Wild Collected Seed
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Carex bebbii
Bebb's Sedge
Product Overview:Sedge
Positioning:Full sun to part shade
Germination:Easy, but may require a cold period
Price:$4.00 (50 seeds per package)
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Carex flava
Yellow Sedge
Common to the Rocky Mountain Region found along streams and in marshy places.
Product Overview:Alberta Native / Wild Collected
Height:10-40 cm
Positioning:Full sun to part shade, moist area
Germination:Seed requires cool temps
Price:$3.50 (50 seeds per package)
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Carex rostrata
Awned sedge
Prefers areas that hold water. I gather this seed from a spot that can dry out in the warmest months, doesn't seem to affect this tough sedge.
Roots & seeds are apparently edible?
Product Overview:Wild Collected Seed
Height:60 cm +
Positioning:Full sun to part shade, moisture is key
Germination:Requires fluctuating temperature to germinate
Price:$3.50 (100 seeds per package)
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Castilleja miniata - Indian paintbrush
Paintbrushes are believed to be semi-parasitic as they have few root hairs with which to absorb water and nutrients from the soil.
Product Overview:Perennial
Height:30 - 60 cm (12 - 24")
Positioning:Full sun to part shade
Germination:Difficult - Requires fluctuating temperatures to germinate
Price:$4.00 (50 seeds per package)
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Chamerion angustifolium - Fireweed
Product Overview:Wild Collected Seed
Height:1m +
Positioning:Full sun to part shade
Germination:May require fluctuating temps to germinate
Price:$4.00 (a good pinch)
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Cirsium hookerianum
White Thistle / Hooker's Thistle
The species name commemorates Britsh botanist Sir William J. Hooker (1785-1865), director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Between 1829 and 1840, he made numerous plant collections across Canada and the US.
This is one of my favorite thistles. It is beautiful.
Product Overview:Biennial
Height:30+ cm
Positioning:Full sun
Germination:Sow at warm but may require cold period
Price:$4.00 (20 seeds per package)
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Clematis occidentalis
Not available this year
This is fairly common in my neck of the woods. You only have to be observant at the right time to see it. There is a particular plant close by that climbs 20 feet on a poplar tree and has formed a nest of blooms. It is quite something to see.
Product Overview:Perennial
Height:2+ metres
Positioning:Full sun to part shade
Germination:Requires fluctuating temperatures to germinate
Price:$0.00 (25 seeds per package)
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Cornus canadensis
Bunchberry
A member of the dogwood family. These are found throughout almost all of Alberta. Moist woods, often under evergreens, and that's where I find the best crops of them. Like other cornus seeds, they are difficult to clean.
Product Overview:Alberta Native
Height:8-18 cm
Positioning:Shade, under evergreens preferable
Germination:Slow germinator, up to a year +
Price:$4.00 (30 seeds per package)
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Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Red-osier Dogwood
Found all over Alberta. Native peoples in northern Alberta used the outer bark to make a dye and tanning solution for hides. The stems were woven into birch baskets to add colour. Also, original native dreamcatchers were made from the young branches of the Red-osier dogwood.
Product Overview:Trees & Shrubs
Height:1-3 m
Positioning:Full sun to part shade
Germination:Requires cold period for germination
Price:$4.00 (20 seeds per package)
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Corylus cornuta
SOLD OUT
Beaked Hazelnut or Beaked Filbert
I found these on my favorite lease not far from home. Judging from the incredible abundance of this shrub, I would guess that it is easy to grow! Can't wait to go back in the early spring to see the flowers. This shrub is one of the earliest flowering plants in Alberta.
Beaked hazelnut is a member of the birch family.
I suspect I may regret offering these for sale, they are going to require some heavy gloves to clean the nut. Update, heavy leather gloves & a dental tool makes quick work of it.
Product Overview:Trees & Shrubs
Height:Up to 3m
Positioning:Shade, part sun
Germination:Requires warm, cold, warm periods
Price:$4.00 (10 nuts per package)
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Dasiphora floribunda
Sold Out
Potentilla fruticosa
Product Overview:Trees & Shrubs
Height:30-150 cm tall
Positioning:Full sun to part shade
Germination:Requires fluctuating temps
Price:$0.00 (30 seeds per package)
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Delphinium glaucum
Finding this seed up past Rocky Mountain House was one of those 'Stop the Truck' moments. Seeing a favorite plant growing in its natural habitat is so rewarding. Went back to that area on several occasions to ensure that I was able to collect the seed at its prime. The last trip up I was met with clear cut forest (see the blog for that trip). Managed to find enough seed to offer, plus spread some through the ditches where it had been growing. Let's hope it takes hold again up there for future generations.
Product Overview:Perennial
Height:1-2m
Positioning:Full sun to part shade
Germination:Germinates best at cool temperatures
Price:$4.00 (50 seeds per package)
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