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FLOWERS 2012

We offer only the healthiest, certified organic (PACS 16-533), open-pollinated seeds.
No hybrids, no genetic interference (except by Nature). This means you can save seeds
of any of the plants listed and participate in protecting plant genetic diversity
and your own food security.

ANNUAL FLOWERS | BIENNIAL FLOWERS | PERENNIAL FLOWERS

Prices include tax.

**Please note that we do not sell wholesale quantities.**

ANNUALS
$3.30 Price includes tax.	CALENDULA officinalis The Garden Path Mix Easy-to-grow cheery daisy-like flowers. Singles, semi-doubles and doubles in a colour range from lemon-yellow to orange. Blooms almost all year round, early spring to late fall. Thrives in any soil in full sun to part shade. Height 12". Self seeds easily. Petals are edible and are also used in healing salves and ointments. Click on image to view larger frame. TIP: Planted en masse it makes a fine companion border plant in the food garden. Just scatter the seeds where you want them to grow. So easy! Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	COSMOS 'Purity White' The prettiest clusters of pure-white, daisy-like flowers all season long. We just loved the sight of this white cosmos in the vegetable garden this year. It's a great companion plant, attracting beneficial insects to your garden. Lots of cut flowers too! Height 3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	CUTFLOWER SCATTER MIX A mix of easy to grow annuals- just scatter the seeds sparingly for a garden bed full of colour and flowers for cutting. These varieties will also reseed for years to come. Direct seed sparingly onto prepared beds in spring, as soon as the ground has warmed up. Contents: Larkspur, marigolds, snapdragons, poppies, nigella, cosmos, calendula & chrysanthemums. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	MARIGOLDS 'Taj Mahal' Hedging (Rare) An eye-catching range of yellow, red & orange bi-colored blooms on tall bushy plants. Strong aroma most effective for companion planting. Aromatic blooms from summer to fall. Height 2 to 3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame. Origin: Taj Mahal Temple, India Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	NICANDRA Black Chinese Lantern The prettiest blue flowers with white centres on fast-growing airy plant all summer/fall. Black lantern-like, papery pods following the flowers perfect for dried flower arrangements. Also known as Shoo Fly plant, it is thought to keep pests from the garden. Best grown in full sun. Height 4 feet. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	POPPIES Tall Poppy Mix Lovely mix of single and double poppies in all shades of lilac, pink and purple. Large pods are dramatic for dried flower arrangements. Direct seed in full sun. Reseeds easily. Height 3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame. TIP: Avoid overcrowding by over seeding. Mix with dry sand and seed this mix sparingly. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	SALPIGLOSSIS 'Painted Tongue' Showy little annual bearing sprays of glorious deeply-veined, deep-purple trumpet flowers all summer. Full sun to part shade. A great container plant for part shade. Height 12-18". Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	SHUNGIKU Edible Chrysanthemum Pretty white & yellow daisies all season long. Young leaves are edible, eat fresh in salads or lightly steam. Pinch tips out for bushier plants and more flowers. Fast-growing. Sun/part shade. Height 24" Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	SUNFLOWERS Taramahura White Solid-gold flowers 8-10" in diameter produce lots of edible white seeds. Tolerate poor soils in full sun. Height to 9 feet. Canadian Mennonite origin. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	SWEETPEAS Lathyrus odorata Matucana (1699) Striking bi-colour with smaller violet & maroon flowers of intoxicating fragrance. The flowers bloom over a longer period on vigorous climbing plants. Height 6 feet. Likely to be amongst the original sweetpeas introduced to Britain by a Sicilian Monk, Franciscus Cupani, they are also known as Cupani's original. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	WILDFLOWER SCATTER MIX Just Throw to Sow! Covers 100 square feet Poppies, feverfew, calendula, campion, nigella, foxgloves, mallows, larkspur, lychnis, hesperis, campanula, centaurea, linum, linaria, nicandra & verbascum. Quantity:
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$3.30 Price includes tax.	ANGELICA archangelica A stately biennial plant that has large divided leaves with ornamental umbels covered in chartreuse seeds in summer. Sturdy hollow stalks with licorice flavour are candied for baking purposes. Food plant for swallowtail butterfly larvae. Height to 5 feet. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	CAMPANULA media 'Canterbury Bells' Self-seeding biennial. Early summer flowers in soft shade of blue. Lovely long-lasting cut flowers, thrive in full sun or part-shade. Self seed readily. Ideal for cottage gardens. Height 30". Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	FOXGLOVES Digitalis purpurea 'The Garden Path Blend' A foxglove mix in a lovely range of colours from primrose to purple, strawberry, white and apricot. Brighten up the spring garden with tall stately spires of colourful foxgloves. Reseed readily. Height 3 - 4 feet. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	FORGET-ME-NOTS Myosotis sylvatica Clusters of pretty, clear-blue flowers on compact plants in early spring. Dense carpets of Forget-me-nots are an attractive backdrop for spring tulips, and were traditionally featured this way in English gardens. Seed in spring, transplant into containers or the border in fall. Grows well in full sun or shade, but prefers moist soils. Self seeds readily. Height 6". Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:
