Celosia, Flamingo Feather Celosia spicata (75 days)  Flamingo Feather Celosia is a wheat-type celosia that creates long white to pale-pink spikes which provide interesting texture in the fresh or dry cut flower bouquet.  Like wheat, when the wind rustles through the papery florets, you can hear a soft rustling as the stems brush up against one another.   Also a great bedding plant in the mid-border, Flamingo Feather has strong branches that reach up to four feet and bear approximately 30-40 stems per plant.  FLA.   Packet- (0.3g ~150 seeds) ...

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Celosia, Texas Plume Summer Sherbert Mix (90-100 days) Celosia argenta var. plumosa  We love celosias and added this one to our offerings because of its unique, softly-muted tones of blush, apricot, rose pink, lemon and lime floral spikes.  The seed we grew out originally came from famed flower farmers Pamela and Frank Arnosky by way of Floret, and we’re glad to grow on the story of its travels by getting it into your hands.  Mostly plumed spikes occasionally revert to long-stemmed combs and pink predominates in the mix.  Excellent for use in fresh bouquets and darker colored flowers have a nice appearance when dried.  An annual that reaches 36”; space 9” apart.  Frost sensitive. Packet: (0.3g~110 seeds) ...

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Cerinthe, Kiwi Blue  (70 days) Cerinthe major purpurescens Cerinthe overwinters spectacularly in our Zone 7 fields and is the first thing to bloom amongst all overwintered annuals and flowers even before our anemones!  The Kiwi Blue produces cascading grey-green speckled foliage that terminates in a blue-purple bract.  This showy bract is the attraction of Cerinthe, but it actually hides a diminutive flower, and in this way is very similar to statice.  An annual that grows up to 30”; space 12” apart.  SSF Packet (1.5g ~25 seeds) ...

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Dyer's Chamomile Cota tinctoria  For you dyers out there.  This perennial grows easily in a wide range of soil conditions and offers copious amounts of 1-2” blooms each year (including the first) that can be collected and used to make a yellow dye.  Cut back hard with the first flush of flowers when just opened and you’ll likely get a second flush later in the season.  An annual that grows to 36”; space 12” apart. Packet (~0.4g)...

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Chickpea, Anna (90 days) Cicer arietinum Garbanzos are a cooler weather crop that can be sown like peas early in spring. The plants are best thinned to about a foot apart because of their spreading habit. They don't need staking. They require little attention beyond the occasional weeding or hoeing and are quite drought-tolerant. Anna is an early maturing small seeded garbanzo with seeds that are 1/4" across and a pretty yellow to orange color. Flowers are a pink set against dusky green lacey foliage. Produce two, sometimes one bean per pod. Plant early in spring. Bush habit. HOO 1/2 oz 1/4 lb ...

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Chickpea, Munk's Moroccan  - (100 days) Cicer arietinum Purple flowers, tan-brown seeds that are about 1/2" across. Productive. Plant early in spring when you would plant peas. Small, fuzzypods contain one or two beans. There may be hummus in your future! HOO GB2 - 1/2 oz Bulk: 1/4 lb ...

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Chicory, Palla Rossa Radicchio   (70 days)  Chicorium intybus This is a really good OP variety for spring planted red radichio, making a high percentage of well-wrapped dense heads. Also works well for normal autumn production from July plantings. Way more uniformity than we’ve found in other classic OPs.   Packet (1/2 g ~ 350 seeds) * thanks to Karen Morton for the picture...

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Chicory, Rossa Italiana (aka Red Italian Dandelion) 50 days Cichorium intybus Actually a type of Chicory, however the leaves (and bitter flavor) are strongly reminiscent of dandelion, hence the common name.  Deep maroon red midribs stand in a beautiful contrast to the dark green leaves.  As with all chicories, an ice water soak before consumption can help to minimize bitterness.  This is a wonderful addition of savory salads with its sublime beauty.  Biennial growth habit performs best in cooler spring or fall weather.  SSF 'Packet (0.4 g ~ 160 seeds)...

