Flowers

(Rudbeckia hirta) Brian has long been an adoring fan of this variety for its joyously sunny disposition. Blooming until frost (which can come so late many years), they are a source of sunshine amidst the grey skies and die-down of the fall fields. Sturdy rosettes of fuzzy grey-green, lanceolate leaves...

(Rudbeckia hirta) Sahara is a favorite among cut flower growers with velvet brown centers and the muted colors of antique rose and honeyed caramel straight through brilliant pinks, oranges, yellows, and mustards. Most of the flowers are doubled and include a few fluffy scabiosa type puffs with stems reaching 16”...

(Salvia coccinea) Scarlet red flower spikes open over a period of several weeks to adorn this open and airy sage. Attractive to their namesake hummingbirds, these are excellent insectary and nectar plants. Drought tolerant, 2-3', long-blooming through fall. 75 days. UO Packet: 50 seeds [split] Growing Info SOWING: Sow indoors...

(Salvia transylvanica) Large, heavily textured and scented rosettes of vibrant green foliage yield to deep violet/blue spikes of the classic “lobster claw” shaped salvia blooms. This drought-tolerant, cold-hardy, and long-blooming native to Romania is among the first and last to bloom making it a natural choice for perennial borders and...

(Salvia viridis) This family of salvia is unusual among flowering plants in that it is the bract (a specialized leaf associated with a flower) rather than the flower itself that is the star of the show. Small nondescript white flowers begin to appear at leaf nodes along the stems which,...

(Vaccaria hispanica) Saponaria, along with Gypsophila "Covent Garden", belongs to the school of airy and elegant white fillers for bouquets. In comparison to “Covent Garden” it is a bit sturdier, with slightly larger flowers to 1", and an added bonus of ornamental green seed pods and slightly waxy foliage. Cut...

(Scabiosa atropupurea) Among the most dramatic, long-lasting and early-blooming flowers we grow as well as the most intense deep and very dark maroon/black blooms highlighted with speckles of whitish-pink on their long stamens. They have a mildly sweet smell and keep on blooming from late spring through early fall provided...

(Scabiosa caucasia) If you live somewhere where winters do not generally fall below 0F and you can spare a well-drained little bit of earth, you would do well to grow these! First-year plants will initially create a cluster of lance-shaped grey/green leaves before, at long last, sending up wiry, resilient...

(Scabiosa atropurpurea) Unlike its namesake or perhaps in the right conditions just like its namesake, this Fata Morgana is no mirage. It shapeshifts and changes true, from seed to small plant, bud to blossom, creamy white to blushed salmon. It holds power yes, like Morgan in Arthurian stories of old,...

(Cephalaria gigantea) Native to moist meadows and mountain pastures from the Caucasus to Siberia, this scabiosa relative is a botanical marvel. Towering plants (over 8’!) with long wiry stems and pale yellow/chartreuse pincushion type blooms sway in the breeze and attract bumblebees in droves. Beautiful unique color as a cut...

(Scabiosa atropurpurea) If it’s a little peace and quiet you’re after, look no farther then Salmon Queen. Not only will you be surrounded by the contented buzzing of well-fed pollinators, but you’ll delight in the sweet smelling, graceful swaying, and mind easing sight of downy pink-salmon flowers. Such long stems...

(Scabiosa atropurpurea) A new color addition to one of our favorite flowers in the garden, ‘Snowmaiden’ boasts bright, pure white pincushion blooms atop long wiry stems. A lacy tangle of stems and blooms to gracefully fill a corner of the garden as well as a profusion of cutting stems to...

(Scabiosa stellata) AKA Paper Moons, Star Flowers. The flower of this Scabiosa species is a subtle beauty, a loose-ish affair of soft dusty blue outer petals with a cream flecked with pink ‘pincushion’ center. Then things take a turn for the wondrous. When the flowers yield to seedheads, the meaning...

(Silene inflata) We are seriously charmed by this culinary oddity. Guaranteed NOT to be the next big thing anytime soon, Sculpit (AKA “stridolo”) is for the adventurous lover of the esoteric. An aromatic leaf-herb all but unknown outside its native Italy, where it is revered, it is used to season...

(Achillea sibirica ssp camtschatica) AKA Kamchatka Yarrow. The Gorgeous pink blooms and bright green foliage of this less common yarrow are a delight. Continuing on with our relatively newfound love of everything pink, these dense clusters of 1/2" blooms feature blushed pink petals with pale yellow stamens! An "improved" garden...

(Antirrhinum majus)  Orange Wonder is definitely wonderful and definitely more than orange! With a stunning array of brilliant orange, salmon, rose, and yellow on each stem, this long blooming cut flower persists from June through September and reminds us of lovely ocean sunsets. Adored by all and often visited by...

