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Evening primrose is a plant native to Quebec. It flowers from June to September and gives off a pleasant fragrance. The yellow, edible flowers open in a few minutes at the end of the day, and close the next day before noon, hence its nickname ''beautiful of the night''. Every evening new buds hatch, and this, throughout the summer. Evening primrose attracts different types of moths as well as bees. Its edible root turns pink when cooked, earning it the nickname ''gardener's ham''. It is best to harvest the young roots (before flowering) for consumption to prevent them from being bitter. The sweet taste is reminiscent of salsify and parsnip. Young leaves can also be eaten. An oil rich in fatty acids beneficial to health is extracted from its seeds.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
NEEDS APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS OF COLD MOIST STRATIFICATION FOR BETTER GERMINATION.Seeds itself and can become invasive but is very easily controlled and does not sucker.

Medicinal plant used since antiquity, feverfew would be effective in the prevention of migraine as well as in reducing the strength and frequency of attacks. The leaves and flowers are eaten as an herbal tea. Its use is not recommended for pregnant women. Caution Do not confuse with the chamomile Matricaria recutita and the Roman chamomile Chamaemelum nobile which have very different medicinal properties.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Tanacetum parthenium
Common names: feverfew, golden pyrethrum, moss pyrethrum, partenelle
English: Feverfew
Family: Asteraceae

Along with the dandelion, the daisy is the first flower one identifies as a child. It is perfect in bouquets of wildflowers and can help us find the love of our life he loves me, he doesn't love me, he loves me, he doesn't love me...;De moreover, young fresh daisy leaves are eaten in salads. They have a slightly peppery taste. The flower bud is eaten raw or like capers. In herbal medicine, the dried flowers are used as an infusion. Daisy has antispasmodic, calming, digestive, astringent properties just like chamomile which is from the same family

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Leucanthemum vulgare
Common names: Common daisy, field daisy, white-flowered chrysanthemum
English: oxeye daisy, Common Daisy, Field Daisy
Family: Asteraceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
White daisy is found in open, sunny places. This is why it scatters the fields, the vacant lots and the edges of the roads. It likes dry places and poor soils.

Hopi Black Dye sunflowers grow tall and strong, and their flower have sunny yellow petals with a dark purple center. This sunflower variety comes from the Hopi, a Native American tribe, who used it for dyeing. They used it to create grey and purples hues on their basketry and textiles, like cotton and wool. The seeds are edible for humans and birds, and are rich and easy to shell.

CARE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS : Towards the end of September, sunflower seeds start to reach maturity. The stem dries up and the flower starts to bend down. It’s time to harvest! Cut the entire flower heads. Let them dry in a dry space. Check regularly to make sure the sunflowers are not getting moldy. After a few days, the seeds will sound ‘hollow’ and ‘dry’ when running your fingers over them. You then only need to rub over to remove what’s left of the flowers, and scratch with your fingers to detach the seeds.

Beautiful perennial, aromatic and medicinal plant with a bushy habit. Hyssop is used in the composition of the famous ''Herbes de Provence''. Its small shiny green leaves can be used fresh or dried as a condiment. The ideal way to keep them dried is to cut them before flowering. Its delicate flowers form beautiful deep blue spikes which can also be eaten fresh in a salad, or as an infusion. To make the most of their aromas, it is interesting to cut them at the start of flowering. Very melliferous and appreciated by pollinators.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Hyssopus officinalis
Common Names: Hyssop officinalis, Sacred Herb, Hyssop
English: Hyssop
Family: Lamiaceae (Labiae)

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Not susceptible to pests

Grow your very own blue! With Japanese indigo, you can dye natural fibers rich shades of blue. This type of indigo was used for a long time in Japan and other Asian countries, but it also grows quite easily in Quebec where we can get two harvests per year. Blooms in white or pink, depending on the individual plant.

Also called "little red tobacco", this annual variety, with pink flowers, grows easily in all types of soil. Rustic, early and small in size, it matures in six weeks and produces a full-bodied tobacco.;Considered a sacred plant, tobacco occupies an important place in the Amerindian pharmacopoeia and is used in various rituals.;This tobacco, also called "petit tabac rouge" or "small red canadian" is mentioned as far back as 1807 by the W.M Ewing & cie in their catalog of 1897. In Quebec, the Petit Canadien has been cultivated for more than a hundred years. From 1884, it was marketed by the J. O. Forest factory in Saint-Roch-de-L'Achigan. Considered rare.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Nicotiana tabacum
Common names: Petum, small red tobacco
English: Small Red Canadian tobacco
Family: Solanaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
If you are planting tobacco for leaf harvest, remove the flowers. The leaves are picked when yellow or brown. If you want to collect seeds and leave food for pollinators, let the flowers bloom. You can also harvest the leaves, but there will be fewer of them.

These giants won’t go unnoticed in your garden!

Indeed, mammoth sunflowers can grow over 3m in height, and they produce gorgeous yellow flowers that can reach more than 30 cm in diameter.
Despite their height, they do not require any tutoring. They can however be a tutor themselves for your other climbing plants such as beans!
Thanks to their fast growth, these sunflowers can also create seasonal plant walls, hedgerows and windbreaks.
The seeds are rich and can be enjoyed by birds as much as by humans!

CARE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS : Towards the end of September, sunflower seeds start to reach maturity. The stem dries up and the flower starts to bend down. It’s time to harvest! Cut the entire flower heads. Let them dry in a dry space. Check regularly to make sure the sunflowers are not getting moldy. After a few days, the seeds will sound ‘hollow’ and ‘dry’ when running your fingers over them. You then only need to rub over to remove what’s left of the flowers, and scratch with your fingers to detach the seeds.

