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Anthemis punctata, Rock Chamomile
Delphinium 'Summer Skies'
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Primula denticulata
Mom's rose
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Primula denticulata
Ipomoea nil Hatsu Arashi
Ipomoea Hatsu Arashi
Once the growing season is in full swing,  we add many items as they are propagated. This list is never static.   Please check our current availability listing here as many items below will sell out quickly.  Summer's heat will stop shipping sometime in July and it will resume in September for some plants.

To download a pdf version of this list (as of March 1), click on the link on our home page.

Prices: Plants are $5.25 unless marked differently.

Acorus calamus Calamus, Sweet Flag. Fragrant orangey-scented iris- like foliage used as a strewing herb in Medieval Britain; nice just to brush through or rub to scent your fingers with tangerine.  Spicy cinnamon scented roots & stems sometimes candied.  Damp/ shady soil.  To 2-3'. Z4.

Adlumia fungosa Bleeding Heart Vine  Lacy tendril-twiner, extravagantly bloomy, Adlumia erupts in the spring from its spray of leaves into a fountainous frilly vine of pink lockets.  Biennial for shade to part sun.  Gather seed and sow in 2 successive years to establish a colony. Z4 or colder.  SOLD OUT.

Agastache Hummingbird Mints  Fragrant, often showy plants good for tea, cut flowers and attracting Hummingbirds--but not deer or elk, who totally ignore these useful beauties!  Sun, very good drainage; leave stems standing in the winter.  A. cusickii, foeniculum and occidentalis have fluffy bottle-brush like flower heads, the rest tubular flowers.  Amongst our very favorite plants for scent, flavor and color, Agastaches are good in tea & salads, and dry well. 
  • aurantiaca  Apricot Sprite  Compact silvery spicy minty plants with rich apricot flowers and extra long bloom season.
  •    a.  Lilac Sprite  New variety with lilac & orange bi-colored flowers over most of the summer. Scented.   Winter hardy if kept very dry.  To 18".
  • brevifolia Tall attractive plants with aromatic licorice-scented leaves  and spikes of reddish-purple flowers. 3 ft. 
  • cana Hummingbird Mint Beautiful large (2") bright rose-pink trumpet flowers in abundance on slender base-branching plants.  Sweet minty scent & taste, including the flowers which would make a nice "Martha" addition to summer fruit salads.  This is a gorgeous plant. To 2-3'.
  •  foeniculum Root Beer Plant, Anise Hyssop Bottle-brushy lavender flower heads on deeply aromatic plants.  Flowers dry well and the whole plant makes a root-beer flavored tea (or syrup for your own root beer).  Honey bees love this. 2-3'. Self sows when happy.
  • mexicana 'Sangria' German seed strain of a Mexican herb (Red Lemon Balm) which is very fragrant & tasty, with showy rosy flowers in tall spikes.  Glossy lanceolate leaves on a slender, vase shaped plant to 2-3'.  This is an excellent tea plant, pretty, and a hummingbird favorite.
  • rupestris  Sunset Hyssop Orange-coral flowers with darker calyces, petite silvery foliage, spicy-minty scent. 12-18".
  • urticifolia Sawtooth Mountain Mint Tall sturdy plants with mauve-pink flowers in large heads.  Good mint flavor for tea, pretty dried.  Idaho native, totally winter hardy and reliable.  To 4' in good soil.

 Alcea Hollyhock
ficifolia Singles in mixed colors of peach, pink, red & yellow; intricately cut (ficifolia means fig-leaved) mature foliage and a natural resistance to the rust that so plagues other Hollyhocks. 6-8 feet. Z3.
pallida Tall plants with scores of moonlight-lavender flowers in spikes, early summer to frost. Hardy Eurasian biennial to 6 feet. Elegantly historic & easy to please.

Anthemis punctata Rock Camomile  Low finely cut silvery white, fragrant foliage mats with woody stems, classic Camomile flowers on long wiry stems float above this mountain shrublet in early summer.  Pretty and rare. $6.00.

