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(Verbascum chaxii) We have a 10+ year-old Phoenician Mullein plant in our home garden whose emergence brings me so much joy every spring, it feels like an old friend coming back to visit each year. Like most in its genus, it starts as a rosette of deeply textured leaves before...

(Tritcum aestivum) This beautiful ornamental wheat was brought to our attention by ID grower and friend Beth Rasgorshek. At one point fairly common in the commercial trade, it has somewhat fallen off the map of late. Technically six-row spring wheat, and a fairly productive one at that, it is most...

(Tritcum dicoccum) Two decades ago Dan Jason of Salt Spring Seeds in BC brought back two seed heads of a variety of emmer wheat from an agricultural visit to Ethiopia and began multiplying it out and sending it to other growers. It is now grown on significant acreage from CA...

(Zinnia elegans) We liken the subtlety of this big doubled zinnia mix to a *fabulous* sequined mini-dress! Your eyes will be riveted to their gorgeous vortex leaving you breathless. At 3-4’ tall, 2-3’ wide with 3-6” blooms, they will continue to stun you until frost. Pinching back the first 3"...

(Zinnia elegans) Zinnias remain at the heart of the farmer/florist movement that is focusing on beautiful flowers that don't ship well and thus can create a creative niche and identity for local bouquets. Queen Lemon Peach is a beauty with mostly doubled and semi doubled blooms that start creamy yellow...

(Zinnia elegans) Our love affair with zinnias began long ago when we were market farmers. Back then we were the only ones to bring huge buckets of the brightly flaming flowers to market. We owned their gaudiness and loved it. Today the love affair continues and, as love affairs do,...

(Zinnia elegans) Not a year has passed when zinnias have not loudly graced our fields. “Salmon Rose”, with its warm tones and huge blooms, has always been our favorite but least abundant color in the mixes so we sought it out as a single variety. Definitely one of the more...

(Zinnia elegans) We love the “scabiosa” or “cupcake” type zinnias with their poofy doubled centers. Zinderella lilac brings soft lavender-pink color with dark centers to the playful form for bright summer arrangements. Full, branching plants stand 3-4’ with long, strong stems for cutting. Similar to sister, Zinderella Peach, expect single,...

(Zinnia elegans) Whaaaaaat?! These beauties are ridiculous. And to think I was keen on cutting them all down and calling it a wash after the first blooms appeared. How boring. So dull. At best uninspiring. But then, I cut them all back. Every. Last. One. And, Boom! They appreciated the...