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Every garden should have flowers for their beautiful bright colors and lovely scents, which not only reward the gardener but also attract beneficial insects and repel some pests. Many of the varieties that we offer have other benefits, such as edible flowers, medicinal properties, etc.
We offer an attractive and interesting range of flower which are easy to grow from seed. It is best to start flower off in flats - annual weeds can swamp seedlings as they first emerge. Some flowers listed elsewhere in this catalog are: Vegetables: Runner Beans-especially Painted Lady, Herbs: Borage, Echinacea (Cone Flower), Feverfew, Lavender, GM/Grains: Purple Vetch, Crimson Clover, Quinoa.
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| Alyssum |
Lobularia maritima
Beloved for its sweet honey scent, this easy, fast bloomer is one of the best attractors of beneficial insects and butterflies. Tiny insect predators that protect the garden from chewing insects need small, nectar-rich flowers, and sweet alyssum is a favorite. Perfect for cascading down walls or containers, as a low edging (esp. with cabbage family), or as a carpet under tall, relatively open plants like onions, garlic, orach, pole beans, podding radish and sunflowers. Succession-sow, spring to fall. |
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| FAM-8656
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| Ammi, Laceflower, or Green Mist |
Ammi visnaga
Delicate lacy flowers, long-lasting bouquets, medicinal herb, and beneficial insect attractor—this one has it all. Long grown in India for its powerful action against kidney stones, asthma, and heart problems, and in Spain to fight tooth decay, Ammi is now widely grown for its ethereal cloud of flowers. Gardeners have found it tough, easy to grow, and a long-lasting attractor of pest-fighting insects. Lacy leaves don’t get in the way of other crops, so it’s easy to set transplants among crops bothered by chewing insects. Late bloomer. Mix with alyssum and fennel for all season protection. |
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| FBA-8655
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| Baby Blue Eyes |
Nemophila mentziesii
The gorgeous sky blue of forget-me-nots, but with flowers five to ten times as big, no mildew problems, and flowers the first year fom seed. Quick spring bloomer, very easy to grow; just scatter seed in place if desired, or start in flats for transplanting to vegetable beds, hanging baskets, pots. Low-growing plants make a spectacular carpet under tall shrubs, around bulbs, cascading down walls. Shear back for rebloom, or interplant with a heat-lover for later (like marigolds). Great results with little effort. 500 seeds. |
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| Balloon Flower |
| Platycodon grandislorus It's hard to know where to put this in the catalog--a staple of flower borders, an important Chinese herb and a medicinal food, all in one. Used in teas and syrups for coughs, soups and salads as a medicinal food. Easy to grow perennial;looks like a bluebell. |
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| Beneficial Insect Mix |
| Beneficial insect attractant flowers especially chosen to provide homes and nectar for the tiny insects that prey on vegetable pests. Recommended for use as a border around the garden or between beds. Works best if it’s planted a few weeks before the rest of the garden in a weed-free, prepared bed; first blossoms will appear in 45-90 days. Many of the flowers are perennials which will bloom year after year.
Photo: Applewood Seed Company |
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| FBL-8656
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| Black-Eyed Susan |
Rudbeckia hirta
Big golden daisies with black to brown centers. This American native is beloved all over the world for its unique flowers and long season of bloom. Attracts beneficial pest-fighting insects and native butterflies as well. Perennial and very low-maintenance once established. Start in flats in late spring. 200 seeds. |
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| FSP-8610
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| Butterfly Mix, Special Purpose Wildflower Mix |
| Just add water to this mix and you will have butterflies...well, it’s not quite that simple, but you should get butterflies! A mix of flowers that butterflies love to feed on. Plant in weed-free, prepared bed. One packet plants 100 square feet.
Photo: Applewood Seed Company |
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| FBU-8658
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| Butterfly Weed |
Asclepias tuberosa
Favorite food source for monarch butterflies, and a beautiful flower for the garden. Attracts beneficial pest-fighting insects as well. Nice cut flower. Remember that monarch butterflies start out as caterpillars with narrow black white and green, vertical stripes. They will stay on the butterfly weed and turn into glorious butterflies. |
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