Anthoxanthum odoratum  Sweet Vernal Grass  Wonderfully fragrant grass when cut or when the dried foliage is in a warm room.  Thought to bring peaceful sleep and valued by northern peoples as a smudging and strewing herb; distilled for perfumery (Flouve).  Forms tight thick clumps with no runners.  To about 10" tufty mounds.  $7.00.  Limited.

Aquilegia vulgaris
        Honeydew Fragrant hybrids, mixed colors.
        Woodside Blue Green & light green & white variegated leaves, blue flowers.
        vervaena 'Leprechaun Gold' Variegated green & golden leaved form, splashed and speckled; blue flowers, reddish spring stems. 

Arabis blepharophylla Red Sensation Hardy, undemanding plants cover their silvery grey foliage in spring with large deep rose flowers-and again in the fall, often times.  Great groundcover or edging for sun.  4", Z4.

Asarina procumbens Creeping Snapdragon Pretty and surprisingly hardy groundcover with large soft-yellow snapdragon flowers.  Downy roundy-heart shaped leaves, tinge toward red in the winter.  Good rock wall plant or even in a hanging basket. Sun-shade; 4"; Z4.

Aubretia deltoides 'Bengal' Semi-double flowered mix; very free flowering in spring and again lightly in autumn; ideal for rock walls or pots.  Large petals and flowers in a glowing mixture of lilac-blue, purple and red.  Lovely slightly downy diamond-shaped leaves on arching, semi-wiry plants.  Very attractive. To 4 in. x 10".

Buddleia davidii  Dark Mix Sweetly fragrant wands of flowers, gorgeous in bouquets and much appreciated by butterflies.  Silver-backed grey-green foliage. Generally a perennial rather than woody shrub in our climate; late to wake in spring. Z4. 3-4'. Moist soil. We offer two seed grown strains this year:
  • Red Shades Shades of reddish violet to purple-mauve.
  • Nearly Black Shades of deep violet, purple, deepest magenta, shading to lavender.

Calamintha
grandiflora Showy Calamint One of our favorite showy herbs, sporting pink Penstemon-like flowers in early summer over faintly downy light green foliage.  Flavor is minty until cooked, when a cinnamon-apple flavor comes to the fore.  Nice in jellies, liqueurs.  Spreading groundcover, not for too dry a spot. 10".  Z4. 6.00
 
Centranthus ruber  Jupiter's Beard Pretty, fragrant clusters of rosy flowers bring butterflies to these shiny-leaved, long lived perennials.  Makes nice clumps in the garden.  Z3. Sun. Also a good cutting flower.

Chrysanthemum
Hardy Mums Years ago when I worked in North Dakota, we grew Minnesota-bred Mums; they wintered over for us in Z3!  These are chosen to bloom early enough to flower here in north Idaho and for nice form & color. 
Special: all mums $4.00, we got a little crazy taking cuttings..more listed on the website.parthenium Silver Leaf Feverfew Greyish nicely cut foliage, lots of white button flowers on this new take on a familiar medicinal herb.  The silvery foliage and essential oils make it highly pest resistant.

Clematis integrifolia rosea One of our favorite shrubby (non-climbing) varieties, with dangly lantern-like flowers of a soft rose on gently floppy (leaning) plants to about 2', spreading to 2-3' wide.  8.00 Limited.
         
