C. Zinnia `Seņorita'
Z. elegans
2.5-3' h x 1.5' w | TA
Warm salmon-pink
petals are curled
at the tips and have an attractive
tousled look. Multi-branching with
loads of blooms for simply lovely
bouquets. Easy to grow, just sow
direct after all chance of frost has
past.
S876 Seed packet...120 seeds
...$2.99
CIRCA 1968
D. Zinnia `Super Yoga Rose'
Z. elegans
3' h x 1.5' w | TA
Lovely clear pink doubled flowers.
Zinnias were commonly known
as Youth and Old Age when
introduced circa 1858, for young,
just opened flowers bloomed along
with the still fresh older blossoms.
Grow in fertile soil and be sure to
give enough room for their bushy
branching habit.
S814 Seed packet...100 seeds
...$2.99
E. Zinnia `Will Rogers'
Z. elegans
3' h x 1.5' w | TA
A long-stemmed
brilliant red variety
recommended by garden writers
in the forties, this nostalgic
favorite has a good display of
double flowers for cutting all
summer long.
S775 Seed packet...
150 seeds...$2.99
CIRCA 1940
F. Zinnia `Zinderella Peach'
Z. elegans
2-2.5' h x 1.5' w | TA
This great new zinnia from our favorite Dutch
breeder is a nod to the retro scabiosa flowered zinnias
so popular in the early 1900s. He has elevated it,
(pun intended) into a lovely 2" truffle of a flower
with many layered petals in cream and peach with
salmon undertones. Easy to grow, it has strong stems,
perfect for cutting. Some variation in color and form,
but altogether charming. Best color with cooler
summer nights.
S1178 Seed packet...27 seeds...$3.99
A. Zinnia 'Raspberry
Limeade'
Z. elegans
3' h x 1-1.5' w | TA
A delicious looking flower with
elegant green petals and
prominent raspberry pink
centers. A perfect flower for
summery bouquets, paired with
pink cosmos and feathery celo-
sia. Fleuroselect Novelty Zinnia
Queen Lime with Blotch.
S1340 Seed packet...
23 seeds...$3.99
Colorful Zinnias
entice butterflies and
hummingbirds to
your backyard!
Gorgeous sunset hues
Fragrant Flowering Vines
G. Clematis `Sweet Autumn'
Clematis terniflora (KLEM-uh-tis)
1530' h x 6' w | Perennial, zones 49
One of the best vine choices
for shadier garden spots, with
literally thousands of scented pure white blooms
covering fences and gazebos with abandon.
Prune to 1-2' tall in early spring as leaf buds
begin to show, removing all dead stems above
the new buds.
P7060
Plant
1/$8.99, 3/$26.25, 6/$51.00
CIRCA 1864
I. Honeysuckle `Serotina'
Lonicera periclymenum var. serotina
4-8' to 15' h x 4' w | Perennial, zones 5-9
A highly scented hardy woodbine that
attracts hummingbirds with long upward
curving tubular blossoms filled with nec-
tar; birds feed on the crimson berries later
in fall. A disease-free, reliable bloomer
with masses of flowers in midsummer.
P8022
Plant
1/$9.99, 3/$29.25,
6/$57.00
K. Star Jasmine 'Star of
Tuscane'
Trachelospermum jasminoides
(TRAY-kee-loh-spurr-mum)
3-6' h x 3-6' w | Tender perennial,
zones 8-10 | HHA
A fragrant climber for sheltered
spots such as against a sunny wall
where it can bask in warmth. The
late spring to summer blooming
butter yellow flowers are large
and offer the jasmine scent we all
love. Prune after flowering and
bring in just before frost in north-
ern areas, as this one is a keeper!
Poisonous.
P8234
Plant
1/$7.99,
3/$23.25, 6/$45.00
J. Jasmine `Stephanense'
Jasminum x stephanense
(JAZZ-mih-num)
To 1015' h x 4' w | Tender perennial,
zones 7-10 | HHA
A deliciously scented jasmine, the
delicate fragrance intensifying in a
warm, sheltered position in sun to
partial shade. Hummingbirds visit the
shell-pink flowers as soon as they open
from furled rose pink buds. A great low
maintenance twining vine that blooms
early summer and grows easily in a large
pot. In northern areas bring indoors
in winter into a cool sunny room or
enclosed porch--this award winner is
one to keep!
P8018
Plant
1/$9.99, 3/$29.25,
6/$57.00
L. Mandevilla--Chilean
Jasmine
Mandevilla laxa
(man-deh-VILL-uh)
1012' h x 2.5' w | Tender
perennial, zones 810 | TA
The large 3" wide, thick textured
blooms of this rare mandevilla
are deliciously vanilla scented,
wonderful on an arbor near the
entrance to your home. Provide
fertile, bone meal enriched, well-
drained soils. Northern gardeners
will want to grow in pots in a
warm sheltered spot, later winter-
ing indoors in a sunny window.
P8048
Plant
1/$9.99,
3/$29.25, 6/$57.00
M. Moonflower
Ipomoea alba (eye-poe-MEE-ah)
6-15' h x 2' w | TA
Once dusk settles on a warm
summers eve, we love to watch the
furled buds open, announcing their
presence with a sublime fragrance
that is irresistible to pollinating
moths and us too! Handsome dark
green heart-shaped leaves show off
the waxy white flowers creased
with a cream star. Seeds poisonous.
Cannot ship to AR, AZ, OK.
S335 Seed packet...24 seeds
...$2.99
P2800
Plant
1/$6.99,
3/$20.25, 6/$39.00
B. Zinnia `Mazurkia'
Z. elegans
2' h x 1' w | TA
A flower arranger's delight,
`Mazurkia' has overlapping blunt-
tipped petals of cream and cherry
rose. Early to flower with improved
doubleness over other similar types,
it has a neat compact habit. Keep
well watered, watering mornings
only and fertilize twice during
season.
S1140 Seed packet...120 seeds
...$2.99
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H. Corkscrew Vine
Vigna caracalla (VIGG-nah)
or Cochliasanthus caracalla
12-20' h x 3-6' w | Tender perennial, zones 9-10 | TA
This unique flower will captivate you with the
fragrance of lilies and hyacinths and an artistic
form reminiscent of a nautilus shell. A heat-loving
tropical vine that blooms late summer to fall. Keep
overwinter up North dormant for more blooms the
following year.
S1381 Seed packet...5 seeds...$5.99
CIRCA 1791
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