"Gymnosperms Living Specimens"

Podocarpus sp. This attractive evergreen, with fleshy yew-like leaves, is adaptable to a variety of environmental conditions. Originally native to the temperate forests of the southern hemisphere, especially New Zealand, it is supplied in a pot with care instructions. Size: 6".

Zamia sp. Native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Australia, and Africa, but adaptable to a classroom environment, Zamia features palm-like leaves, straight venation, and determinate cones (the female cones with two ovules). It’s a member of the Cycads, which are very primitive gymnosperms, and so exhibits primitive characteristics. It is supplied in a pot with care instructions. Size: 3".

It's easy to grow plants

Various grasses allow you to compare plant anatomy, and examine why some grasses are viable economic crops. Rapidly growing types are great for testing environmental factors and how they influence growth.

Conifers come in all shapes and sizes — and so do their cones.
Includes: 6 pine cones, 6 spruce cones and 6 cedar cones.
*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!

Rapid Radish seeds are selectively bred to germinate and grow quickly, giving you fast, accurate results.