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Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) 3.78 $ ~~3.78 $~~ 3.7800000000000002 CAD 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.	Textile flax (Linum usitatissimum) 3.78 $ ~~3.78 $~~ 3.7800000000000002 CAD Nathalie variety Before the introduction of cotton and synthetic fibers, linen occupied a very important place in Quebec households of yesteryear. It was used everywhere, from bedsheets to stockings! And even before that, this plant has quite a story! Linen was probably the first vegetable fiber to be woven. It would have first been 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 favorite textile in ancient Egypt. The fiber yields a supple, light, absorbent, heat-regulating and durable fabric, which explains its popularity. The plant is easy to grow and its blue flowers are attractively delicate. The fibers are found at the heart of the stem, and are extracted by a controlled decomposition process called retting. BOTANICAL INFORMATION Latin name: Linum usitatissimum Common name: Textile flax English: Fiber flax, linen Family: Linaceae MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Harvest one month after flowering, or two weeks after seed capsules have formed.	Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) 3.78 $ ~~3.78 $~~ 3.7800000000000002 CAD Echinacea is a perennial plant that will bloom all summer long. Native to North America, it is a robust plant that will beautify your gardens. It attracts butterflies and other pollinators during the summer while birds come to feed on its seeds during the winter. Its large pink flowers are magnificent in fresh or dried cut flowers. Purple echinacea is used in traditional herbalism as an immune system stimulant. BOTANICAL INFORMATION Latin name: Echinacea purpurea Common names: Purple coneflower, purple coneflower English: Purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or echinacea Family: Asteraceae MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS NEEDS APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS OF COLD MOIST STRATIFICATION FOR BETTER GERMINATION.
Pope's coin (Lunaria annua) 3.78 $ ~~3.78 $~~ 3.7800000000000002 CAD Welcome this charming biennial to your garden. The Pope's currency is a bee plant giving small purple or white flowers. Its fruits, or siliques, look like slightly silvery coins, very decorative you can use them in bouquets of dried flowers! BOTANICAL INFORMATION Latin name: Lunaria annua Common name: Pope's currency, coin grass English: Money plant, annual honesty Family: Brassicaceae MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS: Sow indoors in April or directly in the garden after the risk of frost. Or directly in the fall	Annual lavatera (Malva trimestris) 3.78 $ ~~3.78 $~~ 3.7800000000000002 CAD What is called annual lavatera or annual mallow corresponds to particularly floriferous cultivars of Malva trimestris. Originally from around the Mediterranean where it can grow naturally in the fields, Malva trimestris looks a lot like the wood mallow (Malva sylvestris) as well as the perennial shrub lavatera. It has a bushy shape and its pink flowers, with minutely ribbed silky petals, are a pleasure for the eyes. BOTANICAL INFORMATION Latin name: Lavatera trimestris * now Malva trimestris Common names: Lavatère, Annual Mallow English: Lavatera, annual mallow Family: Malvaceae	Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) 3.78 $ ~~3.78 $~~ 3.7800000000000002 CAD Cornflower is an adorable, bright blue flower with great potential. It is rich in nectar, which makes it a food of choice for pollinators. And it's edible for humans too! It decorates salads and desserts nicely, and you can even extract a blue food dye from it. Cornflower also has medicinal properties. It strengthens the body and the immune system and helps the liver for better digestion. Gargled, it can help with irritated gums and ulcers. However it is for the care of the eyes that it is particularly recognized, helping to reduce irritation, fatigue and even dark circles.Cornflower cornflowers bloom from June to August and the flowers can be picked to make bouquets of cut flowers . BOTANICAL INFORMATION Latin name: Centaurea cyanus Common names: Blue cornflower, cornflower, barbel, audifoin, Blavelle, eyeglasses breaker or flower of Zacharie English: Centaury, centory, centaureas, cornflower, bachelor's button Family: Asteraceae
