Wildflowers

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Perennial

Greens are tasty in salads and roasted roots are a delicious substitute for coffee. Make wine from flowers and tea from flowers, leaves, and roots. Loaded with nutrients and antioxidants, Dandelion is valued as a medicinal herb. Grow in shade/partial...

Dara/Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) Biennial

Daucus carota bears elegantly domed umbels worthy of any bouquet. Loved for its rose and purple tinged blossoms, this lacy variety is particularly stunning as a dried flower. Easy to grow and valued as a medicinal tea. 100 seeds minimum Germination:...

Forget Me Not (Myosotis alpestris)

This prolific self-seeder promises a profusion of diminutive blue blossoms that make ideal groundcover in shaded and sunny spots alike. The Forget Me Not is an early bloomer favored by pollinators and commonly found in cottage-style gardens. Easy to grow...

Four O'Clocks (Mirabilis jalapa)

These aptly-named, trumpet-shaped blooms stay closed in the cool of morning and burst open with the afternoon sun. Also known as the Marvel of Peru, this heirloom grows on robust, bushy plants that excel in background border gardens. Minimum of 50...

Heal All (Prunella vulgaris)

Also known as Allheal and Self Heal, this hardy perennial herb is highly valued for its diverse medicinal properties. Heal All's small purply-blue flowers are nectar rich and favored by bees and other pollinators, and its leaves are delicious in...

Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) Perennial

Native to the Mediterranean region and naturalized throughout the US and Canada, Hyssop is valued for its antioxidant and medicinal properties. This member of the mint family is prized by beekeepers for the uniquely delicious flavor its blue,...

Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum) Perennial

This vanilla-scented wildflower is sure to dazzle garden visitors including butterflies with its rosy-hued summertime blooms. According to legend, an 18th-century medicine man named Joe Pye used it to cure fevers. Towering plants can reach 6’ tall...

Lance Leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)

Also called Tickseed, this easy-to-grow, self-sowing wildflower is native to North America. With sunshine-yellow petals and a rich golden center, the Lance Leaf stands out beautifully in meadow and cottage gardens. Favored by pollinators. Minimum of...

Lemon Bergamot (Monarda citriodora) Annual

This aromatic heirloom with purple blossoms and lemon-scented leaves brings color and fragrance to any garden. Loved by bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, Lemon Bergamot is an easygoing grower that thrives in every region. Highly valued for its...

Lemon Mint (Monarda citriodora) Annual

Although a member of the mint family, Lemon Mint is a bee balm or monarda. Light purple flowers with a lemony scent make this heirloom a pollinator favorite. Frequently used for tea, as a garnish, and in fresh summer recipes; valued as a medicinal herb...

Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) Perennial

High in astringent tannins and salicylic acid, this lovely European wildflower is celebrated for its medicinal properties. Young plants form a mound of ferny leaves and bear scads of aromatic flowers beginning in their second year. Also known as queen of...

Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)

Sometimes dismissed as a prickly weed, Milk Thistle is valued by many for its medicinal properties. Also known as Scotch Thistle, this hardy heirloom can grow to 7’ tall. Lovely lavender flowers bloom spring through summer. 50 seeds...

Mission Bells Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) Annual

This semi-double petaled California poppy blooms in satiny hues of gold, ivory, peach, pink, and red. A sturdy, prolific heirloom, the Mission Bell is low maintenance and drought resistant. Especially exquisite planted across meadows and large, natural...

Mullein (Verbascum densiflorum)

Mullein is a biennial flowering plant that forms a rosette of wooly grey-green leaves in its first year, and in the second, produces striking yellow flower stalks. Flowers and leaves are valued for their medicinal properties. 100 seeds...

Narrowleaf Echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia) Perennial

Native Americans were the first to value this prairie wildflower for its remarkable medicinal benefits. Beautiful flowerheads loaded with active compounds bloom on hardy plants that reach 3-4’ tall at maturity. Germination is challenging, rarely...