Flowers H - P-heirloom - untreated - sustainable - vegetable seeds

Charming edible flower grows in any little nook-- amongst vegetables, in pots. Use leaves, flowers, or sprigs in salad or garnish. The yellow, purple, and lavender flowers can be seen in medieval manuscripts, symbolizing romantic love. Herbal uses include colds, heart, and skin problems. A favorite with children due to its edible flowers, size, fast growth, and “happy face” flowers.

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FHO-8740

Hollyhock, Old-Fashioned Mix

Alcea rosea.
Dramatic spires of old-fashioned flowers to 8 feet in full sun. Classic along a fence or as a summer screen, now finding new uses as an edible flower. Single flowers in pinks to purple bloom the first season in mild areas (or started indoors 8 weeks before last frost), 2nd year in the north. Start in warm well-drained soil. Needs moisture, fertility, and good air circulation for strong growth. (By the compost pile might be ideal.) Nice focal point in a garden.

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FSP-8630

Hummingbird Mix, Special Purpose Wildflower Mix

Flowers that hummingbirds love to feed on. You may need a strategy to prevent depredations by cats. Options include raised beds, tubs, light fencing, or stakes and twine. Or scatter thorny twigs on the ground after you plant. One packet plants 100 square feet

Photo: Applewood Seed Company

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HLA-8220

Lavender, Vera

Lavandula angustifolia
Perennial zone 5 with good drainage and shelter from wind. Leaves and flowers are esteemed for their fragrance in sachets, potpourri, and cooking--an ingredient of herbes de provence, and popular in meat rubs and desserts. Medicinal uses range from headaches and depression to insect repellent. Good in a relaxing bath. Germination is slow and erratic--give it warm very well drained soil and be patient.

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FLO-8750

Love-in-a-Mist

Nigella damascena
Easy spring bloomer has mixed, bright colors, surrounded by the mist of the fine-cut airy foliage. Balloon-like pods which follow are loved by children for popping, and by flower arrangers as an everlasting. Easily grown on most well-drained soils. Prefers cool weather. Tuck in a few with the peas and lettuce.

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CLU-7085

Lupine, Blue, Bluebonnet

Beautiful blue annual wildflower that fixes nitrogen and tolerates poor, rocky soil. Fall-planted in zone 7 and above. All other areas plant very early spring—grows during cool or warm weather and dies back when weather gets very hot or dry. Spectacular sheets of blue in spring to summer. Excellent cover crop to prepare beds for heavy-feeding summer vegetables.

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