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Chicory, Wild Garden Mix (50 days)  Chicorium intybus Bred by Frank Morton. In his words, “A diverse mix of head types, leaf shapes, and color pattern created by crossing Italian heirlooms. For over 15 years these have been selected for July-August sowing of autumn and winter crops.” SSF  Packet (1/2 g~ 350 seeds)...

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Chinese Cabbage, China Choy   Brassica rapa (70 days)  Similar to bok choy but with a looser rosette of leaves.  Produces dark green leaves with wide, brilliant white petioles that are crunchy and tasty.  Does well from spring or fall sowings.  Good for kim chee.  SSF Packet (1/2 g) Bulk: 1 oz  ...

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CHIVES, Chinese Garlic (90 days) - Allium tuberosum   Perennial – Wide flat leaves grow to 8-10” tall and can be repeatedly cut for a supply of mild garlic chives. Delightful in salads. Packet (1/2 g)...

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Cilantro, Pokey Joe Cirandrum sativum  (50 days)    This is reputed to be the best tasting cilantro out of an extensive trial by Gabe Cox at Groundworks Organics in the Willamette Valley. Also said to have the best roots for the root-conscious markets.  Feral Farm. Packet: 1 1/2 g   ...

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Clary Sage Salvia sclarea, Perennial A very necessary garden companion with tall, bold, and showy flower spikes that can rise to 5 ft tall with a characteristic scent used in aromatherapy to induce euphoria. A perennial that flowers in its second year. Its large leaves can be used culinary in place of garden sage. One of its unique uses is as a northern substitute for chia seeds as it is botanically similar and in the mint family. Many pollinators find its unique scent attractive. SSF Packet - 1/2 g  * Washington Residents Please Note: Clary Sage is considered a noxious weed in your state and we CAN NOT sell you or send seeds there.  Thanks for your understanding...

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Cleome 'Rose Queen' Cleome hassleriana (90-110 days)  This is a beautiful variety with deep rose-pink flowers that fade to pale pink, creating a two-tone effect. Cleome is a popular heirloom flower that attracts hummingbirds. Originally from the West Indies, it has been grown in English gardens since 1817.  Avoid the thorns along the stems. Deer resistant. Grows to a height of 4'. In Kenya and other parts of Eastern Africa the leaves are parboiled and eaten as a green (see pic). SS Packet- (1/2g ~80 seeds)...

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Collards, Cascade Glaze (60 days) Brassica oleracea   An old heirloom from 1820 called Green Glaze that was revitalized through the breeding work of Alan Kapuler, Carol Deppe and Jeff McCormack. Cascade Glaze is unique in that its leaves have a shiny light green glaze to them as opposed to the typical blue-green of most brassicas. They are winter hardy down to 0 degrees and can also withstand heat better than most kales. It’s possible that the waxy characteristic of the leaves gives them some added insect resistance. Sweet and tender flavor through the seasons and especially in fall and winter. SSF OSSI (Open Source Seed Initiative) Pledged Variety. Packet (1/2 g. ≈ 125 seeds) ...

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 COLLARDS, Purple Tree Perennial (60 days) Brassica oleracea A unique perennial vegetable that was brought to the USA by enslaved African people and has been propagated and passed on by African American growers ever since. Tree collards can be propagated through stem cuttings or seed. We are offering seed from plants sourced from Doug Gosling & Chris Hominacs. Stems and veins are purple with blue waxy leaves that are very cold hardy and can become a short lived (2-10 years) perennial growing up to 6 feet tall and equal in spread. SSF. Packet (1/2 g. ≈ 125 seeds) ...

