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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. Flower heads appear in late summer, producing approx. 50,000 seeds that are used like a cereal grain, milled into a gluten-free flour or cooked whole and eaten in place of rice and oatmeal. The leaves can be used as a cooked green.
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.See below for more....
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.
Silverleaf Mountain-mint
Pycnanthemum incanum Perennial (hardy in zones 5-8)
Perennial (hardy in zones 5-8) Commonly called hoary mountain mint & native to eastern North America with striking fragrant silvery-white upper leaves and white/lavender spotted flowers in late summer.This herb is an excellent honey plant and food source for bees, butterflies, and moths.
It was literally covered in pollinators!
Now endangered in Ontario, Vermont and New Hampshire, planting seeds will help this beautiful native plant recover and flourish. Will thrive in most garden soils in full sun or part shade. Will tolerate dry better than most mints. Ht. 90cm/3ft.
approx 100 seeds