Annual wormwood (Artemisia annua) 3.78 $ ~~3.78 $~~ 3.7800000000000002 CAD Mugwort annual is an annual herbaceous plant native to Asia. Used in traditional Chinese medicine to fight fevers, it has been present in its pharmacopoeia for more than 2,000 years. Apart from its interesting medicinal properties, it is a good companion in the garden and its sweet fragrance will enchant you. To go further. BOTANICAL INFORMATION Latin name: Artemisia annua Common names: Mugwort annual, Chinese wormwood English: Artemisia annua, sweet wormwood, sweet annie, sweet sagewort, annual mugwort, annual wormwood Family: Asteraceae MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Putting the bag 24 hours in the freezer before sowing helps germination. For the seed harvest, October-November but before the frosts	Pink Lupine 3.78 $ ~~3.78 $~~ 3.7800000000000002 CAD This perennial variety of lupine has cut foliage, in rosettes, and beautiful pink flowers. Its early flowering will brighten up your garden in the spring. In addition to being ornamental, lupine has the ability to improve your soil by fixing nitrogen since it is part of the Fabaceae family. In addition, once implanted, it requires little maintenance. Stratification and/or scarification helps enormously with germination. BOTANICAL INFORMATION: Latin name: Lupinus polyphyllus Common names: Lupine, wolf grass English: Lupinus, Lupine, Lupine, bluebonnet Family: Fabaceae MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS ****STRATIFICATION OR/AND SCARIFICATION HELPS GERMINATION HUGELY****	Mammoth Sunflower 3.78 $ ~~3.78 $~~ 3.7800000000000002 CAD 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.
Hopi Black Dye Sunflower 3.78 $ ~~3.78 $~~ 3.7800000000000002 CAD 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.	Dyer's Coreopsis 3.78 $ ~~3.78 $~~ 3.7800000000000002 CAD Dyer's coreopsises are originally from the North American prairies. Their bloom is abundant, colorful, and a delight for pollinators. As its name suggests, it is commonly used for natural dyes. Coreopsis gives rich yellows, oranges, and rusty browns. It works especially well on fiber proteins such as wool and silk.	Swamp (Asclepias incarnata) 3.78 $ ~~3.78 $~~ 3.7800000000000002 CAD Swamp milkweed. is a perennial native to Canada, like its cousin the Syriac milkweed. There both absolutely essential to monarch butterflies in addition to offering beautiful pink/red 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 MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS: NEEDS APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS OF COLD MOIST STRATIFICATION FOR BETTER GERMINATION
Roumanian flax (Linum usitatissimum) 3.78 $ ~~3.78 $~~ 3.7800000000000002 CAD This flax is part of the Textile Linen Preservation Program. Before the introduction of cotton and synthetic fibers, linen occupied a very important place in Quebec households of yesteryear. It was used everywhere, from bedsheets to stockings! And even before that, this plant has quite a story! Linen was probably the first vegetable fiber to be woven. It would have first been 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 favorite textile in ancient Egypt. The fiber yields a supple, light, absorbent, heat-regulating and durable fabric, which explains its popularity. The plant is easy to grow and its blue flowers are attractively delicate. The fibers are found at the heart of the stem, and are extracted by a controlled decomposition process called retting. MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Information given by Kevin Prescott during his participation in the Program Sowing: May 25. Germination: 4 to 6 days Start flowering: July 5 Plant height between 32 and 35 inches Harvest of dry capsules on September 9 Total cultivation time: 100 days	Roumanian flax (Linum usitatissimum) 3.78 $ ~~3.78 $~~ 3.7800000000000002 CAD This flax is part of the Textile Linen Preservation Program. Before the introduction of cotton and synthetic fibers, linen occupied a very important place in Quebec households of yesteryear. It was used everywhere, from bedsheets to stockings! And even before that, this plant has quite a story! Linen was probably the first vegetable fiber to be woven. It would have first been 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 favorite textile in ancient Egypt. The fiber yields a supple, light, absorbent, heat-regulating and durable fabric, which explains its popularity. The plant is easy to grow and its blue flowers are attractively delicate. The fibers are found at the heart of the stem, and are extracted by a controlled decomposition process called retting. MAINTENANCE AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Information given by Kevin Prescott during his participation in the Program Sowing: May 25. Germination: 4 to 6 days Start flowering: July 5 Plant height between 32 and 35 inches Harvest of dry capsules on September 9 Total cultivation time: 100 days