Shrub Seeds (A to Z)
Acacia angustissima (Prairie acacia). A perennial, deciduous, shrub or tree in the Fabaceae family native to Central America and the United States. It is also found in South America, India and Pakistan. Approx. 2,200 seeds per oz.
Acacia cultriformis (knife-leaf wattle, dogtooth wattle, half-moon wattle). A perennial tree or shrub.
Acacia cyclops (Coastal Wattle)
Acacia greggii (Cat claw acacia). Tolerates reflected heat. Hardy to 0°F. Southwestern USA native. Deciduous, large shrub or small tree, fast growing from 8 to 20' tall. Drought tolerant, looks better with occasional watering. 270 seeds per oz.
Acacia redolens prostrata (Prostrate Acacia). Seeds collected from a very prostate form of the Acacia redolens. Used as a groundcover, good on slopes. Full sun, sprawling shrub evergreen up to 2' tall; 6-12' wide. Fast growth rate. Small yellow flowers. Woody trunks. Drought, heat tolerant. Hardy to 20°F or lower. Native to Australia. Approx. 3500 seeds per oz.
Allenrolfea occidentalis (Iodine bush) Email for availability and current pricing.
Ambrosia deltoidea (Triangle leaf). Full sun, heat tolerant, desert perennial shrub. Fast growing 2' tall; 3' spread. Little water once established. Native to Sonoran desert. 2400 seeds per oz.
Ambrosia dumosa (White bursage) 2400 seeds per oz.
Amelanchier alnifolia (Saskatoon Serviceberry). Native and introduced perennial shrub. The fruits are used in pies, jams, and syrup, Saskatoon wine is a regional specialty. Native Americans boiled branches to make a tea for treating colds. Height, 3-15 Feet. Requires 12" minimum precipitation. 25,800 seeds per pound.
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Amelanchier utahensis (Utah Serviceberry). A small tree or large shrub. Grows to about 15' at maturity. The flowers have white petals and grow in small clusters. In early spring, while in bloom, the entire plant is snowy white. Seeds are formed in small apple-like pomes that are brown to black when ripe. The fruit are juicy and sweet. Widely scattered throughout Utah and are common in arid canyons and rocky areas usually between 3,000 and 9,000 feet in elevation. Once established, it is very drought well. The fruit are an excellent source of bird food and the foliage is eaten by livestock and wildlife.
Artemisia arbuscula (Low Sage).
Artemisia californica (Calif. Sagebrush).
Artemisia cana (Silver Sagebrush).
Artemisia filifolia (Sand Sagebush) Native and Introduced Perennial Shrub. Height, 2-4 Feet. Requires 6" minimum precipitation. 2,000,000 seeds per pound.
Artemisia frigida (Fringed Sagebrush). Native Perennial Shrub; Height, 6-18". Requires 8" minimum precipitation. 4,536,000 seeds per pound.
Artemisia nova (Black Sagebrush). Native Perennial Shrub; Height, up to 2'. Requires 6" minimum precipitation. 907,200 seeds per pound.
Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana (Mountain Big Sagebrush).
Artemisia tridentata v. tridentata (Basin Big Sagebrush). Native Perennial evergreen shrub from 3 to 12 ft. tall. Requires 10" annual rainfall minimum. Commonly found on deep, fertile well-drained soils in valleys and on foothills to 7,000 ft. elevation. Forage is usally poor for cattle and moderate for wildlife. Provides valuable cover for wildlife. 2,500,000 seeds per pound
Artemisia tridentata v. wyomingensis.
Asclepias speciosa (Showy Milkweed)
Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed)
Asparagus asparagoides 'Smilax' (Bridal creeper, Bridal-veil creeper, Gnarboola, Smilax asparagus) Herbaceous climbing plant of the family Asparagaceae native to tropical and southern Africa.
Asparagus pyramidalis
Asparagus sprengeri (Sprenger Asparagus).
