels, and feathery leaves. Best sown directly to not-too-rich soil. Germinates in 1 - 6 weeks.
—Pimpinella Anisum. (1000) PIM-1. Packet: $2.00
Ounce: $6.00
1/4 Pound: $15.00
'ANISE'. White flowers. A dainty annual to 1 1/2 - 2 feet, with feathery bright green leaves. Greece to Egypt. Grown for the popular seeds used as a condiment for bread, pastries and cheese, to flavor liqueurs, and medicinally. Known to the ancient Greeks, it is mentioned by Dioscorides, Theophrastus, and Pliny. The leaves may be used in salads. Medicinally the seeds and oil are used as estrogenic agents to promote milk secretion, regulate and promote menstruation, ease birth, and allay symptoms of menopause. A number of synthetic estrogens were originally modeled after the estrogenic compounds found in the oil. Anise still has merit in that it is non-carcinogenic, has low toxicity, and is gentle in action. Not to mention you don't need a prescription, and it is low cost. See: 'Fennel and Anise as Estrogenic Agents'. Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1980) Vol. 2, pages 337 - 344.
NEW—Pimpinella Saxifraga. (250) PIM-23. Packet: $2.50
Gram: $7.50
'LESSER BURNET'. White flowers with crimson stigmas and long drooping filaments. Finely divided leaves, some of which resemble birds in flight, hence the old Dutch name meaning 'God's Little Birds'. Hardy perennial to 2-3 feet. England. Zone 4. The leaves smell like cucumbers when bruised, and were used to cool tankards much like Borage, and were added to salads. The fresh root is very hot like pepper, and was chewed for toothache and gargled for sore throat. When dried and stored for a while, it loses much of its pungency, and becomes aromatic like anise. Relished by sheep, and said to increase milk flow in cattle.

PINELLIA (pi-NELL-ee-a)
ARACEAE. Ornamental E. Asian summer-growing arums. Best in moist part shade.
—Pinellia tripartia 'Atropurpurea'. (20) PINE-24A. Packet: $2.50
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'PURPLE DRAGON'. Purple 4" spathes in spring and summer, with long green tails. Bulb to 18", with shiny three-parted leaves. Japan. Zone 5. Stands shade.

PINUS (PEE-nus or PYE-nus)
PINACEAE. North Hemisphere evergreen conifers. The pines are popular and widely adapted. Valuable for timber, ornament, fuelwood, rosin, turpentine, and edible seeds. Best in well-drained soil.
—Pinus durangensis. (10) PINU-16. Packet: $2.50
Info and photos: http://www.conifers.org/pi/Pinus_durangensis.php
'DURANGO PINE'. Dark green 6 - 10" needles and 3" cones. Tree to 130 feet, with grey-brown bark. Mts. of W. México. Zone 8. The only pine with needles in sixes. Germinates in 2 - 3 weeks.
—Pinus Lambertiana. (15) PINU-32. Packet: $2.50
Photo: http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+1202+0928
Cones: http://www.esacademic.com/pictures/eswiki/83/Sugarpine.jpg
'SUGAR PINE'. The tallest pine, to 220 feet, with 2 - 4" needles and 8 - 24" long cones, the largest in the genus. Oregon to Baja. Zone 7. The large seeds are eaten, and it exudes a sweet sap. Give 2 - 3 month prechill 10 germinate in a month.
—Pinus Massoniana. (50) PINU-37. Packet: $2.50
'CHINESE RED PINE'. To 80 feet, with thin, light green 8" needles and 3" cones. China. Zone 7. Germinates in 2 - 4 weeks warm.
—Pinus Mugo Mughus. (25) PINU-44. Packet: $3.00
5 grams: $10.00
'DWARF SWISS MOUNTAIN PINE'. Low shrub to 4 feet, with crowded 2" needles and 2" cones. Alps. Zone 3. Very ornamental. Produces Hungarian terebinth. Germinates in 2 - 24 weeks warm.
—Pinus Pinea. (10) PINU-62. Packet: $2.50
1/4 Pound: $20.00
'ITALIAN STONE PINE', 'UMBRELLA PINE'. Round-topped tree to 40 - 80 feet, with stiff, bright to grey green 8" needles, and 4" cones. Mediterranean. Cultivated for the large, sweet, edible nuts. Considered sacred to Poseidon by the ancient Greeks. Zone 8. Germinates in 1 - 4 weeks warm. Some lots are sensitive to warm temperatures and need cool temperatures to germinate.
—Pinus Roxburghii. (=longifolia) (25) PINU-72. Packet: $2.50
Ounce: $7.50
1/4 Pound: $20.00
'CHIR' or 'EMODI PINE'. Beautiful Himalayan pine to 80 feet, with long, drooping, light green 12" needles and 7" cones. Zone 6. The seeds are eaten in India. Germinates in 2 - 4 weeks with no prechill needed.
—Pinus tabulaeformis. (50) PINU-77. Packet: $2.50
Info: http://www.conifers.org/pi/Pinus_tabuliformis.php
Photo: http://www.plantphoto.cn/tu.aspx?id=87950
Photo of needles and cones: http://www.plantphoto.cn/tu.aspx?id=28060
'CHINESE RED PINE'. To 80 feet, with 4-6" needles and 3" cones. Northern China. Zone 4 or 5. Germinates in 2 - 4 weeks warm.
—Pinus Torreyana. (10) PINU-97. Packet: $4.00
'TORREY PINE'. Small round-headed tree to 60 feet, often gnarled in the wild. Stiff dark green 8 - 12" needles and round 6" cones. Rare endemic, only a few thousand trees occur in a small spot on the San Diego coast and on Santa Rosa Island. Large edible seeds. Zone 7. Germinates in 4 - 6 weeks and a 4 week prechill often helps.

