A. Salvia--Blue Brazilian Sage
S. guaranitica
4-5' h x 2.5' w | Tender perennial, zones 8-10 | HHA
Licorice scented anise sage has cobalt blue flowers on
long spikes that bloom from midsummer to fall.
Wonderful for the mid-regions of the border.
P3270
Plant
1/$6.99, 3/$20.25, 6/$39.00
B. Salvia `Faye Chapel'
S. splendens
3' h x 2.5' w | Tender perennial, zones 9-10 | HHA
A statuesque beauty from Brazil that is closest to
the original form of salvia splendens before modern
breeding made it dwarf and unappealing. Lipstick red
wands of bloom arch gracefully upward, flowering
all summer long. Bring some tropical flair into your
garden and pots!
P8880
Plant
1/$6.99, 3/$20.25, 6/$39.00
C. Salvia `Indigo Spires'
S. longispicata x S. farinacea
3-4' h x 2.5' w | Tender perennial, zones 8-10 | HHA
A fantastic salvia for cool northern gardens, for it
comes into bloom quickly and flowers continuously
until hard freeze. Masses of velvety purple-blue flower
spikes rise wand-like above the handsome shiny dark
green foliage. Excellent fresh cut or dried. For rich,
well-drained soil.
P2470
Plant
1/$6.99, 3/$20.25, 6/$39.00
E. Salvia `Shell Dancer'
S. hyb.
2-2.5' h x 1.5' w | Tender perennial, zones 8-10 | HHA
Hummingbirds will find this beauty as soon as it
blooms! Luscious bicolor blooms are rose pink with
coral ageing to cream, with weather resistant
substantial petals. Blooms summer through fall, really
coming on strong as the weather cools. Pinch once
early in the season for maximum branching.
P8108
Plant
1/$6.99, 3/$20.25, 6/$39.00
D. Salvia `Love and Wishes'
S. hyb.
3' h x 3' w | Tender perennial, zones 9-10 | HHA
PPAF. A skilled breeder, who has earmarked a portion
of proceeds for Make-A-Wish® Australia, brings us
a new free-flowering salvia with irresistible color.
Aubergine calyces hold bright magenta-purple flower
wands above the compact dark green foliage. A mid-
summer to frost blooming machine that requires no
deadheading, just provide fertile, moderate moisture,
freely draining soils and afternoon shade in hot locales.
P8083
Plant
1/$8.99, 3/$26.25, 6/$51.00
F. Salvia `Van Houttei'
S. splendens
3-4' h x 2.5' w | Tender perennial, zones 7-9 | HHA
This tall, gracefully draping plant has sumptuous
burgundy clustered tubular flowers blooming all
summer and fall. Beloved by hummingbirds, we're
confident you'll love it, too! Provide organic, well-
drained soil and afternoon dappled shade. Plant with
lime green and woodland tobaccos.
P8190
Plant
1/$6.99, 3/$20.25, 6/$39.00
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G. Snapdragon 'Night and Day'
Antirrhinum majus nanum (an-ti-RYE-num)
1.5' h x 8" w | HHA
The common name, also once known as Lion's Mouth, is easily under-
stood by anyone who has pinched the throat of the flower and watched
it snap shut. Plucked from the plant, it makes fanciful earrings for a
young girl--a fun discovery. Start indoors in February in northern ar-
eas and grow in moist, fertile organic yet well-drained soil, where they
will grow and flower luxuriantly. This compact selection has midnight
burgundy flowers with white throats that set off the deep color well.
S1130 Seed packet...855 seeds...$2.99
H. Snapdragon 'Rembrandt'
A. majus nanum
1.5' h x 8" w | HHA
Masterly strokes of rosy orange on the upper petals and bright yellow
shading to orange lower petals adorn these classically shaped flowers.
One of the best for bouquets, it also adds a welcome vertical accent to
annual gardens. Best flowering in cooler temps of early summer and fall.
S1324 Seed packet...700 seeds...$2.99
I. Snapdragon `University of California Mix'
A. majus
2' h x 1' w | HHA
A well-balanced mix of the most desirable colors in snaps!
Early bloom, glossy green foliage and strong stems make it a beautiful
cut flower to fill vases in midsummer to fall. Snaps really shine in
cooler weather, sometimes successfully overwintering with protection
in zones 6-7. Stake early with twiggy brush and provide organic, rich,
well-drained soils for armfuls of gorgeous bouquets.
S1275 Seed packet...1,125 seeds...$2.99
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K. Sunflower `Evening Sun' Organic
Helianthus annuus (heel-ee-ANN-thus)
6-8' h x 2.5'w | HHA
Dark centered large 8-10" flowers in rich coppery shades have a long
bloom time, as more flowers develop on the many-branched stems.
Excellent cut. Birds will relish the seeds later in fall.
S1199OG Organic packet...28 seeds...$2.99
M. Sunflower `Giant
Sungold'
H. annuus
5-6' h x 2.5' w | HHA
Golden orbs of tightly packed
petals bloom freely in summer,
requiring only a sunny spot and
fertile, well-drained soil to
flourish. Multi-branching, for
loads of long-lasting cut flowers.
S1323 Seed packet...33 seeds
...$2.99
L. Sunflower `Lemon Queen'
H. annuus
6' h x 2.5' w | HHA
This fast growing branching sunflower
has a multitude of blooms, each 5"
diameter flower has dark chocolate
centers surrounded with a ruff of pointed
petals in bright lemon yellow. Bees love its
pollen, we love it cut, and birds love the
ripened seeds in fall. A win, win, win!
S1198 Seed packet...20 seeds...$2.99
J. Sunflower--Mexican `Torch'
Tithonia rotundifolia (ti-THOH-nee-uh)
6' h x 3' w | TA
Vivid orange, single, dahlia-like flowers up to 3.5" wide bloom at the
ends of these strongly branched plants. An All-America Selections
Winner, it makes an attractive hedge at the back of the garden and
draws Monarch butterflies like a magnet!
S259 Seed packet...50 seeds...$2.99
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