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Pincushion Formula Mix - Scabiosa Seed
Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

Scabiosa stellata: Fresh-cut or dried: Harvest when seed heads are light green with dark-bronze edges and the star-shaped centers are just turning black. 2,400 seeds/oz. Also known as mourningbride.
  • Days To Maturity: 90 - 100 Days
  • Latin Name: Scabiosa atropurpurea
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects: Yes
  • Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
Maine
Winslow
Smokey Dawn Camellia
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

For more information about growing Camellias see our Camellia Growing Guide or any of the excellent resources below: Camellias Brighten the Winter Landscape - Get It Growing by Dan Gill with LSU Agcenter Camellia Culture for Home Gardeners - UGA Extension...
  • Outdoor Light: AM sun, Part sun, Part shade, Filtered shade, Light shade
  • Salt Tolerance: Slight to Poor
  • Native To / Origin: US Gardens - tentatively credited to Corey Stanford, Stanford's Nursery, Forest Hill, Louisiana - circa 1980
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic
  • Soil & Moisture: Average moist, humus rich, acidic soils with good drainage and a deep organic mulch.
  • Indoor Light: Early or late direct sunlight, Cool sunlight, High
Louisiana
Merryville
Merlot Red - Organic Scabiosa Seed
Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

Direct seed - After last frost date. Productive plants. 1 1/2-2 1/2" dark wine-colored blooms stand tall on strong, slender stems. Organically grown. In the greenhouse, grow transplants at 50-55°F (10-13°C) to keep the plants from stretching.
  • ✓ Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
  • ✓ Cold Tolerant
  • ✓ Organic Seeds, Plants, and Supplies
  • Latin Name: Scabiosa atropurpurea
  • Life Cycle: Annual
Maine
Winslow
Black Knight - Scabiosa Seed
Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

Successive plantings every 2-3 weeks until midsummer give the best quality flowers and pods. Almost black, 1 1/2-2 1/2" blooms stand tall on strong, slender stems. Also known as mourningbride.
  • ✓ Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
  • ✓ Cold Tolerant
  • Latin Name: Scabiosa atropurpurea
  • Life Cycle: Annual
Maine
Winslow
Merlot Red - Scabiosa Seed
Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

Transplant to cell packs or larger containers when the first true leaves appear. 5,300 seeds/oz. Packet: 50 seeds.Transplant (recommended) - Sow 4-6 weeks before last frost. Harden off and transplant outside after the last frost.
  • Attracts Beneficial Insects: Yes
  • Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
  • Latin Name: Scabiosa atropurpurea
  • Days To Maturity: 90 - 100 Days
Maine
Winslow
Starflower - Scabiosa Seed
Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

Successive plantings every 2-3 weeks until midsummer give the best quality flowers and pods. Small, pale blue blossoms on wiry stems transform into highly decorative, bronze-colored geometric and globe-shaped seed heads.
  • ✓ Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • ✓ Ideal for Drying and Crafts
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Latin Name: Scabiosa stellata
Maine
Winslow
Fata Morgana - Scabiosa Seed
Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

Scabiosa stellata: Fresh-cut or dried: Harvest when seed heads are light green with dark-bronze edges and the star-shaped centers are just turning black. 4,300 seeds/oz. Also known as mourning bride.
  • Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets: Yes
  • Latin Name: Scabiosa atropurpurea
  • Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
  • Life Cycle: Annual
Maine
Winslow
Fire King - Scabiosa Seed
Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

Successive plantings every 2-3 weeks until midsummer give the best quality flowers and pods. 1 1/2-2 1/2", deep scarlet flowers stand tall on strong, slender stems. Also known as mourningbride.
  • ✓ Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
  • ✓ Attracts Beneficial Insects
  • Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
  • Latin Name: Scabiosa atropurpurea
Maine
Winslow
Purple Satin Althea, Rose of Sharon
Prices start at : 14.99 USD

The Rose of Sharon or Althea is an easily grown deciduous shrub that was once a common pass along plant. This is a sterile Rose of Sharon or Althea that doesn't waste energy on seed production and so it produces many more flowers over a longer season.
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
  • Container Size: Quart / 30 fl.oz. / 887 ml
  • Grows To: 8-12'H x 6-8'W
  • Fertilizing: Early spring-midsummer, ample nutrition promotes optimal growth and flowering.
  • Deer Resistance: Sometimes Bothered
Louisiana
Merryville
Old Fashioned Petunia (Mixed Colors)
Prices start at : 7.99 USD

