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Echinacea purpurea. Perennial in zones 3-10. North American native prairie wildflower with pretty purple daisy-like flowers that reach 3” across. Begins blooming in second year. Once common in the wild, but now mainly grown under cultivation with many varieties developed for ornamental purposes. This strain was sourced from a wild population and has been stewarded…
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Oenothera biennis. Biennial. Produces 2″ yellow, sweetly fragrant flowers on 3-5′ tall central stalks from June to September in second year. Leaves and roots are edible, with a peppery taste. Flowers are edible and sweet, may be added to salads or used as a garnish, and are attractive to pollinators. Roots, bark, and seedpods are…
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Rated 4.00 out of 5
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Foeniculum vulgare. 75 days. A superior bulbing/Florence fennel that placed very high out of 14 fennel varieties in the 2015 Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Collaborative (NOVIC) taste tests. Bulbs mature in about 75 days from spring sowing but can also be summer planted for fall harvest. Bulbs hold in the field for weeks – they…
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Foeniculum vulgare. 80 days. Another stellar bulbing/Florence fennel with an excellent sweet anise-like flavor that mellows with cooking. In organic farm trials throughout western Oregon, Selma Fino is usually the sweetest tasting. Takes about 80 days to form full-sized bulbs, however it can be harvested sooner at a smaller size. Very white bulbs are fairly…
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Digitalis x fulva. Perennial to zone 4. Stunning pink-peach bell shaped blossoms form on 2-4′ tall spikes that bloom for weeks and make a great cut flower. Hummingbirds and pollinators love the flowers. Strawberry foxglove is the result of an interspecific cross made almost 200 years ago and is not invasive like the wild types…
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Rated 5.00 out of 5
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Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra. Perennial in zones 3-9. Fiery yellow 2-3″ daisy-like flowers with red centers sit atop dark purple foliage. When planted in blocks, Burning Hearts creates a sizable and beautiful seasonal hedge that dies back in the winter. A reliable perennial that grows to 4.5′ tall and 18″ wide. Pollinators, butterflies, and other…
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Leonotis nepetaefolia. 60 days. Delightfully unique tubular orange flowers appear on spiky pincushion-like spheres that form at intervals up stems. Klip Dagga is very easy to grow and absolutely stunning in late summer waving in the breeze. Plants grow 8-12′ tall and may require staking late in the season and in high wind areas. All…
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Levisticum officinale. Perennial in zones 3-9. With an appearance similar to its celery relative, lovage has a lovely fragrance and a sweet herbal flavor to match. Almost fennel-like undertones that are also reminiscent of celery and parsley, but lovage really has a flavor all its own. All parts of this plant are edible – leaves…
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Tagetes tenuifolia. 60-65 days. Tiny, orange, edible, marigold flowers form on dwarf plants that do well in containers. A cheerful little bedding plant, looks great when planted densely. Blooms all summer long right up until frost, and is highly attractive to pollinators and other beneficial insects. Lovely citrusy scent is fun to experiment with in…
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Asclepias speciosa. Perennial to zone 3. Showy Milkweed is native to all Western states and is the most common species of milkweed native to Oregon. Plants grow to 4’-5’ tall when irrigated, with large, pale green, lobe-shaped leaves. Milkweed is known to thrive along roadside ditches and other neglected areas, where it tends to grow…
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Rated 5.00 out of 5
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Agastache rugosa. Perennial in zones 5-9. Very delightful, aromatic leaves with a sweet, minty licorice flavor. One of Andrew’s favorite herbs for tea, second only to wild yerba buena. The beautiful blue flower spikes can grow to 8” tall and provide excellent forage for beneficial insects. Blooms over a long period and especially well late…
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Grow a garden for your feathered friends! Mix contains millet, sunflowers, lettuce, cosmos, mustard, and others. We have at times joked that our efforts are for the birds. Quite literally in this case! Sow in spring for a progression of seeds your backyard birds will love. We have been known to grow catch crops of…
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Plant this mix at the edges of your garden to feed pollinators and invite beneficial insects of all kinds. Blooms start early with cilantro and dill and continue through frost. Several of these crops provide good bird food, too. Mix includes sunflowers, zinnias, tithonia, coreopsis, cilantro, fennel, parsley, dill, and others.
