Roselily 'Ramona' (Double Oriental Lily, Lilium, Lily Div VII)
from $4.99
$6.99
Ramona Roselily - Lovely white blossoms that are have wonderfully strong stems. She is one of the first to bloom for us as she grows just under 3'.
Roselilies are one of our most popular line of lilies. The fragrant blooms are favorite in summer. They are dependable bloomers year after year as long as you provide fertilizer or rich compost when you plant them, right after they bloom and early spring. The blooms are favorite in cut vases so make sure you plant some extras.
Our bulbs are 5” in circumference ( 15-17cm) which makes them some of the biggest available.
USDA Zones 3-9
Mid-Summer flowering
Bloom Duration: 2 weeks
Cold Hardy to Zone 3
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Bloom Color: White
We start shipping in mid April
Additional Information
Great for Naturalizing, Mass Planting, Borders, Hummingbirds & Cut Gardens.
34” tall
Key Planting Tips
Plant in full sun to partial shade, 6” inches deep with the tip pointing up. Space each bulb 4-6" apart. Well drained soil is essential. If not planting in early to mid spring, place them in your refrigerator until ready to plant.
Shipping Info
These will start shipping February and we typically like to ship out by the end of May. We like to ship based on your planting zones which is a few weeks after the ground has thawed and most nights are above 32 degrees. You can also make a note at checkout for when you’d like them.
Empress of India Nasturtium Flower, 1890 Heirloom
$3.75
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - This classic Victorian nasturtium has dark blue-green foliage and brilliant crimson flowers on 12-14" plants. This variety has been grown in the United States since the 1890s, and today it is perfect for everyone’s favorite contemporary gardening method: containers. Beyond the garden, the edible flowers and leaves can add style and color to plates as a garnish—or as a peppery addition to salads and pastas. Hardy annual.
Hardy annual plants grow 12-14 inches tall
Bright crimson flowers and dark blue-green leaves
Flower and leaves are edible
Great for container growing
25 Seeds
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors one week after last frost. Plants prefer average moist soil. Water during dry spells, but do not fertilize, as this will promote more foliage than flowers.
Sow 1/4" Deep
Germination 7-12 days
Thin 6-12" apart
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Lorenzo Trussoni Safflower, 1889 Heirloom, Organic
$3.75
$4.25
The Seed Savers Exchange -(Carthamus tinctorius) Lorenzo Trussoni definitely knew best when he brought this safflower from Italy to Genoa, Wisconsin, in 1889. Not only do its dried petals make an excellent saffron substitute when harvested fresh and dried inside, but the flowers also add a splash of vivid (yellow and orange-red) color to the garden. Plants reach about 2' tall and form flowering branches along their main stems. Today this safflower is grown by many in the Italian-American community in Genoa, including Lorenzo’s descendants. 75-80 days from seeding to first blossoms. Organic.
Organic
Annual plants grow to 2 foot
Yellow to Orange-Red flower heads
Petals can be dried for a saffron substitute
Striking cut flower
50 Seeds per Packet
Instructions: Instructions - Sow seeds indoors just beneath the surface of the soil. Plant out into average well-drained soil after the danger of frost has passed. Good cutting flower.
Start Indoors: 6-8 weeks before the last frost
Germination: 7-10 Days
Plant Outdoors: 12-18” Apart
Light: Full Sun
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Sea Shells Cosmos Mixture Flower (Pink, Cream, White, Red and more)
from $3.00
$3.95
Our children love to pick flowers and cosmos let them pick all the flowers they seem to want. The more you pick them, the more they bloom. The flowers are 2.5-3" in size. The blooms continue until a hard frost. This is the easiest flower to grow so don't fear. Reserve your best soils for something esle. Cosmos love poorer soils. They bloom even more
Half-hardy annual, 4-5' tall. Botanical Name: Cosmo bipinnatus
Characteristics:
Super easy to grow
4-5 feet tall in height
Mutlicolored tubular flowers of reds, pinks, whites and more
Great in cut flower arrangements
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors after the last frost. Cosmos prefer poor soil. They will thrive with very little attention and do not need a lot of water. Excellent cut flower. Remove spent blossoms regularly to prolong blooming. May require staking.
Sow 1/2" Deep
Germination 3-10 days
Plant 18-36" apart
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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Whirlygig Mix Zinnia Flower
$3.75
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - When one color won't do, these bicolor blossoms step in and stay put the blooms will last most of the summer. This vibrant mix is loved by butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects and is also easy to grow. Performs well in borders and in arrangements. Annual.
Characteristics:
Annual
Beloved by pollinators
Easy-to-grow
100 Seeds
Instructions -Sow seeds outdoors after the last frost. Zinnias prefer well-drained average soil. Water regularly, keeping leaves dry. Remove spent blossoms frequently to prolong blooming.
Sow 1/8" Deep
Germination 5-24 days
Thin 10-12" apart
Full Sun
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Sheepnose Pimento Pepper (Sweet), Organic
$3.75
$3.95
Seed Savers Exchange - An Ohio heirloom from the family of SSE member Nick Rini dating back to at least 1940. Tomato-type peppers are exceedingly flavorful with sweet juicy flesh. Very meaty, good for canning. Keeps for an extended period when refrigerated. 70-80 days from transplant. Sweet.
