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Non-native cornflowers

Throw & Grow

All Things Rural offers a range of non-native wildflowers carefully selected to complement native species and enhance biodiversity. These non-native varieties can provide extended flowering periods, ensuring a continuous source of nectar and pollen for pollinators like bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. Many non-native species are also highly adaptable to different soil types and growing conditions, making them ideal for areas where native plants may struggle. By incorporating non-native wildflowers, you can create vibrant, diverse landscapes that support wildlife, improve soil health, and add visual interest throughout the seasons.

Key

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Attracts Bees

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Attracts Butterflies

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Attracts Birds

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Attracts other Insects/Pollinators

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Toxic to humans/animals

Ornamental Flowers

African Daisy

African Daisy

Dimorphotheca sinuata

Annual

Flowering Period - June to October

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African Marigold

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Alyssum White

Alyssum White

Lobularia maritima

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Wildflower Meadow

Alyssum Rose

Lobularia maritima

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Alyssum Rosie O Day

Alyssum Rosie
'O' Day

Lobularia maritima

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Chinese Aster

Aster Chinese

Callistephus chinensis

Annual/Perennial

Flowering Period - July to October

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Wildflower Meadow

Aster Duchess

Callistephus chinensis

Annual/Perennial

Flowering Period - July to October

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Asparagus Pea

Asparagus Pea

Lotus tetragonolobus

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to August

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Baby's Breath Snowflake

Baby's Breath Snowflake

Gypsophila paniculata

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Big Leaf Lupin Russell

Big Leaf Lupin Russell Mixed

Lupinus polyphyllus

Perennial

Flowering Period - May to July

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Black Eyed Susan

Black Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Annual/Biennial/Perennial

Flowering Period - July to October

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Blazing Star

Blazing Star

Liatris

Perennial

Flowering Period - August to September

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Blue Headed Gilia

Blue Headed Gilia

Gilia capitata

Annual

Flowering Period - July to September

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Burning Bush

Burning Bush

Kochia scoparia

Annual

Flowering Period - June to November

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California Gilia

California Gilia

Gilia achilleifolia

Annual

Flowering Period - May to July

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Californian Poppy

Californian Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Annual

Flowering Period - June to August

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Candytuft Mixed illustration

Candytuft Mixed

Iberis amara

Annual

Flowering Period - May to September

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Candytuft White

Candytuft White Empress

Iberis amara

Annual

Flowering Period - May to September

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Carnation Carmine Red

Carnation Carmine Red

Dianthus deltoides

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Catchfly

Catchfly

Viscaria oculata

Annual

Flowering Period - May to September

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Catmint

Catmint

Nepeta cataria

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Clove Pink

Clove Pink

Dianthus plumarius

Perennial

Flowering Period - May to August

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Common Daisy Pomponette

Common Daisy Pomponette

Bellis perennis

Perennial

Flowering Period - February to May

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Wildflower Meadow

Common Daisy Large Flowered

Bellis perennis

Perennial

Flowering Period - February to October

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Common Stock

Common Stock

Matthiola incana

Annual/Biennial/Perennial

Flowering Period - June to July

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Common Wallflower

Common Wallflower

Cheiranthus cheiri

Perennial

Flowering Period - March to June

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Black Ball Cornflower

Cornflower Black Ball

Centaurea cyanus

Annual

Flowering Period - June to August

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Cornflower Blue Boy

Cornflower Tall Double Ball

Centaurea cyanus

Annual

Flowering Period - June to August

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Cornflower Red Ball

Cornflower Red Ball

Centaurea cyanus

Annual

Flowering Period - June to August

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Cornflower Perennial Blue

Cornflower Perennial Blue

Centaurea montana

Perennial

Flowering Period - May to July

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Cosmidium Brunette

Cosmidium Brunette

Cosmidium burridgeanum

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Cosmos Rose

Cosmos Rose

Cosmos bipinnatus

Annual

Flowering Period - June to October

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Cosmos Crimson Red

Cosmos Crimson Red

Cosmos bipinnatus

Annual

Flowering Period - June to October

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Cosmos Dwarf Early Vega White

Cosmos Dwarf Early Vega White

Cosmos bipinnatus

Annual

Flowering Period - June to October

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Cosmos Sensation Dazzler Crimson