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Monarda citridoria. Annual or fall-sown biennial. Lemon Bergamot Monarda achieves the garden trifecta of being an ornamental, culinary/medicinal, and insectary plant. Tubular purple flowers form in clusters around the stem, with two to six clusters along each stem. Perhaps most well known as an herbal flavoring for tea, leaves have a citrusy aroma and flavor…
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Monarda fistulosa. Perennial in zones 3-10. The name Bee Balm says it all. Bees, butterflies, other beneficial insects, even hummingbirds love to come and drink the nectar of this member of the mint family. We saw a large number of native bumble bees foraging among the summer blooms. Steal a few flowering stems from the…
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Pastinaca sativa. You may think you know parsnips once you have seen a parsnip, but, think again. This is the most unique parsnip we have ever seen and never would have guessed there could be a parsnip like this. A heritage Russian variety with a beet-shaped, bulbous root. This certainly makes for a very easy…
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Rudbeckia triloba. Perennial in zones 4-8. A tall coneflower / brown eyed Susan with a wild character. Prairie Glow’s small, 2” red flowers with yellow tips perform well as a cut flower both fresh and dried. Bushy plants reach 4’ tall and produce many stems with a purple tint. Feeds birds, bees, and butterflies, but…
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Antirrhinum majus. 60-70 days. We’re big fans of dark flowers; deep dark purples and reds are always welcome in our gardens. The alluring, velvety crimson Black Prince snapdragon is a great addition to our collection. Gorgeous flowers bloom early and continually up stems that reach 2 ½’ tall. Very attractive to bumblebees. Blooms early and…
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Rated 5.00 out of 5
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Antirrhinum majus. 70-80 days. Snapdragons are one of the classic annual flowers that every gardener should experiment with. These 3′ tall plants are a bright accent in the garden and also make excellent cut flowers. Flower color mostly ranges from dark-cherry red to peach-orange red, defiantly throwing out the occasional bright yellow plant. This mix…
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Xerochrysum bracteatum. 75 Days. Striking, fiery red and orange colored strawflowers were selected out of the classic Monstrosum Mix. We selected this variety over many years in an attempt to produce a stable, single color. However, Firefly strawflower had other plans, and continues to provide a diversity of flame-like color combinations. Producing both light and…
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Xerochrysum bracteatum. 75 days. Strawflowers are one of the best everlasting flowers. They are easy to grow, produce loads of blossoms sometimes even after frost, have strong stems, and are tolerant of low fertility and dry growing conditions. Monstrosum Mix is a lovely rainbow of colors including white, orange, yellow, and several shades of pinks…
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Xerochrysum bracteatum. 65 days. Super dark purple, like a deep shade of red wine, Purple Red strawflower is a fun change from the more commonly grown strawflower colors of bright oranges and yellows. Flowers grow to about 2” across but can be harvested at an earlier stage to avoid the yellow centers that appear when…
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Xerochrysum bracteatum. 75 days. The blooms of Scarlet Strawflower are a vibrantly rich, lovely red with a touch of gold, making this everlasting great for bouquets, wreaths, garlands, and many other creative uses – especially around the holiday season. We have even been known to use them as festive packing peanuts for gifts! Blossoms grow…
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Dianthus barbatus. 60 days. Deep, velvety red, 1” flowers grow in slightly dome-shaped clusters that reach 4” across. Petals feature two similar shades of red, providing a depth of color to Barcelona Red that feels like there is something beyond human perception (or at least beyond this human’s perception anyway!). Unlike other varieties of this…
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Dianthus barbatus. 50 days. This Dianthus / Sweet William is an annual cut flower version of the cottage garden favorite. So many Sweet Williams are biennial and it is difficult to wait for the blooms. The 2′ tall plants of Hollandia Purple Crown Mix display many of the classic Dianthus colors – red, purple, white,…
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Ismelia carinata. 55-65 days. Daisy-like flowers in a wide array of color patterns make this mix a fun addition to the garden. Colors form in concentric circles around dark reddish brown centers and range from white to pale and dark yellows, oranges, salmon, pinks, reds and even lavender and burgundy! Profuse quantities of 1”-3” blooms…
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Rated 5.00 out of 5
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Achillea millefolium. Perennial. Sometimes our penchant for seed saving goes a little too far – such is the case with Danish Yarrow. We saved seed from a bunch of plants growing along the roadside while out exploring the ruins of a 14th century castle about 12 miles from Aarhus, Denmark, during the first days of…
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Achillea filipendulina. Perennial in zones 3-10. A striking ornamental. Gold flowers make excellent cut flowers and are even better dried as everlastings. The upright growth makes for easy cutting and the flowers last all summer. What we love most about Parker’s Gold is the captivating aromatic leaves that look like ferns but smell like the…
