seeds
Open-pollinated. Perennial, Zones 3-10. Desirable 3' border plant attracts hummingbirds and butterflies by producing brilliant scarlet florets, each a five-part cross. Excellent for cutflowers. Makes a hot color combination with Rudbeckia and Coreopsis. Grown for Thomas Jefferson at Monticello in 1807. Start indoors in early spring or midsummer for blooms next year. Do not cover seeds. Likes moist soil and full sun. ~2,000 seeds/g. Especially attractive to pollinators. ③
From early May through October 31, items shipping from
our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually
Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround
time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.
We will not be fulfilling seed orders from May
20 - May 22 while we do physical inventory count. Orders
placed by Monday, May 19 at 10am will be shipped before
the break. We will resume normal order fulfillment on
Friday, May 23.
ships year-round