Periodic deadheading will help them to live longer and promotes flowering. In hot summer climates consider providing midday to afternoon shade. Pinch them back about half way at planting to promote fuller plants.
  • pH Range: Acidic, Mildly Acidic, Neutral
  • Grows To: 18-24"H x 12-18"W
  • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Part sun
  • Deer Resistance: Seldom to Sometimes Bothered
  • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: Annual
Louisiana
Merryville
Scabiosa for Summer-Long Bloom
To maintain the plant's vigor, it should be divided and planted in fresh soil every two to four years. Heaviest bloom occurs at this time, but if spent flowers are kept trimmed, the plant will continue throwing its long-stemmed blooms throughout the summer.
California
El Segundo
Liriope Big Blue
Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Why plant a common groundcover when you can have a Big Blue Liriope in your yard! With evergreen foliage, lovely flowers…and even berries for winter interest, Big Blue Liriope is sure a winner! * Summer flowers * Winter interest * Deer and rabbit resistant...
  • Mature Spread: 1 - 2 feet
  • Botanical Name: Liriope muscari 'Big Blue'
  • Sun Exposure: Full Shade, Partial Sun
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Foliage: Green
Nebraska
Omaha
Table Mountain Ice Plant
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 5" Container

It does prefer dry and sandy soil and does not like wet soil in the winter. For best results, plant ‘Table Mountain' in a sunny area, with some afternoon shade, with well- drained soil.
  • Flower Color: Fuchsia
  • Mature Height: 2 - 3 inches
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Mature Spread: 18 inches
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Nebraska
Omaha
Spicata Liriope
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Put them around your rose beds. Let them spill out of your favorite containers. Sun or shade, rich soil or poor, Liriope Spicata will happily make your garden look great. This lovely plant grows in gentle grass-like clumps that happily fill in bare and...
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Full Shade, Partial Sun
  • Flower Color: Lavender
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Mature Spread: 1 - 3 feet
Nebraska
Omaha
Twister Lily of the Nile
Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Plant them in groups, as a border or in a pot. This is the first bicolor agapanthus! The individual trumpet-shaped flowers are true-blue at their base fading to white at their tips.
  • Foliage: Green
  • Flower Color: Blue and White
  • Moisture: Well-drained
  • Mature Spread: 12 - 18 inches
  • Botanical Name: Agapanthus africanus 'Twister'
Nebraska
Omaha
Blue Fortune Hyssop
Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

As one of the easiest and most rewarding perennials to grow, this award winning 'Blue Fortune' is a tremendously long bloomer! 'Blue Fortune' is useful for adding a spot of color to the garden late in the season when many other plants are finished.
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Mature Spread: 1 - 2 feet
  • Mature Height: 2 - 3 feet
  • Foliage: Green
  • Soil Type: Well drained
Nebraska
Omaha
Lily Of The Nile
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Combine them with just about any shade of daylily for a show to remember. Agapanthus make great potted plants. It will reward you with an over-abundance of flowers all year round, but especially in the spring and summer.

1 - 2 feet

    • Botanical Name: Agapanthus africanus
    • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
    • Mature Spread: 1 - 2 feet
    • Flower Color: Blue/White
    • Mature Height: 1 - 2 feet
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Variegated Liriope
    Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

    This 'Variegated' liriope is excellent for edging and ground covers; when planting, space 12-15" apart. It is also known as Liriope variegated lily-turf, so is, as its name implies, a variegated border grass! The grassy foliage is edged with creamy yellow.
    • Mature Spread: 1 - 3 feet
    • Foliage: Variegated Green
    • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
    • Mature Height: 1 - 4 feet
    • Flower Color: Lavender
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Jack Frost Brunnera
    Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 5" Container

    In the north, morning sun is tolerated and in the south, dense shade is necessary. It adds hard-to-find color and dramatic texture to the shade garden with its bright silver leaves that are veined in deep green.
    • Soil Type: Loam, Sandy
    • Botanical Name: Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'
    • Foliage: Variegated
    • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
    • Flower Color: Light Blue
    • Fall Color: Yellow
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Blue Ice Amsonia
    Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