(Antirrhinum majus) Often a moment of quiet is exactly what’s needed. At least that’s how we feel! Our small patch of Royal Bride offered a bit of breath during often hectic days. Sweetly fragrant at 3’ tall, the blooms are white with a slight cream center, really long blooming and...

(Bracteantha bracteata) So. For the first time ever, the birds have decided Strawflower seed is a previously unknown delicacy. I feel like the birds around our farm are acquiring very discerning palates! Whatever we can do to feed the masses… The name of the game here is diversity. They are...

(Bracteantha bracteata) Remarkable scarlet red blooms to set your garden on fire! Bright red outer petals fade to orange and yellow centers on multi-branched upright 3-4' plants. The blooms have a dried papery texture even while fresh on the plant. Great for cut flowers, fresh and dried, and beautiful in...

(Bracteantha bracteata) We love how strawflowers change colors, attract pollinators, and last forever. If you’re ever in a slump, they are sure to cheer you up! Silvery rose is perfectly named with a rose-tipped white bloom that deepens as it matures. As always, the long stems are perfect for cutting...

(H. anuus) We’ve been quite taken by this sunflower since we first saw it over a decade ago. 7-8’ plants produce a single stunning flower head to 10" across, with an unusual fuzzy lime green center that eventually fleshes out with seeds as it matures. Huge heads droop downward at...

(H. anuus) Jere Lajos is a Romanian seed grower who sells his seeds at markets in various towns around Transylvania. Seeds are displayed in trays and are measured out for purchase with a walnut shell, the same one that his father used. Friends visited Jere and his wife at their...

(Helianthus anuus) What do you get when you let a whole slew of different sunflowers go unchaperoned in the garden all summer? Every year during market season, we grew 15-20 varieties of sunflowers…gorgeous burgundies, cheery yellows, whites, bi-colors, single headed, poly headed, Russian edible-seeded, teddy bear type… We sat back while...

(H.anuus) Wooohooo! Giant Sungold is everything you’ve been dreaming of if, you dream of sunflowers. 5-7’ tall and multi-branching with fully double, dense 7-10” heads. Absolutely wonderful and almost identical to dwarf, single-headed "Teddy Bear" only taller and with many flower heads. A terrific cut sunflower that is incredibly long-lasting....

(H. annuus) A few years in and we’re selecting who stays and who goes in this mix. Selected mainly from the lovely “Moulin Rouge”, these display deep reds all around as well as slightly lighter reds with yellow shining from underneath the petals. For now, they all appear to be...

(H. annuus) One of the most popular multi-heading sunflowers for cuts in the trade, Soraya has racked award after award since its release including the first-ever AAS for a sunflower and a Fleuroselect Gold. 5-6’ tall plants yield dozens of 4-6” blooms with broad centers surrounded by a mustard yellow...

(Tithonia rotundifolia) Look at you planting flowers for the Butterflies. And Bees. And Hummingbirds. You even remembered that the wee birds of fall need something to eat. You go. Your reward for such altruism? Flaming orange flowers on fuzzy branching stems that swing and sway to 5'-7’. That's what you...

(Lathyrus sativus) Delicate nodding pea flowers of the most electric tropical blue color! One of our favorite flower varieties, it is an exceptional vine for tumbling from baskets, over walls as well as for borders and bouquets. Not a true sweet pea but a close relative, sometimes known as chickling...

(Lathyrus chloranthus) These flowers are spring embodied! Exquisitely curling tendrils (so many!), lush foliage, and brilliant lime green pea flowers. They don’t smell because they don’t have to. Perfection is sometimes quiet and disregarded. You, of course, are better than that, which is why you will sow these seeds and...

(L. odoratus) In the quest for darker and darker sweet peas, 'Almost Black' takes the idea to the furthest extreme yet. We've long been attracted to the dark, rich, saturated colors, 'Windsor' with its incredible, deep dark maroon, and 'Just Jenny' with its darkest purple. With 'Almost Black,'  sweet pea...

(L. odorata) Ella said it best: “I never knew the charm of spring, / Never met it face to face. / I never knew my heart could sing, / Never missed a warm embrace / Till April in Paris.” When it comes to sweet peas, we prize subtlety and elegance over...

(Lathyrus odoratus) It seems to me that the Latin name for sweet peas could easily be a spell one might utter... The way it rolls off my tongue reminds me of thousands of sweet-smelling blooms and, in the case of “Bristol,” the meandering watercolor blues and lavenders of an early...