DELPHINIUMS provide gorgeous color in many different heights and blossom types.   Because we love them so, we grow over a dozen different kinds.  All appreciate rich soil (very rich soil!) in full sun and good drainage.  More delphs succumb to lack of feeding and wet feet than to cold. 
        ►Most Delphiniums ship after April 15th.  
belladonna types Many branching shorter spikes of  flowers over a longer period of time.  Excellent for cutting (many were bred for the florist trade) and easy to please.   
  • Oriental Blue  Brilliant deep blue flowers with fuzzy bees of brown, blue and yellow.  Exotic, showy and sure to make your neighbors envious.  4-5'.
 Tall garden (elatum) hybrids
  • Guardian Early Blue Rich dark navy blue with hints of violet; self colored bees.  Heavily filled dense flower stalks to 4'; earliest blooming of the tall doubles.
  • 'Foerster's Hybrids' From the strain created by Karl Foerster for pure colors, strong stems, winter hardiness, longevity and resistance to powdery mildew.  6'.  Limited.
New Century Hybrids Well filled spikes of large, tightly packed flowers in a range of beautiful shades, some colors quite unusual. Stunning in the garden; excellent vase life and good mildew resistance. 4-5'. 
  •    Ebony in Snow  NEW!  Double flowers, white brushed heavily black with black bees, smashing and outrageous in the garden.  Flower arranger's dream. SOLD OUT.
New Millennium Hybrids From New Zealand: huge fat full spikes  of glorious and often unusual color.  Bone hardy here in Zone 4.Pacific Giants: Tall, full flower stems with contrasting bees.  Easily reach 6-8 feet if the soil is rich; stake them when you plant them and then tie in as needed, or plant away from walls & wind obstructions & go easy on the nitrogen and they will grow tougher stems and not need much staking.  6-8'; Z4.
  • Bluebird Bright mid blue with white bees.  What you think of when you hear the word "Delphinium": saturated blue, tonic to the soul of the Blue-lover.
  • Summer Skies  Our favorite of the Pacific Giants, fat full spikes of double sky blue touched with pink; white bees.  A vase full of these in our kitchen once drew the comment "You! With silk flowers instead of fresh?!" Hummingbirds stake out these as centers of their territories.

DIANTHUS   Garden gems, boasting fabulous fragrance plus intricate edges & colorations; attractive bluish grassy foliage.
  • caryophyllus Carnation Fenbow's Nutmeg Clove Best red-flowered variety, dark ruby with heavy fragrance. To 10-15".  See our lists for recipes using the flowers.  Temporarily out of stock.
  • plumarius Highland Hybrids Feathery, fragrant, pinked flowers in a wide range of shades, perfect for the border or rock wall (and for cutting, of course.) Spiky grassy  blue-green foliage.

Dioscorea batatas Cinnamon Vine  Hardy relative of the Yam: lustrous heart-shaped leaves and spicy-scented flowers.  Tuberous rooted (edible) perennial vine to 6-8'.  In rich deep soil the tubers become enormous and are a food crop in China.

Euphorbia myrsinites  Spiky, squarely symmetrical branches with thick hazy blue foliage make this hardy creature a standout in the rock garden.  Early spring bloom of yellow flowers with hints of orange. Prefer a rocky niche and gritty soil.

Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff  Spreading woodland herb.  Little white stars finish the stems of shiny leaf whorls which dry to a luscious vanilla/almond sweetness.  Good groundcover and used in potpourris, sachets and May wine.  Shade.

Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree.  Soft curious fanlike foliage lends an exotic air to the yard; this ancient tree is beautiful and medicinal.  Stays small for a tree in the north.  Yearling saplings; should be planted in a nurse bed for a year or so, then lined out in their final spots.

Hesperis matronalis Hyacinth Scented  Unusually scented and colored form of Dame's Rocket, with iridescent blue-purple flowers and a scent comprising Dame's Rocket, Stock, and the unmistakable fragrance of Hyacinths.  Large sturdy plants produce generous armloads of flowers for cutting for most of the summer; you will surely want to bring flowers inside.  3' in flower.  Temporarily out of stock.

Hierochlöe odorata  Sweet Grass, Northern Holy Grass Sweetly scented grass used in basketry & perfumery; this is the variety for braiding.  Spreads by runners.  To 15-20".  Sun.  7.00  After May 1. Limit one.

Hyssopus officinalis  Hyssop, Pink  Shiny evergreen leaves, good pink flowers.  Sharp scent, shearable, deer proof; one of the toughest, most reliable of plants.  A tea plant and loved by bees. Sun. 15".
            
