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While homegrown vegetables nourish our bodies, homegrown flowers nourish our souls. Yesterday we introduced our new veggies and herbs. Missed it? See them HERE. Today we're sharing our new flowers.
Our newest flower (and foliage!) selections are sure to amaze you, and brighten your beds and bouquets. We've added a whopping four new Poppies this year, as well as three new Marigolds, four new Cosmos varieties, a red-hot bedding Zinnia mixture, a new series of improved Salvias and so much more!
All of our new varieties are available for shipment in mid- to late January, but feel free to order now to reserve your must-haves. Happy Holidays!
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The Supreme Shirley Poppy Mixture
Papaver rhoeas. This giant-flowered Shirley Poppy blooms twice as long as others, with fully double flowers in tones of pale pink and cherry, brightening variably to white at the flowers' centers. Some appear almost completely white with a brushed picotee edge. Annual. Height: 18" to 30".
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Butterfly Pea
Clitoria ternatea. The Butterfly Pea is an ornamental vine from Thailand with 1½" long, vivid blue flowers with pale yellow centers. The flowers are sometimes used as a natural dye for fabric, but they are most often brewed into a vivid blue tea that turns to purple or pink when lemon juice is added. Annual. Height: 10'.
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Swan Plant
Gomphocarpus physocarpus. This South African Milkweed's straight stems of blue-green, lance-like leaves grow up to 6' tall, and its clusters of swept-back, dangling, waxy white flowers have violet accents and give way to groups of seed pods that look like hairy, lime green balloons up to 3" wide. Tender perennial. Height: 4' to 6'.
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Salmon Shades Strawflowers
Helichrysum bracteatum. Strawflowers are great for fresh and dried bouquets--their vivid colors are retained once dried. Pick the flower heads before fully open, and wire them before drying. This new mix is luscious shades of salmon pink, from pale to vivid, with a yellow center when fully open. Gorgeous! Annual. Height: 24" to 30".
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Picotee Sensation Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus. Part of the wonderful Sensation Series of Cosmos, each pure white petal of these stunning 3"-wide blooms is edged in vivid dark pink. It's an intriguing addition to bouquets. Annual. Height: 3' to 5'.
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The Soluna Sunflower Mixture
Helianthus annuus. These petite, free-flowering Sunflowers are perfect for bouquets! The 3"-wide flowers grow on chest-high, well-branched stems in shades of cream, gold, lemon and bronze with dark centers. Annual. Height: 40" to 46".
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Orchid Cassis Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus. This tidy, compact Nasturtium is buttery yellow with cassis blotches and a subtle edging of speckled red. As with all Nasturtiums, the flowers are edible! Annual. Height: 12".
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Mauve Boy Bachelor's Buttons
Centaurea cyanus. Bachelor's Buttons are as gorgeous as they are versatile and practical. Mauve Boy is a unique addition to our lineup, with flowers in an intriguing shade of ultraviolet-pink. Hardy Annual. Height: 3'.
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Midnight Poppy
Papaver somniferum. This Poppy's single blooms are up to 4" wide and deep, velvety burgundy-purple with a ruff of pale lavender to buff anthers. Perennial. Height: 30" to 36".
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Daisy Wheel Lemon Marigold
Tagetes patula. This compact, low-growing Marigold has 2"-wide, pale lemon yellow blooms with flouncy petal edges and a broad button center. It's truly unique! Annual. Height: 10".
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Amore Salmon Salvia
Salvia splendens. This unusual bedding Salvia flaunts dense, bicolored tubular flowers in pale pink and citrus orange that blend to a salmon effect. It's part of the new and improved Amore Series of Salvias. Annual. Height: 10" to 14".
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Bampton Verbena
Verbena officinalis var. grandiflora. This unusual Verbena's loose tangle of burgundy stems and purple-green foliage is adorned with tiny lavender-pink flowers. It's wonderful as a filler. Tender perennial. Height: 2' to 3'.
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Cirrus Dusty Miller
Senecio cineraria. This spectacular, mounding, silver foliage plant serves as a stunning contrast in beds, containers and bouquets. Annual. Height: 12" to 24".
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Pink Mosaic Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus. Truly unique, Pink Mosaic Cosmos has semi-double rose-pink blooms that fade to pale pink, with mottled and fragmented streaks of white. Gorgeous! Annual. Height: 3'.
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Pink Perfume Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia. This English Lavender's flowers are a wonderful shade of light, rosy pink. You'll swoon over its fragrance! Lavender insists on baking sun and well-drained soil to thrive. Perennial. Height: 24" to 30".
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The Zahara Bonfire Zinnia Mixture
Zinnia marylandica. Continuously blooming Zahara Zinnias have large 2½" flowers atop mounds of clean, dense foliage. The Bonfire Mix sports single flowers in hot shades of red, yellow and orange. Annual. Height: 12" to 16".
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Naughty Marietta French Marigold
Tagetes patula. This charming heirloom Marigold is smothered in 1½" to 2", golden single flowers with a maroon blotch at each petal's base. Annual. Height 12" to 18".
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Dazzler Sensation Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus. The Sensation series is a must in cutting gardens. Dazzler Sensation's 3"-wide blooms are deep, rosy red from center to tip, with a golden center. Annual. Height: 3' to 5'.
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Double Click Rose Bon Bon Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus. These fully double, 3"-wide Cosmos blooms are a cheerful candy-pink with a golden button center. They're just luscious in summertime bouquets! Annual. Height: 4'.
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Soluna Bronze Sunflower
Helianthus annuus. Part of the Soluna Series, Soluna Bronze's 3"-wide flowers range from from light golden orange to deep bronze. Annual. Height: 40" to 46".
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Danish Flag Poppy
Papaver somniferum. This huge, deeply fringed, scarlet bloom has a white blotch at the base of each petal. Perennial. Height: 30" to 36".
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Fiesta Time Hollyhock
Alcea rosea. Only hip high, Fiesta Time's double, wonderfully fringed blooms are deep pink edged in the palest pink to white. Biennial. Height: 3'.
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The Amore Salvia Mixture
Salvia splendens. Amore is a new series of these old-fashioned bedding plants with larger, denser flower spikes and excellent quality. This is a mix of lavender, plum, purple, rose, salmon, scarlet and white. Annual. Height: 10" to 14".
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Superstar Orange Black Eyed Susan Vine
Thunbergia alata. An easy to grow annual, this Black-Eyed Susan Vine is a sun-loving climber with vivid, bright orange blooms with dark eyes. It craves the support of a trellis, lattice or netting for its vigorous vines. Annual. Height: 4' to 5'.
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Cream Swirl California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica. This dreamy, luscious California Poppy has crinkled, double blooms in shades of warm vanilla buttercream! Annual. Height: 12" to 18".
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Amore Scalet Salvia
Salvia splendens. Part of the improved Amore Series of bedding Salvias, Amore Scarlet is a classic shade of deep, vivid scarlet. Annual. Height: 4' to 5'.
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Please note that our offices will be closed from noon on Tuesday, December 24th until 9:00 am on Thursday, January 2nd. Happy Holidays!
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