Amaranth, Ellen’s Purple, Amaranthus cruentus (110 days)   A productive and beautiful amaranth originally from Salt Spring Island Seeds it is a cross of Burgundy and Golden Giant Amaranth. This one is really fun - the seeds themselves are all white, but the plants are a beautiful vivid green and burgundy.  Grows to 4-6 feet tall it is a very easy to grow and process. A nutritious grain crop suitable to garden culture packets. Packet: (1 1/2 g ≈ 1,000 seeds) Bulk: 10 g, 1oz  ...

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Amaranth, Golden Giant, Amaranthus cruentus (100-110 days) A late season grain amaranth also known as "Hot Biscuits" that produces large orange/gold and copper seed heads on top of 6 foot tall stalks. Gorgeous ornamental. Include as a fabulous filler flower in seasonal fall bouquets.    Edible green leaves with golden brown veins and stalks. Very productive, yielding up to 1 lb of seed per plant. Easy to harvest, simply clip the heads and hang to dry. Once dry, thresh by stomping on them and winnow to remove chaff.  Lends diversity to our diet when incorporated as a staple to supplement other grains like rice, or ground into flour to mix into breads and pancakes.  Packet (1 1/2g ≈ 1,000 seeds) Bulk: 10 g.  ...

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Basil, Holy Basil (aka Tulsi) Ocimum sanctum (75-90 days) ORGANIC Holy Basil has been cultivated for centuries across S. Asia for religious, medicinal, and culinary purposes. It is a commonly used herb in Ayurvedic medicine. Medicinal benefits include adaptogenic, immune enhancing, antifungal and antibacterial properties. Adds an excellent flavor and aroma to any tea. For centuries, the dried leaves have been mixed with stored grains to repel insects. Easy to grow, similar to other basils. SSF  Packet (1/2 g ≈ 400 seeds) ...

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Calendula, Flashback Mix  Calendula officinalis (85 days)   A riot of calendula diversity that is very easy to grow.  Direct seed or grow as transplants.  Flowers are singles and doubles that range from yellow to orange to white with a variety of novel twists like red coloration on the backsides of the petals.  Can be used as a dye plant.  Bred by Frank Morton.  SSF.  Packet (~ 90 seeds, 1 g)        Ounce (~3, 000 seeds)   ...

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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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Cleome 'Rose Queen' Cleome hassleriana (90-110 days)  This is a beautiful variety with deep rose-pink flowers that fade to pale pink, creating a two-tone effect. Cleome is a popular heirloom flower that attracts hummingbirds. Originally from the West Indies, it has been grown in English gardens since 1817.  Avoid the thorns along the stems. Deer resistant. Grows to a height of 4'. In Kenya and other parts of Eastern Africa the leaves are parboiled and eaten as a green (see pic). SS Packet- (1/2g ~80 seeds)...

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COSMOS, Rubenza – Dwarf Mexican Aster, Cosmos bipinnatus (90 days) Rubenza represents a unique color for Cosmos, with flowers that open as a dark ruby red, then mature to antique rose. It is a red that combines favorably with other colors.  Gorgeous in flower beds and borders it also works well as a summertime cut flower.  Smaller than typical cosmos which can grow to 4 feet or more, Rubenza grows to a height of around 30”.   Annual cosmos are unrivaled as long-standing performers in a garden. RMF. CS4: Packet (1g ~70 seeds) - $5.00 5 g = $10.00 1 oz = $25.00...

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Firewheel Gaillardia Gaillardia pulchella (100 days)   Also known as ‘Indian Blanket’, this is a short-lived perennial or annual noted for its brilliant, daisy-like flowers. The large centers of the flowers are rose-purple and the dense, frilly petals are yellow, orange, crimson or copper scarlet. Flowers appear in summer and are 2-3 in across and are held upon 18-36 in light green stems. Indian blanket grows in 14-24 in high mounds.   A popular wildflower. SSF. Packet: (0.5g ~50 seeds) ...

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Marigold, Pesche’s Gold Tagates erecta (80-90 days) Named after Howard Shapiro’s (who was involved in the early days of Seeds of Change) grandmother, Pesche’s Gold makes tall, impressive plants.  These 6-8’ marigolds overflow with blooms all season.  Bright and striking mixtures of golden yellow and orange yellow semi- to fully- double flowers have simple but elegantly crisped petals fringed with ruffles.  This, along with other marigolds, are a great addition to the textile dye garden and yields a yellow dye, with or without mordant.  FLA. Packet (1/2g~115 seeds)  Bulk: 5g...

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Millet, Aukse's Foxtail (100 days) Setaria italica - Most typically grown for floral arrangements and bird seed. Tops are dense almost fluffy looking clusters of small seeds that grow from 4-10” long. Tops droop in a form that resembles a foxes tail. Lovely waving growth characteristic when caught by a breeze in the garden.  From our friends at Adaptive Seeds who obtained it while on their Seed Ambassadors Project by The Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture in Dotnuva, Lithuania, who wrote that “the breeder there had been working with millets since long before the collapse of the Soviet Union and the birds at the zoo prefer his varieties.”  Foxtail millet has a hull which is quite difficult to remove and as such used for the applications above more often than human consumption. 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 1g (~150 seeds) ...

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Rudbeckia, Prairie Sun Rudbeckia hirta (120 days) This tender perennial has pale yellow tipped, golden flowers with a pale green center. A winner of the All America Selections award, Prairie Sun is an excellent feature in gardens with 6-8" flowers on hearty plants that are simply outstanding. One of the most popular Rudbeckias. Height: 28-32". TRS  Packet :-1/4 g (~450 seeds)...

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Salvia, Lady in Red Salvia coccinea (120 days)  -  This All-America Selection Winner is a great selection of the wild strain of this species that will add colorful vertical elements to your garden. Flowers over a long period from early summer well into the fall. Tolerant of extremes in temperature, light, and soil. Grows to a height of about 20-24". CDF.    Packet:(1/2g ~175 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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