Attracts Hummingbirds

Enjoy the Iridescent Beauty of Hummingbirds

These explosive bursts of color can be seen easily from the air and provide convenient nectar sources for your intended visitors.

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  • Hestia Dwarf Runner Beans

    Edible Container Flowers Hestia Dwarf Runner Beans

    Edible Container Flowers Hestia Dwarf Runner Beans

    ANNUAL VINE

    Summer/fall bloom with edible pods and seeds
    Frost tender

    START SEEDS OUTDOORS

    In spring, be very sure to wait until weather is warm and settled and night temperatures stay above 55°F (13°C), before planting well-worked, fertile soil in full sun. For bed planting, poke seeds in 1 inch deep and 4 inches apart in rows 1 1/2 feet apart.

    FOR CONTAINER PLANTING

    Choose big pots at least 18 inches tall and 16-20 inches in diameter. Fill pots with fresh, moistened, good-quality potting mix. Sow seeds 3-4 inches apart. Keep soil evenly moist while awaiting germination in 7-10 days. Sow again in different pots a few weeks later for a longer season of bloom.

    GROWING NOTES

    Protect young seedlings from marauding birds by covering with plastic berry baskets at planting time, removing when plants get crowded. Feed plants once a month with all-purpose fertilizer. Hestia’s blossoms are edible; enjoy as garnishes or or tasty salad additions. At the end of blooming season, let some flowers mature into bean pods and allow beans to completely dry in their pods to harvest and use for dried bean recipes.
    $4.39
    $4.39
  • Mountain Garland Clarkia

    Heirloom Flowers Mountain Garland Clarkia

    Heirloom Flowers Mountain Garland Clarkia

    HARDY ANNUAL

    Summer/Fall bloom
    Can handle light frost

    EASIEST TO START DIRECTLY IN THE GARDEN

    As early in spring as ground can be worked, sow seeds 1 inch apart into a finely textured garden bed in full sun. In climates where the ground doesn’t freeze, sow seed in late fall for bloom the following spring. Cover very lightly, about 1/8 inch deep and keep soil moist as seedlings emerge. Weed and water carefully and thin before they get too crowded.

    TO START EARLY INDOORS

    Start seed indoors 4 weeks before last spring frost date. Sow seeds an inch apart in a container of seed starting mix. Cover very lightly, keep evenly moist and provide a strong light source until seedlings are ready to plant outdoors. Plant in the garden when seedlings are large enough to handle. Thin or transplant seedlings 6 inches apart.

    GROWING NOTES

    Clarkia grows well in a wide range of conditions, but if you are in a very hot, humid climate, planting in a spot with afternoon shade will extend flowering. These carefree wildflowers thrive in well-drained soil. Plant in mixed borders or anywhere you want an informal effect of vibrant color and armfuls of entrancing flowers to bring indoors.
    $2.99
    $2.99
  • Lace Perfume

    Fragrant Dianthus Lace Perfume

    Fragrant Dianthus Lace Perfume

    PERENNIAL TO ZONE 4

    Summer Bloom
    Frost Hardy

    BEST TO START INDOORS

    In early spring, 8 weeks before last frost date, sow seeds 1 inch apart in a container of seed starting mix. Cover ¼ inch deep. Keep moist but not soggy and cool, 60-70°F (15-21°C). Provide a strong light source until seedlings are ready to go outside.

    Once large enough to handle, transplant seedlings 2 to 3 inches apart into deeper containers or pots so root systems can develop. Feed every 2 weeks with half-strength fertilizer. When 3 to 4 inches tall, acclimate to outdoors, then plant in full sun about 8 inches apart in fertile, well-drained soil.

    TO START OUTDOORS

    Sow seeds only in a well protected, finely textured seed bed once frost danger is over. Cover very lightly and keep evenly moist. Tend seedlings carefully and when large enough to handle, thin or transplant 8 inches apart in full sun.

    GROWING NOTES

    Sow perennial Lace Perfume in early spring for summer blooms or sow at mid- summer for spring flowers the following season. These lovely fringed flowers will rebloom lavishly if cut back after the first flush of flowers. Enjoy their enticing sweet/ spicy perfume by keeping bouquets close to where you walk or sit.
    $3.69
    $3.69
  • Bright Bandolier

    Bouquet Sunflowers Bright Bandolier

    Bouquet Sunflowers Bright Bandolier

    ANNUAL

    Summer/fall bloom
    Frost tender

    TO PLANT OUTDOORS

    Plant in full sun in good garden soil when weather is warm and settled both day and night and all danger of frost is past. Poke seeds into well-worked soil 1/2 inch deep and 4 to 5 inches apart. Press soil firmly over seeds and keep moist until germination in 8 to 10 days.

    TO START EARLY INDOORS

    Several weeks before last frost date, sow seeds 1/2 inch deep in individual pots of well drained seed starting mix. Keep moist and provide a strong light source until ready to plant outside when seedlings are large enough to handle. When weather has warmed into the 50° range, transplant carefully into the garden in full sun, disturbing the roots as little as possible.

    THIN OR TRANSPLANT

    Space seedlings 12 inches apart so plants have ample room to grow.

    GROWING NOTES

    Growing these flowers is easy and rewarding. Make several sowings, three weeks apart, to have a succession of bloom. Keep soil moist and well weeded and protect seedlings from hungry birds with netting or plastic berry baskets, removing before plants get crowded. Sunflowers need room! Be sure to thin seedlings when 3 inches tall to 12 inches apart.
    $3.69
    $3.69