Pollinator-friendly Plants - Seeds

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Lobularia maritima (60 days) Open pollinated. Free-flowering long-blooming fragrant 4" dwarf white groundcover. Easy to grow.

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White Alyssum -

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Lobularia maritima (60 days) Open pollinated. Similar to Carpet of Snow, but slightly taller.

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Arnica chamissonis -

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Arnica chamissonis Open pollinated. 20" perennial yields well with multiple stalks with yellow flowers blooming for most of the early season.

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Jackson Wonder Lima Bean

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Phaseolus lunatus (103 days) Open pollinated. 18" tall. 3 tender beans per pod, grey in the shell stage and drying to buff with purple and black mottling. White flowers.

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Scarlet Runner Pole Bean

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Phaseolus coccineus (70 days snap, 95 days shell) Open pollinated. 10-12' tall. Mottled black and purple seeds. Ornamental brilliant scarlet blossoms. Snap or shell bean.

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Fast Lady Northern Southern Pea Shell and Dry Bush Bean

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Vigna unguiculata (65 days shell, 90 days dry) Open pollinated. Cowpeas for the North! Small white bean matures quickly. Easy-to-pick yellow pods. Beautiful yellow flowers on bushy semi-erect plants.

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Panorama Red Bee Balm

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Monarda didyma Open pollinated. Perennial to Zone 3. Bushy clumping 30", bears 1-2 whorls of red tubular flowers on each stem from mid to late summer.

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Spotted Bee Balm - ECO

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Monarda punctata Open pollinated. A whimsical beauty with complex blossoms and many culinary and medicinal uses. Its oregano-like aroma and flavor is lovely for tea and seasoning.

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Wild Bergamot Bee Balm -

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Monarda fistulosa Open pollinated. 3-4' plants bear aromatic lavender blossoms highly attractive to pollinators.

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Boneset

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Eupatorium perfoliatum Open pollinated. Perennial to Zone 3. Tiny white flowers in fuzzy clusters top the 4' plants in late summer.

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Butterfly Weed

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Asclepias tuberosa Open pollinated. Native perennial. Bright orange waxy flowers are attractive to butterflies and bees.

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Flashback Calendula -

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Calendula officinalis (55 days) Open pollinated. Mix of orange, apricot and peachy doubled petals, all with red backing.

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Kablouna Mix Calendula -

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Calendula officinalis (60 days) Open pollinated. Striking crested blooms of gold, orange, lemon and apricot with dark centers.

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Pacific Beauty Mix Calendula

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Calendula officinalis Open pollinated. The classic lovely yellow and orange mix. Herbalists highly regard its healing gifts.

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Resina Calendula -

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Calendula officinalis (70 days) Open pollinated. Bright yellow with yellow centers. Best calendula for tinctures and oils. Very resinous.

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Solar Flashback Calendula -

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Calendula officinalis (55 days) Open pollinated. Yellow, pinkish-blond, some with light tips, all with contrasting red backs.

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Zeolights Calendula -

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Calendula officinalis Open pollinated. Pinky-maroon and yellow with dark centers.

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Persian Catmint

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Nepeta mussinii Open pollinated. Soft grey-green leaves with clusters of bluish-lavender tubular flowers. 1' tall.

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Celway Terracotta Celosia

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Celosia argentea var. spicata
(100 days) Open pollinated.

Annual. Captivating shimmery pinky-bronze spikes. Bountiful plants with 2–4" spiky

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Bee and Butterfly Pollinators Collection

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Help feed the bees and butterflies and attract pollinators to your garden. Contains 10 packets of different flowers, herbs, and greens.

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Early Sunrise Coreopsis

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Coreopsis grandiflora Open pollinated. Dense 18" plants loaded with 2" semi-double vivid golden-yellow blooms.

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Cupcakes Cosmos -

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Cosmos bipinnatus (90-100 days) Open pollinated. Pink and white blooms. The 4' tall plants attract pollinators and have long stems for cutting.

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Picotee Cosmos

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Cosmos bipinnatus (90 days) Open pollinated. Bicolor cosmos! White to pink to rose, with serrated petal edged in magenta. 4' tall.

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Bouquet Dill

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Anethum graveolens (55 days) Open pollinated. Bouquet is usually grown for dill weed production because its leaves are sweeter and more refined than those of Mammoth.

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Bouquet Dill -

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Anethum graveolens (55 days) Open pollinated. Bouquet is usually grown for dill weed production because its leaves are sweeter and more refined than those of Mammoth.

