{"title":"Wild Food Plants","description":"\u003cp\u003eGathering edible roots, bulbs and herbs reconnects us to the fundamental, but increasingly rare human experience of foraging. More than that, the act of gathering wild food plants can improve the land for wild plants and animals. Selective harvesting can aerate the soil, work the seeds of desirable plants into the soil, separate bulblets into new plants, provide moments for necessary weeding, and give insights into how each step we take impacts the land.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"springbank-clover-trifolium-wormskioldii","title":"Springbank Clover Seeds (Trifolium wormskioldii)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable in packets for the first time!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNative to from Northern California to Alaska, this low growing plant was formerly abundant along coastal bluffs, valley meadows, and inland oak savannas. Not to be confused with non-native red clover, this plant has showier, deeper magenta flowers and more slender leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn our observations this plant is a total bee magnet, attracting tremendous numbers of bumble bees, uncommon native Anthophora bees, honey bees, and countless others. It’s also a known host plant for the western cloudywing butterfly (\u003cem\u003eThorybes diversus\u003c\/em\u003e) and the seeds are reportedly a favored food source for California quail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond wildlife springbank clover is notable as a major historical food source for native people who steamed the fleshy rhizomes (they have a taste and texture similar to bean sprouts!). Indeed we think this species is adapted to human management with individual plants tending to lose vigor unless they are periodically divided and re-planted. Through active management by rhizome division and replanting, large gardens were apparently maintained by native people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 100 to 200 seeds per packet (0.3 grams). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34664608332,"sku":"","price":9.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/springbank-clover-seeds-trifolium-wormskioldii-394698.jpg?v=1770321059"},{"product_id":"common-camas-camassia-quamash","title":"Common Camas Seeds (Camassia quamash)","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe most important historical native food plant in the Northwest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNative across the Pacific Northwest and Northern California, the stunning violet-blue flowers of camas historically lit up prairies, marshes, and oak savannahs in the spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plant was once a keystone species, dominating open clearings maintained by incredible native people who carefully tended large grasslands to provide habitat for this plant, in ways that we now mostly have no comprehension of. The bulbs were dug in the fall and pit roasted to breakdown the inulin into simpler sweet caramelized sugars, providing a staple food for thousands of years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCamas is lily-like in appearance with grassy leaves. 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These larger proportions also include slightly larger flowerheads and edible bulbs that can grow to the size of small potatoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat camas thrives in rich organic soils that are boggy and wet during the winter but dry out fully in the summer. It has a bit of tolerance for partial shade allowing it to grow in both open meadows and sun-dappled savanna conditions beneath oaks or fruit trees. The beauty of this plant has made it a favorite imported specimen in European gardens, including in naturalized English meadow gardens. How lucky we are to have it as a relatively carefree and easy to grow indigenous plant!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few additional things to know about camas in general (all species):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1) Deer enjoy a nighttime snack of camas blossoms, so they do best behind a fence or where deer pressure is low.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2) Germination rates for camas tend to be very high but the plants are very slow growing, sometimes taking several years before they begin to flower. With grass-like foliage it can be hard to assess its abundance when not in flowering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3) Camas tend to have a natural range of color variations from pale blue to light lavender, to dark purple, and even white. It's fascinating to see this variation, even sometimes among a single, long-established local population of plants. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4) Go ahead and eat some! In mature stands, camas harvesting tends to spread bits of broken bulbs which re-grow into new plants and the digging increases seed germination by opening up soil. Someone once said of camas, “the more you dig it up, the better it does.” We think this is true!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 200 seeds (1.1 gram).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36230599500,"sku":"","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/great-camas-seeds-camassia-leichtlinii-157118.jpg?v=1770234035"},{"product_id":"self-heal-prunella-vulgaris","title":"Self-Heal Seeds (Prunella vulgaris)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdible greens, traditional medicine, and wildlife value!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelf-heal, or heal-all is a classic Northwestern meadow plant -- a cheerful blue-flowering species of damp ditches and pastures, hedgerow understories, rainy coastal bluffs, and forest clearings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis perennial member of the mint family is very attractive to bumble bees and has a storied history in medieval Europe (where it also occurs), and among Native Americans as a medicinal herb. We like it in salads, or cooked with dandelion and nettle in a wild green \"meadow spanakopita.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpreading growth habit, with stems that will form new roots where they touch the ground. 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Further south, in Oregon and California, it shows up on both sides of the mountains, including in the Coastal Range, and in an amazing diversity of elevations, from low valleys to more than 7,000 feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning in mid-summer, established plants send up numerous pink, purple, or white flower spikes that attract a riot of bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. Where this plant overlaps with the migration route of western monarch butterflies, it is considered a favored nectar source, and should be prioritized in habitat restoration projects. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile horsemint can tolerate summer heat, it isn't drought-tolerant and thrives in damp soils such as streambanks, gutter downspout areas, and ditches. This is also a plant that can take some partial shade. In fact it tends to grow taller (more than 4-feet in height) in shaded areas, while it stays shorter in full sun. For gardeners co-existing with wildlife, this is also a plant that is usually ignored by deer and rabbits. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike most native mints, horsemint is wonderfully and extremely fragrant, with a strong minty\/anise-like aroma. It can be used in the same way as any mint, and makes a charming tea. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 400 seeds (0.2 grams). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":15964581134426,"sku":"","price":8.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/nettleleaf-horsemint-seeds-agastache-urticifolia-121764.jpg?v=1770234634"},{"product_id":"fireweed-seeds-chamaenerion-angustifolium","title":"Fireweed Seeds (Chamaenerion angustifolium)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThere's much that could be said about humble yet glorious fireweed. The classic colonizer of wildfire scarred landscapes (hence the name), recently logged and clear cut forests, and roadside ditches. Fireweed functions as nature's response to trauma. From the tiniest of seeds, this majestic plant can form rhizomatous colonies, with plant stems many feet in height, crowned by brilliantly magenta flowers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nectar of those flowers produces what is widely considered to be some of the best single varietal honey in the world. The flower petals and leaves are dried and fermented in Russia and Slavic countries to produce the famous \u003cem\u003eivanchai\u003c\/em\u003e tea. Vitamin-rich young shoots have been used as a cooked vegetable by people on multiple continents for centuries. And, the strong stems can be processed into tough cordage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeer occasionally browse fireweed (especially young shoots), but bears are some of the most voracious consumers of shoots and flowers in wilderness areas. 