Plants - Living Material

Description:   Contains Representatives from All Major Plant Groups

Description:   <i>Selaginella lepidophylla</i>. Find out how plants survive desert conditions; this plant’s curled, dried, gray-brown fronds unfurl and turn green when placed in water. It is found in desert regions of the South and Southwest United States, and Central America. It is supplied in a plastic bag and comes with care instructions. Size: approximately 3".

Description:   Scouring Rush. It features reedy, upright growth habit and whorls of leaves at the nodes. The shoots, which contain silica, were once used to scrub utensils and pots, giving <i>Equisetum</i> its common name of scouring rush. It is supplied in a plastic bag with care instructions. Quantity: 8–12 shoots.

Description:   Echinodorus brevipedicellatus<BR>This unusual plant has broad, swordlike leaves.

Description:   Give your <i>Hydra </i>and small fish a place to hide with this bushy hornwort. Package of 12.

Description:   <i>Nymphoides aquatica</i>. Dicot. The green tubercles that grow from this unique plant’s short roots store nutrients and look like bananas, giving the plant its common name. It is a floating plant that grows best in shallow water. It is easily reproduced from cuttings. Size: 4–6". Package of six.<BR><BR>Unless otherwise noted, plants are supplied in waterproof, plastic bags that keep plants fresh and healthy. Care instructions are included. Be sure to check with your state’s Department of Agriculture for any restrictions.

Description:   <B>Conifers come in all shapes and sizes — and so do their cones.</B><BR>Includes: 6 pine cones, 6 spruce cones and 6 cedar cones.<B><BR>*Pine cone factoid: Pine cones can forecast the weather! In dry weather, the scales dry up and open out. If they start to close up, wet weather is coming!</B>

Description:   Observe Different Plants’ Methods of Capture and Feeding.

Description:   <i>Vallisneria spiralis</i>. Monocot. This fast-growing bottom-rooted plant has elongated, twisted green leaves with five parallel longitudinal veins. It grows well mixed with other plants. Size: 6–8". Package of 50.<BR><BR>Unless otherwise noted, plants are supplied in waterproof, plastic bags that keep plants fresh and healthy. Care instructions are included. Be sure to check with your state’s Department of Agriculture for any restrictions.