Here you can easily see all of the newest arrivals for the 2012 season. They will be posted as they arrive, so check back often to see what is coming in the 2012 Heirloom Seeds catalog. Most will be in the catalog, but there always seems to be a few that don't quite make it in time to be in the catalog, but they will be here!
We have hand selected these varieties and new products- some from customer requests, some from our mentor's suggestions, and some from our experiences, grow-outs and equipment that we have used successfully. A few are the results of several years of traditional plant breeding.
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Bright Lights Cosmos has vibrant 2-3 in. flowers that bloom earlier than pink cosmos in sunset colors of red, orange and yellow. A resilient and versatile heirloom flower that tends to be very easy to grow from seed. Distinctive, filigreed foliage. Carefree, can thrive on neglect or in poor soil. Excellent low maintenance drought tolerant flowers that prefer full sun. Do not over water!
Early bloomer that lasts into the fall with a few light frosts. An excellent hummingbird and butterfly attractant that is also a wonderful cut flower. Grown in the US since about 1799.
Annual
Approx 200 seeds per pack
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Coconut Geranium, also called Gooseberry Geranium, has very strongly coconut-scented leaves and flowers on ornamental, low-growing, wide-spreading plants. Blooms late spring to first frost with a trailing habit that works well in hanging baskets, over rocks and walls. Suitable for fresh or dried herbal arrangements, potpourris and for growing indoors. In Victorian times, it was found in parlors, on porches and in gardens.
The scented leaves were baked into cakes and confections. Drought-tolerant, good for xeriscaping, easy to grow, needs little attention. Like many fine, old varieties, this fell out of favor as new hybrids were bred, but is being redisovered and treasured by gardeners in the know.
Annual
Approx 30 seeds per pack
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Hopi Ceremonial Tobacco - (Nicotiana rustica) is a very potent variety of tobacco. The high concentration of nicotine in its leaves makes it useful for creating organic pesticides. Used extensively in rituals and religious ceremonies but also used for cramps, sharp pains and headaches. Poultice of beaten plant used for boils and applied to insect bites.
Tender annual that grows 18-24 in. and produces clusters of pendulous greenish-white flowers that open in early evening and emit a rich, jasmine-like aroma. More cold-hardy than other tobaccos. Grows slowly at first until estabilished, then takes off.
Annual
Certified Organic
Approx 100 seeds per pack
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Knee High Sweet Pea Mix is a bushy semi-dwarf (24-30 in. high) sweet pea strain that flowers heavily with very fragrant flowers in a wide range of attractive colors from white through red to blue. All of the wonderful beauty and scent of heirloom sweet peas, with shorter vines that lend themselves well for borders.
Heavy-blooming plants can be planted in bunches without support or trained on low trellises. They also work well among low shrubs and are excellent in containers, hanging baskets or window boxes.
Annual
Approx 35 seeds per pack
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Sweet Pea Royal Family Mix has very large, ruffled, fragrant flowers with long stems (4-5ft) and blooms of purple, crimson, lavender, mid-blue, navy blue, rose pink, salmon pink, scarlet, and white. Flowers attract butterflies, bees and hummingbirds.
Vigorous vines are both easy to grow and train to a trellis. Excellent for cut flowers. Can bloom all summer long, prefers full sunny locations, needs adequate moisture. Removing spent blooms and stalks prolongs the blooming season.
Annual
Approx 35 seeds per pack
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Tom Thumb Nasturtium Mix is a dwarf, compact variety (8-14in.) of Nasturtium holds its flowers above the foliage for showier color. The mix consists of red, dark orange, light orange, yellow, and dark red. Great for borders, beds, containers or as a cheerful groundcover.
The fresh leaves and flowers are edible, with a peppery, softly spicy flavor similar to watercress. Add the flower petals to salads for a bright, spicy note. Makes an unusual and tasty garnish for steaks, especially with a bit of herbed butter or blue cheese.