Asparagus virgatus
Atriplex canescens (Four wing saltbush). 2800 seeds per oz. Grows from 2 to 6' tall. Does well in alkaline soils. Origin: Sonoran and Chihuahuan desert.
Atriplex confertifolia (Shadscale Saltbush). Native Perennial Shrub; Height, 1-3 Feet. Requires 4" minimum precipitation. 64,900 seeds per pound.
Atriplex cuneata (Castle Valley Clover) Native Perennial Shrub; Height, 6-12". Requires 6" minimum precipitation. 30,300 seeds per pound. (PLS)
Atriplex gardneri (Gardner's saltbrush).
Atriplex lentiformis (Quail bush). 20,000 seeds per oz.
Atriplex polycarpa (Desert saltbush).
Caesalpinia cacalaco (Cascalote). Evergreen tree, growing slowly to 20' tall, 20' wide. Sun and heat tolerant. Hardy to 20°F. Little water. Native to Southern Mexico. 80 seeds per oz.
Caesalpinia mexicana (Mexican Bird of Paradise). Evergreen small tree or large shrub. Fast growing to 10-18' tall; 6 -15' wide. Yellow flowers. Hardy to 20° F. Drought tolerant. Approx. 300 seeds per oz.
Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Red bird of paradise). Full sun, heat tolerant. Root hardy to 15 F, leaf drop at 30 F. Drought tolerant, happy with infrequent deep watering. Native to Central America, northwestern South America, West Indies. 180 seeds per oz.
Callistemon ‘Capt. Cook’ (Dwarf form of viminalis). Approx. 50000 seeds per oz.
Callistemon citrinus
Callistemon rigidus
Callistemon viminalis
Calothamnus gilesii
Calothamnus quadrifidus (Net Bush) 50000 seeds oz.
Cassia artemisioides (Feathery senna / Feathery Cassia ). Full sun to part shade, heat tolerant. Hardy to 15°F. Evergreen shrub. cylindrical gray-green leaflets. Fast growing to 6' tall; 6' spread. Little to moderate water. Native to Australia. 1700 seeds per oz.
Cassia covesii (Syn: Senna covesii). Desert Senna
Cassia didymobotrya (Senna didymobotrya)
Ceanothus greggii (Desert ceanothus)
Ceanothus velutinus (Snowbrush ceanothus). Email for availability and current pricing.
Celtis ehrenbergiana (Spiny Hackberry). Seeds are embedded in fruit.
Celtis pallida (Desert hackberry) (aka Celtis ehrenbergiana). (Sunset: 10-13; USDA: 7-10. Full sun. Spiny semi-evergreen shrub, up to 20' tall, 8' spread; small dark green leaves. Drought hardy. Origin: Texas, New Mexico, northern Mexico from 3000 to 8000' elevation. Seeds are embedded in fruit.
Cercocarpus ledifolius (Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany). Native Perennial Shrub. Height, 8-30 feet. Requires 8" minimum precipitation. 30,000 seeds per pound.
Cercocarpus montanus (True Mountain Mahogany). Native Perennial Shrub; 3-15'. Approx. 1600 seeds per oz.
Chilopsis linearis (Desert willow). Light pink flowers. Deciduous shrub or small tree, fast growing to 25' tall; 20' spread. Heat resistant, Hardy to 10°F. Moderate to little water, needs good drainage. Native to Southwest USA, northern Mexico. Approx. 4500 seeds per oz.
Chrysothamnus vasey (Vasey Rabbitbrush)
Dioscorea bulbifera (Air potato). A vigorous, herbaceous twining vine in the yam family known for its potato-like aerial bulbils and large underground tubers
Dracaena draco
Encelia farinosa (Brittlebush). Full sun, heat tolerant, short lived evergreen bush. Hardy to 26°F. Fast growing up to 3' tall; 5' wide. Needs good drainage. Drought hardy when established. Average Live Seed per Bulk Pound: 82,000. Origin: Southwestern USA, northwestern Mexico, Baja California.