PLATYCODON (pla-te-KO-don)
CAMPANULACEAE. 'BALLOON FLOWER'. A single species. A showy hardy perennial thriving in well drained sandy loam. Easy from seed; blooms the second year. The flower buds are inflated and balloon-like before they open. Allow stems to die back in fall. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks at warm temperatures. Do not cover seed. The young leaves are used in salads in Japan. Native to eastern Asia.
—Platycodon grandiflorus 'Florist Blue'. (100) PLTY-1B. Packet: $2.50
Gram: $7.50
5 grams: $15.00
'BLUE BALLOON FLOWER' Large blue 3" flowers. Showy perennial to 2 feet. Zone 4. Germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
—Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fuji Pink'. (100) PLTY-1FP. Packet: $2.50
'FLORIST PINK'. Large pink 3" flowers. Showy perennial to 20". Zone 3. Germinates in 1 - 2 weeks.

POGOSTEMON (po-go-STEM-on)
LABIATAE. Tropical Asian herbs for fragrance.
—Pogostemon cablin. (300) POGO-6. Packet: $3.00
1/4 Gram: $18.00
Gram: $50.00
'TRUE PATCHOULI'. Tropical shrublet to 2 - 3 feet with very fragrant mauve flowers in 1 - 3" spikes, and 2 - 4" leaves. East Indies. Zone 9b or 10. The main source of patchouli oil. Used for fragrance, medicinally, and seasoning. Smells like a VW bus full of hippies. Best in warm places with part shade. Germinates in 1 - 6 weeks. Aged seed best, and light and GA-3 helps.
Info and photos link: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53931/
—Pogostemon heyneanus. (200) POGO-11. Packet: $3.00
1/4 Gram: $12.00
Gram: $35.00
'INDIAN PATCHOULI'. Small purple flowers in spikes on a shrubby tropical perennial to 5 - 6 feet, with highly fragrant leaves. Tropical Asia. Zone 10. Prefers full to part shade, good houseplant. One of the sources of patchouli oil. Germinates in 1 - 6 weeks.