Annual
Approx 25 seeds per pack
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Cosmos Sensation Mix or Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster is a feathery-leafed foliage with showy daisy-like flower heads in summer and fall, in shades of pink, red, purple and white. Can grow 5-6' in height and taller plants may need staking. A beautiful and colorful addition to the garden.
Annual
Approx 200 seeds per pack
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Attract the honeybee and other "good" insects into your garden. Includes White Yarrow, Baby's Breath, Candytuft, Tidy Tips, Alyssum, Baby Blue Eyes, California Bluebells and White Dutch Clover.
GENUS/SPECIES and COMMON NAME
Achillea millefolium - White Yarrow
Gypsophila elegans - Baby's Breath
Iberis umbellata - Candytuft
Lobularia maritima - Alyssum
Nemophila menziesii - Baby Blue Eyes
Phacelia campanularia - California Bluebells
Trifolium repens - White Dutch Clover
Approx 200-300 seeds per pack
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Hibiscus or Jamaica or Roselle is a perennial that is grown as an annual in more temperate climates. This Terroir Seeds exclusive strain matures much earlier than others, in as little as 100 days, when others have yet to set any flowers.
The paper-like blooms give way to the bright red, fleshy calyces which are made into jelly, syrup or wine. Dried, the calyces are widely used in herbal teas (the Zing in Red Zinger Tea), imparting a bright red color and a tart flavor, the original and all natural version of Kool-Aid! Roselle is attracting the attention of food and beverage manufacturers and pharmaceutical as a natural food product and as a colorant to replace some synthetic dyes. Has a laundry list of health benefits including lowering blood pressure.
Certified Organic
Annual
Approx 15 seeds per pack
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Disco Belle Hibiscus has beautiful extra large white flowers on this herbaceous perennial that grows to 8' tall. Single, hollyhock-like flowers 4-8" wide are carried on robust, unbranched stems in late summer and autumn.
Grows best in moist, organically rich soil, but will do very well in average garden soil as long as the soil is not allowed to dry out. Regular deep watering is needed, such as a drip system. Will tolerate some shade, but wants full sun and good air circulation for the best flowers and strongest stems.
Certified Organic
Hardy perennial in zones 5-10
Approx 15 seeds per pack
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From Asters to Poppies this mix is comprised of a nice selection of 27 varieties of flowers that are perfect to use as fresh cut flowers. Also a great addition to your garden to attract birds, bees and insects.
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Annual
Approx 200-300 seeds per pack
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23 great garden variety flowers from Butterfly Milkweed to Penstemon this mix will be bringing the hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden all season long.
The more pollinators you bring to your garden the more productive your whole garden will be.
Burgundy Cockscomb has a unique wavy crest of fused flowers resembling the cockscomb of a rooster. This beautiful burgundy beauty is a hardy old-fashioned garden heirloom flower which can be used in floral arrangements or just enjoyed all summer long. Very hardy, resistant to most diseases and easy to grow from seed.
Grows well indoors or out with the perfect conditions being full sun and well drained soil. Used as an ornamental and for flower arrangements indoors, and the leaves and flower are used as a vegetable in India, Western Africa and South America. Seeds germinate best at around 60 degrees F.
Certified Organic
Annual
Approx 75 seeds per pack
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Indian Summer Rudbeckia is also known as the Black-Eyed Susan and Orange Coneflower. This rhizomatous perennial grows to 3' tall and has branched stems, green, slightly hairy leaves and daisy like, spectacular orange-yellow flowers with dark brown- black "eyes" or centers mid-Summer.
This classic native meadow perennial pefers loamy, moist soil in full sun or part-shade. Propagate from seed or by division in spring or autumn. They are moderately to fully frost hardy. Rudbeckia is named after Olof Rudbeck the Elder and his son Olof Rudbeck the Younger, Swedish botanists of the 17th/18th centuries.
Perennial life span 3-5 years. Excellent as a cut flower.
Certified Organic
Perennial
Approx 100 seeds per pack
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