Description
Add both beauty and flavor to your garden with Botanical Interests' Edible Beauties Flower Mix. This unique blend of annuals and perennials includes colorful blooms such as Calendula, Nasturtium, and Bachelor's Button, all of which are completely edible. Enjoy the range of flavors from peppery arugula and clove-like bachelor's button to the light onion flavor of chives. Perfect for culinary uses, these flowers can be added to salads, soups, herb butters, vinegars, and even flavored drinks. Whether you're looking to enhance your garden's appearance or expand your kitchen's flavors, this mix provides both.
Mix includes:
1. Arugula
2. Bachelor's Button
3. Basil
4. Borage
5. Calendula
6. Chives
7. Fennel
8. Johnny-Jump-Up
9. Nasturtium
10. Radish
11. Signet Marigold
Hardiness: ANNUALS: Most annuals bloom from late spring to first fall frost. BIENNIALS/PERENNIALS: Most biennials and perennials will develop foliage the first season, and bloom the following seasons.
Plant Dimensions: 8″–30″ tall
Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Edible Flower
When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. Cold Climates: 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date. You can also sow half the seed 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date (hoping the last frost is earlier than usual) and sow the second half a week or two after your average last frost date (just to be safe). Mild Climates: Fall through early spring.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended.
Days to Emerge: 5–14 days
Seed Depth: ¼”
Seed Spacing: Scatter about 20 seeds per sq. ft. and rake in
Thinning: As needed
20 sq ft