Cosmos bipinnatus

Annual

Flowering Period - June to October

Cosmos Sensation Dazzler Crimson

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Cosmos Sensation Purity

Cosmos bipinnatus

Annual

Flowering Period - June to October

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Cosmos Sensation Purity

Crazy Daisy May Queen illustration

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

Perennial

Flowering Period - July to October

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Crazy Daisy May Queen

Dahlia Coltness Mix

Dahlia Coltness Mix

Dahlia variabilis

Annual

Flowering Period - July to October

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Dames Violet

Dames Violet

Hesperis matronalis

Perennial

Flowering Period - May to August

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Deptford Pink

Deptford Pink

Dianthus armeria

Annual

Flowering Period - July to September

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Drumstick Scabious

Drumstick Scabious

Scabiosa stellata

Annual

Flowering Period - June to October

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Evening Stock illustration

Evening Stock

Matthiola longipetala

Annual

Flowering Period - June to August

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Firmament

Firmament

Cynoglossum amabile

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Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Fleabane Pink Jewel

Fleabane Pink Jewel

Erigeron

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to November

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Flower of an Hour

Flower of an Hour

Hibiscus trionum

Annual

Flowering Period - May to July

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Flowering Chives

Flowering Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

Perennial

Flowering Period - May to August

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Forget-me-not Blue Ball

Forget-me-Not Blue Ball

Myosotis sylvatica

Annual/Biennial

Flowering Period - March to June

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French Marigold

French Marigold

Tagetes patula

Annual

Flowering Period - June to October

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Gayfeather

Gayfeather Rosy Purple

Liatris spicata

Perennial

Flowering Period - August to September

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Wildflower Meadow

Giant Larkspur Tall Mixed

Delphinium ajacis

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Globe Thistle Violet

Globe Thistle Violet

Echinops ritro

Perennial

Flowering Period - July to September

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Green Plume

Green Plume

Atriplex hortensis

Annual

Flowering Period - July to August

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Green Thumb

Green Thumb

Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Annual

Flowering Period - July to August

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Hares Ear Griffihii

Hares Ear Griffihii

Bupleurum rotundifolium

Annual

Flowering Period - July to September

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Jacobs Ladder

Jacobs Ladder

Polemonium caeruleum

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to July

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Larkspur Giant Imperial Mixed illustration

Larkspur Giant Imperial Mixed

Delphinium consolida

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Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

Lavender Spikes Broad

Lavender Spikes/Broad

Lavandula latifolia

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to July

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Lemon Beebalm

Lemon Beebalm

Monarda citriodora

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Lobelia Blue

Lobelia Blue

Lobelia erinus

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to November

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Love-Lies-Bleeding Red

Love-Lies-Bleeding Red

Amaranthus caudatus

Annual

Flowering Period - July to October

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Love in a Mist

Love in a Mist

Nigella damascena

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Annual

Flowering Period - July to September

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Lupin Golden Yellow

Lupin Golden Yellow

Lupinus luteus

Annual

Flowering Period - June to July

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Maltese Cross

Maltese Cross

Lychnis chalcedonica 

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to October

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Marsh Mallow

Marsh Mallow

Althaea officinalis

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Mexican Hat

Mexican Hat

Ratibida columnifera

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to August

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Mignonette Ameliorata

Mignonette Ameliorata

Reseda odorata

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Annual

Flowering Period - June to October

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Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle

Silybum marianum

Perennial/Biennial

Flowering Period - July to September

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Oriental Poppy

Oriental Poppy

Papaver orientale

Perennial

Flowering Period - May to September

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Pansy Aalsmeer Giants Mixed

Pansy Aalsmeer Giants Mixed

Viola wittrockiana

Annual/Biennial/Perennial

Flowering Period - March to July

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Peony Poppy Double Black illustration

Peony Poppy Double Black

Papaver paeoniflorum

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Petunia Hybrid Mixed

Petunia Hybrid Mixed

Petunia hybrida

Annual

Flowering Period - June to October

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Pheasant's Eye Blood Red

Pheasant's Eye Blood Red

Adonis annua

Annual

Flowering Period - June to July

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Poached Egg Flower

Poached Egg Flower

Limnanthes douglasii

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Pot Marigold

Pot Marigold

Calendula officinalis

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Purple Coneflower

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Purple Mullein Hybrids Mixed