Encelia farinosa (Brittle bush). Full sun, heat tolerant. Hardy to 26°F. Short lived evergreen bush. Fast growing up to 3' tall; 5' wide. Needs good drainage. Native Southwestern USA, northwestern Mexico, Baja California. 8000 seeds per oz.
Ephedra nevadensis (Nevada ephedra). Native Perennial Shrub; Height, 2-5 Feet. Requires 5" minimum precipitation. 19,900 seeds per pound.
Ephedra viridis (Green mormon tea). Native Perennial Shrub; Height, 2-4 Feet. Requires 7" minimum precipitation. 25,000 seeds per pound.
Eriogonum effusum
Fatsia japonica (Japanese aralia) syn. Aralia japonica
Hesperaloe funifera. The largest of the Hesperaloes, closely related to Yucca, forms upright, clustering rosettes of heavy, stiff, yellow-green leaves. Grows to 6' tall. Native to Chihuahuan desert: Texas, northeastern Mexico. Full sun, well drained soil, hardy to 0 deg. F. Approx. 1000 seeds per oz.
Hesperaloe parviflora (Red yucca) Sunset: 10,12,13,16,18-24. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Low water. Grows to 3' tall, 4' wide. Hardy to 5°F. Origin: Texas, northeastern Mexico. Approx. 950 seeds per oz.
Hymenoclea salsola is a flowering plant, native to California. In the daisy family known by several common names, including white burrobrush, cheesebush, and desert pearl. Grows two to three feet tall and is recommended for use in seed blends intended for dry, sandy, desert areas.
Hypericum calycinum. (St. John's Wort) is a small, semi-evergreen shrub with screaming bright yellow flowers,
Isocoma menziesii (Golden Brush). A shrub native to California and western North America.
Isomeris arborea (Bladderpod)
Juniperus monosperma (One-seed Juniper) A species of juniper native to western North America, in the United States in Arizona, New Mexico, southern Colorado, western Oklahoma (Panhandle), and western Texas, and in Mexico in the extreme north of Chihuahua. It grows at 970–2300 m altitude. Evergreen coniferous shrub or small tree growing to 2–7 m (rarely to 12 m) tall, usually multistemmed, and with a dense, rounded crown. 580 seeds per oz.
Juniperus scopulorum (Rocky Mt. Juniper)
Larrea tridentata (Creosote bush). Full sun. Hardy to 0 F. Straggly evergreen shrub, slowly growing to 8-10', 6' wide. No water after established. Native Southwestern USA, south to central Mexico, southern South America. Approx. 3000 seeds per oz.
Leptospermum repestre
Lycium andersonii (Wolfberry). Seeds are embedded in the fruit
Lycium exsertum (Thornbush / Arizona desert-thorn).
Mimosa dysocarpa (Velvet pod)
Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo)
Nicotiana tabacum (Bolivian Black Tobacco Seeds) Open culivation.From Wikipedia: Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. Found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all plants in the Nicotiana genus, and its leaves are commercially grown in many countries to be processed into tobacco. It grows to heights between 1 to 2 metres. Research is ongoing into its ancestry among wild Nicotiana species, but it is believed to be a hybrid of Nicotiana sylvestris, Nicotiana tomentosiformis, and possibly Nicotiana otophora.
Nicotiana tabacum (Virginia Black Tobacco Seeds) Open culivation.From Wikipedia: Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually-grown herbaceous plant. Found only in cultivation, where it is the most commonly grown of all plants in the Nicotiana genus, and its leaves are commercially grown in many countries to be processed into tobacco. It grows to heights between 1 to 2 metres. Research is ongoing into its ancestry among wild Nicotiana species, but it is believed to be a hybrid of Nicotiana sylvestris, Nicotiana tomentosiformis, and possibly Nicotiana otophora.
