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(Zea Mays 'Glass Gem') Organic

Glass Gem Corn is a native heirloom, tender, warm weather annual vegetable that is native to Oklahoma where it was developed out of a line of ‘rainbow corn’ that was originally bred by a part-Cherokee, corn enthusiast named Carl Barnes. At maturity, this plant reaches the height of 8-10' and features 6-8” ears with unique rainbow colored kernels. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts earwigs, and is edible.

(Ricinus communis 'Impala')

Impala castor bean plant is an introduced, annual, herbaceous ornamental native to NE Africa but can commonly be found growing throughout the central and southern United States. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 36-48” and features a red-purplish stem, large purplish leaves with burgundy veins, and clusters of small, yellow/white flowers followed by rounded seed heads that appear spiked. This plant can be grown in a container, has attractive foliage, and is edible and medicinal!

(Hypericum perforatum 'St. John's Wort')

St. John's Wort is an introduced, short-lived, perennial, woody shrub that is native from Macaronesia to SE China, but can be found growing in open woods, hedge banks, grasslands, and roadsides throughout the United States. At maturity, this plant reach the height of 2' and features a spreading mound of multi smooth, green, round stems and 1” long, 1/3” wide, hairless, green oblong leaves, and 3/4”, 5 petal, goldish/yellow flowers that have black dots scattered across the edges. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts bees, is a host plant for Gray Hairstreak butterflies, is resistant to deer and rabbits, makes dye, and is both edible and medicinal!

(Piper nigrum 'Peppercorn')

Peppercorn is an introduced warm weathered, very tender, perennial flowering vine that is native to India, but can be found growing in gardens throughout the United States. At maturity, the vines of this plant reach the height of 10-13' and features green ovate-oblong leaves, 6” flower stalks that bare 50-150 white flowers, and drupes of fruit that are green when immature and turn red when ripen and dry black. This plant can be grown in a container and is both edible and medicinal!

(Alcea rosea 'nigra')

Black Hollyhock is an introduced biennial/short-lived perennial flower native to Turkey that grows throughout the United States. Once fully mature, this plant can grow up to 36-60 inches tall. It boasts hairy green stems, as well as compound green leaves that measure 3-6 inches. Additionally, it produces striking dark chocolate/black flowers that are around 3-6 inches in size. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and songbirds, is resistant to rabbits, is both edible and medicinal, and is used as a cut flower!

(Antirrhinum Majus 'Orange Wonder')

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Orange Wonder Snapdragon is an annual flower native to the western Mediterranean region but grows in gardens throughout the United States. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 36” and features lance-shaped bright green leaves and large, two-lipped, tubular, orange-rose flowers. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, is resistant to deer, tolerates drought and light frost, is used to make dyes, has aromatic properties, and is used as a cut flower!

(Mirabilis jalapa ‘Marble Mix')

Marble Mix Four O'clock is a tender perennial flower native to Peru but grows in most of the southern and some of the northern United States. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 24-36” and features 4” dark-green leaves and cylindrical five-petaled blooms. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, is resistant to deer, tolerates drought, and self-sows!

(Lupinus Perennis 'Northern Sundial')

Northern Sundial Lupine is a native perennial wildflower that grows on sand hills and along sandy roadsides throughout the Eastern United States. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 36” and features erect stems, palmately compound leaves, and clusters of violet-blue pea-like flowers. This plant attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, is resistant to deer, is drought tolerant, and is both edible and medicinal!

(Ocimum tenuiflorum 'Green Holy')

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Holy Basil is an introduced tender perennial herb native to India but grows in gardens throughout the United States. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 20” and features dark purple stems, fragrant, narrow, dark green, slightly serrated leaves, and small lavender flowers. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts bees and butterflies, repels flies and mosquitoes, is resistant to deer and rabbits, is used to make essential oil, and self-sows, is edible and medicinal, and is used as a cut flower!

