GIANT RED HOLLYHOCK 50 SEEDS, HARDY PERENNIAL, EZ TO GROW, USA SELLER
This one you will have forever and its hardy down to zone 4. Up for sale is red hollyhock seeds. Alcea rosea. Perennial hardy semi-deciduous. I send planting directions with all seeds. This lovely 3″-5″ flower blooms on 5′-8′ tall stalks that bring heights of bright colors to your landscape and garden.
Common Milkweed Pollinator Seed Plot Strings, 9 Seed/Clay balls Per string
Common Milkweed Pollinator Seed Plot Strings, 9 Seed/Clay Clusters Per String2023 crop78% germination ratePollinator seed plot strings provide a simple method to establish milkweed plots. Milkweed seeds and clay are dried at 18 inch intervals on a 12-foot cotton string. The clay protects the seeds from critters during the planting and germination process. The clay also provides an environmentally friendly method for seed packaging and planting. The string simplifies seed handling and sizing of your milkweed plot. Everyone can help the Monarch Butterfly – from a eco-minded large-scale crop farmer, to a pesticide free organic farmer, to teachers with classroom gardening projects, to a container gardener, to a gardening enthusiast. Thanks for your support!Amy and Jeff www.milkweedmonarchy.comPA Department of Agriculture Seed License ID: 007FJY More DetailsFour strings are included in the pollinator seed plot string kit. Shown below is a single string.Pollinator Seed Plot StringThe pollinator seed plot strings simplify planting because the clay-encased seeds are spaced at the recommended planting interval of 18”. Each clay cluster contains 10-12 seeds which will ensure multiple seed germination per interval since typical germination rate is about 80%. Nine clusters fit on a 12-foot string. Pollinator Seed Plot String The clay cluster protects the seeds from critters during germination.Clay Cluster Containing Milkweed SeedsThe 12-foot string offers many options for the size of your milkweed plot. With the four-string kit, there are multiple possibilities of plot dimensions to fit your available Milkweed plot location. Suggested Milkweed Plot Layout OptionsPlanting and Plant CareThe ideal time to plant milkweed seeds is the winter or spring time, so cold and wet conditions will stimulate germination (known as cold stratification). If planting in late spring, placing the clusters in the refrigerator in a wet paper towel for a week will improve germination. The planting directions are simple:1. Choose fast-draining soil. Most sunny locations will work. Along houses and fence lines are ideal since they are out of the way of mowing.. 2. Dig small holes at 18 inch intervals. (no need to dig up entire plot – the Milkweed plant will eventually grow faster than grass and most weeds) 3. Water regularly until seeds germinate. After plants begin growing, further watering is necessary only in the driest conditions. PLAYCommon Milkweed RangePlease see green areas for the range of the Common Milkweed variety. If you are not in a green state, consult www.plantmilkweed.org for the milkweed variety native to your state. Other varieties will be offer for sale at our website: www.milkweedmonarchy.comCommon Milkweed RangePlant CareWhat’s cool about the milkweed plant is that it requires minimal care. Once the roots are developed, milkweed will come back year after year. Flowers and pods develop normally after the first year. It is easy to control simply by mowing around the boarder of your plot. Established Milkweed PlotButterfly/Caterpillar Food and SeedsOnce your plot is established, flowers will blossom in early summer and will attract the Monarch Butterfly and other pollinator insects such as the honey bee. Soon you will discover tiny yellow and black caterpillars that will quickly grow by eating the Milkweed leaves. In a couple of weeks, the Monarch chrysalis will form. About ten days later, the Monarch Butterfly will emerge, find a mate and eggs will be laid on the Milkweed to start a new generation. Later in the summer, pods will form on the Milkweed plant and the leaves will no longer regenerate. Monarch Butterfly on Milkweed Plant Monarch Caterpillar Feeding on Milkweed PlantAround the first frost, the milkweed pods will begin to split and release the seeds that float in the air on strands of floss. We recommend that the pods be collected before seeds are released, so unwanted milkweed plant propagation will not occur. Most farmers to not want the milkweed plant growing in their fields. Please be considerate of your neighbors! The seeds can be separated from the pods by shaking the seeds and floss in a bag. The seeds then can be planted or donated to organizations such as Monarch Watch. This organization accepts donated seeds and uses them in their milkweed restoration project. The milkweed floss has excellent insulation properties and can be used to stuff pillows. The empty pods are popular with crafters for making wreaths and other items.Milkweed Pods Poofing – Time to Collect the PodsMonarch MigrationIn the fall, the final generation of the Monarch Butterfly migrates each year to Mexico from the northern parts of the U.S. and Canada. Monarch Butterfly Fall MigrationDuring the migration monarch butterfly depends on pollinator plants, like Milkweed, for food. Three to four generations are required to complete the northern return trip in the spring. The butterflies breed and lay eggs only on milkweed plants on the way back north. Monarch Butterfly Spring MigrationThe eggs hatch into caterpillars and one month later, they turn into butterflies and continue their migration north.Decline of Milkweed through PesticidesThe increased use of “Round Up” ready crops has decimated the milkweed plant along with the Monarch butterfly – 90% reduction over the last 20 years. Farmers spray their fields with weed killer which kills all plants, then grow genetically engineered crops that are resistant to the weed killer. 90% Drop In Monarch Butterfly PopulationCrop yield is increased, but at the expense of the health of the environment. The chemical in most weed killer, glycophosphate, is carcinogenic and we really shouldn’t be using it at all. ConclusionWe hope you consider purchasing these pollinator seed plot strings to help the Monarch Butterfly. Thanks for your help!
