Friday, March 6, 2009

How did I end up with so many seeds?

[Photo: just some of the seed packets I've accumulated.]

I just sorted through all of my seed packets; somehow just picking up a few here and there I have ended up with about 50 varieties!

Full sun

Vines

  • Ipomoea alba (moonflower; like a white morning glory that blooms at night; fragrant)
  • Ipomoea purpurea (seeds collected from 'Crimson Rambler' morning glory last year)
  • Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue' (gorgeous blue morning glory)
  • Lathyrus odoratus 'Royal Family Mix' (sweet peas)

Tall plants

Medium-sized plants

Short plants

  • Convolvulus tricolor 'Royal Ensign' (dwarf morning glory with striking deep blue, white, and yellow flowers)
  • Dianthus chinensis 'Double Gaiety Mix' (dianthus; fragrant pink flowers)
  • Eschscholzia caespitosa 'Sundew' (yellow California poppies)
  • Lathyrus odoratus 'Sugar and Spice' (dwarf sweetpea)
  • Limanthes douglasii (meadowfoam; white and yellow flowers)
  • Lobularia maritima 'Rosie O'Day' (pink alyssum)
  • Lobularia maritima 'Snowstorm' (white alyssum)
  • Phacelia parryi 'Royal Admiral' (Parry's phacelia; amazing deep blue flowers)
  • Tagetes tenuifolia 'Lulu' (pretty dwarf single yellow marigold)

Sun/partial shade

Tall plants

Medium-sized plants

Short plants

  • Callistephus chinensis 'Starlight Pink' (aster)
  • Campanula rotundifolia (native harebell; blue)
  • Tropeolum majus 'Jewel Mix' (nasturtium)

    Shade

    Medium-sized plants

    • Aquilegia canadensis (wild columbine; native red flower)
    • Clarkia amoena 'Monarch Dwarf Single' (godetia)

    Short plants

  • 2 comments:

    1. I see you have dwarf morning glory - do you know where could I find that in Toronto?

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    2. I got the dwarf morning glory seeds at the Canadian Tire on Yonge north of Bloor.

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