Purple Mullein Hybrids Mixed

Verbascum phoeniceum

Perennial

Flowering Period - May to August

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Roman Chamomile

Roman Chamomile

Anthemis nobilis

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Safflower

Safflower

Carthamus tinctorius

Annual

Flowering Period - June to August

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Sage

Sage

Salvia officinalis

Perennial

Flowering Period - May to July

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Scarlet Flax

Scarlet Flax

Linum grandiflorum

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Scentless False Mayweed

Scentless False Mayweed

Tripleurospermum inodorum

Annual/Perennial

Flowering Period - May to November

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Shirley Poppy

Shirley Poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Snapdragon Mixed

Snapdragon Mixed

Antirrhinum majus

Annual/Perennial

Flowering Period - June to October

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Sneezewort The Pearl

Sneezewort
The Pearl

Achillea ptarmica

Perennial

Flowering Period - July to September

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Spiked Speedwell

Spiked Speedwell

Veronica spicata

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Tom's Thumb

Helichrysum bracteatum

Annual

Flowering Period - July to October

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Strawflower Tom Thumb Mixed

Strawberry Clover

Strawberry Clover

Trifolium fragiferum

Perennial

Flowering Period - July to September

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Summer Savory illustration

Summer Savory

Satureja hortensis

Annual

Flowering Period - July to September

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Sweet Pea Duo Spice Mix

Sweet Pea Duo Spice Mix

Lathyrus odoratus

Annual

Flowering Period - July to September

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Sweet Sultan illustration

Sweet Sultan

Centaurea moschata

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Sweet Sultan Yellow illustration

Sweet Sultan Yellow

Centaurea moschata

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Sweet William

Sweet William

Dianthus barbatus

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Sweet William Dwarf Pinocchio Mix

Dianthus barbatus

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

Sweet William Dwarf Pinocchio Mix

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Tansy

Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Tickseed Golden

Tickseed Golden

Coreopsis tinctoria

Perennial

Flowering Period - May to August

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Tickseed Mixed Tall

Tickseed Mixed Tall

Coreopsis tripteris

Perennial

Flowering Period - July to September

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Tidy Tips

Tidy Tips

Layia platyglossa

Annual

Flowering Period - May to July

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Trailing Lobelia Sapphire

Trailing Lobelia Sapphire

Lobelia erinus pendula

Annual/Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Toadflax Dwarf Mixed Fairy Bouquet

Toadflax Dwarf Mixed Fairy Bouquet

Linaria maroccana

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Tom Thumb Empress of India

Tom Thumb Empress of India

Tropaeolum majus nanum

Annual/Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Tuberous Pea

Tuberous Pea

Lathyrus tuberosus

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to July

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Turkish Sage

Turkish Sage

Phlomis russeliana

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Verbena Lilac illustration

Verbena Lilac

Verbena lilacina

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Verbena Violet Lilac

Verbena Violet Lilac

Verbena bonariensis

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Virginia Stock

Virginia Stock 

Cheiranthus maritimus

Annual

Flowering Period - May to September

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Wild Bergamot

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Yarrow Cerise Queen

Yarrow Cerise Queen

Achillea millefolium

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Yarrow Fern Leaf

Yarrow Fern Leaf

Achillea filipendulina

Perennial

Flowering Period - June to September

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Zinnia

Zinnia

Zinnia elegans

Annual

Flowering Period - July to October

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Sunflowers

Autumn Beauty Sunflower illustration

Autumn Beauty

Helianthus annuus

Annual

Flowering Period - July to October

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Chocolate Sunflower illustration

Chocolate

Helianthus annuus

Annual

Flowering Period - July to September

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Crimson Queen Sunflower illustration

Crimson Queen

Helianthus annuus

Annual

Flowering Period - July to September

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Domino Sunflower illustration

Domino

Helianthus annuus

Annual

Flowering Period - July to September

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Evening Sun Sunflower illustration

Evening Sun

Helianthus annuus

Annual

Flowering Period - July to September

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Monshine Sunflower illustration

Moonshine

Helianthus annuus

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Moulin Rouge Sunflower illustration

Moulin Rouge

Helianthus annuus

Annual

Flowering Period - July to October

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Red Sun Sunflower illustration

Red Sun

Helianthus annuus

Annual

Flowering Period - July to October

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Sunset Orange Sunflower illustration

Sunset Orange

Helianthus annuus

Annual

Flowering Period - July to September

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Tayio Sunflower illustration

Taiyo

Helianthus annuus

Annual

Flowering Period - June to September

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Pumpkins

Gourd Howden Pumpkin illustration

Gourd Howden

Cucurbita pepo

Annual

Flowering Period - July to September

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Halloween Pumpkin illustration

Halloween

Cucurbita pepo

Annual

Flowering Period - July to September

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Jack O Lantern Pumpkin illustration

Jack O Lantern

Cucurbita pepo

Annual

Flowering Period - July to September

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Even Ellen and Zoe gets great results from these mixes!

Zoe's Mixed Non-Native Cornflower
Zoe's garden with wildflowers
Ellen's non-native flower mix
Ellen's Welsh Poppy
Zoe's Non-Native wildflower mix
Ellen's non-native flower mix
Ellen's non-native wildflowers
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