(Zinnia elegans 'Queen Lime Blush')

Queen Lime Blush Zinnia is a hybrid annual flower but can be found growing in gardens throughout the United States. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 30-40” and features hairy upright branching stems, 5” lance-shaped green leaves, and 2-3 1/2” bright green dahlia-type flowers that have red/pink blotches. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts bees, butterflies, earwigs, and hummingbirds, is resistant to deer, tolerates drought, self-sows, and is great as a cut flower!

(Helianthus annuus 'White Nite' ProCut Series)

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White Nite Sunflower is a native F1 hybrid annual flower that grows in gardens throughout the United States. When fully grown, this plant can grow 5-6 feet tall. It has hairy stems and heart-shaped green leaves. The plant's flowers are about 4-6 inches in size, with dark centers and vanilla to nearly white petals. They do not produce any pollen. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts bees, birds, and butterflies, is resistant to rabbits, is a great trap crop for aphids, is both edible and medicinal, tolerates drought, makes dye, and is used as a cut flower!

(Capsicum chinense 'Habanada')

Habanada Pepper is a heirloom, very tender, warm weather annual vegetable that was bred by Michael Mazourek at Cornell University in Ithaca, York. At maturity, this plant reaches the height of 12-28” and features 2-2 1/2" heatless smooth, irregularly shaped peppers that ripen from white to green, gold, and bright orange when fully mature. This plant can be grown in a container, tolerates drought, is rabbit safe, and is edible!

(Lobelia cardinalis 'Cardinal Flower')

Cardinal Flower is a very-tender warm-weather perennial flower native from S. Canada to Columbia and can be commonly found growing in naturalized areas, woodlands, and wetlands along streams. At maturity, this plant reaches the height of 4'-5' and features 4” finely-toothed, lance-shaped, dark green leaves and erect, terminal spikes of 1-3” cardinal red flowers. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, is resistant to deer and rabbits, self-sows, and is used as a cut flower!

(Campanula medium ‘Pink’)

Pink Canterbury Bells is a biennial flower native to Italy & France commonly found growing in shady areas of moist woods and meadows and along streams and ditches in the northwestern and northeastern United States. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 3' and features long, loose clusters of long-lasting bell-shaped pink flowers. This plant is perfect for cut flowers, attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, is resistant to deer, makes dyes, and is edible!

(Heuchera Sanguinea 'Firefly')

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Coral Bells Firefly is a hardy cool-weather perennial wildflower native to Arizona and New Mexico that grows on cliffs, hills, and in alpine areas. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 12-19” and features thin stems and green heart-shaped foliage, with red nodding bell-shaped flowers. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, is resistant to deer and rabbits, and are great as a cut flower.

(Dianthus Barbatus 'Holborn Glory')

Sweet William is a semi-hardy cool weather short-lived perennial/biennial flower that is native to Southern Europe but can be commonly found growing mainly throughout the eastern United States. When mature, this plant can reach a height of 18-24”. It features upright stems, 3-6” long lance-shaped grayish-green leaves, and fragrant white flowers that have a purplish-red ring and starred center. This plant can be grown in containers, attracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, moths, and songbirds, is resistant to deer, tolerates drought and heat, is edible, and is used as a cut flower!

(Antirrhinum Majus 'Appleblossom')

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Appleblossom Snapdragon is an annual flower native to the western Mediterranean region but can be commonly found growing in gardens throughout the United States. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 36” and features lance-shaped bright green leaves and large two-lipped tubular soft pink flowers that resemble a closed mouth. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, is resistant to deer, tolerates drought and light frost, is used to make dyes, has aromatic properties, and is used as a cut flower!

(Salvia apiana 'White')

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White Sage is a native tender, aromatic, evergreen perennial shrub that is commonly found growing on dry slopes below 5,000 ft. throughout California and Northwest Mexico. At maturity, this plant reaches the height of 3-4' and features a woody branching shrub that has silvery blue foliage and white/lavender flowers. This plant attracts bees, butterflies, and provides bird forage, is aromatic, tolerates drought and light frost, and is both edible and medicinal!