POINCIANA (poin-see-A-na)
LEGUMINOSAE. Showy warm-region small broad-crowned trees and shrubs with feathery pinnate foliage and spectacular flowers. Fast growing heat lovers, best in well-drained soil. Drought-resistant thriving in hot sun and warm regions, north to Oregon. Easy in pots in the greenhouse. Easy from seed, grow like Caesalpinia, which see.
—Poinciana Gilliesii. (=Caesalpinia Gilliesii) (10) POIN-2. Packet: $2.50
Ounce: $12.00
1/4 Pound: $40.00
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'BIRD of PARADISE BUSH'. Striking flowers with 3 - 5" long bright red stamens from 5-petaled yellow flowers in dense clusters. Blooms all summer. Shrub or small tree with feathery foliage. South America. Fast growing to 10 to 20 feet or so. An excellent ornamental, good in desert areas and the South, but grown as far north as Oregon. Zone 8. Easy in pots in the greenhouse in the North, and said to be possible as an annual if started early. The stamens have been used as a saffron substitute. "A very showy and worthy plant."—L. H. Bailey. Nick seed, germinates in 1 - 3 weeks.
—Poinciana pulcherrima. (=Caesalpinia pulcherrima) (10) POIN-4. Packet: $2.50
Ounce: $9.00
1/4 Pound: $30.00
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'PRIDE OF BARBADOS', 'DWARF POINCIANA', 'FLOWER FENCE'. Striking flowers with red crinkled petals edged yellow, and bright 2 1/2" red stamens. Dense shrub to 10 feet with delicate dark green feathery foliage. West Indies. Zone 9. Fast growing, good hedge or screen in warm regions, blooming throughout warm weather. Stands some frost. Sacred in India. The seed and pods yield tannin and dye, and the orange colored wood is carbonized for ink in India. Leaves used as a fish poison in Guatemala. All parts have medicinal uses, and extracts have shown antiviral effects. Nick seed to germinate in 2 - 3 weeks.
—Poinciana regia: See Delonix regia.

POLEMONIUM (po-le-MO-nee-um)
POLEMONIACEAE. Mostly easily grown perennials for the border. Blue, yellow or purplish flowers. Best from fall-sown seed in rich loam. Common kinds germinate in 1 - 4 weeks at warm.
—Polemonium caeruleum Blue Pearl. (100) POLE-4. Packet: $2.50
Gram: $7.50
'JACOB'S LADDER', 'CHARITY', 'GREEK VALERIAN'. Gorgeous sky blue 1" drooping flowers with yellow stamens. Hardy perennial to 3 feet, with fern-like foliage. Europe. Likes moist wet ground. Cats are fond of the scent and will roll in the plants. Was used medicinally as an alexipharmic, etc.
—Polemonium yezoense 'Purple Rain Strain'. (50) POLE-28P. Packet: $2.50
Gram: $9.50
Large violet inch-wide flowers in June and July. Hardy perennial to 20", with pinnate leaves. Japan. Zone 4. Until early summer the whole plant is reddish-purple, making a nice display. Germinates in 1 - 6 weeks or so.

POLYGONATUM
LILIACEAE. Robust hardy woodland perennials grown for their handsome foliage and graceful arching branches. Best in shady places, but they do well in the border. Ideal for woodland and under trees, where they form nice colonies. Sow in fall or give warm then cold treatment.
—Polygonatum biflorum. (50) POLO-2. Packet: $2.50
5 grams: $7.50
'SMALL SOLOMON'S SEAL'. Bell-shaped greenish 1/2" flowers in small clusters in April to July. Hardy perennial to 1 - 3 feet, with graceful arching branches and attractive foliage. E. N. America. "Wonderful in shade gardens."—Guttendorf. Best sown in fall, or prechill 4 months to germinate in 1 - 2 months.

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 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.

PRUNUS (PROO-nus)
ROSACEAE. Ornamental flowering trees and shrubs. Many produce edible fruits or nuts. Easily grown, and making a great display of bloom in spring.
NEW—Prunus subcordata. (5) PRUN-130. Packet: $2.50 OUT OF STOCK
Fresh seed stored in cold storage.
'MODOC PLUM', 'SIERRA PLUM'. Fragrant white 1/2" flowers in March and April, followed by edible fruits up to an inch long. Shrub or tree to 20 feet, with roundish leaves. Northern California. Zone 7. The fruits are eaten fresh, dried, or in sauces and preserves. Distinctive flavor. "Considered one of the best native fruits of the Pacific Coast region."—Facciola.

PSOPHOCARPUS
LEGUMINOSAE. Tropical eastern hemisphere plants.
—Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Day Neutral. (10) PSOP-12D. Packet: $2.50
'WINGED BEAN'. Tropical perennial vine with winged, four-sided pods and protein-rich seeds. Young pods eaten raw, or cooked like snap beans. The leaves, flowers and roots are all eaten, and the light blue flowers are used for food coloring. Usually this plant can't be grown north of southern Florida because of day-length restrictions, but this variety blooms regardless of day length. The immature tuberous roots are eaten like potatoes, and are said to be quite tasty. They contain 20% protein dry weight, some 10 - 20 times the protein of other root crops. Nick seed to germinate in 2 weeks.