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Columbine, Barlow Mix  Aquilegia vulgaris (365 days)  Sow this unique, hardy perennial in spring for blooms the subsequent spring.  Petticoat-shaped, fully double, solid and bi-color nodding flowers atop long, strong stems provide something showy in the garden during the transition period from spring to summer.  Once established, plants produce multiple stems per plant and each stem has several flowers.  Blooms in a range of colors from rose to burgundy, violet, (nearly) black, and rose or purple with white variegation at the tips.  Delicate-looking (1.5” flowers) and a noteworthy addition to the front border.  Grows to 36”; space 9” apart and provide horizontal trellising for straight stems. Packet 0.2g ~ 140 seeds ...

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Columbine, Mrs. Scott Elliot, Aquilegia caerulea   Sow this cottage garden heirloom from mid-Summer to January for blooms the following Spring.   This is the traditional lavender and white columbine with long lavender spurs, atop strong, thin 24-30” stems and lacy foliage.  It blooms prolifically for up to two months, readily reseeds itself and needs no trellising.   Columbine attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds and is a mainstay of the perennial garden.  This is one of the earliest, most reliable cut flowers on our farm.  FLA. Packet -(0.2 g ~140 seeds) ...

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Coreopsis, Calliopsis Coreopsis tinctoria (80 days) A Midwest native annual wildflower also known as ‘Plains Coreopsis’ that makes a wonderful showy border plant.  Grows to a 30” high bush covered with hundreds of burgundy and gold 1½” blooms.  Great for use in wildflower plantings.  Derives its Latin species name, tinctoria, from it’s use as a textile dye plant.  Also serves well in bouquets as a cut flower.  Cut regularly for months of blooms.  A good flower for dyeing fibers.  SSF. Packet - (1/4g ~185 seeds)   ...

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Coreopsis, Dyer’s  (80 days) Coreopsis tinctoria  The brilliant crimson and gold variegated petals of this variety of Coreopsis warrant carrying it along with our Coreopsis Calliopsis.  Both can be used to dye textiles a color along the spectrum of gold to sienna.  Amongst the Dyer’s Coreopsis, some plants exhibit bold, solid crimson petals, some bicolor gold/red, and others yellow-flecked red.  Use this coreopsis for a bold filler flower to accent other autumnal colored flowers.  Cut regularly for months of bloom.  An annual that grows up to 30” tall.  Space 12” apart.  A good dye plant.  FLA.  Packet - (1/4g ~185 seeds)...

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Corn, Glass Gem, Flint (100 days) Zea mays This is a flint corn used for making flour or as a popping corn. Unlike sweet corn, it is not edible right off the cob.  It was likely bred as an ornamental variety - for obvious reasons. Many of these exquisite ears are simply too beautiful to eat.  Like many heirloom treasures, Glass Gem corn has a name, a place, and a story. Its origin traces back to Carl Barnes, a part-Cherokee farmer living in Oklahoma.  Carl Barnes’ (pictured in his corn field) kaleidoscopic corn has become a beacon - and perhaps an inspiring symbol - for the global seed-saving revival.  Barnes had an uncanny knack for corn breeding. More specifically, he excelled at selecting and saving seed from those cobs that exhibited vivid, translucent colors. Like other flint corn it is excellent for polenta and hominy. HEIRLOOM. Packet (Half Ounce) Quarter Pound Half pound ...

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Hooker’s Sweet (su)(70 days) Zea mays This variety is named after Ira Hooker who developed this short stature (4-6’), early maturing sweet corn to ripen successfully in the cloudy and rainy Olympic Peninsula of Washington state. Plants produce 2 ears of 7-8” long sweet corn with white and yellow kernels that begin to turn blue as it becomes over mature. Mature seed is a gray-blue. Flavor is rich, full and sweet with wonderful texture. We’ve adapted this over the past 20 years to have good cold soil emergence for early sowings. HEIRLOOM. * Harvest when the kernels produce a milky white fluid, if it’s clear it’s too early, and if there is no fluid, it’s too late and they’ll be starchy (however good for roasting still). Packet: One Ounce ...