 Iris
  • pallida variegata Sweet Iris  Lovely old form of this very fragrant variety; light purple flowers redolent of grapes; roots can be harvested for their violet scented roots as with true Orris.  Silver striped foliage is striking in the garden.  Hates wet feet, Sun. 6.00 
  • tectorum  Japanese Roof Iris Pretty violet blue flowers and lush green strappy foliage make this good groundcover Iris very attractive.  Fairly quick grower and excellent bank (roof) holder.  To 2', can take more shade than many Iris. Sold out.

 LAVENDER  Quintessential cottage garden plants, popular for their xeric gardening qualities, and amongst the best scented plants on the planet.  Marvelous hedging plants and welcoming by the gate or kitchen door.  Give them sun and good drainage and they will reward you with ever larger crops of flowers as the years go by.  Deer & elk proof.  Sun, good drainage. Z4. Look for recipes & use ideas on our website.
Lewisia cotyledon Succulent for the shady rock garden, with shining thick foliage and tissue-paper sprays of starry flowers, usually striped and always darling.  Needs perfect drainage and winter cover (snow, preferably).  To 4" in flower.
Benary Special Mix  Mix of warm shades from pink to coral. Strap-like leathery mid-green leaves.  Great edging plant, adores rock gardens and rock walls and crevices. To 6". June-July.

Lilium candidum  Beautiful white trumpets in early summer, sweet scented and such a long time companion of humans that it is found in Medieval paintings of the Madonna, and in Greek times was the emblem of the goddess Juno,.  Still garden worthy today, they will form colonies given time.  Dormant in late summer, form leaves again in autumn.  3'. Sun. Z4.

Limonium latifolium Sea Lavender  While not "rare", this cottage garden stand-by is somehow hard to find these days.  With its clouds of hazy blue stardust like flowers which are lovely cut and dry exceptionally well, & unusual flat glossy leaves, it is a true garden asset.  Z3, 2-3'.

Lobelia speciosa -Mixed colors  This grex has the broadest color range in all the tall hardy Lobelias, from pale satin pink through rose, magenta, crimson, violet and indigo.  Beautiful spikes of color for the late summer garden, and for Hummingbirds, to whom they belong.  Perennial through offsets; gentle colonizer in damp ground.  2-4'. Z(4)5-7

Meconopsis x sheldonii Most reliable form of the amazingly blue Himalayan poppy. Tall and electrifyingly blue with touches of violet at the base of the golden stamens.  Likes cool moist shade to cooler sun; must have excellent drainage.  Forget the 'remove first flowers' nonsense;  give them cool shade, moist not wet soil, and enjoy their stunning flowers.  $7.00   Inquire.

Melissa officinalis  Lemon Balm  Traditional lemon scented herb, for tea, salad, and schnapps.  Soft fuzzy green heart-shaped leaves; sunny yellow flowers in late summer which bees adore.  A soothing salve is also made from the fresh tops.
Mints  Amongst the most generous of herbs, mints provide essential oils, tea leaves, salad brighteners, and even aroma-therapeutic lawns.
Monarda 
Nepeta
  • citriodora  Brisk citrus scented foliage cheers up this sleepy herb.  Silverier and a bit smaller than N. cattaria.  Nicer in tea, too.  Sun, any soil. 
  • mussini Clove Catnip Blue-violet flowers and spicy-clove scented foliage.  Tough and pretty rock garden plant, long lived and fragrant.  Cats not interested. Sun, well drained soil, Z4. 10-12".
  • m. White Form  Fragrant low clumping variety with grey foliage smelling of cloves and some say, coffee; white flowers.  Thrives in dry soil, sun. Z4.

Origanum OREGANO 
Golden Variegated  Compact and very showy herb with pretty lavender flowers and white and gold splashing on the leaves.  Mat-forming; sun-part sun.  Z4. 8-12". 

PAEONIA  anomala  This species Peony has rather finely cut foliage of a reddish hue, with pink to red flowers.  Mongolian seed source; 4-year seedlings.    Z4. $19. Limited.

PENSTEMONS  offer some of the best blues plus interesting  foliage, often evergreen.    Many attract hummingbirds; others provide bee forage and cut flowers.  A few forms are actually miniature woody shrubs.  All need excellent drainage. and good sunshine for best color.
barbatus Rondo Dependable rock-garden or rough lawn plants, devoted to hummingbirds and good cut flowers.  Bright mix of blues, lavenders, violets & pinks with glossy green leathery foliage.  Give sun & good drainage. 16-20" Z4. Easy.