Characteristics
Organic
Flattened, tomato-type pepper
Sweet, juicy, thick flesh
Good canning variety
Stores well when refrigerated
Sweet pepper
70-80 days from transplant
25 Seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼” deep. Peppers germinate best in warm soil, so gentle bottom heat may be helpful until seedlings emerge. Wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm.
Sow indoors 8 weeks before the last frost
Plant Rows 12-24” Apart
Germinates in 14 days
Full Sun
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Golden Purslane, Organic
$3.25
$3.75
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - Upright plants with orange stems and large smooth succulent leaves. Cut-and-come-again edible for salads. Medicinal: Wild purslane is a source of omega-3 fatty acids. Hypotensive and diuretic properties reported. Pkt (0.15 g, 360 seeds), Portulaca oleracea sativa
Certified Organic
Heirloom
Drought tolerant
High in omegas
Instructions - Grow best on a rich, moist, well-drained soil.
Thin once 2” ta
Harvest with 2” of growth left and they will keep growing for more harvests
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Green Finger Cucumber, Organic
$3.50
$3.75
Thin, tender skin, crisp flesh, and a small seed cavity.
High Mowing Organic Seeds - Green Finger blew away hybrids in our trials for quality and yield. Unusually durable for this type; no wrapping needed! A field or open tunnel variety bred by Cornell University; requires pollination for fruit set. Beit Alphas are similar to European/Dutch types with the same ribbed skin but smaller.
Firefly Farm & Mercantile: A great cucumber for us in zone 4, bears fruit to harvest within 54 days or so. The cucumber is a smaller variety, larger than pickling and best when as thick as a banana. We grow this variety every other year as the kids love the thin skins. Because of its thin skin it needs to go into a cooler and wrapped in a bag or container to prevent moisture loss just like most cucumbers preferred. It grows flawlessly for us.
Characteristics:
Organic, non-GMO, and open-pollinated
6-8" fruit
High disease resistance
60 days
1/16 oz approx.
Instructions:
Plant 1/2" deep
Plant Spacing: For slicing cukes 12-24", for pickling cukes 8-12”, for greenhouse cukes 20”.
Row spacing: for slicing and greenhouse cukes 5-6’, for pickling cukes 3-6’.
Light: Full Sun
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Munstead English Lavender
$2.89
Renee's Garden - Our easy-to-grow Munstead has the perfume of authentic English lavender – a clear, sweet fragrance without medicinal overtones. The semi-dwarf plants grow into 1 1/2 to 2 foot, silvery-green mounds with plump lavender-blue flower spikes. Use these plants in landscape borders for a wave of soft color in early summer. Their grey-green foliage and aromatic blooms will charm your senses and attract a flotilla of summer butterflies.
Characteristics:
Heirloom Herb
Sweetly perfumed
Plump flower spikes
Attracts butterflies
Approx 145 seeds
Instructions - In early spring, sow lavender seeds in a container of seed starting mix, cover very lightly and keep at 60-70°F (16-21°C). Keep the container moist but not soggy until seedlings slowly emerge over 14 to 28 days, providing a good light source. When seedlings have several sets of leaves, transplant into individual 4-inch pots. Plant outside in a well-drained sunny spot when plants are 2 to 3 inches tall after gradually acclimating to outdoor conditions.
Plant in: February - May
Full sun
Cover lightly
Plant 1/2 - 1 inch apart
14-28 days to germinate
Mature Height: 1.5 - 2 feet
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'Snow Country' Dahlia (Dinnerplate)
$12.00
'Snow Country' Dahlia (Dinnerplate) - One of the whitest blossoms available for dahlias will delight your senses. The blossoms will glow across your landscape and arrangements with this dahlia. The blossoms look stunning in your gardens and bouquets. All dahlias offered are grown on our farm in Cashton, WI.
The Snow Country's height is around 44"
Dinnerplate Dahlias are awesome additions to any garden. They provide structure and color to any garden with minimal effort. They do rather well in the back of your beds because of their size or even in stand-alone rows. They reward gardeners with an abundance of blooms starting in mid to late summer through frost. Typically they are not bothered by diseases and have attractive foliage until frost.
Characteristics
40-50” in height
Blooms are 8-10” wide
USDA Zones 8-10 (Hardy in these zones, lift and store in winter in other zones)
Summer to Fall
Bloom Duration: Continuous Blooms through frost starting in mid to late summer
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Additional Information
Great for Mass Plantings, Borders, and Cutting Gardens.
Great for butterflies and other pollinators
Ships starting by early April
Key Planting Tips
We plant dahlia tubers 4-6" deep. We add a few alfafla pellets in the hole and backfill with topsoil amended with compost. We space this variety 18" apart. We recommend to simply pinch back the shoots after about 3-4 weeks to encourage branching.
