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FLOWERS Calendula Cosmos Marigold Nasturtium Queen Anne's Lace
Growing flowers will not only add colour and beauty to your garden, but will have other, more subtle benefits. Flowers are always beautiful but keep in mind that so far, there are few, if any, organic cut flowers being offered and you may unknowingly be introducing chemical contamination to your home. So, always consider growing your own!
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syn. English Marigold Calendula officinalis Hardy annual, popular cut flower, bright glowing flowers to 60 cm high. Sow late summer and autumn. Suitable for temperate and subtropical areas. SC111 100+ seeds $3.00
syn. English Marigold Calendula officinalis Hardy annual, popular cut flower, blend of orange, yellow, cream and apricot 60 cm high. Sow late summer and autumn. Suitable for temperate and subtropical areas. SC232 100+ seeds $3.00
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Centaurea cyanus
A hardy, annual flower to 1m high with
pretty blue flowers on grey-green
foliage. A useful flower for attracting
bees and butterflies and as a
long-lasting cut flower. A native of
Europe, it prefers a well-drained soil
in a sunny position, with protection
from wind.
Suitable for temperate and subtropical
areas.
Sow seed from March to September.
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Cosmos bipinnatus Picotee is a beautiful cosmos, it has large white flowers edged with shades of rich rosy pink. It is a good background plant that grows over a metre tall. Feathery foliage fills plants in from top to bottom creating a bushy look. Sow cosmos early spring and summer, in autumn in frost-free areas only. A native of Mexico it prefers a well-drained soil in a sunny position, with protection from wind. Also useful in the orchard as a bee forage and nectar source for beneficial insects. Suitable for temperate and subtropical areas.
SC203 150+ seeds $3.00
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Syn. Sweet William is a compact bushy plant to 30 cm high, with masses of small flowers with a spicy fragrance. It is a hardy short-lived perennial, the flowers are shades of mauve, pink and red with white markings. Dianthus thrives best in a well-drained, fertile soil in full sun. Use as a bedding and edging plant, in rockeries and containers. Also good as a cut flower. Sow dianthus from autumn to early spring, all year in warm areas. SD102 $3.00
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Consolida ajacis Larkspurs are tall annuals (1 – 1.5 m) with finely cut feathery foliage and double blue flowers Tall flower spikes are produced in early summer that are excellent for cut flowers or the back of garden beds. Sow seed in autumn, it requires a cool temperature (13 deg .C) to germinate well. SL160 150+ seeds $3.00
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Nigella hispanica Love-in-a-Mist is a frost-hardy annual with sky blue, starry flowers nestled in fine foliage and can be used as cut flower or dried. It is upright and fast growing, 45 to 60 cm high with a spread of 20 cm. The seeds can be used as a condiment, similar to pepper. They were also once stored with clothing and believed to repel insects. It prefers to grow in full sun in a rich, well-drained soil. f seed pods are left to develop, then self-sowing is common the next year.
SL159
150+
seeds
$3.00
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Marigold 'Sparky'
Attractive flowers, useful in nematode control if foliage is pruned and dug through soil. Sow spring and summer, autumn in frost-free areas only. Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas. SM101 300+ seeds $3.00
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Tagetes lunulata Tall annual to 2m with single flowers, gold with rust splashes, forms a colourful backdrop for cottage gardens, flowering prolifically for several months. Very hardy and drought tolerant. Sow spring and summer, autumn in frost-free areas only. Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas.SM121 300+ seeds $3.00(Photo courtesy of Mazza)
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Tropaeolum majus Annual; believed to repel borers and aphids; leaves and flowers are edible; high in Vitamin C. Sow spring and summer, autumn in frost-free areas only. Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas. SN100 14 seeds $3.00 |
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Ammi majus Annual cottage garden plant to 1.5m, lacy white flower head; attracts assassin bugs, lacewings, predatory wasps; self-sows; great for orchards and garden edges. Sow spring, autumn (frost tolerant). Suitable for temperate and subtropical areas. SQ100 50+ seeds $3.00
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Helianthus annuus Beautiful large flowers in autumn shades of orange, russet-bronze, mahogany-red and gold with dark centres. Multiple heads provide an extended bloom period. Great variety for cutting. Plants grow 2m tall. SS137 $3.00
SS157 25g $7.50
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Sweet smelling clusters of tiny flowers, ideal as a groundcover, trials in the USA prove this to be an extremely useful insectary plant; no organic garden should be without it! It is frost and drought tolerant. Sow spring, autumn in warmer areas. Suitable for temperate and subtropical areas. SS113 75+ seeds $3.00
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