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Fernleaf Dill

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Anethum graveolens (55 days) Open pollinated. A dwarf variety suitable for small gardens or patio containers, multi-branching plants spread 18-24".

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Mammoth Dill

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Anethum graveolens Open pollinated. Variety generally grown for its seeds. Can also be used as dill weed, but the foliage is slightly darker, coarser and stronger-tasting than that of Bouquet.

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Purple Coneflower Echinacea -

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Echinacea purpurea Open pollinated. Easy-to-grow, 2-4' tall, native to a wide range of habitats, from Appalachian woods to Midwest prairies.

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American Blanketflower Gaillardia

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Gaillardia aristata (90 days) Open pollinated. Sun-loving native wildflower of the American Southwest is a favorite of butterflies and of gardeners who make bouquets. Perennial.

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Lorenziana Double Mix Gaillardia

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Gaillardia pulchella Open pollinated. Daisy-type flowers in reds, yellow, rust and orange with a prominent colored center. Free flowering, low maintenance and easy to grow. Attracts butterflies. Good cutflower.

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Tarwi

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Lupinus mutabilis (130 days, longer to seed) Open pollinated. “Lost” crop of the Incas. Wild-looking 3' lupine native to the high Andes. Attractive, many-colored flowers. Protein-rich seeds.

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Black Hollyhock

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Alcea rosea var. nigra Open pollinated. Shimmering burgundy-black single flowers.

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Indian Spring Single Mix Hollyhock

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Alcea rosea Open pollinated. Old-fashioned single 7' beauty in red, yellow, white and rose.

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Sweet Joe Pye Weed

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Eutrochium purpureum Open pollinated. Dusty pinkish-purple flowers. Stately and beautiful. 4–6' tall.

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Lavender -

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Lavandula angustifolia Open pollinated. Also known as English Lavender. Not a named variety; perhaps a less-refined habit than Vincenza Blue.

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Vicenza Blue Lavender

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Lavandula angustifolia Open pollinated. More compact habit than common Lavender with deeper green leaves and a more powerful, less sweet, aroma. 1' plants have bold clustered flower spikes with deep color from mid-July to early September.

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Lemon Balm

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Melissa officinalis Open pollinated. Perennial growing to 2'. Gather its yellow-green scalloped lemony leaves before plants flower.

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Cardinal Flower Lobelia

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Lobelia cardinalis Open pollinated. This gorgeous wetland native wildflower and hummingbird magnet can be grown in moist garden soils or meadows. 2–4' tall

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Common Milkweed

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Asclepias syriaca Open pollinated. Perennial to Zone 4. These 5' tall showy native wildflowers are an important member of the wild habitat. Buds open to large balls of sweetly fragrant pink flowers.

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Beneficials Mix -

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Attract and maintain a diverse population of beneficial insects and pollinators with this mix of annuals, biennials and perennials.

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Cutflower Mix

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Mix of annual flowers that can be used for cutting. Includes aster, bachelor’s button, calendula, cosmos, zinnia, and more.

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Flowering Lawn Mix

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Alternative lawn mix includes 13 species of short and creeping plants, many of which feed pollinators.

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Northeast Wildflower Mix

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For the Northeast. A blend of 19 perennial and self-sowing annual species native to or naturalized in northeast U.S. and Canada.

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Kiwi Blue Cerinthe

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Cerinthe major var. purpurescens Open pollinated. Annual. Features coin-shaped grey-green foliage and profuse blue shrimp-like bracts with purple flowers. Beloved by bumblebees. 12-30" tall.

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Cleome Mix -

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Cleome hassleriana Open pollinated. An organic mix of three colors: rose, violet and white.

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Maltese Cross

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Lychnis chalcedonica Open pollinated. Brilliant scarlet, cross-shaped florets. Attractive to pollinators, excellent for cutflowers. 3' tall.

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Dara Queen Anne’s Lace -

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Daucus carota (70 days) Open pollinated. 3' plant bearing 7-15 sturdy upright stems.

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Soapwort

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Saponaria officinalis Open pollinated. Not a dye plant; saponin-rich roots and leaves used to gently wash wool. Sweetly clove-scented pink perennial attracts pollinators. 3' plant.

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Siberian Wallflower

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Cheiranthus allionii Open pollinated. Hardy biennial, blooms first year. Charming bright orange spice-scented phlox-like 4-petaled blossoms.

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Anise Hyssop

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Agastache foeniculum Open pollinated. Perennial can grow 3' tall, 2' wide. Vigorous self-sower. Anise-scented foliage and purple flowers delightful as a tea or culinary seasoning, or filler in mixed bouquets.

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