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Historically bulbs were dug in the spring and pit roasted to breakdown the complex carbohydrates into simpler sweet caramelized sugars, providing a staple food for thousands of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCamas is lily-like in appearance with grassy leaves, typically growing up to a foot and a half tall, and it prefers loose, fertile soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs is normal for soil-dwelling plant parts, bulbs may have some light surface mold on them -- this is normal and not harmful to the plant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-order for fall shipping (beginning in early November -- on a first order in -- first order out basis). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable in units of approximately 100 - or - 200 bulbs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003ehipping begins in late October through December. 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And yet for people who are fascinated by watching a constant parade of different types of insects, this is potentially the best plant we sell. Countless types of native bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, moths, and beetles, hum across the flowers, collecting the readily available nectar from the shallow florets. But because cow parsnip is a biennial, it makes you wait – just growing its root system and foliage in first year, then sending up its towering flowers in the second year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of its large size, this is a plant for the wild edges of a garden. In natural settings it tends to hang out in fertile damp soils, sunny river bottoms, and woodland edges. It would probably do great in the edges of hedgerows, or growing as a cluster in a sun dappled urban alley to see what insects are in the neighborhood. It’s native to most of North America, making it adaptable to a huge range of different conditions and elevations. For companion planting, we’ve seen it grow well with big leaf lupine, where both species create a tall, colorful planting that deer will not touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCow parsnip tends to be confused with poison hemlock and the invasive (non-native) giant hogweed, but this is a true native, with a long history of human uses. That said, like many members of the carrot family, the leaves and outer stem can cause skin rashes and blisters as the sap reacts with sunlight. For that reason, it is best maintained in areas you don’t plant to walk through, and you should wear gloves if you handle the foliage. Under natural conditions, cow parsnip is dependent on having enough bare ground to re-seed itself, but unlike it’s invasive relatives, it is not an aggressively spreading plant. 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We’ve seen this interesting re-seeding annual plant at scattered locations from the San Juan Islands down into the northern lost coast of California, occurring in thin veins of soil on scattered rock outcroppings, graced by redwoods and Oregon grape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike many native clovers, this species is a historic food plant for native people with tender edible foliage and stems. Note that this palatability is also valued by deer, rabbits, and slugs, so we recommend taking precautions to protect this plant from herbivores.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTomcat clover enjoys seasonally wet locations, and can be interseeded into grass, as long as the thatch layer is minimal and the seed can work its way down onto the soil surface. 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It’s known to be a historical native food plant, but detailed records of how it was used are limited. It does however have an amazingly strong celery-like smell, and produces large sunflower-like seeds. Its bright yellow flowering globes spring forth atop leafless stalks, with the waxy green foliage remaining close to the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an excellent plant for attracting small native bees, interesting syrphid flies, and butterflies. Barestem biscuitroot is very good for dry soils, surviving from a deep taproot, although it is fairly adaptable to different soil conditions. 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Arising from a single hairy, sticky, and resinous stalk that smells like pineapple, showy tarweed explodes into a multi-headed hydra of gloriously bright yellow flowers nearly 4 inches across that are often marked with deep magenta centers. The magnificent flowers that burst forth before sunrise, curl up from each petal tip by midday, eluding late risers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the bees know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMale melissodes (long-horned bees) in particular, know tarweed flowerheads are a great place to spend the night, clustered together in nectar-soaked revere, awaiting the sunlight of dawn and the female bees that wake early to pollinate this plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShowy tarweed reaches heights atypical of our native wildflowers, often standing more than 5-feet high, towering above the dried-out kin of earlier seasons. This late season bloomer also has the fantastically amazing ability to set deep tap roots that allow it to prosper in the latest, hottest days of summer, even in heavy clay soils, months after the last rainfall. Occurring from southern Washington throughout California, showy tarweed wraps up its short, dazzling lifecycle with small, sunflower-like seeds that attract goldfinches and other songbirds. 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It's a great rock garden plant, and better yet, deer leave it alone. We even grow this around our house in containers in full sun, forgetting to water it for months at a time, and yet it gracefully continues to bloom faithfully year after year in mid-summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike other wild Alliums, nodding pink onion forms vegetative offsets that can be dug up and divided to create more plants. In fact, like camas, the more you dig and re-plant nodding pink onion, the better it tends to do. While the plants are slow to mature, after several years they begin to form multi-stemmed colonies, a sure sign they are ready to dig and divide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe find this an easy plant to grow from seed when it is sown in trays in the fall, then left outside all winter exposed to the elements.  The new tiny shoots emerge in early spring, and are best kept in containers for a few seasons until they can hold their own around other plants. 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A meadow you that you tend year-after-year, season-after-season for food. It’s a source of healthy root crops, leafy greens, and whole grains. It’s a landscape of interesting flavors and infusions. It’s an unruly melting pot of origins and traditions that manage to co-exist and complement one-another, even under hard times and in hard places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt’s the best of who we are. 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It’s a place where saltwater from the close-by beach saturates the root zone, and the sun bakes the ground in the summer, and relentless wind from the Strait of Juan de Fuca whips by constantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery year in mid-summer, the \u003cem\u003eBrodiaea coronaria\u003c\/em\u003e blooms in this spot. Usually the flowers don’t last for more than a day, as they quickly flatten under the car tires of beach visitors, driving big white Chevy Suburbans, various minivans shuttling sandal-wearing kids, trucks with American flags, and old green Suburu Outbacks with stickers on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs far as we’ve ever seen, the magic of this plant underfoot is overlooked by the beachgoers stepping from their vehicles. It’s understandable, there’s but a small single flower on each plant, often rising no more than 6 inches off the ground. We all overlook the miracles of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow long has the \u003cem\u003eBrodiaea\u003c\/em\u003e been in this spot? Vehicles of various sorts have been parking and driving on this patch of ground since at least the 1940s. Navel facilities have been built up and torn down. Rusted junk, lug nuts, old threaded rods, and decrepit chunks of concrete, stage watch over the place. This odd “meadow” must be at least two centuries old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOccasionally, we “rescue” a plant from the spot, digging up one that is especially aggrieved by trampling and vehicle tires. Doing this is akin to digging something out of dried cement. The decades of compaction make the soil virtually impenetrable. Yet the \u003cem\u003eBrodiaea\u003c\/em\u003e can generally manage to send up a flower, an electric-pink or electro-purple affair that stands out against the newly dormant brown grass of summer. It’s a kind of folk tale come to life when you stoop down to look at a patch of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of this speaks to the fact that “harvest brodiaea” can grow almost anywhere. It probably thrives in places like this, not because it loves difficult conditions, but because it faces less competition from taller vegetation. Like camas and checker lily (companions it sometimes grows with), long-ago-people dug up and ate the bulbs. Each plant only produces a few seeds. And, it is one of the last meadow bulbs to flower every year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a slow going, and challenging process to grow this plant from seed. We set the seeds out in deep containers in late fall or winter. Allow the cold and rain to break- the dormancy, and await the tiny, single thin green stem that grows only a month or two in spring before dying back in the first year. It doesn’t always work. We’ve also had seed that sat in containers for two years outside before deciding to germinate. As they grow, they can be kept in containers for a few years, until they develop a true, small bulb, that can help ensure their survival when they are planted out into the ground. It’s a remarkable pattern of growth. It's a dreamy, and spell-binding kind of plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e0.1 grams (Approximately 50 to 80 seeds)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40285175054513,"sku":"","price":14.