Garden Wisdom Blog — category: Flower Talk

Please review the list below for the seeds that are included in our Pacific Northwest wildflower seeds blend. These flowers will thrive in most garden settings, but they have been selected due to their performance in the Pacific Northwest. By that we mean from the north of Vancouver Island and across to the Sunshine Coast down south to around Eugene, Oregon. They will grow perfectly well east of the Cascade Mountains, too. This is a beautiful and diverse mix of flowers both short and tall. Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii),  Bigleaf Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus), Bird’s Eyes (Gilia tricolor),  Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), ...

Among the flowers in the Partial Shade wildflower seeds ingredients are a host of plants that will do perfectly well in partial shade to full sun. None of these plants will thrive in full shade, but they will perform in diffused light along the north side of a building or hedge. Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii) Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila elegans) Candytuft (Iberis umbellata) Chinese Forget Me Not (Cynoglossum amabile) Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla) Clarkia  (Clarkia unguiculata) Columbine, dwarf (Aquilegia vulgaris) Columbine, giant (Aquilegia caerulea) Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) Johnny Jump-Ups (Viola tricolor) Lance Leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)Perennial Lupin (Lupinus perennis)...

The wildflower seeds in our Deer Resistant Blend were selected because, in most years of good forage, deer will wander past rather than graze on them. Many of these plants have texture, aroma, or flavour that is not palatable to deer – and other grazing mammals. If you’ve ever tried gardening in an area where deer pass through, you’ll know how frustrating it can be. Fences and deer repellants do work, but in gardens where these are not practical, just plant flowers they don’t like to eat, and enjoy the colour. This blend is also attractive to butterflies, hummingbirds, and...

Flowers are pretty, but beauty is only one reason to plant them. While leaves allow plants to make food and grow, flowers are a plant’s way of advertising for pollinators. Adding a flower bed beside your vegetable patch or planting flowers amongst the vegetables attracts helpful insects to your garden. These little beauties also make an excellent meal for many species, including us. Eating your flowers isn’t heresy, it’s delicious. So now we’ll talk about munching the flowers.               Calendula and nasturtiums have a delightfully spicy flavour and brilliant colours that will spice up...

Back in the 1600’s, Tulip Bulbs were more more valuable than GOLD! Dandelions might seem like weeds, but the flowers and leaves are a good source of vitamins A and C, iron, calcium and potassium. One cup of dandelion greens provides 7,000-13,000 I.U. of vitamin A. Burning aster was believed and to ward off evil spirits and used in rituals to do as such in ancient civilizations. Chrysanthemums are associated with funerals in Malta and are considered unlucky. The very expensive spice, saffron, comes from a type of crocus flower. The largest flower in the world is the titan arums,...