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Magenta Parching  (100+ days)   Zeea mays Parched corn offers yet another scrumptious way to eat non-sweet grain corn. Corn-breeders Carol Deppe and Alan Kapuler developed this OP variety from 7 sweet corn strains and 7 Hopi strains obtained from seedsman John Kimmey. It is cooked in a dry pan without oil for five minutes at medium-low heat, the toasting kernels start to swell and split, releasing a wonderful aroma. The best parching corns are slow to burn, though, it is important to keep them moving by stirring or shaking the pan. Packet (One Ounce) 1/4 pound ...

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Maiz Concho Flint (110-120 days) Zea mays We are grateful to share this beautiful heirloom from a nice crop grown by Dan Hobbs at Pueblo Seed in Colorado. Corn is strongly adapted to latitude, so when we grew this SW corn in Oregon it grew very tall (10-12’) and produced ears late. So, unless you are closer to 35 degrees Latitude, then allow for a very long season for this strain to mature. Maize de Concho is included in the Slow Food Ark of Taste collection because it has been used for preparing Chicos, a method of cooking involving harvest- ing at the green (milk) stage and prepared via an ancient technique through roasting in an earthen oven called an “Horno”. Chicos are still made by residents of the Upper Rio Grande and San Luis Valley where there is a revival of this endangered regional food in Acequia communities. This is an ancient flint type of corn that can periodically revert back to ancestral phenotypes indicative of its wild parentage from Teosinte. Ears are 9-14” long with pale, shell-white kernels. Can also be used for pozole, hominy, grits and polenta. Packet: One Ounce (≈ 110 seeds)  Quarter pound Half Pound ...

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Corn, Martian Jewels (su) (80-90 days to fresh eating) Zea mays This is a highly unusual corn that is delicious and versatile. An original series of crosses made by Alan Kapuler (aka Mushroom) of Peace Seeds, Martian Jewels combines a Hopi flour corn with an eclectic blend of normal sugary (su) and sugary enhanced (se) varieties. Such a broad genetic base gives this corn an especially distinctive look with a wide range of uses. It can first be harvested as a sweet corn, although the window for optimum picking is small. The corn has a complex, rich flavor with a pleasant, mild sweetness. As the kernels enter the dough stage and become starchier, they can be used in chowder or corn pudding. Finally at full maturity the dry corn is made into bread, tortillas, or tamales. The 6' tall plants have dark green, purple-streaked leaves, deep purple stalks, husks and cobs, contrasted with pearly white kernels. 6' tall plants. Would probably make a good dye plant as seen in how it stained the hands in one of the picture here. Thanks to Steve and Moria Peters of Seed Revolution Now for these seeds and pictures! Packet: One Ounce (≈ 110 seeds) ...

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Corn, Papa’s Blue (80-90 days) Zea Mays We are grateful to Wayne Marshall of Banbury Farm in Buhl, Idaho for this gem that were bred out of Painted Mountain by seedsman Ed Schultz, also in Montana. Dave Christensen (breeder of Painted Mountain Corn) spoke very highly of this variety, describing them as very uniform and a brilliantly colored blue. Much like it’s Painted Mountain origins, Papa’s Blue is a short stature (4-5’), very early maturing flour corn with great culinary qualities. Packet:  One Ounce (≈ 110 seeds) ...

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Corn, Riverspirit Rainbow, Flour (90-110 days) Zea mays A stable & diverse gene pool of native flour corns including Anasazi, Hopi Blue, Hopi White and others that has been successfully grown on homesteads in OR & CA for decades. Tall (7-10’) plants produce 1-2 large (10-20”) ears in every color and pattern imaginable. Excellent for corn bread, masa, tamales and adding to any recipe that calls for wheat. Incredibly beautiful – shucking it is like opening a present from the Earth! Packet (one ounce) 1/4 pound Half pound ...

