‘Dara’ Ammi

This ornamental, wild form of carrot is a spectacular, vividly-colored variety of Queen Anne’s Lace. The lacy umbrellas atop strong sturdy stems reach up to 4-feet tall, open chaste white, change to soft pink and finally deepen to a rich rose-red. A delicate filler for your perennial beds and borders that provides a lovely everlasting for your arrangements and bouquets.

This showy 2- to 3-foot tall plant produces blossom spikes of papery, apple green, bell-shaped calyxes enveloping small white flowers. An extremely long-lasting and striking addition to both cut and dried arrangements. In the vase, it’s a perfect foil for more brightly colored annuals whilst adding form, structure, and interest in its own right. A self-sower that can usually be relied upon for years of successive blooms.

This uncommon, easy-care perennial, too seldom seen in American gardens, features the foliage of an Iris, the blooms of a Lily, and unusual glossy black berries that form in clusters when its seedpods split open in fall. Long-blooming and very easy to grow, it is a fine addition to any planting. The jazzy, unusual blooms arriving mid-summer are borne at the end of long, wiry stems, reach 2 inches wide and have a rich orange base and liberal scarlet speckles. Fascinating to behold in the garden and often brought indoors for arrangements.

This Sea Holly is adored by gardeners and florists alike for its unique and long-lasting, blue, spiny flowers which add dramatic color and texture to gardens and bouquets.  The thistle-like flower heads sit atop 32-inch tall, heavily branching stems. A hardy and drought tolerant perennial that will thrive in a sunbaked area of your landscape.

This versatile Sea Holly adds elegance and a touch of class to your beds, borders and bouquets. The glistening ivory thistle-like flower heads sit atop 32-inch tall, heavily branched, silvery stems. A hardy and drought tolerant perennial that will thrive in a sunbaked area of your landscape.

Hibiscus sabdariffa. Roselles are a tropical form of Hibiscus grown for their tangy edible young leaves and for their tart, deep red and succulent late season calyxes that can be made into wonderful juices, jams and teas. Requires a long growing season so we started them early! This 6-foot tall beauty will add some pizazz to your late season garden.

Dramatic, ruffled, deep-blue, 3- to 4-inch blooms are held atop strong and artfully tipping stems. This perennial Pincusion flower grows 18- to 24-inches tall, blooms from mid-summer to fall and is irresistible to beneficials and pollinators. Both the flowers and the seed pods are an excellent and long-lasting cut flower. This brilliant addition to your cutting garden or mixed border becomes more floriferous each year. 

Truly elegant, clean white, 3- to 4-inch blooms are held atop strong and artfully tipping stems. This perennial Pincusion flower grows 18- to 24-inches tall, blooms from mid-summer to fall and is irresistible to beneficials and pollinators. Both the flowers and the seed pods are an excellent and long-lasting cut flower. This brilliant addition to your cutting garden or mixed border becomes more floriferous each year. 

Best Tithonia for cutting. Flowers are 3 1/2 inches wide on strong branching plants with velvety dark green leaves. Blooms midsummer to frost. Loves hot dry sites. Once you have Tithonia in your garden, it’s hard to live without!

This well-loved beauty makes an architectural statement with rich lilac-purple flower clusters floating atop slender, willowy stems that stand un-staked up to 6 feet tall. Good see-through plant for a splash of color and in mass plantings.