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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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). Packet- (0.3g ~150 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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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. Packet -(0.2 g ~140 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, 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, 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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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. Packet: (0.7g ~ 95 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: (0.4g ~ 30 seeds) ...

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Dahlia, Cabana Banana, Dahlia hybrida  A high yielding cactus-type dahlia up to 6” across.  Lemon yellow background with soft pink tips.  As flowers mature they become more lemon and generally the color moves this direction into the Fall.  Always an eye-catcher because of its large and distinctive form.  Native to Mexico where the Aztecs called them “ cocoxochitl or acocotli“ Grown by SSF DCB:  1 Tuber for $9.00 PLEASE NOTE: We are not able to ship Dahlia tubers internationally. ...

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Show ‘N Tell, Dahlia hybrida  ORGANIC  This fimbriated Cactus type dahlia will stop you in your tracks with its large size (up to 8” across) and its vibrant red petals with bright yellow, split tips.  Plants are robust, growing up to 4.5’ tall, and come on later in the season with their blooms.  Single cut flowers are a show by themselves and are the most popular single stems at our farmers’ market booth dahlia bouquet bar.  SSF DSNT 1 tuber for $9.00 PLEASE NOTE: We are not able to ship Dahlia tubers internationally....

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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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White Dill aka Ammi Ammi majus (65-75 days) Here’s another popular filler flower with large white umbels (5-6”) that the pollinators go crazy for any time of year.  White Dill is a sturdy, highly-productive cut-and-come again flower that overwinters in the greenhouse in our climate for early spring blooms and can be planted in succession most months of the year for a steady progression of white flowers that combine well with just about anything in a mixed bouquet. An annual that reaches up to 72”; space 12” apart. Packet: 0.4g ~ 300 seeds...

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EGGPLANT, Violetta di Firenze (75-90 days) Solanum melongena   Bi-color white & purple heirloom from Florence, Italy. Mild, creamy taste; never bitter. Plump, ruffled teardrop shape; similar to Rosa Bianca but with deeper purple coloring. Stunning, abundant, softball-sized fruits. Packet - 3/5 g 5 Grams ...

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EPAZOTE (aka Wormseed) Dysphania ambrosioides - PERENNIAL Formerly Chenopodium ambrosioides, known as wormseed, Jesuit's tea, Mexican-tea, payqu (paico), epazote, mastruz, or herba sanctæ Mariæ, is an annual or short-lived perennial herb native to Central America long used as a medicinal and culinary herb.  Epazote is in the Chenopodaceae family and is related to lambsquarters and quinoa and is noted for its resinous medicinal pungency. The fragrance of D. ambrosioides is strong but difficult to describe. A common analogy is to turpentine or creosote. It has also been compared to citrus, savory and mint.  The most common use for this herb that grows to about 3 feet tall is in cooking with black beans for flavor and its supposed carminative (less gas) properties, although it is also widely used in Mexico and other parts of Central America in a wide variety of dishes. Packet: (0.3g ~100 seeds)  ...

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Erba Stella (aka Salad Leaf Plantain) (50 days)  Plantago coronopus Like its weedy relatives,m Erba Stella ( star grass in Italian) salad leaf plantain comes from Europe. Records there indicate that humans have enjoyed munching on it since the 16th century. Salad plantain's ptyher European names incluse corne-de-cerf, Buckshorn, or star-of -the-earth. Grows a pretty rosette of slender lancular leaves with little "horns" or "spurs" on them to about a 6-8" circle. Very delicate flavor is crunchy and reminiscent of parsley and spinach. Very easy to grow. Thrives in cool, wet weather. HEIRLOOM. SSF Packet: 1/4 g ...

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Fennel, Perfection  Foeniculum vulgare (75 days) An excellent quality European bulbing fennel.  Matures quickly, even in cool weather.  Sow spring through autumn.  Produces a large, round, succulent bulb with an anise flavor that is sweet and mild.  Our children love this raw.  Also great steamed, baked or fried.  HOO Packet: (1 g ≈ 250 seeds) Bulk: 10 g....

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Feverfew, Magic Yellow  Tanacetum parthenium  (100 days)  Another fully double feverfew, but distinct from the White Wonder because of its lime green to lemon yellow colored blooms and slightly flat flower heads.  Grows up to 4’ in height and is another easy-to-grow but incredible filler plant for flower bouquets and versatile everlasting flower for crafts.  Also a nice addition to the border planting.  Comes on early in the summer and will bloom again lightly in fall if dead headed completely early on. SSF. Packet: (1/10 g)...

