CELOSIA, Century Mix (80 days) Celosia argenta, var. plumosa   These brilliantly colored blooms grow to 24” tall with a spectrum of colors including pale lemon, orange, red, pink and yellow. Stems are long enough for fresh flower bouquets and early pinching will trigger robust multi-branching.  Blossoms dry well, holding their color in wreaths, everlasting bouquets, and garlic braids.  Easy from seed, Century Mix Celosia also makes for a great border plant.  SSF. Packet (~150 seeds)...

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Celosia, Cockscomb, Salmon Mix Celosia cristata (75 days)  A beautiful everlasting flower related to amaranth.  This variety produces a large central head that is a yellow/salmon orange color and has wonderful curves and folds, much like a brain.  Grows to about 18” and produces abundant side shoots that really spruce up any bouquet.  Pinch early to encourage more moderate sized blooms.  Dries well, preserving its shape and color for months.  Native to Africa. SSF. Packet (0.5g ~ 50 seeds) ...

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Celosia, Flamingo Feather Celosia spicata (75 days)  Flamingo Feather Celosia is a wheat-type celosia that creates long white to pale-pink spikes which provide interesting texture in the fresh or dry cut flower bouquet.  Like wheat, when the wind rustles through the papery florets, you can hear a soft rustling as the stems brush up against one another.   Also a great bedding plant in the mid-border, Flamingo Feather has strong branches that reach up to four feet and bear approximately 30-40 stems per plant.  FLA.   Packet- (0.3g ~150 seeds) ...

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Echinops, Globe Thistle Echinops ritro (240 days) A beautiful perennial thistle that produces gorgeous pale purple / blue metallic looking globe shaped 2-3” blooms. Works really well in fresh and everlasting bouquets.  Being a thistle, the leaves are pokey.  1/2 g (~30 seeds)...

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Millet, Dragon's Claw (90 days) Eleusine coracana - A finger millet that grows to about 18” tall. 4-8 Panicles containing small seeds reach skyward, curling in much like a claw. Seed has a hull that is difficult to remove, so they are more commonly grown for floral arrangements and birdseed. There are 4 major types of millet which include Pearl (the most common grain type), Proso, Finger, and Foxtail (the type used for birdseed).  Millets may have been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years and potentially had "a pivotal role in the rise of multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies". Interestingly, millet is the 5th most commonly cultivated grain crop in the world after wheat, rice, corn and barley. HEIRLOOM, Packet 2g (~300 seeds) ...

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Millet, Lime Light Spray (85 days) Setaria italica - A pretty foxtail type with densely packed panicles of small seeds clustered in an appealing lumpy form (think cauliflower) that make charming additions to floral displays and everlasting wreaths. Seed heads are dense clusters of small seeds that grow from 4-10” long in a drooping form that resembles a fox's tail. There are 4 major types of  millet which include Pearl (the most common grain type), Proso, Finger, and Foxtail (the type used for birdseed).  Millets may have been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years and potentially had "a pivotal role in the rise of multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies". Interestingly, millet is the 5th most commonly cultivated grain crop in the world after wheat, rice, corn and barley. HEIRLOOM, SSF Packet 1g (~300 seeds) ...

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Strawflower, Purple Sunset Helichrysum bracteatum (75-85 days)   Gorgeous deep merlot colored 2” flowers set on branching stems. Excellent fresh or dried flowers. Start seeds indoors and transplant in May after the danger of frost has passed.  These beauties can grow up to 5 feet and produce branching stems. Plant in full sun.  Packet: (0.1g~55 seeds)...

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Strawflower, Showy Mix Helichrysum bracteatum (90 days)  This is a wonderful showy everlasting flower that is easy to grow and brings beauty to your garden and home for many months.  Plants are started indoors and planted out in May, at 12” spacing and will grow to a height of 4+ feet.  They produce a flourish of dozens of 1 ½-2” flowers that have a consistency of dried straw in a wide variety of colors from yellow, white, rose, fuchsia, orange and hues in-between.  Flowers make supreme everlasting arrangements for wreaths, garlic braids and bouquets.  SSF.  Packet :(0.1g ~65 seeds)...

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Strawflower, White/Pink Mix Bracteantha bracteata (90 days)  This is a variety like our other strawflower mix, however, it has been selected for flowers in white to pale pink shades. An excellent everlasting flower for bouquets and wreaths and a dependable, long-lasting flower in fresh bouquets. SSF Packet: (0.1g~65 seeds)...

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