flowers

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Rounding out our selection of plants is an array of out-of-the-ordinary flowers. Featuring both annuals and perennials, you'll find a selection for the garden, patio pots, natives and pollinator-friendly, and many perfect for cutting.

annuals   perennials

sold as cell single, in mixed 6-packs,  and  in bigger single 3" pots only where noted S

a = antique    f = fragrant     pol = good for pollinators

_alyssum, carpet of snow< (white, honey-scented, border flowers, attract beneficial insects) af  pol

_calendula, remembrance edible mix (lots of yellows, oranges and pinky purple petals for salads and edible decoration) op fs og pol 

_calendula, resina (the most medicinal of the calendulas, mix of orange and yellow edible flower petals) op og pol

_cleome, violet queen (dark purplish spider flower, deer don't like it!) a pol

S_cup & saucer vine Cobaea scandens(20’ vine, purple showy blooms, divided foliage, purple tendrils) a ss

_cornflower, blue boy (quintessential bright blue bachelor's buttons, reseeding annual, edible petals) hvsl

_bachelor button, garnet and red (red edible petals, can grow in pots as well as poor soil) og

_coreopsis, dyer's Coreopsis tinctoria (deep red small cosmos-type flowers on 2'-3' lacy plants, flowers used as dye, lovely in the garden, somewhat reseeding annual) fs pol

_cosmos, sulfur "tango" (bright orange flowers, lovely in the garden, in bouquets and also can be used as a dye on wool!) hvsl

_cosmos, velouette (deep mahogany petals with delicate white streaking) ff pol

_dahlias from seed, shooting stars (a floret original, multi-formed petal shapes and a wide variety of color in reds, pinks, yellows, oranges, whites, splashes and stripes, you can save the tubers for future plantings) ff

_indigo (dye plant, cut plant stem several nodes up from the ground for repeated harvests, dried leaves give the traditional blue dye) pr og

_laceflower, chocolate Daucus carota (a lovely red-tinged queen anne's lace, a spectacular cutflower) fl

_S_larkspur, blue cloud (bushy plant covered in blue butterfly flowers 3'-4')

larkspurs do well in partial shade, all parts of plants are poisonous, not edible!

_larkspur, blue spire (tall spires, deep blue flowers, bouquets fresh and dried, 3'-4') tt og/bd

_lobelia, crystal palace blue (creeping, containers, bright blue 4"-6") si

S_mexican sunflower, torch Tithonia rotundifolia (5' large bushy plant, bright orange flowers) pol

_mignonette (deliciously raspberry-scented nondescript flowers, good in well-drained containers, full sun) af

S_moonflower (to 30’, white, night-blooming morning glory) af  hvsl

_morning glory, clarke’s heavenly blue (traditional pale sky-blue flowers on climbing vines)

_nasturtium, alaska (orange and yellow blooms, variegated foliage, edible flowers and leaves)

_nasturtium, empress of india (red blooms, dark green leaves, edible flowers and leaves)

_nasturtium, bloody mary mix (all different shades of oranges and reds, compact non-trailing habit, edible)

_nicotiana, jasmine tobacco N. alata (white, tubular blooms, exquisitely fragrant, large tobacco-like leaves, to 4') af ss

_painted tongue, kew blue and black trumpets  Salpiglossus sinuata (velvety trumpets in blue/purple with burgundy centers and mahogany, flowers into october, lovely in bouquets) sse/f

_poppy, mother of pearl (purple-grey blooms with delightful chocolate-capped seed pods) ff

_poppy, supreme (striking everblooming mix of white, scarlet, watermelon, singles and doubles) ff

_california poppy 'thai silk pink champagne' (drought tolerant, lovely champagne pink delicate blooms, flowers all summer) ff

_schizanthus, angel wings (aka poor-man's-orchid, delightful pink, cream and purple orchid-shaped flowers on lacy foliage, does best shaded from midday sun) p

_snapdragon, lion's mouth (mix of bright and pastels in pink, red, yellow, orange, white, good cutflower) hm

_sunflower, autumn beauty (multiblooming and multicolored with red ring around the dark center, cutflower, too! 6'-8') pol

_sunflower, hopi blue dye (very tall, very large yellow blooms with dark blue/black seed centers, 6'-8') H* pol

_sunflower, moulin rouge (dark, dark red with black centers 5’-7’) pol

_sunflower, ruby eclipse (ruby red petals edged with yellow, pollen free for bouquets, 6' multibranching) F1

_sunflower, selma suns (multibranched, yellows, golds maroons and reds, 6'-7') pol

_sunflower, soraya (deep golden yellow with dark mahogany center, branching habit, as for all sunflowers - harvest for cutflowers just as flowers begin to open, 6’ tall) pol

S_Thunbergia, blushing susie (grow on a trellis or obelisk, multicolors, buff, yellows, oranges, apricot and rose with a dark center, 3'-6') p

all zinnias are excellent cutflowers:

_zinnia, dawn creek peach and golden hour (2 brand new varieties bred by floret flowers, gorgeous muted sunset and honey colors, fully double flowers with a variety of petal shapes! excellent cut flowers) ff

_zinnia, queen lime orange (smokey shades of raspberry, apricot and peach with green overtones, doubles) ss

_zinnia, queen red lime (lime, mauve and rose blends with red centers, double petals, 2.5') ss

_zinnia, queen lime with blush (mix of reds and oranges with green overtones) fs og

_zinnia, state fair mix (showy red, yellow, salmon, orange, pink, white, 2.5’ bushy plants, ) f, hvs

 

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all sold in single 3" pots, a few in larger size also S*

N=native to Northeastern US      pol=good for pollinators

_tall bellflower Campanula americana (tall spike of blue flowers, attracts pollinators, repels deer, shade and partial shade) N pm pol

xS*_wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa (lavender colored bee balm, great for pollinators!) N pm pol

xS*_bluebells, virginia Mertensia virginiana early spring flowering, lovely pale blue bell flowers unfurl from curving stalks above large leaves, spreading plant in woodland settings N peacetree grown

S_butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa (orange-flowered milkweed, attractive to butterflies, monarch favorite, late sprouting perennial not emerging until june, full sun, drought tolerant) N pol

S*_cactus, eastern prickly pear Opuntia humifusa round cactus pads multiply and spread slowly, big yellow flowers that attract pollinators and eventually fruit! hardy in the northeast! N pm

S_cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis(spikes of bright red flowers loved by hummingbirds, part shade) N pm

S*_columbine, eastern wild Aquilegia canadensis (red and yellow nodding flowers, loved by hummingbirds and butterflies, full sun to part shade) N pol peacetree grown

S_blue flax Linum perenne subsp. Lewisii (pale blue, new blooms daily, delicate foliage) (N to Midwest US)

XS_forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica (unfurling sprays of tiny blue and yellow flowers on 6" plants, self-seeding biennial, shade tolerant) peacetree grown

S_gas plant, fraxinella Dictamnus alba(tall spikes of pink-streaked flowers, exotic fragrance) af  peacetree grown

_hollyhocks - indian spring mix (red, pink, yellow, cream tall spikes of single petals)

_hollyhocks - black (tall spikes of dark dark reddish black, singles)

S_liatris, meadow blazing star Liatris ligulistylis(tall, pink plumes of butterfly-attracting flowers) N pol pm

S*_penstemon, foxglove beardtongue, P. digitalis (white tubular flowers, full sun, 1'-3') N pol pm

xS_swamp milkweed (aka rose milkweed) Asclepius incarnata (another monarch favorite) N peacetree grown

S_yarrow, summer berries (gold, red and white umbels, with lacy leaves, medicinal uses and cutflowers) fs

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