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Feverfew, White Wonder  Tanacetum parthenium (100 days)   A fully double snow white feverfew with the faintest hint of a yellow center.  Excellent as a filler in fresh cut bouquets and dries well for wreaths and everlasting bouquets.  White Wonder Feverfew is a short lived perennial that can be cut hard in early summer and has a second blooming period, although lighter, in the fall.  Cheery and abundant, this feverfew can invoke both elegance and a country garden romantic feel.  White Wonder is good choice for gardeners or professionals.  FLA. Packet: (1/10 g)...

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Flax, Omega  Linum usitatissimum (90 days)  Direct sow in spring after it has warmed up.  Flax is an easy to grow dietary supplement, useful in baking.  Very high in Omega 3 fatty acids. Produces a profusion of sky blue flowers on slender 24” stems.  Seed matures early in summer. Easy to thresh and winnow.  Seed must be ground or sprouted to make nutrition accessible. SSF FX1: Packet (3.5 g ≈ 200 seeds)            ...

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Forget-Me-Not, Chinese Cynoglossum amabile (80 days) This delicate star-shaped blue flower is like a kiss of coolness among the warm tones of summer.  Plant en masse for the border or for the cut flower garden.  Chinese Forget-Me-Not makes great filler flowers for bouquet making and readily reseeds in the garden.  Packet: (1/2g ~115 seeds)...

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French Hollyhock  'Zebrina' Lavatera Malva sylvestris  (90 days) This beauty is like a dwarf hollyhock with its abundant stalks filled with a profusion of brilliant magenta flowers that bloom over a long season. Perennializes in mild winter areas. A good cut flower and border plant. Grows to 24”. Rewarding to grow! SSF Packet: (2g)...

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Firewheel Gaillardia Gaillardia pulchella (100 days)   Also known as ‘Indian Blanket’, this is a short-lived perennial or annual noted for its brilliant, daisy-like flowers. The large centers of the flowers are rose-purple and the dense, frilly petals are yellow, orange, crimson or copper scarlet. Flowers appear in summer and are 2-3 in across and are held upon 18-36 in light green stems. Indian blanket grows in 14-24 in high mounds.   A popular wildflower. SSF. Packet: (0.5g ~50 seeds) ...

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Gaillardia, Sundance Gaillardia pulchella (100 days) This captivating form of Gaillardia has red-yellow bi-color tubular florets, as opposed to the typical flat ray flowers of the standard Gaillardia.  Requiring little effort, Gaillardia can handle dry and poor soil conditions while blooming for most of the Summer and into Fall.  A short-lived perennial that grows up to 18”  Space 12-15” apart.  SSF. Packet: (1/4 g ~50 seeds)...

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Gerkin, Mexican Sour (75 days) Melothria scabra AKA Cucamelon or Mouse melon. A unique relative of cucumbers that produces a plethora of small (1-1 ½ “) fruits that resemble tiny watermelons and have a unique mildly sour cucumber flavor that are delicious to pop in your mouth and eat raw, serve on salads or pickled. Vines grow vigorously up to 10’ and benefit from a trellis. HEIRLOOM. SSF PACKET – 1/2 g. (~150 seeds)...

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Globe Amaranth, Rose Bi-Color Gomphrena globosa (85-100 days)  Light and airy but with a big color impact, globe amaranth is a must-have for the annual cutting garden.  The rose bi-color is particularly breath-taking in its soft, variegated pastel tones.  Surviving at least two weeks in the vase and many months as an everlasting flower, Rose Bi-color Globe Amaranth is my new favorite gomphrena.  1-1 ½” orbs atop sturdy, multi-branching 12-24” long stems.  SSF. Packet: (1/4 g~50 seeds) ...

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Globe Amaranth, Strawberry Fields   This show-stopping plant explodes with dozens of 1-1 ½” crimson red orbs atop sturdy 12-24” stems.  They hold their color really well as a dried flower. Grows to 24” Tall.  Excellent in a border planting.  SSF. Packet: (1/4g~25 seeds)...

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Globe Centaurea Centaurea macrocephala    This uncommon yellow-flowering, almost thistle-like perennial -- a native of the Caucasus -- was sent to Monticello by Bernard McMahon in 1812.  Also known as Armenian Basket Flower, this is a large-growing perennial best used towards the back of a sunny border. Plants form a clump of coarse, light-green leaves, bearing stems of large, shaggy thistle-like flowers with bright canary-yellow petals. Excellent for cutting, fresh or dried. Plants are not invasive or weedy in the least. Dislikes being divided or moved once established. Extremely hardy, and a good choice for gardeners in prairie regions.  SSF. Packet: (1 1/2 g~80 seeds)...

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