http://www.seedsource.com, Junction, TX. This is an excellent seed
supply house. I have used them many times.
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On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 07:06:40 -0600, J Kolenovsky
wrote:

http://www.seedsource.com, Junction, TX. This is an excellent seed
supply house. I have used them many times.

Native American Seeds out of Junction, TX. Large variety. Many hard
to find species. Their web site is blast, a good way to 'garden' on a
cold, rainy day. :-)

Otoh, a 'heads up' about Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg. In
particular their "Texas-Oklahoma Mix", probably the most widely
distributed wildflower mix in the state, isn't made up of plants from
just Texas and Oklahoma. It contains a significant percentage of
non-native species from Europe, California and South Africa. Some of
these species can be troublesome to eradicate once established in a
native landscape. Calling this a "Texas-Oklahoma mix" is misleading
to the average consumer who's hoping to replicate the wildflowers seen
along our roadsides and fields (check out Native American's
"Texas-Oklahoma Native Roadside Mix" instead).

Even their use of common names can be confusing. For instance
Wildseed's "Baby Blue Eyes" is the exotic _Nemophila insignis_, a
California native, not the _Nemophila phacelioides_ which will be
gracing our central Texas woodlands shortly: Some of our better garden
centers sell these as native. Like most of us they make the natural
assumption that seeds sold under a local common name, grown by a Texas
wildflower producer, are native. Unfortunately it just isn't so..

http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/images/blueyes.jpg).

Terry Horton wrote:
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On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 07:06:40 -0600, J Kolenovsky
wrote:
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http://www.seedsource.com, Junction, TX. This is an excellent seed
supply house. I have used them many times.
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Native American Seeds out of Junction, TX. Large variety. Many hard
to find species. Their web site is blast, a good way to 'garden' on a
cold, rainy day. :-)
Amen. Been a few of those lately down this way.
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Otoh, a 'heads up' about Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg. In
particular their "Texas-Oklahoma Mix", probably the most widely
distributed wildflower mix in the state, isn't made up of plants from
just Texas and Oklahoma. It contains a significant percentage of
non-native species from Europe, California and South Africa. Some of
these species can be troublesome to eradicate once established in a
native landscape. Calling this a "Texas-Oklahoma mix" is misleading
to the average consumer who's hoping to replicate the wildflowers seen
along our roadsides and fields (check out Native American's
"Texas-Oklahoma Native Roadside Mix" instead).
I have seeded with the Texas-Oklahoma Native Roadside Mix from Native
American. It is a true mix. Terry, as the VP of the Houston Chapter of
the Native Plant Society of Texas, I would like to thank you for making
these distinctions and calling it to the readers attention of this ng.
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Even their use of common names can be confusing. For instance
Wildseed's "Baby Blue Eyes" is the exotic _Nemophila insignis_, a
California native, not the _Nemophila phacelioides_ which will be
gracing our central Texas woodlands shortly: Some of our better garden
centers sell these as native.
I have even found some native plant retailers who had specimens
mislabled. True, the mislabled ones were natives but not the specific
one the label read. =

Like most of us they make the natural
assumption that seeds sold under a local common name, grown by a Texas
wildflower producer, are native. Unfortunately it just isn't so..
and... it's not. But some of us know the difference. And thats where we
can educate folks or belong to groups that do. =

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http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/images/blueyes.jpg).

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