Amaranth, Emerald Tassels,  Amaranthus caudatus (65-75 days) Incredibly beautiful lime green ropes of cascading blooms. Beautiful in fresh or dried arrangements. A tender annual that can be started in the greenhouse 2-4 weeks before your last Spring frost and then planted out after danger of frost has passed or direct seed outside after your last frost. Space 6-12 inches apart; the closer together, the smaller the bloom. Plant supports itself and will grow to 3 feet tall.  Consider succession planting for longer bloom period; count back 75 days from your first Fall frost to determine your last sowing date. (1/2g ~ 400 seeds) ...

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Borage Borago officinalis (50 days)  An annual herb growing to 3 feet, Borage produces a small, blue, edible, star-shaped flowers.  Leaves are edible and commonly used in parts of Europe.  Borage is a mainstay of the home vegetable garden, attractive to many pollinators and readily reseeds itself. SSF Packet - 1 g (~50 seeds) ...

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Edible Flowers Collection (5 packets)   Flavorful and beautiful, our edible flower mix provides the perfect finishing touch to noteworthy meals.  This combination of 5 different packets includes edible annual flowers that bloom from April-October, providing you the opportunity to add color and flourish for many months of the year. Growing tips included with your packets of:  Borage, Calendula Alpha, Common Chives, Cosmos Bright Lights, Shungiku Edible Chrysanthemum. We reserve the right to make substitutions to this collection with other similar varieties, if necessary.   $22.50  (Save 10% off the individual packet price)  ...

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Longer-Lived Edible Flowers (5 packets)  Looking for edible flowers that stick around a little longer?  With this collection of biennial and perennial flowers, you’ll be able to have multiple years of edibles from the same plant.  Growing tips included with your packets of:  Basil Discovery Mix, Bachelor's Button Mix, Campanula Cup N' Saucer Mix, Nasturtium, Sweet Williams Double Choice. We reserve the right to make substitutions to this collection with other similar varieties, if necessary. $22.50 (Save 10% off the individual packet price)  ...

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Marigold, Signet Tangerine Gem Tagetes tenuifolia (75 days)   Signet is a charming low growing dwarf marigold with hundreds of golden orange blossoms that bear in a profusion over a long period.  Grows to a 12” bush – making it perfect for a colorful border that attracts a wide variety of pollinators – most notably skippers and small wasps.  This is a darling little plant!  Makes a golden yellow plant dye. Packet: (1/4 g~75 seeds)...

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Nasturtium Flowers of solid red, orange, yellow, cream & some streaked. Vigorous & easy to grow. Does well in full sun or part shade; drought tolerant. Flowers & leaves are lightly spicy and  beautiful in salads.  Attracts pollinators & pest fighters. A great companion plant to support the health of curcubits, brassicas and tomatoes! Grows to 36" and makes a lovely trellis.  Packet: 1 1/2 g (~ 10 seeds) ...

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Poppy, Hungarian Breadseed   Papaver somniferum (90 days)   Lemon poppy seed pancakes anyone?  Grow your own with this low-opiate strain saved for generations for its abundant seed production.  Plants grow to 2-3 feet high with pinkish single petal layer flowers.  Sow early (February in Oregon) and will mature in late July. Can be late fall planted in mild winter areas. Harvest when pods are dry.  CDF Packet: (0.2g ~ 100 seeds) Bulk: 2g  ...

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Poppy, Jimi's Purple Haze Papaver somnifera (90 days)  Bred by Frank Morton and the Wild Garden Seeds crew in Philomath, Oregon.  When I learned that this variety had PURPLE seed pods – I was hooked!  It produces super tall (4-5’) blooms that are mostly deep purple and ruffled and fringed.  Edible Seeds.  Bees are fond of its abundant pollen too.  SSF Packet: (0.2g ~100 seeds) ...

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Safflower, Orange   Carthamus tinctorius (100 days)  An ancient crop grown for its use as a fiber dye and its nutritious seeds and oil.  Cloth dyed with safflower was found in the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamen in ancient Egypt.  It is easy to grow.  Direct sow.  Grows to 3 feet high and produces 1-5 flowers per plant with 15-20 seeds per head. Matures seed in short season areas. Tolerates drought well.  Poultry relish the seed heads that produce abundant sunflower like seeds.  Frost sensitive.  SSF.  Packet:  2g   Bulk:1/2 oz ...

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Sunflower, Amber Eye Helianthus annuus (80-100 day)   A poly-headed beauty that grows to 10’ with abundant blooms that are a mix of golden blossoms with an amber “eye” in the center.  Easy to grow cut flower, wildlife food and joyful expression of creation!  Packet: 2 1/2 g (~65 seeds) Bulk: 1 oz ...

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Sunflower, Black Dye Helianthus annuus (65 days to flower / 100 days to mature seeds)  A traditional dye crop developed and selected for generations by Hopi farmers in the high desert of Northern Arizona near the Four Corners.  They used the dark black seeds to produce a purple or gray dye for wool and baskets.  It's conceivable that Sunflowers have been a cultivated crop in North America for 5000 years. Grows to 6-12' tall depending on fertility and spacing.  Produces a large main flower at the top of the stalk up to 12" across with numerous side branches that flower later with smaller blooms.  The seed from the central head is large enough to use for hulling for human consumption or animal feed.  Seed produced at White Oak Farm (WOF).   Pictured here is a sample of fabric dyed with the seeds of this sunflower. Check out photographer/ natural dye artist Rachael on her instagram @think_natural_ Packet - 2 1/2 g (~45 seeds) 1 oz * These can also be grown for delicious sunflower sprouts grown in shallow trays (see pictures)  ...

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Sunflower, Mammoth Russian Helianthus annus (85 days)  Bred for seed production, this heirloom variety is able to produce very tall (up to 12’) plants that produce a single head up to 22” in diameter. Thin plants to a 12-18” spacing. Plant with pole beans for a productive poly culture, allowing the beans to climb up the tall stalks. Flowers are a deep golden yellow with a green center that swells with heavy yields of large (3/4”) seeds that are white and grey striped. A terrific staple crop for seeds for eating or for poultry feed. RCF Packet:5 g (~65 seeds) Bulk:OunceBulk: 1/4lbBulk:1/2 lb Bulk:1lb    ...

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Sunflower, Mother Garden Mix Helianthus annum (80-100 days)  This mix is a very diverse mix of multi-colored, multi-branched, poly-headed ornamental sunflowers in a spectrum of yellows, golds, orange and multi layered petal variants.  A feast for the eyes and wild birds in the garden!  SSF. Packet :(5g ~ 95 seeds) Bulk:1 Ounce Bulk:1/4 pound...

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Sunflower, Tarahumara   Helianthus annuus (90-100 days) A traditional variety developed by the Tarahumara people of Northern Mexico. Tall (7-11’) plants produce a single, large (up to 24” across) solid golden flower with pure white seeds. Seeds are large, plump and delicious. SSF Packet -(~45 seeds) Bulk-1 oz Bulk-1/4 lb ...

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