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Anise Hyssop -Agastache foeniculum |
Anise hyssop is a stately well-behaved perennial herb. It grows 3 - 6' high, depending on how you treat it and if it likes the soil you plant it in. Start the seeds indoors (they require light, do not cover) in spring and transplant the seedlings when all danger of frost has passed. Early on you will notice the licorice scent the tiny plants give off when the leaves are gently rubbed. Bees love anise hyssop and will congregate in your garden to gather pollen. |
$3 |
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Back Alley Mix |
An offering of 3 packages of seeds, ranging in height from small to tall. I change it from year to year depending on which flowers are performing the best or are my favourites. |
$6 |
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Calendula - Calendula officinalis |
Calendula is an easy flower to grow. It has a lower germination as a rule, hence the huge quantity of seeds in the packets. In mid May sow the seeds 1/4" deep, they should germinate in 1 to 2 weeks. Calendula, an annual grows about 2 1/2 ' high and usually has yellow, orange or cream colored flowers. Calendula petals are used in many herbal preparations. Add them to mint and lemon verbena for a lovely facial steam bath. |
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Cilantro |
This annual is added to salsa and culinary dishes. |
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Costmary |
A herb guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. The leaves of this perennial smell like spearmint gum. |
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Cottage Country Blend |
Again, another great idea from the Famer's Market. I usually include a perennial in one of the 3 packages so you can increase your perennials at your summer cabin. |
$6 |
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Dill |
An annual culinary herb, add it to salads or salmon. |
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Elecampagne - Inula helenium |
Elecampagne is not a herb for the timid. It is a large leafed individual with small yellow daisy-like flowers. The plants reach about 8' high and need to be kept moist. I mulch mine at their base, and it helps. They have a huge root system which makes transplanting difficult, even in their 2nd year. Why plant elecampagne? It is an interesting foliage plant, the roots can be dried and used as a fixative in potpourri, and you will have the herb Helen of Troy was reputed to be collecting when she was abducted for the Trojan Horse - reason enough? Start the seeds indoors as they require light to germinate - and should do so in 7 to 10 days. |
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Foxglove |
The unusual true perennial (no, not biennial) foxglove, yellow flowers with brown dots inside - invite some fairies to play! |
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Globe Thistle |
Okay, this one is hard to germinate, but popular as a cut or dried flower, blue hedgehog type round 'globe' flowers. |
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Hyssop - Hyssopus officinalis |
Hyssop is a fascinating herb. Try rubbing your hand along the plant when it is growing and you may recognize the scent of a skunk! When hyssop is dried, it smells pleasant and wonderful....It is startling to realize it is the same plant. Start hyssop indoors, cover the seed, as it requires darkness to germinate (5 - 21 days). A package contains predominately blue hyssop. It will grow up to a compact 2' high, a shrubby perennial. In the language of herbs, Hyssop means cleansing. |
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Lovage |
A hardy perennial with celery like foliage and scent. Add sparingly to soups and stews in the last hour of cooking. Or do as I do and add armfuls to your bath for a cleansing experience! |
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Marshmallow |
The medicinal marshmallow, about 8 feet high with deep thick roots. The leaves are ever so soft and the flowers a pale pink. |
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Mugwort - Artemisia vulgaris |
An ancient herb is mugwort, used by herbalists for centuries. The seeds requires stratification and then light to germinate. They usually take 2 - 3 weeks to germinate. It is a striking perennial herb, perfect for a moon garden, wonderful for wreaths and an all round magical herb. Mugwort will grow to be 5 - 6 ' high (I've had it grow 8') and will 100% for sure, without a doubt self seed in your garden. It is highly invasive and one might keep that in mind when deciding on it's location in your garden. As long as you dead head when it is flowering |
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Poppy |
This year a mixture of reds and pinks, single flowers. |
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Wildcrafters ChoiceSunflowers |
Alas, not available this year. The drought was not kind to water loving sunflowers. Usually a blend of dark reds and bronze colored sunflowers I have grown. I grow some for the market, some for you and some for the birds who visit the garden. |
$6 |
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Woad |
A biennial who acts like a perennial, grow it for a few years and you will find it traveling and popping up in unexpected places. The flowers are a funky lime yellow. The source of Celtic blue tattoo dyes long ago. |
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Xeranthemum - Xeranthemum annum |
Ah! Winged everlasting and Immortelle, two of xeranthemum's nicknames. These tough (purple, white and pink) annual flowers are easy and rewarding to grow. Wait until the soil has warmed up in the spring and seed shallowly, cover lightly with soil, keep moist and voila! The seeds will sprout in 10 - 15 days. The flowers will last a very long time in a fresh bouquet. You may also cut them when they have just opened, hang them upside down in small bunches to dry, and enjoy them all year. They will not open further when cut, they stay as is, and the color stays vibrant for a long period of time without fading. |
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Yarrow, Proa |
This white flowering yarrow grows about 3 to 4 feet high, nice. |
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