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Rootbeer Popcorn (100 days) Zea mays This is the long-awaited selection from our Cassiopeia mix of the copper/brown phenotype that seedsman, Bill McDorman coined “Root Beer” during one of our biennial Seed Academy training. Growth is the same as the Cassiopeia variety, however, the tassels, silks, and husks have a lovely copper pigment to them. Some variability may still be possible as we continue with this project. Give it a try and let us know your impressions! OSSI (Open Source Seed Initiative) Pledged Variety bred by Don Tipping. Siskiyou Select Original Packet (Half Ounce≈ 105 seeds) Quarter Pound  ...

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Corn, Siskiyou Pink, Flour (85-95 days) Zea mays This variety is part of our ongoing effort to adapt and stabilize new landraces that are useful staple crops to the Pacific Northwest region. The first parent of this lovely flour corn is Hopi Purple which we originally obtained from the old Seeds of Change collection from El Guique, NM.  We crossed this with Magenta Parching corn which was originally bred by ​​breeders Carol Deppe and Alan Kapuler who developed this OP variety from 7 sweet corn strains and 7 Hopi strains obtained from seedsman John Kimmey. All the parent varieties look quite similar and enabled us to bulk up a wide breadth of diverse genetics and adaptation. The result is a robust plant with drought and short season adaptation that produces 2 ears of beautiful pastel pink flour corn with good milling qualities. Can also be used for hominy, posole, masa and the like. If planted farther apart it will tiller well, producing side shoots and smaller side ears given a long enough season. Packet (1/2 oz)  ...

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Corn, Soltera Morado, Sweet (80-90 days) Zea Mays We received this gem from entomologist Munk Begin, who has been working for many years to improve a deep purple red, high anthocyanin sweet corn. Soltera Morado translates to "single purple". This is the result from crossing various red cob and white cob flour and sweet corn lines to develop a red sweet corn he calls "Blood Brothers". Then in 2002, he crossed Blood Brothers (male) with Martian Red, a sweet corn with purple cobs. Nearly every part of the plant contains streaks of deep purple red- the leaves, silks, tassels, stalks, cobs, husks, and pollen. Bergin says that it has at least 4 times and perhaps as much as 20 times the anthocyanins as blueberries. The ears are 6-8" long with deep dark blood red kernels. This is a wonderful dye plant - see the photo below from natural dye enthusiast, Rachel @think _natural Packet - 1/2 oz Bulk: 2 ounces ...

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Corn, Sunrise (110 days) Zea Mays This is a gene pool that came out of the southwest flour corns. It has a mix of yellow, orange, chinmark( stripped), lighter reds and dark red kernels.  The plants are 7-8 feet tall and produce 1-2 ears per plant that are 8-12 inches long. Tillers somewhat.   Drought adapted. We offer this warm hued mix to share the wonderful experience of discovering all the beautiful diversity in stalk color, silks, tassles, husks and ears. HEIRLOOM Packet: One Ounce  Half Pound ...

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Corn, Triple Play, Sweet (75–85 days) Zea mays A nicely stabilized cross of Hooker’s Sweet with the old open pollinated standard Golden Bantam that results in a very pretty bicolor sweet corn with greater ear size than Hooker’s.  With plenty of tillers that can result in 4-5 ears per plant, it tends to shine under hill or clump culture rather than traditional rows. Harvest at milk stage just as some blue is beginning to show in the kernels. Delicious, rich, full flavor with large meaty kernels that burst with real corn flavor, which is sadly lacking in modern super sweets.  Developed by John Sundquist. * Harvest when the kernels produce a milky white fluid, if it’s clear it’s too early, and if there is no fluid, it’s too late and they’ll be starchy (however good for roasting still). Packet:  One Ounce Bulk: Quarter Pound ...