    Don't wait for the neighbors to buy these great native plants before you. Blue Ice Blue Star provides three great seasons of color and texture in your garden. It's hard to choose which is better – the beautiful star-shaped dark blue flowers that cover...
    • Mature Height: 12 - 16 inches
    • Growth Rate: Medium
    • Botanical Name: Amsonia 'Blue Ice'
    • Mature Spread: 18 - 24 inches
    • Foliage: Green
    • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Blazing Star Kobold Gayfeather
    Prices start at : 33.95 USD / 5" Container

    Liatris ‘Kobold' has a plant height of 2' and a spread of 12-18” and should be planted in full sun in a well-drained area. With its lovely color and strong vertical effect, it provides an interesting architectural dimension.
    • Fall Color: Yellow
    • Soil Type: Normal to Sandy
    • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
    • Mature Height: 2 feet
    • Botanical Name: Liatris spicata 'Kobold'
    • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Scabiosa, Flutter Rose Pink
    Prices start at : 12.99 USD / 1 Plant

    In mild winter climates, ‘Flutter Rose Pink' blooms almost all year long. Graceful rose-pink flowers with ruffled petals and pincushion centers appear to float from delicate stems.
    • Zone: 5-9
    • Sun: Full Sun
    • Life Cycle: Perennial
    • Bloom Season: Summer
    • Genus: Scabiosa
    Pennsylvania
    Warminster
    Scabiosa, Fama Deep Blue
    ★★★★★
    Prices start at : 12.99 USD / 1 Plant

    Easy, low-maintenance, high impact. The lilac-hued, nearly 4" double flowers on 12" stems blithely float above the dense silver-blue foliage. Fama Deep Blue's gorgeous lavender blooms just won't quit.
    • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
    • Bloom Season: Summer
    • Sun: Full Sun
    • Spread: 12-18 inches
    • Genus: Scabiosa
    • Height: 20-24 inches
    Pennsylvania
    Warminster
    White Hammock Shrubverbena, Small-Headed Lantana
    Prices start at : 5.99 USD

    Hammock Shrubverbena is a native of extreme southern Florida and the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The flowers provide nectar for a variety of pollinators including butterflies and bees.
    • Deer Resistance: Not Normally Bothered
    • Soil & Moisture: Well-draining, average moist soils. Do not keep overly wet or soggy.
    • Pruning: Prune hard in early spring, shear back by 1/3-1/2 in summer if flower production slows.
    • Grows To: 3-4'H x 3-4'+W
    • pH Range: Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
    • Outdoor Light: Full sun, Mostly sunny
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Pink Hammock Shrubverbena, Small-Headed Lantana
    Prices start at : 5.99 USD

    Hammock Shrubverbena is a native of extreme southern Florida and the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The flowers provide nectar for a variety of pollinators including butterflies and bees.
    • Deer Resistance: Not Normally Bothered
    • USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 10,11
    • pH Range: Neutral, Mildly Alkaline, Alkaline
    • Soil & Moisture: Well-draining, average moist soils. Do not keep overly wet or soggy.
    • Grows To: 3-4'H x 3-4'+W
    • Salt Tolerance: Moderate soil salt tolerance, low aerosol salt tolerance
    Louisiana
    Merryville
    Wild Carrot Seed needed
    Price : CALL

    Carota seeds in bulk quantities. I require the mature, viable seed of Daucus Carota subspecies carota. I do not need domestic carrot seeds or any other vegetable or any other seeds so do not email me unless you can provide Daucus carota ssp.
    United States
    Tennessee
    Scabiosa, Fama White
    ★★★★★
    Prices start at : 10.99 USD / 1 Plant

    Fama White's perfectly white 3-4", "pincushion" flowers embellish tall sturdy stems, floating serenely 20" above the silvery-blue foliage. Deadhead to keep the flowers blooming. Great in vases.
    • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
    • Height: 20-24 inches
    • Zone: 4-10
    • Genus: Scabiosa
    • Spread: 12-18 inches
    • Sun: Full Sun
    Pennsylvania
    Warminster
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