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/harvest-brodiaea-seeds-brodiaea-coronaria-799036.jpg?v=1748737929"},{"product_id":"ookow-seeds-dichelostemma-congestum","title":"Ookow Seeds (Dichelostemma congestum)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLike its relatives -- camas, brodiaea, and triteleia -- ookow produces an edible underground structure (a bulb-like corm in this case), and was once part of the diverse constellation of wild meadow root crops that grew abundantly along the West Coast from California to British Columbia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBlooming in spring, ookow produces a tight cluster of 6 to 15 flowers on top of a bare stem, while its slender grass-like foliage dries up around the time of flowering. The result is an impressionist display of purple-ish flowerheads hovering above the ground with barely any foliage to support them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOokow matures at around two-feet tall, and prefers locations with full sun that are dry (at least in the summer months). This is an extremely long-lived plant, and not an easy one to grow from seed. Germination is maximized by extended exposure to cold and wet conditions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOokow co-mingles fantastically with camas, checkerlily, nodding pink onion, harvest brodiaea, and springbank clover to create a perennial food garden. With careful tending (i.e. regular digging and bulb division) such gardens can grow and persist for centuries. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e0.2 grams (approximately 70-90 seeds)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42362508247286,"sku":"","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/ookow-seeds-dichelostemma-congestum-160653.jpg?v=1764560102"},{"product_id":"arctic-butterbur-seeds-petasites-frigidus","title":"Alpine Butterbur Seeds (Petasites frigidus var. frigidus)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso known as alpine coltsfoot, this  large leafy plant (roughly reminiscent of rhubarb) is an inhabitant of moist, full sun to partially shaded ground with a high water table, seeps or springs at mid to high elevations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile this species occurs across most of the northern hemisphere in cool, damp climates, there are distinct subspecies, each of which tend to occupy specific habitat niches, elevation ranges, or mountain zones. Among the Ainu people of northern Japan and the Siberian islands, butterburs were traditionally thought to provide the leafy homes to a mysterious race of miniature forest people in ancient times (the Korpokkur).  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike the closely related – but non-native – Japanese fuki (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePetasites japonicus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e), arctic butterbur stalks can be used as an edible vegetable and medicinal plant but all butterburs require special preparation to remove toxic alkaloids.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMost unexpectedly, alpine butterbur produces strangely large flowerheads consisting of a heavy crown of compound blossoms atop a thick central stalk. These flowers dry down to create otherworldly fluffballs of seed, rather like an enormous dandelion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApproximately 200 seeds (0.5 grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42373108662518,"sku":"","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/alpine-butterbur-seeds-petasites-frigidus-var-frigidus-3115701.png?v=1774509249"},{"product_id":"columbia-lily-seeds-lilium-columbianum","title":"Columbia Lily Seeds (Lilium columbianum)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a one of those rare gems of forest clearings and open meadows that was likely much more common in the past. Along with habitat loss, this poor creature suffers the additional indignity of people sometimes digging it up from roadsides and hiking trails to take it home. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFound from British Columbia to California and across much of the inland west, Columbia lily flowers in early summer, erupting with vibrant orange tiger-daubed petals that hang downward like some kind of ornate paper lantern. These dazzling flowers are smaller than their common Asiatic garden relatives, but all the more stunning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eColumbia lily produces edible bulbs with scales that can be divided to produce new plants. And, it supposedly grows up to four feet or more in height (although we’ve never seen one much more than a foot or two). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a plant that takes patience, dedication, and care to grow from seed, but it’s worth the wait. Try sowing it into containers during the fall with a soil-sand mix. Then leave the containers outside all winter. Newly germinating shoots will be slender and inconspicuous. After several seasons of tiny bulb formation, Columbia lily can be easily transplanted into meadows. Periodically dig up and divide mature plants. They will like this. 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We see fascinating types of flies, small solitary wasps, beetles, and many kinds of bees visiting swamp onion flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlthough naturally widespread (from Pacific Coast, east to the Rocky Mountains) swamp onion is mostly found at medium to higher elevations. It can tolerate low-elevation life just fine, but will do best in cooler micro-climates with damp, but well-drained fertile soils. We think it has very good potential as a rain garden plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEverything we try to offer has an entire rich cosmos of ecological connections, and it gets to be too much to try and capture those stories in a quick product description. Still, our wild onions have such interesting pollinator associates, that it’s worth including a brief list of at least some of the western bee species observed on wild onion flowers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAndrenidae Family:\u003c\/u\u003e \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlue-and-Black Andrena (Andrena nigrocaerulea)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApidae Family:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Bear-like Digger Bee (Anthophora ursina), Black-notched Bumble Bee (Bombus bifarius), Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee (Bombus insularis), Van Dyke’s Bumble Bee(Bombus vandykei), Edwards’s Long-horned Bee (Eucera edwardsii)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMegachilidae Family:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Anthidium banningense, Chelostoma minutum, Red-footed Cuckoo Leaf-cutter \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Coelioxys rufitarsis), Hoplitis fulgida, Osmia aglaia,  Osmia albolateralis, Large Indigo Mason \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBee (Osmia atrocyanea), Osmia bakeri, Osmia californica, Yellowish Green Mason Bee (Osmia \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecalla), Blue Mason Bee (Osmia cyanella), Osmia exigua,  Kincaid’s Mason Bee (Osmia \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ekincaidii), Osmia penstemonis, Friendly Mason Bee (Osmia proxima), Small Mason Bee (Osmia \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epusilla), Osmia trevoris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt’s likely the Halictidae family (not well documented with our Northwestern onions), probably represents an even larger and more diverse group of bee visitors than all of the other families listed above!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 150 seeds (0.5 grams).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44606351114486,"sku":"","price":9.