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Corn, Tuxana  Zea Mays (90 days to sweet corn harvest) A public domain, Open-pollinated sweet corn variety. This is a new sweet corn from traditional plant breeder Jonathan Spero in Oregon. He’s been working to bring a little more sweetness into open-pollinated sweet corn, and Tuxana f5 is an early release of his work in progress. This is his fifth generation (f5) and already tasty. Big deep white kernels are sweeter than most pop corns, with excellent eating quality. Productive, with 2 ears on each plant. Ears are 7 - 8” long and mostly 16 - 18 rows around. You may occasionally find a few other-than-white kernels. OSSI * Harvest when the kernels produce a milky white fluid, if it’s clear it’s too early, and if there is no fluid, it’s too late and they’ll be starchy (however good for roasting still). Packet: 1 ounce Bulk: Quarter Pound Half Pound ...

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Cosmos, Bright Lights, Cosmos sulphureus (90-100 days)  An easy plant to grow with big impact.  A mix of golden and orange silky petals float above an airy foliage of thin lacy leaves. Profuse blooms occur from late summer until frost and make excellent cut flowers. Readily reseeds.  A great choice for summer gardening with children or less experienced gardeners, as simply broadcasting the seed will lead to excellent results.  Requires no special care.  A good dye plant. Packet (1 g ≈ 150 seeds)...

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Cosmos, Double Click Mix, Cosmos bipinnatus (80 days)  Tall plants grow to nearly 4' festooned with large, fully-double and semi-double blooms in shades of fuchsia, pink, and white.  Double Click is a must-have for the cut flower grower--less likely to drop petals than other cosmos and longer lasting in the vase.  It's also an excellent choice for the garden border.  Its long bloom season makes for up to 8 weeks of flowers.  Succession plant to extend the number of weeks you have Double Click in its full glory.  Cosmos can tolerate light frosts and may be sown in a wide range of temperatures for early and late season blooms.  FLA. Packet: (1g ~70 seeds)...

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COSMOS, Rubenza – Dwarf Mexican Aster, Cosmos bipinnatus (90 days) Rubenza represents a unique color for Cosmos, with flowers that open as a dark ruby red, then mature to antique rose. It is a red that combines favorably with other colors.  Gorgeous in flower beds and borders it also works well as a summertime cut flower.  Smaller than typical cosmos which can grow to 4 feet or more, Rubenza grows to a height of around 30”.   Annual cosmos are unrivaled as long-standing performers in a garden. RMF. CS4: Packet (1g ~70 seeds) - $5.00 5 g = $10.00 1 oz = $25.00...

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Cosmos, Sunrise Cosmos bipinnatus (75 days)  A great border plant that grows to a large 4-6’ bush with hundreds of 2” yellow and orange blossoms.  Even just one plant really brightens up the landscape.  Self seeds readily.  Multi-use in that it also yields a yellow dye for your textile dye projects.  FLA. Packet (1g ~70 seeds) ...

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Cowpeas, California Blackeye (80 days) Vigna unguiculata   We received this wonderful garden treat from seedkeeper, Rowen White and are pleased with its early maturity.  Black eyed peas are a crop that thrives in warm SE climates, so this strain appears adapted to the cooler night time temperatures here in the west.  Pods are 6-8” long and presented above the foliage making harvest a breeze.  They can be shelled fresh or dried.  SSF  Packet (1/2 ounce) ...

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Cucumber, Armenian Cucumis melo var. flexuosus   The Armenian cucumber is a type of long, slender fruit which tastes like a cucumber and looks somewhat like a cucumber inside. It is actually a variety of muskmelon (C. melo), a species closely related to the cucumber (C. sativus). It is also known as the yard-long cucumber, snake cucumber, snake melon, tharr in Pakistan, kakri in India, atta in Egypt, mekti in Lebanon, feggous or fakkous in Morocco, acur in Turkey, φακούσι (fakoosi) in Cyprus, fakoos and qitha in Jordan and uri in Japan. It should not be confused with the snake gourds (Trichosanthes spp.). The skin is very thin, light green, and bumpless. It has no bitterness and the fruit is almost always used without peeling and quite delicious! SSF  (2 g ~25 seeds) ...

