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FLOWERS

Calendula   Cosmos   Marigold  Nasturtium   Queen Anne's Lace 

Sunflower Sweet Alice  Sweetpea

 

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!

 

Calendula 'Maayan Orange' 

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 $3.50

 

SC244 25g $20.00

 

Cornflower 'Blue'

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.
SC198 150 seeds $3.50

 

 

 

Cosmos ‘Picotee’        

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 $3.50
 

 

 

Dianthus ‘Volcano Mix’
Dianthus barbatus

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 150 seeds $3.50

 

Larkspur 'Galilee Blue'   

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 200 seeds $3.50

 

Love-in-a-Mist

NOT TO WA

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. If seed pods are left to develop, then self-sowing is common the next year.

SL159 150 seeds $3.50
 

 

Marigold 'Sparky'

Tagetes patula

Marigolds have long been believed to be a helpful addition to the organic garden. It is now known they have a role in suppressing soil diseases such as Verticillium Wilt and nematodes. This can be achieved by interplanting susceptible crops such as tomatoes with marigolds. It is also useful in nematode control if the plants are chopped up at the end of summer and dug through the soil.  More information on nematodes..... The flowers are bright and attractive; the flower petals can also be used to add colour to a salad. Sow spring and summer, autumn in frost-free areas only. Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas.

 

SM101 300 seeds $3.50

 

SM137 25g $12.00

 

Nasturtium 'Jewel Mixed' 

Tropaeolum majus

Jewel Mix has sweetly scented flowers in yellow, orange, salmon and deep red that bloom for a long period. Leaves are lily-pad shaped and bright green. A wide range of uses include: ornamental in hanging baskets; as a hardy groundcover under fruit trees; as a salad leaf with a tangy, watercress-like flavour; as an edible flower or garnish; as an edible seed used as a ‘caper’ substitute. Sow spring and summer, autumn in frost-free areas only. Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas.

SN100 14 seeds $3.50
 

 

 

 

Nasturtium 'Empress of India' 

Tropaeolum majus

A Victorian heirloom flower with vibrant, long spurred, crimson-scarlet flowers that stand out against the dark blue-green foliage. Plants are compact and suitable for containers and hanging baskets. A wide range of other uses includes: as a hardy groundcover under fruit trees; as a salad leaf with a tangy, watercress-like flavour; as an edible flower or garnish; as an edible seed used as a ‘caper’ substitute. Sow spring and summer, autumn in frost-free areas only. Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas.

SN102 14 seeds $3.50

 

 

Queen Anne's Lace

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 $3.50

 

 

 

Sunflower 'Evening Sun'

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 100 seeds $3.50

 

 


 

 

 

 

Sweet Alice (Alyssum)

Lobularia maritima

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 $3.50

 

 

 

 

Sweetpea 'Old Spice'

Lathyrus odoratus

A great mix of intensely fragrant heirloom varieties, some dating back to 1699 from England via Sicily. The flowers are smaller than modern strains but make up for it with a wonderful smell and excellent heat resistance. They bloom in shades and bicolours of white, pink, crimson, blue, lavender and cream. It is a climbing variety to 1.5m. Sow spring, autumn in warmer areas. Suitable for temperate and subtropical areas.

SS177 30 seeds $3.50

 

SS193 25g $12.00

 

 

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