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
- Alcea rosea 'Double Apricot' (hollyhock; started some last summer so should bloom this year!)
- Coriandrum sativum (coriander, yum)
- Cosmos bipinnatus Gazebo Red (dark pink cosmos)
- Cosmos bipinnatus 'Purity' (white cosmos)
- Eupatorium perfoliatum (boneset; native white flower)
- Helenium autumnale (sneezeweed; native yellow flower)
- Helianthus annuus 'Giant Grey Stripe' (sunflower)
- Verbena stricta (hoary vervain; native mauve flower)
- Zinnia elegans 'Polar Bear' (white zinnia)
Medium-sized plants
- Arctotis stoechadifolia (blue-eyed African daisy; white with blue centre)
- Gaillardia aristata (blanket flower; red and yellow native flower)
- Matthiola longipetala (night-scented stocks)
- Papaver rhoeas 'Shirley Double Mix' (beautiful poppies)
- Penstemon digitalis (smooth penstemon, beautiful native, white flowers)
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
- Eupatorium purpureum (sweet Joe Pye weed; native with pinkish-mauve flowers)
Medium-sized plants
- Agastache foeniculum (anise hyssop; native mauve flower)
- Coreopsis lanceolata (coreopsis; native yellow flower)
- Euphorbia marginata (snow-on-the-mountain; white and green foliage)
- Lobelia siphilitica (great blue lobelia; native blue flower)
- Matricaria recutita (German chammomile; smells lovely)
- Mirabilis jalapa (four-o'clocks)
- Nepeta cataria (catnip)
- Nicotiana x sandersei 'Perfume Mix' (flowering tobacco)
- Petroselinum crispum (parsley)
- Reseda odorata (mignonette; fragrant)
- Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed Susan)
- Tradescantia ohiensis (spiderwort; pretty blue native flower)
- Zizia aurea (golden Alexanders; native yellow flower)
Short plants
Shade
Medium-sized plants
- Aquilegia canadensis (wild columbine; native red flower)
- Clarkia amoena 'Monarch Dwarf Single' (godetia)
Short plants
- Cynoglossum amabile (forget-me-nots)
- Solenostemon scutelleroides 'Wizard Mix' (coleus)
I see you have dwarf morning glory - do you know where could I find that in Toronto?
ReplyDeleteI got the dwarf morning glory seeds at the Canadian Tire on Yonge north of Bloor.
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