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/swamp-onion-seeds-allium-validum-752869.jpg?v=1770321065"},{"product_id":"maiden-clover-seeds-trifolium-microcephalum","title":"Maiden Clover Seeds (Trifolium microcephalum)","description":"\u003cp\u003eShort and lovely, maiden clover is a friend to bees. It’s also a host plant to seemingly innumerable species of butterflies and moths -- including gray hairstreaks, greenish-blues, Shasta blues, orange and clouded sulphurs, painted tiger moths, and at least 70 or 80 others! Its leaves are also apparently edible for people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite its annual life cycle, maiden clover grows into a lush multi-stemmed and semi-creeping spring wildflower, punctuated with small, pale pom-pom pink flowers. With some favorable precipitation it can form a sort of soft, luxuriant seasonal ground cover, even in coarse, rocky, or polluted and degraded soil conditions. In its natural state, it occurs on hillside meadow seeps, sunny streambanks, rocky outcroppings, and periodically in the open understories of pine forests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaiden clover is native from southern Alaska to Baja California, occurring both in wet coastal climates and the dry inland sides of mountain ranges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an easy to grow, carefree plant, requiring only the winter rains to establish, then happy to complete its lifecycle free of irrigation. That said – it also STRONGLY benefits from slug protection during establishment. Like all native clovers rogue slugs can quickly decimate tiny newly germinated clover seedlings. We recommend planting it with a basic, organic-approved iron-pellet slug bait (e.g. Sluggo). 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This pattern of favoring wet winter ground followed by summer drought speaks to the true ecology of this plant – a plant that likely first existed in and around wild vernal meadow pools from southern California to British Columbia. Such small seasonal ponds sustained small wetland songbirds and frogs before drying out into a riot of small, early summer wildflowers. Navarretia is part of that specific wildflower community and is still a great plant for similar locations – places such as bioswales and rain gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmelling strongly of green cannabis(!), this is a glandular (i.e. sticky), little annual plant with stiff, hair-like filaments. A member of the phlox family, it produces globe-like flower heads of small lavender blossoms that bear a constant succession of blooms during the long summer flowering season, ultimately producing apparently edible seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe faunal associations of this plant are not well understood, however we strongly suspect it is a plant that attracts a number of rare and uncommon bees. In particular, it’s likely that a number of very, very tiny Perdita and Andrena mining bees are close associates of this plant, as well as some cryptic members of the leafcutter bee family, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAshmeadiella californica\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnthidium palliventre\u003c\/em\u003e – the Pacific wool-carder bee—a species that we otherwise only know of as a coastal specialist visiting gumweed and nesting in sandy ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is an unappreciated wildflower with lots of potential. Try it in container plantings, with meadowfoam and native clovers for a miniature porch bee garden. 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It is a semi-wild plant, a multi-use species that can be planted for bread flour, livestock fodder, and wildlife cover. It can also incorporate into diverse wildflower meadows without becoming weedy or invasive – and possibly has some very useful properties for habitat restoration (read on for more about that).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginating in far northern Europe and Eurasia (Finland, Siberia, Poland, Germany, and the Baltic lands), Waldstaudenroggen rye was planted by hand-scattering the seed into newly burned forest clearings where it could grow up as a tall understory grain crop amid burned trees and stumps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith rapid vigor and a high tolerance for poor soils, it is an adaptable and forgiving crop that puts on tremendous biomass. We’ve grown this in pure marine deposit clay on our farm, just feet above sea level, with drought and salt water infiltration, and it still grows to a handsome 5-feet in height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile the actual grain yields are lower than modern rye varieties (and the grain itself is a bit smaller), the plant’s extended lifecycle makes it a unique and valuable crop. Rather than harvesting the grain in the first year, it can be mowed, grazed, or cut for hay before flowering, then it will develop a grain crop in the second full growing season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDespite the common name (not bestowed by us!), the actual lifecycle of “perennial forest rye” isn’t an indefinitely long-lived perennial in our experience. Rather the lifecycle can extended by cutting or grazing to delay grain production (after which many of the plants will start to decline). In fact, cutting or grazing the plant encourages new shoot development and a thicker stand of rye stems. Moreover, it does reseed itself in fields with minimal thatch -- further extending its presence on the landscape. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn eastern Europe this is considered an exceptional hay plant for cattle, and is sown as a wildlife food plot by deer hunters. Farmers also hand-harvest the seeds, then sprout them as a quality chicken feed to increase the nutritional content of eggs. The flour of Waldstaudenroggen can be baked into Nordic-style breads such as rugbrød (and there is significant research, particularly from Poland, on the nutritional content of this grain compared to other rye varieties). Although it is an introduced species, we also think it has structural and biological value for creating novel “forager meadows” or wild gardens, where, incorporated with native plants, it can support humans and wildlife alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinally, because this plant continues to grow for several years with repeat cutting, it might serve as a very useful tool for habitat restoration or for the preparation of new ground for other crops. For example, newly cultivated ground with a lot of weed seed in soil, could be planted with this crop, then the rye can be repeatedly mowed for a year or two -- allowing for the weed seeds to germinate (then die from mowing) while the rye simply becomes thicker. Once the weed pressure is diminished, the rye can be allowed to head out and produce a grain crop, leaving clean ground behind for replanting with other species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a beautiful plant, with long, slender, awned seed heads. In most climates this can be fall-sown resulting in a grain crop the following summer (if the stand is not cut or grazed), or planted in spring for purely vegetative growth the first year, and a grain crop in year two (unless cut or grazed during the growth period).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePacket Size: 50 grams (approximately 2000-3000 seeds). 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The slender, cryptic leaves of plant similarly make only brief appearances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll of this happens year-after-year, decade-after-decade, century-after-century in the very long lifespan of enigmatic plant. Over that timescale the plant slowly develops into a tennis ball-sized bulb (actually a corm), that may anchor itself more than a foot deep into heavy, mucky, clay soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlthough slow to start from seed, as the corms mature, they produce offsets that can be divided to produce new plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a good rain garden plant, and a good species for soggy but sunny meadows. 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These leaf sheaths open to reveal perfect pom-pom umbels of star-shaped white to pinkish flowers, attracting numerous small bees, gentle solitary predatory wasps hungry for nectar, syrphid flies, and tiny pollen-gorging beetles. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eReaching up to about a foot in height, slimleaf onion tolerates “winter-wet, summer-dry” soils (including both rocky ground as well as heavy clay soils) but it tends to prefer very hot, dry, summer conditions during which it goes dormant to conserve moisture. 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Flowering in mid-spring, great white camas is at home in wet swales, partially-shaded hardwood thickets, and grassy slopes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eForming almost tennis-ball sized bulbs at maturity, this is a plant with typically high seedling germination rates, but very slow growth -- ultimately flowering and reaching 2 to 3 feet in height after 5 to 7 years of maturity. One interesting feature of great camas is that individual plants may not flower every year, and rather may remain dormant in some years when growing conditions are not optimal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eGreat white camas benefits from cold-wet winter exposure to initiate germination. 