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Cucumber, Bolivian (aka Achocha) (100 days) Cyclanthera pedata An incredibly vigorous growing relative if cucumber that grows 10-12 feet long vines. We obtained seed of this unique cultivar from Dr. Alan "Mushroom" Kapuler of Peace Seeds in Corvallis, OR. Achocha has been cultivated in the Andes for hundreds of years where it is also known as caigua. Not a true cucumber, rather it is more like a distant relative. It has soft, little "thorns" or horns on tyhe fruit. Like cool (not cold) weather. Sprawling vining habit can be trained to climb up a fence or trellis. Traditionally used cut up in soups, or hollowed out, stuffed with cheese, and baked. SSF Packet: 1 g (~25 seeds)...

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Cucumber, Mideast Peace (70-85 days) Cucumis sativus From the seed collection of Alan Kapular, also known as Mideast Prolific.  Grows 3-5’ vines which produce several crops of 6-8”, non-bitter, smooth and thin-skinned and makes for excellent fresh eating or pickles. Packet (2 g ≈ 25 seeds)            ...

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Cucumber, NY Slicing 264 (65 days)  Cucumis sativus A standard straight green cucumber that matures early and yields abundant fruit.  Michael Mazourek, plant breeder at Cornell University in New York has developed this variety to stand up to increasing disease pressure such as Downy mildew. FER Packet (2 g ≈ 25 seeds) ...

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Poona Kheera (55-60 days) Cucumis sativus Originally from Poona, India, this unique variety starts out with smooth, pale yellow skin that matures to a russetted rosy brown almost like a potato.  Don’t let their unusual appearance fool you, because they are one of the most mild, sweet and delicious fresh eating cucumbers available. Excellent disease resistance. CHS.  Packet (1 g. ≈ 25 seeds) ...

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Cucumber, Suyo Long  (60-70 days) Cucumis sativus From northern China.  Ribbed, dark-green skin with heavy white spines. 10-18” long fruits are almost seedless, non-bitter burp less, crisp and tender.  Very prolific.  Heat resistant and powdery mildew resistant.  Trellis for straight fruits.  HEIRLOOM, SSF Packet (1 g ≈ 25 seeds) ...

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Cup Plant, Silphium perfoliatum Perennial A towering queen of the midwestern prairies related to sunflowers, they can grow to 8’ high and produce a profusion of small yellow flowers.  Used by native tribes as an expectorant for coughs.  Aldo Leopold once said, "What a thousand acres of Silphiums looked like when they tickled the bellies of the buffalo is a question never again to be answered, and perhaps not even asked." May he be proved wrong.  Packet: (.35g ~ 30 seeds) ...

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Daisy, Zulu Prince Venidium fastuosum (90 days)  Dramatic (2-3”) flowers with a jet-black center and white petals with rings of orange and purple in the center grow from a grayish green mound of hairy leaves.  A striking addition to the garden!  Thrives in heat and drought.  Easy to grow.  Best started as transplants and planted out. Packet 0.2 g (~200 seeds)...

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Dame’s Rocket (240 days) Hesperis matronalis  Also known as Sweet Rocket or Wild Phlox, this fragrant Spring-blooming flower will delight you with its tall, early color and clove-like aroma.  Dames Rocket sends up purple and white spikes; cut it regularly and it will continue to side branch or cut it all-the-way back (before it makes seed) for a second flush a few weeks later.  Plant in late Summer for early Spring bloom, either directly or plan to transplant.  Will readily self-sow.  A biennial or short-lived perennial that grows up to 60”; space 9-12” apart.  FLA. Packet (1g ~290 seeds) ...

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Devil’s Claw Proboscidea parviflora (90 days)  A very unique plant long cultivated by indigenous peoples throughout the desert southwest where the immature pods are used as food and the mature seed pods used in basketry.  12” long seed pods are sharply hooked and resemble a somewhat menacing looking claw, hence the common name. Large white seeds best started indoors and transplanted once the risk of frost has passed as the plants are frost tender.  Grows to about 18-24” tall.  The large pink flowers are quite showy. Packet (1.5g)...

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