GIANT HOLLYHOCK MIXED COLORS 50 SEEDS, HARDY PERENNIAL, EZ TO GROW, USA SELLER
COUNTRY FENCE ROW Hollihock (Alcea rosea) An old-time flower that once lined fence rows and ditches of farmsteads across America and Europe. Country Fence Row Heirloom Hollyhocks produce long spikes of large 4 to 5-inch white, pink, yellow, orange and burgundy flowers with delicately scalloped edges. Plants grow 5 to 8-feet-tall and bloom over a long period of time. Hollyhocks are biennials and therefore will not flower until the second year. For annual displays of blooms, sow seed two consecutive years. They will self seed if you allow seeds to ripen on stems. Look beautiful as cut flowers. These particular seeds have been hand picked in my own garden, sorted and sprouts tested to assure high germination rates are maintained year after year.
GIANT HOLLYHOCK MIXED COLORS 50 SEEDS, HARDY PERENNIAL, EZ TO GROW, USA SELLER
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Dandelion 1000 seeds, herb, Taraxacum officinale, yellow daisy, EZ to grow.
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GASKINS SEEDLING X CRAZY IVAN DAYLILY, Black Purple Eye and Edge, Rebloomer, DF
Beautiful creamy white with a black purple eye and black purple bubbly edge.
100 Purple Violets Live Starter Plants Bulbs Perennial Bare Root Flower Garden
100 Wild Violets Live Starter Plants Bulbs Perennial Bare Root. hardy in zones 3 to 9. It makes a great border and is beautiful scattered in a rock garden. Easy easy easy.
GIANT BLUE LOBELIA 243 SEEDS, LOBELIA SIPHILITICA HARDY, EZ TO GROW, USA SELLER
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MEXICAN PETUNIA 10 Cuttings, Perennial, Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds
MEXICAN PETUNIA 10 Cuttings Healthy Fresh Cuttings (cut on the day of shipping)Attracts Butterflies and Hummingbirds!!! You will receive 10 healthy purple Mexican Petunia fresh cuttings (cut on the day of shipping). Guaranteed fresh and well packaged when we ship – FREE shipping!!!Friendly reminder when you receive your order If you are happy with your purchase – please leave us positive feedback *** If you receive dead plants – take pictures and email us immediately*** Mexican-petunia is a perennial in zones 8 to 11 that stands up to 3 feet in height. Stems are green or purple and leaves are dark green, oppositely arranged and lance-shaped, roughly 6 to 12 inches long and ½ to ¾ inches wide. Veins are prominent on the underside of the leaf. Leaf margins are can be smooth or wavy. Flowers are trumpet shaped (1-1/2 to 3 inches in diameter), solitary or borne in clusters at the tips of the stems, and are attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. In fertile forms, cylindrical fruit or capsules containing 4 to 28 seeds are produced. Capsules have explosive dehiscence and seeds are spread long distances. Seeds produce a gel-like substance when wet that enables them to stick to surfaces when they dry. Seeds generally have high germination rates, and can germinate in both light and dark conditions. Stands of Mexican-petunia can also spread via underground stems or rhizomes. Mexican-petunia is able to tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions including variations in light, temperature, and moisture. Other characteristics that make wild Mexican-petunia a successful invasive are its rapid growth rate, affinity for disturbed locations, prolific production of seed, and lack of germination requirements such as scarification or stratification. Established plants can further spread by rhizome production. Mexican-petunia can also resprout from crowns or rootstocks when cut back or killed back by frost. Cuttings may or may not have roots yet. They will grow roots in a week or so. Easy to care and grows easily. Although they love sun, DO NOT expose to extreme hot sun yet when they are newly planted. Wait until they are fully established. Happy Gardening!