(L. odoratus) 'Ella Mountbatten' was the immediate suggestion from sweet pea grower Twozdai Hulse of Lunaseed farm, when I went into a wistful rant last year about how I wanted more tropical beach party vibes in our floral spectrum, and with its bicolor pink and lavender blooms it delivers just...

(Lathyrus odoratus) While most of the attention on sweet peas these days lies with the big exhibition cut-flower Spencers, we do still love the old-fashioned cultivars with their amazing fragrance and delicate flowers set among graceful tangles of vines. Introduced in 1905, Flora Norton features lovely sky blue blooms, similar...

(Lathyrus odoratus) Perhaps our favorite of the sweet peas we trialed years ago, ‘Heaven Scent’ delivers some of the most intoxicatingly fragrant blossoms on the farm, redolent of summer roses. Yellow roses, a little lemony, fresh and light. A deliciously soft peachy-pink bloomer, it impresses us with stout, robust vines...

(L. odoratus) We love the dark, moody sweet peas and this Spencer-type is a standout. Strong vines with long stems, dark eye-catching purple-black blooms, and wonderful scent. Whoever Jenny is, she should be pissed because she isn't "just" anything but spectacular! Released in 2005 by Eagle Nurseries, UK.80 days. FS...

(Lathyrus odoratus) A flawless modern Grandiflora featuring blooms a gorgeous hue of violet that almost appears whitewashed with a creamy white keel at its center. Kingfisher also possesses a deeply pleasing fragrance that is nearly nutty. Think of jasmine mixed with chestnut, and you’re close. Delicate and inexhaustible! 80 Days. UO...

(L. odoratus) An Uprising Seeds original. Such a lovely surprise this one is! Beginning as a sport from a 2017 Turquoise Lagoon sweet pea production crop, we saved the seed and replanted in 2018 for seed in 2019. Lunar Blue begins as nearly pure white with very subtle blue iridescence,...

(L. odoratus) Mesmerizing, almost bicolor, pink blushed orange with dark veining that fades to an elegant salmon rose. We have an uncertain relationship with the color pink. Sometimes, it works in a bold way, and sometimes, it falls flat in a cloud of cotton candy and My-Little-Pony stickiness. Miss Willmott...

(L. odoratus) Mollie Rilstone has a classic antique look in a modern, big-flowered, long-stemmed Spencer-type form. Cream centers with soft peachy pink edges bear some resemblance in color to another favorite, “Heaven Scent,” but with much more of a picoteed effect. If ten years ago you would have told us...

(L. odoratus) There’s a Sweet Pea renaissance happening in the cut flower market, and among one of the most sought-after by florists and flower farmers alike is the dramatic Nimbus. A Spencer type with big, prolific flowers on long stems, Nimbus wears its stormy dark-blue violet highlights sprayed against a...

(L. odorata) A lovely and rare color in the sweet pea range, 'Prince of Orange' produces an abundance of orange-pink blooms. Bred by Morse in 1928 it has all the superior fragrance of the old grandiflora types. 80 days. UO Packet: 15 seeds *Note: We will be compensating for a slightly...

(Lathyrus odoratus) Named for the former borough of Cornwall, know for its castle of the same name, Resormel brings the bright cheery shades of summer to the garden and floral work. Glowing vermilion blooms are well scented and abundant, with all the size and stem length of the Spencers, making...

(L. odorata) A dramatic, not-to-be-missed, Spencer-type flake variety with wine-red to purple streaking on a blushed base. Excellent scent and good strong habit. Bred by Owls Acre in the UK. Our lack of words simply means that we are speechless. 80 days, LS Packet: 15 seeds [split] Growing Info SOWING:...

(L. odoratus) New Zealand sweet pea breeder Dr. Keith Hammett is responsible for some of our favorite varieties. "Turquoise Lagoon" is one of a series of releases involving genetics that cause the flower to fade from the pink/lavender spectrum to the blue spectrum as it ages. With such a spectacular...

(L. odoratus) One of the best pure white Spencer-types available with a light ruffle to the petal margins and exceptional scent. Strong plants hold blooms on long sturdy stems. Bred by Truslove and Kerton.80 days. FS Packet: 15 Seeds *Note: We will be compensating for a slightly sub-standard germination rate...

(L. odoratus) Wonderfully fragrant blooms boast elegant bright chocolate/burgundy flecking and picoteed edges on a creamy white background. A Spencer type with long cutting stems and deep fragrance, Wiltshire ripple was one of the first sweet peas I really fell hard for; discovered in a British garden magazine and then...

(L. odoratus) Here at Uprising, we love the dark and moody maroon/black shades, both in the garden and arrangements. Windsor fills that role gorgeously amongst the sweet peas. A Spencer type with some of the largest flowers we’ve seen, it is dramatic in the extreme and a great cutter with...