Mauve from Mauritania. Beautiful and strong plant with flowers with dark pink corollas, streaked with purple veins. Pollinators appreciate it mainly because of its long flowering period. It reseeds itself, year after year. Can climb up to 1.5 meters in height. Easy to maintain, it will beautify the garden and flowerbeds.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Reseeds itself. Be careful not to damage the root ball too much, mallows don't really like transplanting.

The Mexican Sunflower blooms throughout the summer with a profusion of large, daisy-shaped, bright orange flowers. Friend of butterflies like the monarch, bees, bumblebees and hummingbirds, its immense nectariferous flowers will delight everyone.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Tithonia rotundifolia
Common names: Mexican Tithonia, Mexican Sunflower, Clavel de muerte, Sun of Mexico
English: Mexican sunflower, Tithonia seed
Family: Asteraceae

Milkweed is often thought of as just a weed. It is however absolutely essential to monarch butterflies in addition to offering beautiful pink and fragrant flowers. This is the only plant on which its caterpillars feed. It does not require much maintenance and it can grow very well in poor soil. It is a must for gardeners who want to contribute to biodiversity

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This plant requires stratification! For more information, visit our stratification guide in our "Blog" menu.

**Attention: Some varieties of lupines are toxic, including their seeds. Make sure to protect your children and pets.**

Easy to grow, lupines produce beautiful flower spikes in white, pink, and blue-violet, highly valued by pollinating insects. Typical of traditional gardens, they also make wonderful cut flowers. However, they only flower from their second year onwards

CARE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
STRATIFICATION AND/OR SCARIFICATION GREATLY ASSISTS GERMINATION See our Stratification Guide in our Blog menu!

This mixture of pink and white mallows will charm you with its pretty flowers with five petals, its long flowering period, its musky scent and its ease of cultivation. Perennial and able to reseed itself, it will bring a magical touch to your garden for less effort.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Reseeds itself.

Japanese mustard also called mizuna cabbage. Its flavor is slightly peppery. Traditionally used in soups, salads or sautéed. Also grown as an ornamental plant for the beauty of its serrated leaves. It does not like heat. Better to grow it in early spring or fall.

With its purple, pink and blue trumpet flowers, sweet fragrance and heart-shaped foliage, morning glories will add a romantic touch to your garden. This climbing plant grows quickly and is therefore ideal for decorating or covering structures such as a pergola. As its name suggests, the flowers prefer to open only when the sun is not too present, especially in the morning. We can therefore see them open in the morning, then closed a few hours later. Morning glories offer abundant flowering from July until the first frosts. Moreover, their magnificent flowers are just as attractive to our eyes as they are to butterflies and hummingbirds.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
reseeds itself

Medicinal plant with many uses. Motherwort was used in China and ancient Europe to cure, as its name suggests, all kinds of ailments related to the physical and emotional heart. Brother Marie Victorin reports that it was used against asthma. It would also be useful for problems related to the menstrual cycle. The first western mentions of this plant date back to antiquity. Its foliage is dark green and the leaves are serrated and lobed. It flowers from August to September and its many spikes of small pinkish flowers are well appreciated by pollinators.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Leonurus cardiaca
Common names: Cardiac motherwort, heartwort
English: Motherwort, throw-wort
Family: Lamiaceae

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
To be monitored and pruned to prevent it from becoming invasive.

Mullein, with very hairy leaves that are so soft to the touch, has been known for a very long time for its beneficial effects on the respiratory system, against coughs and bronchitis. We use the flowers, prepared as an infusion, or the leaves, which we smoke. It can be grown simply for its beautiful yellow flowers.

BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name: Verbascum tapus
Common names: Grass of Saint Fiacre, candle of Notre-Dame, flower of large candlestick, man, ear of Saint Cloud, tail of wolf or herba luminaria
English names: Mullein
Family: Scrofulariaceae

Before the introduction of cotton and synthetic fibers, flax held a significant place in the households of yesteryear Quebec. It was used everywhere, from bed linens to socks! And even before that, this plant has quite a history! Flax was probably the first plant fiber to be woven. It is believed to have been first domesticated in the region of the Fertile Crescent. Remains dating back 36,000 years have been found in a cave in Georgia. It was also a preferred textile in ancient Egypt. The fiber produces a flexible, lightweight, absorbent, thermoregulating, and durable fabric, which explains its popularity. The plant is easy to grow, and its delicate blue flowers are quite lovely. The fibers are found in the core of the stem and are extracted through a controlled decomposition process called retting.

The Nathalie flax is part of the flax preservation program

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Harvest one month after flowering, or two weeks after seed capsules have formed.

Number of seeds per packet: 200

Native plant with lanceolate leaves, which produces beautiful lavender-colored flowers from late summer to early fall.
Propagation by roots (rhizomes), can thus form large colonies. Popular with pollinators including hummingbirds.

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

The seeds must undergo cold stratification, see the information on this subject on the stratification sheet

Okra, also called Okra, has a subtle flavor similar to that of eggplant. Its fruit is used as a vegetable and as a condiment, and can be eaten raw or cooked. Its young leaves can replace spinach. In some countries, the ripe, roasted seeds are used as coffee. Its flower resembles that of the hibiscus.;Originally from Africa, it would have arrived in Spain with the invasion of the Moors, in the 8th century. Then, it was introduced to the United States by African slaves, where it was long considered a food reserved for the poor. Very widespread in Louisiana and in the southern states, it is the essential food of the traditional Louisiana gumbo.

To rediscover!

MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Soak seeds in water for 24 hours before sowing. After the last frosts, okra needs heat to germinate.
Harvest regularly to boost production. Okras are best when harvested young.