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With each successive year the growth period gets longer, and the small underground bulb increases in size. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eNote that all camas is susceptible to intense deer browsing on flower buds, so fencing or other protection is warranted in areas with high deer populations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eApproximately 100 seeds (0.7 grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47172786880758,"sku":"CAMLEI-LEI","price":14.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/great-white-camas-seeds-camassia-leichtlinii-ssp-leichtlinii-551264.jpg?v=1739775102"},{"product_id":"miner-s-lettuce-seeds-claytonia-perfoliata","title":"Miner’s Lettuce Seeds (Claytonia perfoliata)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eMiner’s lettuce is a succulent springtime annual reaching up to about 1-foot in height with interesting paired leaves that conjoin around the stem to resemble saucer-shaped foliage with small white to pink flowers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eMore than that, miner’s lettuce is a famed wild vegetable that is easy to grow, easy to identify, and easy to integrate into meals – great raw or cooked -- it is excellent in salads, sandwiches, in miso, or sushi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eWhile native across western North America (from Canada to Mexico), miner’s lettuce is adaptable as a garden vegetable almost anywhere. In wild settings, it prefers cool, damp locations with fertile soil. It can tolerate full sun in good, damp soil, but it is generally more prolific with some shade, and maintains better flavor. Surprisingly, deer seem to ignore miner’s lettuce in our experience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eSow miner’s lettuce into forest clearings, or in shady areas of your landscape to create a lush spring groundcover. Or, plant it in the vegetable garden with organic-matter rich soils and ample water. Fall seeding is great for coastal areas and mild climates. In cold climates with prolonged freezing winters, it is best planted in later winter or very early spring to take advantage of some chilling temperatures and snowmelt. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eApproximately100+ seeds (0.25 grams). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47172920148214,"sku":"CLAPER","price":6.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/miners-lettuce-seeds-claytonia-perfoliata-337163.jpg?v=1739775057"},{"product_id":"watercress-seeds-nasturtium-officinale","title":"Watercress Seeds (Nasturtium officinale)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eDelicious, and nutrient-dense, this semi-wild vegetable is also surprisingly easy and interesting to grow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eA member of the mustard-family, watercress has a delicious “bite” which is excellent both raw (e.g. in sandwiches, sushi, and salads), or cooked like a leafy mustard green which reduces its pungency (try it flash sauteed, or added to soups like miso). High in numerous vitamins, exceptional and unparalleled in flavor, watercress is also easy to grow which makes it surprising that this excellent plant is still an uncommon and expensive grocery store item. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAs the name suggests, watercress does love water and actually grows wild as a semi-aquatic plant in limestone rivers of Europe and Central Asia. Where it is one of the oldest-documented leafy greens consumed by humans. Yet contrary to popular lore, watercress does not need cold, clean, flowing water to thrive. Rather it is happy to occupy spaces close to human proximity (often growing along urban riverbanks in Europe) – and happily adapting to most any soil that is remains a bit muddy or semi-saturated. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003ePlant this in your regular vegetable garden and water it daily for good yields, or simply sow in pots without drainage -- you can even try it on a sunny indoor shelf. Hydroponic systems are also efficient for large scale production. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e(If you do grow this great plant in water, take note of the lovely and impressive hollow floating stems that keep the foliage aloft, occasionally producing small clusters of edible white flowers).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eWatercress is a vigorous and fast-growing perennial in good locations, allowing for multiple cuttings throughout the growing season. Moreover, you can make more watercress plants by placing cuttings in water until they develop roots for transplanting. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eApproximately 800+ seeds (0.5 grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47504339501302,"sku":"VEG-WTRCRESS","price":4.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/watercress-seeds-nasturtium-officinale-339961.jpg?v=1739774937"},{"product_id":"slim-leaf-onion","title":"Slimleaf Onion Seeds (Allium amplectens)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eEdible and extremely drought tolerant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eNaturally occurring from southern BC southward to California, slimleaf onion arises in the spring with thin, non-descript leaves, gradually producing bulbous swollen flower buds, wrapped within semi-transparent leaf sheaths. These leaf sheaths open to reveal perfect pom-pom umbels of star-shaped white to pinkish flowers, attracting numerous small bees, gentle solitary predatory wasps hungry for nectar, syrphid flies, and tiny pollen-gorging beetles. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eReaching up to about a foot in height, slimleaf onion tolerates “winter-wet, summer-dry” soils (including both rocky ground as well as heavy clay soils) but it tends to prefer very hot, dry, summer conditions during which it goes dormant to conserve moisture. This plant is very much deer resistant and quite showy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eAn interesting detail with this plant is that during flowering the lower leaves tend to dieback and wither away into the undergrowth leaving the impression of “floating” flowers within a grassy sward. Excellent as a beautiful contrasting companion plant for things like barestem biscuit root and Oregon sunshine in “gravel gardens,” or for planting as small drifts within an existing meadow. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 100 seeds (0.5 grams).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47634025611510,"sku":"F-SLMFONION","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/slimleaf-onion-seeds-allium-amplectens-219601.jpg?v=1739774620"},{"product_id":"nira-chives","title":"Nira Chives (ニラ)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eSharing characteristics of both garlic and chives, this popular everyday perennial, pan-Asian kitchen herb (technically classified as \u003ci\u003eAllium tuberosum\u003c\/i\u003e) is hardy, forgiving, and easy to grow. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eLike garlic, nira produces small edible bulbs, however it is the green stems – especially the tender young ones – that are the most choice part of the plant. (To harvest, the stems can be snipped off near ground level with scissors). Nira adds a bright savory umami to stir fries, scrambled eggs, yakisoba, gyoza, and spring pancakes, it’s also very good boiled and served with soba (a regional dish of Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eFrost-tolerant, and an excellent pollinator and beneficial plant for the garden, nira seed is best very shallowly planted. As older clumps decline from repeated harvests, the plant should be divided periodically.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eApproximately 200 to 400 seeds (1.0 grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47640110792950,"sku":"VEG-NRACHVES","price":4.