PRIMULA species provide early (and late) color, fragrance, ground covers & specimens, and a wide range of flower shapes.  Most are far easier to please than the little color pots found at grocery stores in late winter (which are often annuals).
PULSATILLA vulgaris Pasque Flower 'Heiler Hybrids ' Furry daintily cut foliage and large, cup shaped flowers in a wide range of colors from white through pink to deep violet.  One of the very earliest spring flowers, and sometimes repeats in the autumn. Forms large clumps over time. Charming rock garden or wild meadow plant. To about 8".

ROSES  We grow solely antique and species roses, for  hardiness and fragrance; all on their own roots.    Divisions will be larger and available only for spring shipping.   Check the website in late spring for more roses.
Rosemary Tuscan Blue Aromatic and tasty variety, upright grower with dark green foliage & good blue flowers in the winter.  Our favorite cooking variety and in training to be a pet Christmas tree.  Z7.  to 6'. $6.00  Sold out.

Ruta variegata 'Harlequin' Rare white-spattered Rue, more compact and tidy than the common form of this ancient shrub.  Cut back in the spring every few years for best color.  To 15".  Sun, Z4.

SALVIA Fragrant and often showy, sages are garden workhorses. Most sport edible flowers large enough to use in salads and teas. 
  • azurea grandiflora  Large sky-blue flowers, very late (October).  Leaves pleasantly, sharply scented & flowers fragrant.  Graceful plant to 4-6', like a sky blue phlox. Welcome color late in the year.  Likes heat & good drainage.  Sold out.
  • coccinea  Brilliant crimson red flowers all summer long beckon humming-birds with color and nectar.  Showy & delightful bushy plant to 18-20", soft downy bright green leaves.  Tender, easy to over winter north of Z 8 & much more elegant than the stiff little S. superbas used along sidewalks.
  • lavandulifolia This Spanish sage has a light lavender scent to it, and is a nice kitchen herb.  Small compact plants.  Generally winters here (Z4) without aid. SOLD OUT.
  • lemmonii Blackcurrant Sage  Fragrant pebbled leaves and glorious flowers which Hummingbirds adore.  Flowers are bold & showy, all in bright pinks & red tones.    Woody shrub to 4' or so, frost tender and an easy houseplant in Northern winters.
  • melissodora Grape Sage  Salvia melissodora Highly fragrant foliage smells like minty grapes; pretty light purple flowers over most of the summer make a great grape flavored tea.  Woody-stemmed with age.  Not frost hardy but an easy house-plant or snowbird. $6.00
  • patens Huge, exotic, brilliant deep blue flowers mid summer to hard frost, a knockout in the garden and of course a hummingbird magnet.  Lightly downy arrow shaped foliage resinous and scented a smidge of gasoline!  Z 8, easy snowbird.
  • patens Cambridge Blue Soft sky blue version of the above with a bit lighter foliage.
  • microphylla Cherry Sage  Fragrant pebbled leaves and glorious flowers which Hummingbirds adore. (A tub of these on the front porch and you can skip the sticky wasp-attracting feeder.) Flowers are bold & showy with a lower lip almost the size of a quarter, all in bright pinks & red tones.  Woody shrub to 4' or so, somewhat tender but a good houseplant in Northern winters. Z6?
  • recognita Beautiful large pink flowers with soft, fuzzy (think Pussy willow) maroon calyces dance on tall wands above resinous grey-green pebbly foliage. Long blooming and easy to please. 6.00 
  • scabiosifolia Crimean Sage, Bulgarian Sage Tall wands of lilac flowers on long stems soar above ornate, deeply cut (pinnatisect) leaves with wooly undersides; good textural plant and showy enough to be a centerpiece.  Mid through late summer.  3-4'.

