2013catalog

Giant Primrose Sunflower
Teddy Bear Sunflower
Tiger Eye Sunflower
ARIKARA #FL736 New!
This native variety produces 10-foot tall plants with many
beautiful large, bright yellow flowers with black centers.
The seeds are edible and were used by the Arikara nation
in North Dakota. This heirloom produces flowers over a
long period; it was a real winner in our garden! Pkt $3.00
EVENING SUN #FL733
This beautiful variety has medium-large blooms in shades
of burgundy, rust, bronze, bright yellow, and crimson, with
many being bi-colored. The 7’ plants produce many flowers
over a long season. This is one of my favorite varieties.
Gorgeous! Pkt $2.00
GIANT PRIMROSE #FL734
Tall plants grow 8’ to 12’ and produce multiple blooms
that are a soft, creamy yellow in color with a chocolate
center. A striking variety for the garden’s edge. Pkt $2.25
GIANT WHITE-SEEDED #FL744
This classic giant variety produces large, yellow heads and
big, delicious white seeds perfect for roasting. It also grows
very tall, 10’-12’! Fun to grow and eat. Pkt (20 seeds) $2.25
HENRY WILDE #FL745
The classic-looking heirloom sunflower with pure yellow
petals and dark centers is perfect for using as a cut flower
and perfect for planting along a fence or barn. Pkt $2.00
HIDATSA #1 #FL822 New!
Plants running about 8 feet tall produce a large central
flower head and numerous smaller heads on sideshoots.
Seeds are large enough to be processed for food,
although smaller than the mammoth types favored today.
Originally a staple crop of the Hidatsa people, who grew
this variety in their floodplain gardens along the Missouri
River. Pkt (15 seeds) $2.25
HOPI BLACK DYE #FL740 New!
This rare Hopi heirloom is hard to find and was used for
making dye. The seeds will even stain your hands purple
when you pick them. Was spring-planted in the high cool
desert by the Hopi. An interesting piece of American
history. Pkt (15 seeds) $2.50
ITALIAN WHITE #FL723
This heirloom produces white and creamy-yellow, 4”
flowers with dark chocolate-brown centers and many
blooms. Tiny seed. Pkt $2.25
LEMON QUEEN #FL722 -Our best selling flower!-
Beautiful, lemon-yellow blooms with chocolate centers.
This one is very unique; tall plants produce many brilliant
blooms. Pkt $2.50 or 1/4 lb $15.00
MAMMOTH GREY STRIPED #FL735
The standard giant variety that produces delicious seeds.
The 10’ plants produce heads that average 12” across. A
stately garden plant. Pkt (25 seeds) $1.50
MEXICAN SUNFLOWER, GOLDFINGER #FL746
(Tithonia rotundifolia) Lovely soft-orange-colored flowers
on a more compact, yet profusely flowering plant makes
this variety stand out in the crowd. Pkt $2.50
MEXICAN SUNFLOWER, RED TORCH #FL729
(Tithonia rotundifolia) (GOLDEN FLOWER OF THE AZTECS)
Brilliant, red-orange, 2”- 3” flowers; an excellent butterfly
plant. These bloom over a very long season, and the plants
produce masses of blooms. The large 5’ plants are very
beautiful. I enjoyed these as I traveled along the roadsides
in the high mountains in central Mexico. Pkt $2.25
MEXICAN SUNFLOWER, YELLOW TORCH #FL747
(Tithonia rotundifolia) Here is a yellow version of this most
popular plant with delightful apricot-yellow flowers that
really cast a glow. This plant produces loads of flowers till
frost. Superbly easy to grow. Pkt $2.50
RED SUN #FL912 New!
Stately branching plants reaching 5-6 feet tall are covered
with dozens of ornamental blooms. Red to red-orange
single flowers are highlighted with a hint of yellow around
the centers. Blooms over a very long season, attracting bees
and butterflies. Later, the tiny seeds attract birds. Pkt $2.50
TALL ORANGE SUN #FL825
Clear yellow-orange, six-inch, fully double flowers look for
all the world like super-sized chrysanthemums, perched
atop plants reaching 4-5 feet in height. Pkt $2.50
Red Torch Mexican Sunflower
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