Mix, Edible Flower Mix ~ 250 seeds

Sun Preference
Full-Sun, Part-Sun
Bloom or Harvest Time
Spring, Summer, Fall
  $4.79

Description

Flowers are nature’s most intricate candies.

This mix contains:
Arugula (let flower!)
Nasturtium
Chinese Pinks Dianthus
Borage
Chervil
Tall Blue Cornflower
Tangerine Gem Marigold
Royal Carpet Alyssum

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When we think of eating from the garden, we tend to think of fruits, roots, greens, and herbs. But flowers are nature's most intricate candies. With a range of flavors from sweet to spicy, flowers not only add bright and elegant beauty to any dish but can impart culinary and nutritional diversity as well. Always gorgeous fresh in a salad, some blooms can also be candied or cooked. If you are what you eat, then why not become a beautiful flower?

Growing Instructions
Sow by hand, being sure to bury the larger nasturtium seeds with your fingers while allowing the tinier seeds to station themselves closer to the surface. Keep watered during the early stages of growth, then lighten up as the plants move toward flowering. Sow mid-season for a second wave of edible blooms in late summer and early fall. Harvest blooms soon after they open. All are edible, but avoid the bitter bases of the marigold and dianthus flowers. 

Quick Facts
Days to Germination: 7-10 days
Days to Maturity: 45-100 days
Planting Depth: 0-½"
Spacing in Row: 10"
Spacing Between Rows: 10"
Height at Maturity: 12-36"
Width at Maturity: 12"
Sun Preference: Full to Partial Sun

About the Artist
Artwork by Rebecca Weld. The art for this pack is a real, fully edible cookie. Rebecca, a.k.a The Cookie Architect, constructs elaborate cookies as striking art. This cookie was made in the quatrefoil shape of our Art Packs and is layered with realistic, sugar-spun flowers.

More Information

Mature Height (Range) 13" - 24", 25" - 36"
Spacing Between Rows 10"
Spacing in Row 10"
Days to Germination 7-10 days
Planting Depth 0-½"
Days to Maturity 45-100 days
Seed Packet Type Flowers
Bloom or Harvest Time Spring, Summer, Fall
Sun Preference Full-Sun, Part-Sun
Brand Hudson Valley Seed Co

Product Questions (12)

Starting times will vary depending on the vegetable you are growing. Each seed packet will have specific sowing instructions for that type of vegetable. Some plants, such as tomatoes and peppers, should be started indoors, 6-8 weeks before the last frost...
The process of bringing seeds outside is called hardening off. Hardening off is generally done sometime after the seedling has two full sets of normal leaves. In Minnesota, you want to begin hardening off seedlings in late April/early May.  To ...
If you have a southern facing window with all day sun, you may grow seedlings in a windowsill. Be sure to rotate the seedlings frequently to ensure the plants do not lean heavily towards the sun. For more even results, use a grow light, positioned roughly...
We recommend using either high intensity T5 fluorescent bulbs, or LED grow lights. Both setups will produce excellent results. T5s are the typical grow light, are economical and come in frequencies that are helpful for plant development. LED technology...
Grow lights should be kept roughly 4-5” above the top of seedling leaves. If you are using very powerful LEDs, you could even keep them 8-10” away.
Grow lights should be used to mimic a natural sunlight cycle for plants. We recommend using them 12 hours a day, from roughly 7am to 7pm.  
A variety of seedling trays exist for seed starting. If you are starting smaller seeds, a simple peat cell tray works great. However, the larger the seed, the larger the initial pot should be. If you are starting larger seeds indoors such as: sunflowers...
Do not start any type of fertilizer regime for young seedlings until they have at least two full sets of regular leaves. Start with a root stimulator, then after a month you may move on to a gentle, weak (half strength) water-based fertilizer. Remember...
Let the roots tell you when to transplant. When you begin to see the seedling’s root growing out of the bottom of their current pot, it is time to transplant up to something larger. We recommend using a 4” nursery pot to transplant most seedlings. In...
Gertens carries a wide variety of both spring and autumn planted bulbs. Spring planted bulbs, such as gladioli and dahlias, are best started indoors in early April, and planted outside once the soil temperatures are above 55 F. Autumn planted bulbs, ...
The big three tips are: 1) Staking and training 2) Feeding and watering and 3) Harvesting and enjoying. 1) Keeping plants trained and staked allows air circulation around crops and provides much-needed support for produce as it grows...
Gertens does carry an assortment of both perennials, as well as annual and perennial wildflower mixes. It is important to remember when growing perennials, that you will not get any flowers the first year of growth. It often takes a perennial 2-3 years...
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