Composed of long-lived perennials,
annuals and biennials that produce attractive seed pods and flowers,
for the dried flower enthusiast.
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1 pound will cover approximately 500 square feet (20' x 25'
area)
- Works best in full sun areas
- 9 species for flower drying and 5 species for pod and
center cone drying
- Can be sown in Spring or Fall
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Achillea millefolium
"White Yarrow" |
A pernnial that grows
to 2 1/2 feet high. Blooms spring-fall. White flowers in a cluster,
fine feathery leaves ("millefolium" of a thousand
leaves) with a pleasant fragrance when crushed. Plants are very
adaptable, easy to grow from seed and are drought tolerant.
Competitive with other plants and grasses. Native throughout
the temperate Northern Hemisphere. |
Ammi majus
"Bishop's Weed" |
A perennial that grows
to 2 1/2 feet high. Blooms insummer. Showy lacy umbrellas of
white flowers. Easy to grow and long lasting. |
Centaurea cyanus
"Cornflower" |
An annual that grows to 2 1/2 feet
high. Blooms April - June. Bright blue flowers (button like)
on multi-stemmed plants. Easy to grow from seed, a favorite
of many and also known as Bachelor's Button. Adds a bright splash
of color the first year. Naturalized throughout North America. |
Consolida ambigua
"Rocket Larkspur" |
A showy annual that grows 3-4 feet
high with elegant spires of rounded blossoms in violet, pink,
blue and white. Blooms in late spring to summer. Thrives in
partial shade in well drained soils. |
Echinacea Purpurea
"Purple Coneflower" |
A perennial that grows to 2 1/2
feet high. Blooms June - October. Flowers have lavender pink
petals surrounding radiant red orange cone centers. Withstands
drought and competes well with grasses. Native to the Midwestern
and Southeastern U.S. |
Gypsophila muralis
"Baby's Breath" |
Grows to 2 1/2 feet high. Blooms
in summer. Well-branched stems with small blue-green eaves and
delicate tiny white flowers n mass. Easily grown. Annual. |
Linum perenne lewisii
"Prairie Flax"
(for seed pods) |
A perennial that grows 1 to 1 1/2
feet high. Blooms in summer. Delicate blue saucer-shaped flowers
borne on wiry stems above a basal rosette of small dark green
leaves. |
Nigella damascena
"Love-In-a-Mist" |
An annual that grows
to 2 feet high. Blooms in summer. Fine, thread-like, delicate
leaves, surround blue or white flowers so that they appear in
a mist. Easy to grow. |
Oenothera lamarckiana
"Evening Primrose" |
An annual that grows 2 1/2 - 3
feet high. Blooms in summer-fall. Large, showy, bright yellow
flowers with 4 petals or lobes. Blooms during the day and is
easily grown from seed. |
Papaver rhoeas
"Shirley Poppy" |
An annual that grows to 2 feet
high. Blooms in summer. Long stems support showy single or semi-double
flowers with tissue paper-like petals in shades of pink, rose,
red and white; some bicolored Easy to grow. |
Rudbeckia hirta
"Black-Eyed Susan" |
A perennial that grows to 2 1/2
feet high. Blooms June - August. Flowers have brown domed centers
surrounded by bright yellow ray petals. Thrives in most soils
and full sun. Effective with grasses. Very competitive. Native
to the U.S. east of the Rockies. |
Scabiosa atropurpurea
"Sweet Scabiosa" |
An annual that grows 1 1/2 to 3
feet high. Blooms in summer. Fragrant double flowers that are
pink, blue, purple or white. Silvery filaments protrude from
teh 2-4 inch blooms. Easy to grow. |
Cilene armeria
"Sweet William Catchfly" |
Grows to 1 1/2 feet high. Blooms
in summer-fall Showy terminal clusters of deep pink tubular
flowers. Annual. |
Zinnia elegans
"Zinnia" |
An annual that grows 2 1/2 to 3
feet high. Blooms summer-fall. Large flat petaled, semi-double
flowers on strong stems in rose, orange, pink, scarlet, yellow
or white. Easy to grow. |