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$3.30 Price includes tax.	ACHILLEA millefolium - Yarrow White The most medicinally active variety of yarrow with white flowers and feathery leaves. Valuable wound herb for cuts. Makes an excellent cosmetic lotion for cleansing and beautifying the skin. Proven mosquito repellant. Drought tolerant perennial that adds interest to the garden in late summer/fall. Height to 3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	AQUILEGIA vulgaris 'Almost Black' The Garden Path Columbine Mix Almost Black Columbine Nodding flowers in early spring in a purple/black colour, against attractive blue-green foliage. Full sun or part shade in moist sites. Self seeds readily and comes true from seed. Ht. 18". Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	CENTAUREA Montana Pink flowered cornflower Variety of wild perennial cornflower, but grown as anannual. The prettiest pink flowers in summer from spring seedings. Reseeds easily. Recommended for mixed borders. Height 18". Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	CENTRANTHUS ruber Red Valerian Showy clusters of rosy-red flowers in summer with attractive, fleshy-green foliage. Thrives in poor soil and sites where nothing else will grow. Thrives in full sun to part shade. Self seeds readily. Height 24 inches. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	CEPHALARIA gigantea Giant Yellow Scabious Sprays of creamy yellow 'pincushion' flowers on top of tall stems. Highly recommended as an exceptional specimen plant on its own or at the back of the border. Height 3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	DIANTHUS 'Rainbow Loveliness' Fragrant lacy flowers in shades of rosy-pink, lilac, white purple bloom all summer long. Great as border plants or in planters. Best in full sun. Height 12 inches. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	ECHINOPS ritro Blue Globe Thistle Intense metallic-blue globular flowers create a striking effect in the late summer border. Decorative, upright perennials give impact to borders and dried flower arrangements. Height 3 feet. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	HESPERIS MATRONALIS Sweet Rocket Showy tall clusters of fragrant lilac, purple and white flowers in early spring. Wonderful, early fragrant cut flowers. Easy-to-grow perennial thrives in any soil, in sun or shade. Self seeds readily. Height 24" - 30". Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	HOLLYHOCKS The Garden Path Heritage Mix Tall spikes of single flowers in a lovely range of colours from pale-pink, magenta-rose to apricot-yellow. A cottage garden favourite which blooms summer to fall and reseeds for years to come. Height 6 feet. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	HOLLYHOCK PEH Point Ellice House Heritage (Rare) Single hollyhocks in a lovely range of colours from soft peach to magenta. The original strain from the restored Victorian garden at Point Ellice House, Victoria, BC. (1867-1914) Self seeds. Height 10 feet. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	LYCHNIS CHALCEDONICA 'Maltese Cross' Hardy perennial with scarlet-red flower clusters that make an imposing sight when planted as a massed clump. Attract humming birds. Grows well in part sun. Perfect plant for mid-summer colour in a cottage garden. Height 24-30". Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	MALVA sylvestris 'Magic Hollyhocks' Exquisite, purple black-veined velvety flowers on tall spikes all summer. If the first flower stalk is cut back it flowers again, sometimes multiple flowering stalks develop. A powerful addition to the perennial border. Self seeds. Height 4 - 6 feet. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	PHLOMIS russelliana Tiered whorls of butter-yellow flowers in summer. An easy plant to grow, which thrives in poor dry soil. A splendid, fast growing hardy border plant with woolly heart-shaped leaves that alone can sell this plant. Easy to grow and drought tolerant. Height 3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	SIDALCEA 'Party Girl' A reliable hardy perennial that flowers with tall spikes of pretty deep-pink mallow flowers in late summer/early fall. One of my favourites in the summer border. Good cut flowers. Best grown in full sun, but also do well in part shade. Height 24-30". Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:

$3.30 Price includes tax.	THALICTRUM aquilegifolium Pink meadowrue A lovely perennial with fluffy, rosy-pink powder puff flowers in the summer border. The foliage is delicate similar to that of columbines. Grows well in full sun or part shade. Height 3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame. Quantity:
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