"Economic growth is not only unnecessary, but ruinous."—Alexander I. Solzhenitsyn.

PSYCHOTRIA (sy-KOT-ree-a)
RUBIACEAE. Tropical shrubs and trees.
NEW—Psychotria viridis. (20) PSYC-122. Packet: $2.50
Gram: $10.00 (about 90 seed)
5 grams: $40.00 BULK OUT OF STOCK - packets are still available
'CHACRUNA'. Small white flowers in clusters, followed by red berries. Shrub to 16 feet, with shining 6" leaves. Amazon. Zone 9 or 10. Used in the drink 'ayahuasca'. Germinates in 2 - 9 months, and GA-3 helps. New crop seed (1/25) from Hawaii is expected this month.

PULSATILLA (pul-sa-TIL-a)
RANUNCULACEAE. Herbaceous perennials with poppy-like flowers. Sometimes included in Anemone. Good in the rock garden and wild garden.
—Pulsatilla ambigua. (25) PULS-4. Packet: $2.50
Dark blue-violet nodding bells in spring. Hardy perennial to 8", with divided leaves. Siberia and China. Zone 5.
—Pulsatilla tatewakii. (25) PULS-39. Packet: $2.50
Nodding violet 2" bells in spring. Compact hardy perennial to 8". Far eastern Siberia. Zone 5.
—Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Red Bells'. (20) PULS-46R. Packet: $2.50
Large deep red bells. Zone 5. Germinates in 3 - 8 weeks.

"...in the Amphipoda, an order low in the scale, the males and females recognise each other, (as individuals) and are mutually attached."—Darwin.

PUNICA (POO-ni-ka)
PUNICACEAE. Two species of trees and shrubs widely grown in warm regions for ornament and their beautiful flowers and edible fruit. Popular in the greenhouse in the North. Can stand to 0°F with protection, hardy to D.C. against a south wall, but likes hot sun and good drainage. Fruits in 3 or 4 years from seed, and best in hot arid regions. Stands alkaline soil. Good for hedges. Soak overnight to germinate in 2 - 10 weeks warm.
—Punica Granatum var. nana. (25) PUNI-1N. Packet: $3.50
'DWARF POMEGRANATE'. A diminutive plant reaching only 1 - 3 feet tall, often blooming when only 6" tall. Beautiful inch-wide pink or scarlet flowers followed by tiny 2" fruits. The best for ornamental pot growth indoors in the North. Zone 7. Germinates in 2 - 8 weeks.

PUYA (POO-ya)
BROMELIACEAE Over 160 species of terrestrial bromeliads from S. American highlands. Dense rosettes of spiny-margined leaves, some with thickened trunks, and dense, often enormous flower-spikes. One kind has the largest inflorescence known, and another gathers nutrients by entangling birds and even sheep in the leaves! Aged seed best, new seed germinates readily with GA-3.
—Puya mirabilis. (100) PUYA-12. Packet: $2.50 FRESH CROP SEED - needs GA-3.
Gram: $9.00
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Spikes of large, beautiful, three-petaled lime green flowers to 2 - 6 feet tall. Forms a nice rosette of narrow 2 foot leaves. Argentina. Quite striking and beautiful. Aged seed germinates in 2 - 10 weeks and up, fresh seed needs GA-3 and gives high germination in 2 weeks.
—Puya Raimondii GP2609. (20) PUYA-72. Packet: $7.00
Nice Photos: http://www.sciencedump.com/content/puya-raimondii-plant-blooms-once-every-100-years
Conservation status: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/168358/0
'QUEEN of the ANDES', 'CUNCUSH'. Giant endangered bromeliad forming yucca-like balls of narrow leaves, to 10 feet across. Sends up a huge flower spike to 30 - 40 feet tall, with thousands of 2" white flowers, then dies. Peru and Bolivia. Zone 9, perhaps colder. Collected at 12,000 feet, Peru. Germinates in 4 - 8 weeks warm. For more seeds and plants grown by plant-explorer Ben Kamm, including many Andean rarities, see his website at www.sacredsucculents.com

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