Scabiosa 'Pink Diamonds' Compact, low growing plants with round pincushion like flowers in a nice medium pink. Long bloomer for sunny spots in well draining soils. To 6 inches tall x 10 inches wide.  Zones 4-9.

THYME  
  • Thymus coccineus arcticus Creeping Red  Showy fragrant prostrate form w/pink flowers; turns maroon in winter. 
  • hybrida Rose-scented   Our new favorite Thyme.  Sweet rose scent and attractive blue-green leaves.  Low mounding plants, mauve flowers.  Mat former.  3-4" high.  Try a sprig in a cup of Darjeeling tea. $6.00
  • citriodorus 'Lime'  Fragrant lime aroma and bright chartreuse foliage; turns burgundy in the winter.  Carpeting plant, good in tea.  Mauve flowers. 3". 

Verbascum hybrida Southern Charm Bright warm flowers in shades of apricot to cherry to plum on slender spikes, all with lavender-magenta eyes and rugose green leaves. Adores rich soil and full to part sun.  Drought tolerant once established.  Try pairing it with a nice blue sage.  To 2-3'.

VERONICA
austriaca 'Crater Lake Blue' Strain Knockout deep blue flower clusters in spikes on top of feathery silver-green foliage clumps to 2'.  Semi-woody base and makes a glorious hedge. Sun-pt shade, moist soil. 7.00
            

FOR THE KITCHEN GARDEN:  Tasty, aromatic, tempting...herbs & fruit we would not want to be without.  Annuals in 3" deep pots, $3.00, perennials as marked.

Agretti  Heirloom Italian herb, tangy and salty (especially if grown on salty soils).  Great snack or chopped into salads or sandwiches.  Wild, unkempt-chive/serpenty looking plants.

Basil:
  • Cinnamon Richly fragrant and flavorful variety, great for tea, jelly, fruit salads and salsas.  Pretty pink flowers and reddish foliage.  Keeps its scent when dried, nice in potpourris too.
  • Lime Bright zesty lime scent and flavor, wonderful to cook with.  Many folks like this even better than lemon basil. 
  • Sweet Thai (Horapha, Hun Que) Very aromatic spicy anise clove scented leaves, sweeter than standard Thai Basil in US commerce. Used in many Thai and Vietnamese dishes.

Chinese Chives Dugeirhong Purple  Beautiful, ornamental Chinese Leeks or Chinese Chives, rich garlicky chives with magenta bases.  Clump former and beautiful on the table.  Also good used as flowering chives for cooking. Sold out.

Lemon Grass Highly fragrant & flavorful tropical grass, wonderful in teas, vinegars and to sauté with foods.  Hails from India, wants to winter in the house in most of the US. 5.25

 Perilla is a mint family member much used in Oriental cooking--the red forms color plum sauce and pickled ginger, the green ones are often used to wrap sushi and rice cakes, and they all contain compounds which are mildly antibacterial (hence perhaps their long historical usage in eating raw fish!).  Cinnamon & clove notes are strong, coupled with cumin and basil notes.  Make excellent vinegars with berry overtones.  Even the seeds are used as spices.  And we nearly forgot to mention, they are showy, enthusiastic plants like basil gone to college. 
Huckleberries True Mountain Huckleberries, intensely flavored sweet and aromatic wild cousin to Blueberries.  Once you've tasted them, Blueberries will be boring. (Idahoan opinion.) (A local idea of nirvana is a ride through berry patches so thick with fruit that even the horses' lips are purple.)   Deep purple blue-black aromatic berries. Ericaceous plants needing acid soil high in organic material & part shade; shiny green leaves with red & orange fall color. To about 3-4'.  $8.00   Sold out.

Stevia This interesting herb has incredibly sweet foliage which it bears in profusion.  You can harvest 2-3x a summer, and dry for winter use.  Crumble in tea, or make an infusion to use in cooking when you don't want green flecks in the pudding. Snowbird; sun. 16x12".   Available after April 15.

