What We Grow
FLOWERS FANCY, FUSSY AND RARE
We will never grow long stem red roses. Or leather leaf fern. Or alstromeria. These dependable floristry staples are produced by industrial-scale farms and, despite the cost of shipping half way around the globe, sold at prices we could never match.
Instead, we grow flowers that are hard to find, are fussy to process and difficult to ship. Some are native species, some are deliciously fragrant, and a few glorious beauties are rarely grown, considered too short for the trade. We also grow the happy stalwarts, flowers that make bodacious bouquets affordable.
Our fields sport 40 different sweet peas from England, New Zealand and Australia, 15 rose cultivars and more than 50 dahlias, turquoise blue tweedia, thick-plumed Japanese millet and spiky castor bean.They give our designs scale, depth and whimsy not easily found elsewhere.
Here are photos of just some of the many varieties of seasonal botanicals that we grow—flowers, foliage, seedpods, and more!
Ageratum
Flossflower’s wispy florets add texture as a soft filler.
Bupleurum
Somewhat surprisingly, the bright yellow-green of bupleurum seems to go with everything
Castor Bean
Prickly textural pod in red, pink and purple shades. *P*
Cephalanthus pods
Apple-green Button Bush pods and foliage add great texture
Chasmanthium
Sea Oats add movement and an airy, unstructured feel
Chelone
Chelone – false turtlehead is a welcome pink for late summer.
Clematis
Clematis blooms are short-stemmed but lovely in shorter arrangements
Cobea
Violet Cobea “Cup and Saucer” flowers have substance and striking markings
Dahlia
Dahlias come in all shapes, colors and sizes, some as large as dinner plates
Daucus-Dara
Daucus Dara, wild carrot, has umbels in shades from palest pink to deep purple
Dianthus
Spicy-scented Sweet William blooms in reds, purples, white and pink, some with distinctive eyes
Fan Celosia
Lush velvet blooms with deeply textured folds and glowing tonality
Gladiolus
Rare, refined perennial form, “Atom” has graceful rosy red blooms with white picotee edges
Honeywort
Honeywort’s flowers are small but the turquoise blue cast of the leaves is striking
Hydrangea paniculata
The dappled antique rose of these blooms mixes with almost anything
Lisianthus
Rose-like blooms in a wide range of colors purples, pinks, yellow, green and white
Matthiola – Stock
Stock has a branched or single-stem form, single or double blooms, and a wide array of colors
Millet
Caramel millet, chenille texture and bright olive seed with rosy brown hair
Oregano
Light purple ornamental herb, a filler flower with lovely texture and spicy scent
Patrinia
Tumeric yellow umbels with a lacy texture
Perilla
Striking for its seersucker texture and teal green color with purple undersides
Plume Celosia
Feathery textural flowers in hot shades of red, orange, gold and pink
Ribbon Grass
Ribbon Grass adds a lively, crisp note to mixed bouquets
Rudbekia hirta
Rudbeckia hirta comes in a variety of forms
Rudbeckia Triloba
The small golden flowers on wiry stems almost buzz like bees
Rue
The herb Ruta graveolens produces citrus-yellow flowers followed by branching clusters of fruit that resemble tiny green peppers. *S*
Salpiglossis
Very delicate velvety purple flowers, throats flushed with burgundy and pronounced navy blue venation.
Salvia viridis
Ornamental sage foliage in rose, purple and white with distinct green venation
Scabiosa
Pincushion flower has strong wiry stems that allow the flowers to float as colorful accents
Scabiosa Stellata
Finely detailed papery seedhead of Scabiosa Stellata
Sedum-buds
Sedum in bud has a lovely textural quality with the early pink color just peeking through.
Snow on The Mountain
The green and white foliage of this euphorbia has a fresh look. *S*
Solidago
Goldenrod is a classic filler flower with sprays of acid yellow and green
Sunflowers
Single-stemmed sunflowers in many color combinations from deep orange to pale yellow and every sunny shade in between
Sweet Pea
Sweet Pea is a cool-season flower with a delightful scent
Thalictrum
Meadow Rue “Lavender Mist” is an open cloud of tiny flowers on stiff purple stems
Verbena bonariensis
Verbena bonariensis has very long stems so the flowers are carried as sprites
Verbena hastata
Spikey candelabra form with pointed tips and lavender florets on beaded stems
Zinnia
Large dahlia and cactus form zinnias in vibrant jewel tones and soft pastels
We do not recommend ingesting botanicals as many are not suitable for human consumption. GUIDE TO FLOWERS TO HANDLE WITH CAUTION