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Agastache aurantiaca
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ca$ 3.45 |
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| This perennial can make be grown as either an annual or a perennial (if provided with good drainage) for an effective display in temperate gardens. The foliage is richly aromatic, suggesting anise or even liquorice. |
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Alcea rosea 'peach'
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ca$ 3.45 |
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| Tall spires of large peach blooms are produced in mid to late summer on this grandest of traditional old cottage garden flowers. This seed was harvested from primarily peach flowered hollyhocks from the VanDusen Cottage Garden. |
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Althaea ficifolia
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ca$ 3.45 |
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| This annual produces summer flowers of peach, rose, gold. Palmate foliage. 5-6 feet tall; requires staking, |
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Amaranthus hypochondriacus
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ca$ 3.45 |
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| This erect, bushy annual has lance-shaped purple/green leaves 6 inches long. In summer, the plant bears small crimson flowers in erect, plume-like terminal cymes. Height 3 feet; spread 18 inches. Good as a cut or dried flower. |
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Amaranthus hypochondriacus 'Purpurea'
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ca$ 3.65 |
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| This erect, bushy annual has lance-shaped purple-green leaves 6 inches long. In summer, the plant bears small crimson flowers in erect, plume-like terminal cymes. Height 3 feet; spread 18 inches. Good as a cut or dried flower. |
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Barley |
ca$ 3.75 |
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| This is an annual grass with linear, light green leaves that produces narrow, cylindrical spike-like flowers in summer. Height is about 3 feet. The seed can be cooked as a whole grain or ground into flour for making bread. The seed can also be fermented into foods such as 'tempeh' and 'miso' or it... |
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Berkheya purpurea
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ca$ 3.75 |
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| This striking tender perennial from South Africa produces abundant spiny leaves on equally spiny winged stems. Grown as an annual in temperate regions, these plants grow to 60cm (2ft) in or more height, with pale purple daisy-like flowers produced successively throughout the summer and into the... |
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Borago officinalis
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ca$ 3.95 |
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| Annual herb with a bushy and freely growing habit to 60-80cm. Has hairy leaves on hollow stems with pendant sprays of azure blue star-shaped flowers with five petals. It flowers freely all summer and early fall. Can be cut back to encourage more flowers and to control sprawl. |
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Bush bean 'Dragon's Tongue' |
ca$ 3.25 |
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| This annual heirloom bush bean can be used as a snap, shell or dried bean. This bush bean is compact and is a heavy producer. |
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Bush Bean 'Hutterite Soup' |
ca$ 3.25 |
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| This bush bean was meant to be allowed to dry on the plant, and is used to make bean soup. The Hutterite Soup Bean is was grown by the Hutterites, a religious community that settled in New Mexico in the 1800’s. The bean has a buttery taste and creamy texture. 70 days to maturity. |