Strawberries
Alpine Dainty berries (about twice the size of wild berries) with rich flavor and fragrance. You'll want to divide after a few years as the clumps get pretty packed; we like them as an edging. A row of these will provide breakfast berries all summer long.
Musk strawberry (Hautbois) Highly fragrant heirloom (1700's) Italian berries that don't appear in stores. Complex flavors redolent of raspberry and wine. The berries are borne in clusters above leaves and are easy to find.   $5.50 each.
  • Profumato di Tortona Large berries, prolific runners. Need another musk strawberry for fruit set.
  • Capron  Pollinator musk strawberry for best fruit set; grow in some shade for larger fruit.
             
Superior Annuals & Tender perennials
A selection of our uncommon annuals for baskets, windowboxes & trellis.  In 3" deep rose-pots, $3.00 unless otherwise marked.

Celosia Kurume Corona  Fun new twist on the "look Mommy it's a brain" plant: swirls of deep rose and red on a ground of gold change the look to one of velvety cushions.  Great in fresh or dried arrangements. Tall plants up to 30-40".

Datura (available after May 1)
  • inoxia Angels' Trumpet Huge evening flowers of purest white suffuse the air with a lemony-jasmine fragrance.  Large soft wooly foliage makes these large plants shrub-like.  All parts are toxic; not for homes with little nibblers (kids, pets).  Annual in northern US, but will winter nicely in pots and develop a large thick trunk.  Attract hummingbird-hawk moths, those nocturnal pretenders.
  • metel Double Yellow Extravagant hose-in-hose yellow flowers on tender shrubs which work well as annuals but also winter over indoors easily.  They train beautifully as potted standards.  As with all Daturas, toxic

Dicentra scandens  Golden Bleeding Heart Vine  Tender, lacy, frilly fast growing vine with lemon yellow heart shaped flowers in profusion all summer long.  Give it a medium trellis with some netting and it will billow and cascade in a spectacular fashion.  Part shade to full shade in hot climates. 

Ipomoea (available after May 1)
hederifolia lutea Yellow Trumpet Morning Glory Small buttery yellow flowers, but lots of them, on decorative vines to 8-12'. Sun.  Wants a trellis.

nil  Japanese Imperial Morning Glories A class of highly bred, huge flowers meant for the show bench and personal satisfaction--unusual colors, patterns, and breathtaking display.  Provided with the cosseting befitting royalty, they will please you all summer long.  Many don't set much seed, so these are limited offerings. 
  • Hatsu Arashi Huge satiny blooms open an intense indigo shade, and slowly change to a royal violet as the morning progresses.  Short climber which does well with a trellis.
  • Grey Morning Mist Silvery-pewter flowers like a silk fan.  Palest pink throat fades to white; white rimmed flowers.  Exquisite.
  • Raiku  Intriguing striped blue-violet on white, no two flowers the same.  Differs from the smaller "Flying Saucers" in bolder patterning and more variability.        
purpurea Carnevale di Venezia Italian variety, white flowers striped with varying shades of pink, blue and violet. 8'.

Polygonum tinctorum Japanese Indigo Warm climate annual grown for dyeing cotton, linen and silk.  Relative of 'Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate', if you are adventurous and don't mind a bit of mess, you can collect the leaves and process for Indigo.  Rich soil, warm conditions. SOLD OUT.

SCENTED GERANIUMS  Quintessential cottage garden plants, perfect to scent the house and garden.  Try a leaf of rose geranium in a jar of apple jelly, citronella in fingerbowls, and both are wonderful in potpourri. 
  • Citronella  Bright citrusy scented foliage, summery.
  • Rose  True, sweet nostalgic rose scent.

Sedum caeruleum  Dinky, lacy, blue-flowered annual sedum from the Mediterranean for the rock garden, window boxes or front of the border. Sun, good drainage. To 3".  Fragrant. SOLD OUT.

Tweedia caerulea Climbing Blue Milkweed  Amazingly turquoise flowers, fuzzy green leaves and the curious habit of vining if grown with something to climb upon, and if not, being bushy instead.  Tropical perennial.

VIOLA Trimardeau French longstemmed pansies for cutting; fragrant, cut and come again pansies for true cottage garden bouquets. 6-8"; part shade.
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