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Amaranth ‘Dreadlocks’
Amaranthus caudatus gibbosus
Claret red heirloom with Mexican roots. Wooly-textured knotted ropes drape dramatically to the ground. Dreadlocks debuted in 1881 seed catalogs.
The stunning, large textural stems make wonderful addition to large arrangements and the side shoots are smaller, great for bouquets. Excellent for fresh or dried use.
Amaranth leaves and seeds are edible!
Amaranth ‘Elephant Head ‘
(Amaranthus gangeticus) Annual Huge dark burgundy red plumes look as if an elephant is raising its trunk into the air. Long blooming spectacular plant that grows 3- 5', (152 cm) grabbing attention in the garden. It is also an excellent cut flower, the larger branches can be cut into smaller ones if desired. Absolutely stunning food plant! Seeds are edible and can be popped.
Coriander/Cilantro – ‘Caribe’
Dense bunches of aromatic dark green leaves on long-standing, bolt-tolerant plants. A lovely cilantro with nice big meaty leaves with a nice, fresh, strong flavour. High yielding over an extended period of time. Plants produce flowers that are attractive to beneficial insects.
In this part of the world tend to call the leaves cilantro and the dried seeds coriander.
Nigella ‘Cramers Plum’
Nigella 'Cramer's Plum'
Hardy Annual. Attracts pollinators. Produces double white flowers with dark purple seed pods that can be used in fresh or dried arrangements.
They excel as long-lasting cut flowers (7 days esp with preservative) A hardy early bloomer in the garden with brilliant ferny leaves and lacy, star-shaped flowers are framed by a delicate halo of fringed foliage. aka Spanish fennel flower native of southern Spain.
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Poppy ‘Hens ‘n Chicks ‘
Papaver somniferum This ancient form of poppy is perhaps the most unique variety of all! It has amazing large pink blooms, but the very cool thing is clusters of mini pods that surround the primary seed pod! The name refers to its resemblance to a hen being surrounded by her chicks. Highly coveted by fine florists who use the unusual seed heads in arrangements.