Philodendron selloum
Pinus ponderosa 12,000 seeds per pound
Plantago erecta (Dot-Seed Plantain)
Prunus virginiana (Chokecherry). Native Perennial Shrub; Height, 5-30 feet. Requires 14" minimum precipitation. 4,800 seeds per pound.
Purshia tridentata (Antelope Bitterbrush) Native Perennial Shrub; Grows to 2-15 Feet. Needs 8" minimum annual rain. Plant in Fall, Winter, Early Spring 15,000 seeds per pound.
Radermachera sinica (China doll, Serpent tree or Emerald tree). Evergreen tree in the family Bignoniaceae, native to the subtropical mountain regions of southern China and Taiwan. It can reach heights of up to 30 m tall and a trunk diameter of 1 m. The flowers are white, trumpet-like, about 7 cm long, and resembling a large Bignonia flower in shape. Used as a houseplant and bonsai.
Rhus aromatica v. simplicifolia (Singleleaf skunk brush)
Rhus glabra (Smooth Sumac). Approx. 2000 seeds per oz.
Rhus integrifolia (Lemonade Berry). Grows from Santa Barbara County, CA south into Baja along the coast. A wide-mounding evergreen shrub, 5-10 feet tall, spreading 12 feet, its thick, dull-green leaves cover the plant densely. Tight clusters of cream to pink-colored flowers appear around February, and bunches of flat-sided berries mature in early summer to a rust-red. Loaded with citric acid, they can indeed be made into a tart drink reminiscent of lemonade. On slopes, root depth can reach 15-25 feet making Rhus integrifolia an excellent plant for erosion control. Approx. 8000 seeds per LB
Rhus trilobata (Skunkbrush sumac). 1100 seeds per oz.
Ribes cereum (Wax currant)
Ribes montigenum. Showy, yellow-red to coral-pink, tubular flowers. Red or orange-red fruits, round, 1/3 inch berries in a hanging clusters ripen in August. Reddish-brown, smooth bark. Small to medium upright shrub to 3 feet tall, often forms thickets.
Rosa woodsii (Wood's rose). Native Perennial shrub; Height, 2-6 Feet. Requires 12" minimum precipitation. 45,300 seeds per pound.
Salvia apiana
Sambucus racemosa (Red Elderberry). Native perennial shrub; Height, 3-6 ft. Requires 18" minimum precipitation. Thrives in riparian zones 286,000 seeds per pound. ##
Senna hirsuta. Native of tropical America. Senna hirsuta grows on the plains and hilly areas. Grows along roadsides, railway embankments and dry ditches. It is found in gardens and fields as a weed and prefers open locations.Is now distributed throughout Malesia, Indo-China, Thailand and most other countries in the Asian and African tropics. In Java, where it has long been known and has naturalized.Uses: As forage plant. As food the leaves and young pods are eaten, usually steamed or cooked in vegetable dishes or in salads. Medicine: In Java the leaves are used medicinally for treating herpes. A decoction of the leaves is used against irritations of the skin in Thailand. In Laos the seeds are used as a substitute for coffee.
Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) (Sunset: 10-13, 19-24; USDA: 8b-10). Full sun. Hardy to 18°F. Evergreen shrub, slow growing to 6 - 10' tall; 6 - 8' spread. Needs good drainage, little to no water. Native Southern Calif., Arizona and Mexico. 60 seeds per oz.
Symphoricarpos rotundifolius (Mountain Snowberry)
Tetradymia canescens (Spineless horsebrush)
Thevetia neriifolia. (Cascabela thevetia), Yellow oleander. Approx. 145 seeds per LB
Tristania conferta (Lophostemon conferta) Brisbane Box
Vitex agnus-castus (Monk's pepper) 2700 seeds per oz.
Wisteria sinensis. Vine, blue flowers. Approx 40 seeds per oz.
Ziziphus jujube. Red date, Chinese date, and Chinese jujube. 840 seeds per LB