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/nira-chives-624309.jpg?v=1739774594"},{"product_id":"wild-leek-ramps-seed-allium-tricoccum","title":"Wild Leek (Ramps) Seed (Allium tricoccum)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne the most esteemed wild food plants of the continent ramps (aka wild leeks) are native to the woodlands of eastern North America -- yet we’ve found them to be fairly adaptable as a shade or forest garden plant, even outside of their native range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Western Washington we’ve had success growing ramps in the dappled understory of our farm forest land, especially within alder thickets and among mixed stands of big leaf maple. The plants persist well in moist, fertile soils, especially areas that get a lot of early spring sun, then late spring shade (e.g. under deciduous trees). First identifiable by their vibrant green spring foliage, the leaves die back in summer as the plants produce small white-purple flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote that these are slow to mature plants. Seeds tend to have some dormancy and can require both cold exposure and extended time in the soil (sometimes more than a year) to initiate germination. The tiny young plants are not competitive and require some space and access to light to survive. As they grow, the developing plants remain dormant throughout much of the late summer and winter, with a very active spring growth period. This limited annual growth period means that it requires several years before the plants mature enough to start flowering and producing seed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a flavor somewhere between garlic and onion, both the beautiful green leaves and the lower white stem of ramps are edible, and are excellent sauteed and added to numerous recipes. However, to sustain a wild-growing population, ramps should be clipped off at the base, rather than pulled from the ground (leaving the root system intact to sustain future growth). Additionally, it is best to not harvest the same plants repeatedly year-after-year. Rather, they should be rotationally clipped, allowing individual plants to have “rest” years without harvesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause ramps are do not thrive under conifers, nor do they compete with thick old growth forest understory vegetation (such as salal and ferns), and because they are slow growing, they require very specific site conditions to establish themselves. Where those conditions exist however, ramps are a delight, and an interesting semi-wild forest food that many more people could be growing and enjoying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 50-seeds (1.0 grams)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47769682936054,"sku":"F-RAMPS","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/wild-leek-ramps-seed-allium-tricoccum-405307.jpg?v=1739733944"},{"product_id":"seaside-plantain-plantago-maritima","title":"Seaside Plantain Seeds (Plantago maritima)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eSometimes called “goose tongue” for the long, slender leaves, this saline tolerant native plantain naturally appears along ocean coastlines virtually across the globe -- including in far northern arctic coastlines often at the highwater mark (although it can grow in many other conditions). Like sea samphire (\u003ci\u003eSalicornia\u003c\/i\u003e) -- which it commonly co-occurs with – this is a sublime wild perennial vegetable. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eDespite its coastal lineage, seaside plantain can grow in non-coastal settings, including in typical garden soils. (An advantage of saline coastal soils for this plant is that there are fewer competitors – especially aggressive grasses). Very good for fresh eating, or flash sauteed, seaside plantain is a bit like a salty green bean and it's ridiculously packed with nutrients. It can simply be trimmed periodically with scissors for harvest, and allowed to continuously regrow. (It also freezes very well). This is one of those potentially great farmer’s market plants that nobody grows. This and other plantains are caterpillar host plants for various beautiful Frittilary butterflies (\u003ci\u003eEuphydryas\u003c\/i\u003e spp.). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e100+ seeds. (0.1 grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47815589527798,"sku":"F-SEAPLTN","price":9.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/seaside-plantain-seeds-plantago-maritima-848373.jpg?v=1741888293"},{"product_id":"grande-oseille-seeds-rumex-acetosa","title":"Grande Oseille Seeds (Rumex acetosa)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eSometimes called garden oseille. This semi-wild, perennial peasant vegetable of mostly French origin (although it occurs across the Mediterranean), gets little attention in North America. Yet is has a kind of punk quality, a tradition as an uninvited companion of European cereal crops; it doesn’t so much invade wild communities, but rather it more commonly appears in cultivated ground disturbed by man. As land abuse recedes, grande oseille fades away. When land crime returns, so does grande oseille, the truth-teller, the plant to remind us of our misdeeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eMore than that, it’s a plant of bright, almost citrus-like flavored foliage, a reliable source of micronutrients. Once a component of North African cuisine, it’s also a great complement to spinach in spanakopita or fatayer. It makes a commendable pesto. Or, look also to Ukrainian green borscht with chopped oseille, potatoes, onions, and carrots…the most nourishing kind of tonic. Finely chopped, it can be whipped into soft butter, creating German-style kräuterbutter, excellent on pumpernickel or rustic sourdough. Combine with apples for sweetness and juice it into vibrant green refreshment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003ePossibly the most humble and wonderful creation is the simple, traditional French oseille soup (potage Germiny) – a jade-green affair – common in hardscrabble times after wars and calamity, bringing a sense of elegance and refinement to village life:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003ePotage Germiny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003e1 Small chunk of raw butter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003e1 Medium leek or 1 medium onion, finely chopped\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003e2 Decent sized potatoes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003e½ Cup dry white wine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003e2-ish Cups broth of your choosing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003e3 Handfuls of finely chopped oseille\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003e1 Dash salt and pepper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003e2 Cups half and half or heavy cream\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003ePrepare the oseille using this chiffonade technique: stack the leaves and roll them the long way, then slice perpendicularly to create extremely thin ribbons. Heat the butter in a soup pot, sauteing the leek (or onion) and potatoes until lightly browned (about 8 minutes). Pour in the wine and reduce by half. Add the broth and oseille, simmering for 10 minutes. Add the half and half, warming to the desired temperature and adding pepper (and more salt as needed). Excellent with a very crusty, airy baguette. Sometimes served with hardboiled egg and sour cream, but completely excellent on its own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eApproximately 50-seeds (0.5 grams)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50107287470326,"sku":null,"price":6.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/grande-oseille-seeds-rumex-acetosa-1314020.jpg?v=1773514865"},{"product_id":"appalachian-wild-creasy-greens-seeds-barbarea-verna","title":"Appalachian Wild Creasy Greens Seeds (Barbarea verna)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eAlso known as early cress, creasy greens are a traditional foraged spring vegetable in the eastern and southeastern U.S., a peppery cool-season wild mustard that is excellent sauteed or in salads, used like roquette\/arugula. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis naturalized plant is commonly harvested alongside ramps (both reach harvest maturity at roughly the same time), and both occupy similar moist, fertile loamy soils, although creasy greens are more associated with slightly more open, sunny locations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eYou can plant these as a virtually carefree garden vegetable, lightly broadcasting them onto bare ground, just barely tamping them into the soil. Spring-sown plants will benefit from occasional watering, while fall-sown greens usually reach mature spring harvest size without any supplemental irrigation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eNot necessarily in keeping with strict hill-folk tradition, but these are excellent flash sauteed with onions and garlic, and finished with a spritz of lemon juice, parmesan, and walnuts (or pine nuts to) make it fancy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eBest harvested early and often. Older plants are less tender and flavorful. Extremely high in iron, manganese, potassium, magnesium, calcium, vitamins B6, K, A, C, B2, and folate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eApproximately 100 seeds (0.2 grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50113612185846,"sku":null,"price":6.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/appalachian-wild-creasy-greens-seeds-barbarea-verna-7909773.jpg?v=1773763747"},{"product_id":"white-fairy-lantern-seeds-calochortus-albus","title":"White Fairy Lantern Seeds (Calochortus albus)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eEmerging in spring, the nodding white cups of this incomparable California wildflower are completely enigmatic. White fairy lantern is a woodland secret. A plant of oak-covered coastal ranges and pine-covered foothills, of dappled shade and understory environments. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eFew other wildflowers look like this: white (or sometimes a bold fuchsia!), ping pong ball-sized, hanging paper-lantern-like blossoms, borne in rows upon arching 12- to 18-inch long stems. This is an uncommon plant, lost to habitat degradation, to invasive species, to disrupted forest fire cycles. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eAt first glance white fairy lantern looks too otherworldly to think of as a major pollinator plant. Yet it’s well-visited by beetles, and by a dedicated community of native bee associates that work their way through the petals to access the enclosed nectar chamber: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003ethe western red-legged mining bee (\u003cem\u003eAndrena medionitens\u003c\/em\u003e), the orange-banded mining bee (\u003cem\u003eAndrena prunorum\u003c\/em\u003e), the California bumble bee (\u003cem\u003eBombus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e) and orange-rumped bumble bee (\u003cem\u003eBombus melanopygus\u003c\/em\u003e), the chimney bee (\u003cem\u003eDiadasia bituberculata\u003c\/em\u003e), the California mason bee (\u003cem\u003eOsmia californica\u003c\/em\u003e)…and others. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis is a wildflower for well-drained soils. A traditional food plant with edible bulbs (much like other native lilies). A plant that likes wet winters and dry summers, and a refined and elaborate native species for woodland understory gardens, shade meadows, and rewilding beneath trees. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eNative to most of California outside of the desert regions. Flowers generally appear between April and June. Note that like other wild lilies, this plant requires several years of slow establishment before it is mature enough to bloom. Provide it with cold wet stratification of about 90-days, then expect it to form a single leaf upon germination, lasting only a few weeks before it recedes into dormancy. This pattern will repeat for several seasons before reaching flowering age after several years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eIt’s worth the wait.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e30+ Seeds (0.1 grams)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50213441143030,"sku":null,"price":18.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/white-fairy-lantern-seeds-calochortus-albus-1880458.jpg?v=1775172070"},{"product_id":"good-king-henry-seeds-blitum-bonus-henricus","title":"Good King Henry Seeds (Blitum bonus-henricus)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eGood King Henry is an archaic, centuries-old perennial vegetable of many interesting names: poor-man’s asparagus, Lincolnshire spinach and various others. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis 2-foot-tall spinach relative, occurs as an ancient semi-wild vegetable across Europe. It’s a fun addition to wild plant gardens and food forests (and yes, it can tolerate partial shade).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe young, spring shoots of Good King Henry can be clipped like asparagus, while the spring and summer foliage can be clipped and cooked identically to spinach. (Note: by late summer the plant becomes tough, and excessive in oxalic acid, making it less pleasant to eat). More creative preparations of this plant use the flowers (like broccoli), the rhizomes, and even the seeds (which are prepared like quinoa). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis plant is best established with cold stratification (as expected from a northern and high elevation European species), and it is best planted in compost- or humus-rich soil. Additionally, we think Good King Henry is better established through direct sowing in well-prepared ground rather than in transplant trays. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eAdditionally, here’s few cultural notes to keep in mind with Good King Henry: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eFirst, this is still a wild species, not a plant that has been ‘improved’ or bred for exceptional yields. Don’t rush your harvests. Allow Good King Henry to grow for several years before harvesting. This will give the plants a chance to fully establish themselves and be more tolerant of human browsing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eSecond, don’t over-harvest. Taking more than 25% of this plant’s biomass in a single year is probably too taxing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eThird – one plant can make more plants! Mature specimens of Good King Henry can be divided with good effect. Dig in early autumn to cut and separate rhizomes into new individual plants. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eApproximately 30 Seeds (0.1 grams)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50439941292278,"sku":null,"price":6.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/good-king-henry-seeds-blitum-bonus-henricus-9932452.jpg?v=1776166387"},{"product_id":"douglas-hawthorn-seeds-crataegus-douglasii","title":"Douglas Hawthorn Seeds (Crataegus douglasii)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eOur native western (and Great Lakes region) hawthorn is a tree of exceptional uses! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eWhile the small black fruit is edible (in haw jelly, etc.), its high pectin content makes it especially useful for combining in preserves with other fruits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe hardness of the wood itself also makes this a useful little tree for various small timber crafts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eDouglas hawthorn further excels as a wildlife tree supporting numerous pollinators, bird nesting cover, and food for native butterfly and moth larva. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eAnd, it is a functional and useful grafting rootstock for apples and especially pears – allowing fruit to be grown in sites where fragile traditional fruit rootstocks do not thrive (including excessively drained and seasonally flooded soils). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eSo why grow this lovely little thorn-tree from seed? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eWell, planted out in rows, it forms an exceptional hedgerow, especially when combined with roses, snowberries, and crabapples. Additionally, seed-grown plants also provide excellent grafting material when intended for fruit tree rootstock production. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eDouglas hawthorn seed generally grows best with cold-moist stratification, although we have some that have sprouted perfectly fine without any pre-treatment or cold exposure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eWhile this is not a fast-growing tree, it is exceptionally tough and able to withstand many abuses! It is cold hardy through about USDA zone 3 (e.g. central coast Alaska!), and achieves a mature height of around 25 to 30 feet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eApproximately 50 Seeds (3.0 grams)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50440153661686,"sku":null,"price":6.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/douglas-hawthorn-seeds-crataegus-douglasii-1086008.jpg?v=1776166389"},{"product_id":"tolmies-star-tulip-seeds","title":"Tolemie’s Star Tulip Seeds (Calochortus tolmiei)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe flower petals of this native West Coast lily are frequently (and justifiably) compared to the fuzzy ears of cat. They might also be compared to a hazy white-purple star nebula, or a tidepool anemone: pale, hazy, deep, and bedazzled in fine, soft, short filaments. There are few other plants outside of this interesting genus that look so singularly unique. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eTolemie’s star tulip is native from western British Columbia south into California, occurring in and around rocky outcrops, open slopes, and the messy, grassy understories of semi-open oak woodlands. The spring to early summer blooms are cream to white to pale blue-lavender in color, usually with a deeper, dark colored center, rising on stems up to about 12-inches in height from exceptionally long-lived, edible bulbs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe flowers are bee-visited, notably by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003ethe blue-and-black mining bee (\u003cem\u003eAndrena nigrocaerulea\u003c\/em\u003e), regionally widespread bumble bees, such as the yellow-faced bumble bee (\u003cem\u003eBombus vosnesenskii\u003c\/em\u003e), and the dense-haired mason bee (\u003cem\u003eOsmia densa\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eTolemie’s star tulip is great for spots with at least 50% daily sun, and good drainage (especially summer drainage). Put it to use in the restoration of rocky prairies, rock gardens, and alpine-inspired plantings on thin soils. (It's also possibly an interesting specimen plant for some green roof applications). Plants emerge in spring but are dormant and die back to the ground over the summer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eLike other native geophytes (bulb-forming plants), this species is best established via fall seeding. We recommend using deep containers and a sandy loam seed-starting mix. Seeds should be only shallowly covered with a thin layer of top-dressing sand, with the containers left outside over the winter and exposed to the elements. (Note screen coverings are useful to prevent bird\/squirrel vandalism to seedling trays). Germination usually occurs the first spring after overwintering, occurring as a single small grass-like blade that disappears after a few short weeks. Young plants should be maintained in protective container propagation for several years. This short spring season foliage appearance repeats itself over several years as the plant slowly matures. Don’t expect flowers for at least 5 to 10 years. By the time 3 or 4 stems are emerging in the spring from containers, the plant is large enough for transplanting into the ground. Protect from larger competitive growth for the first few years. Short, fine-leaved native grasses are good companions for this plant. A lot of work goes into the stewardship of \u003cem\u003eCalochortus\u003c\/em\u003e – think of them as future grandchildren. Their life journeys will far surpass our own. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eMature bulbs can be periodically dug, separating small bulbils to clonally propagate new plants. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eApproximately 25 seeds (0.05 grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50453958918390,"sku":null,"price":22.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/tolemies-star-tulip-seeds-calochortus-tolmiei-6741573.jpg?v=1776829388"},{"product_id":"washington-lily","title":"Washington Lily Seeds (Lilium washingtonianum)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eTall, dramatic, producing a blast of unrestrained intense fragrance from large, numerous flowers (sometimes more than 20 per plant!), Washington lily is probably the tallest, showiest native lily in the western United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe name is deceptive – and refers to Martha Washington – not Washington state. Indeed, the plant occurs from the Oregon Cascades, southward into the Sierra Nevada (about as far south as Yosemite), showing up mostly in dry-ish montane forests and open slopes with well-drained dry summer soils.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eLike other lilies, Washington lily produces a slow-growing scaly, edible bulb (one that can be divided as it matures to produces more plants). And like other lilies, it is relatively straightforward but slow-growing to propagate from seed – germinating best with prolonged cold-wet stratification – resulting in a single small leaf that appears briefly in spring for several years, then senescing annually before it is mature enough to send up a large, flowering stalk. Try propagating outside in containers, exposed to all the elements, not in a pampered greenhouse space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eOlder plants bloom in summer (June–August), with large, nodding trumpet-shaped white to pale pink flowers (some blushed with an intense rose color) on stalks up to about 6-feet in height. These flowers are semi-actively visited by large bumble bees by day, and by Sphingidae hawkmoths at dusk (when the flowers are especially fragrant). Deer may browse the foliage, but Washington lily doesn’t seem to be a favorite food plant and they seem to bypass it when better things are nearby. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eDespite its slow-growth, and limited natural range, this is plant with much potential. We think it is probably quite adaptable on the fringes of its native range: dry urban gardens in Tacoma, Portland or Oakland, or mixed into interesting woodland understory assemblages in low elevations along the coast, especially where shore pine and madrone tend to occur. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eA very bold plant for the patient propagator. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e25 seeds 0.15 grams\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557590765814,"sku":null,"price":22.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/washington-lily-seeds-lilium-washingtonianum-4809857.jpg?v=1778817909"},{"product_id":"skagit-bay-chives-seed-allium-schoenoprasum","title":"Skagit Bay Chives Seed (Allium schoenoprasum)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhile we aren’t yet ready to call this a landrace variety, this chives population has does quite well for us in the maritime rain shadow region of the Salish Sea coast where the climate is characterized by cool, foggy, damp winters and bone-dry summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eVerdant and good flavored, this population is decorated with lavender to white flowers that are well trafficked by our local Sitka bumble bees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis plant has a feral quality. Ruderal. Found growing wild among local grasses, alongside the weedy tall fescue, ubiquitous plantains, and patchy legacy strands of \u003cem\u003eDanthonia\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLomatium\u003c\/em\u003e, this plant integrates into some of our local meadow vegetation and looked to us like it belonged there. Native? Introduced?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eChives are native to the Pacific Northwest and the northern tier of North America, although there is no current methodology for distinguishing between native chive populations and European or Asian populations (which have also spread far and wide across North America). Moreover, it’s likely that the distinct genetics of the respective continental types are now mixed and scrambled beyond any potential reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWith that in mind, you might choose to plant these in your vegetable garden. Or, they might be something you enjoy in a meadow, alongside the camas and biscuitroots – a kind of versatile browsable, wildling that the deer leave alone, but to which the bees make haste. Make of it as you will. It most certainly is wild in every sense. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e100+ seeds (0.5 grams).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565049024758,"sku":null,"price":6.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/skagit-bay-chives-seed-allium-schoenoprasum-6562398.jpg?v=1777575010"},{"product_id":"elecampane-seeds-inula-helenium","title":"Elecampane Seeds (Inula helenium)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eElecampane, horse-heal, elf-dock – the glorious tall, broadleaved garden aster, with flowers that look like scaled-down versions of the sun – is a plant of much lore and associations with medicine and magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDoes it beckon the elves and huldufolk? Raise the dead? Clear the lungs through tinctures and teas? Cure the ails of horses?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMaybe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe \u003cem\u003ecan\u003c\/em\u003e say that it does most certainly call forth the bees, both various bumble bees and honey bees, and it forms large, beautiful, towering plants very reminiscent of Midwestern \u003cem\u003eSilphium\u003c\/em\u003e species (such as Compass Plant and Prairie Dock).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eElecampane loves and wants full sun but can tolerate partial shade. In our experience it is unfussy about soil types and can tolerate heavy clay, or drouthy sand, and once established can persist through dry summers without supplemental irrigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIts hefty branching (edible) rhizomes can spread around a bit to form small colonies for continuous harvests. (Both the roots and the flowers are traditionally harvested for various herbal concoctions, infused honey, syrups, liqueurs, and textile dyes).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMarvelous elecampane is goodly cold-hearty. (And, yes, “goodly” is a word). A zone 3 plant, but also tolerant of warmer, Mediterranean-type climes (e.g. California). Cold stratification seems to improve seed germination, but in our experience is not strictly necessary. Do note that this can be a tall plant – up to about 7-ish feet when pampered – so garden spacing should be planned accordingly. Include it in a maintained garden alongside other giants like artichoke, cardoon giant butterbur, and cow parsnip for a sort of otherworldly Alice in Wonderland effect. Or, stick it in and around hedgerows, making it part of a biodiversity thicket, entangled among native vegetation, fruit trees, and perennial vegetables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e100+ Seeds (0.2 grams)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50723921133814,"sku":null,"price":6.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/elecampane-seeds-inula-helenium-9642471.jpg?v=1779480787"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/collections\/wild-food-plants-353104.jpg?v=1698040792","url":"https:\/\/northwestmeadowscapes.com\/collections\/wild-food-plants.oembed?page=3","provider":"Northwest Meadowscapes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}