You can amend soil with 10-10-10 or something similar. Just make sure the first number (nitrogen) is 5 or 10. You can fertilize every 4 weeks to help achieve larger blossoms.
For 90% of us, don’t water until your Dahlia sprouts. If your soil is very dry, water the soil first and then let it stand for 30 minutes before planting. Mulch around your plant leaving bare dirt directly above the tuber.
Every tuber is inspected by me (Andre Paquette) and then hand packed for shipment. In case of any issues, we reach our proactively to go over options. If you have any questions hit the Chat with Us Now button simply reach out by email or a phone call.
Stevia Herb
$4.50
$6.60
Nature's sweetner - Every leaf has the sweetness of that Stevia is known for but since it is not an extract it is not as sweet. Many will dry this herb and crush into a powder to use to naturally sweeten drinks and dishes. The FDA has approved its use as a dietary supplement. A sub-tropical plant that is cold sensitive at 50°F.
Characteristics:
Grown as an annual but is a tender perennial,
Plants grow to 3 feet tall
Long, thin green leaves
Leaves have a sweet flavor
20 seeds
Instructions -
Sow seeds indoors on the surface of the soil. Keep indoors until nighttime temperatures are consistently above 50°F. May then be transplanted outdoors or into pots. Prefers well-drained soil—do not overwater. Can be grown year-round in pots if given proper care.
Start Indoors: 8-12 weeks before the last frost
Germination: 7-21 Days
Plant Outdoors: 8-12” Apart
Light: Sun/Partial Shade
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Mammoth Sunflower, Organic
$3.50
The giant of all sunflowers with tall, thick stalks supporting huge heads that tower over the garden.
High Mowing Organic Seeds - This single-stemmed variety is a very fast and vigorous grower, perfect for creating living walls or fences, sunflower houses, kids' gardens and more. Also a great variety for edible seeds or feeding the birds. Towering plants are beloved by children, birds and bees.
Organic & Open-Pollinated
Food for birds and bees
Fun for kids
12' tall
Annual
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors after last frost. Sunflowers prefer full sun to light shade and well-drained rich soil. Provide support for tall plants.
Sow 1/2" - 1" Deep
Plant and Thin to 12" Apart
Germination 10-14 days
Plant 24-36" apart
Full Sun
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‘Boom Boom White' Dahlia (Ball)
$12.00
‘Boom Boom White’ Dahlias are exquisite in the landscape. Almost perfectly round balls sit atop lush green foliage. These are very popular in cutting gardens. All dahlias offered are grown at our farm in Cashton, WI.
Ball Dahlias are wonderful plants that provide structure and continuous color to any garden with minimal effort. They reward gardeners with an abundance of blooms starting in mid to late summer through frost.
Characteristics
30”-50” in height
Blooms are 3-4” wide
USDA Zones 8-10 (Hardy in these zones, lift and store in winter in other zones)
Summer to Fall
Bloom Duration: Continuous Blooms through frost starting in mid to late summer
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Additional Information
Great for Mass Plantings, Borders, and Cutting Gardens.
Great for butterflies and other pollinators
Ships starting by early April
Key Planting Tips
We plant dahlia tubers 4-6" deep. We add a few alfafla pellets in the hole and backfill with topsoil amended with compost. We space this variety 18" apart. We recommend to simply pinch back the shoots after about 3-4 weeks to encourage branching.
You can amend soil with 10-10-10 or something similar. Just make sure the first number (nitrogen) is 5 or 10. You can fertilize every 4 weeks to help achieve larger blossoms.
For 90% of us, don’t water until your Dahlia sprouts. If your soil is very dry, water the soil first and then let it stand for 30 minutes before planting. Mulch around your plant leaving bare dirt directly above the tuber.
Every tuber is inspected by me (Andre Paquette) and then hand packed for shipment. In case of any issues, we reach our proactively to go over options. If you have any questions hit the Chat with Us Now button simply reach out by email or a phone call.
'Firepot' Dahlia (Decorative or Semi-Dinnerplate)
$12.00
'Firepot' Dahlias wll remind you of a sunrise. The golden hues of the center surround by orange pink flowers will melt your heart every time. All dahlias offered are grown on our farm in Cashton, WI.
Dahlias reward gardeners with an abundance of blooms starting in mid to late summer through frost.
Characteristics
18-30” in height
Blooms are 5-8” wide
USDA Zones 8-10 (Hardy in these zones, lift and store in winter in other zones)
Summer to Fall
Bloom Duration: Continuous Blooms through frost starting in mid to late summer
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Additional Information
Great for Mass Plantings, Borders, and Cutting Gardens.
Great for butterflies and other pollinators
Ships starting by early April
Key Planting Tips
We plant dahlia tubers 4-6" deep. We add a few alfafla pellets in the hole and backfill with topsoil amended with compost. We space this variety 18" apart. We recommend to simply pinch back the shoots after about 3-4 weeks to encourage branching.
You can amend soil with 10-10-10 or something similar. Just make sure the first number (nitrogen) is 5 or 10. You can fertilize every 4 weeks to help achieve larger blossoms.
For 90% of us, don’t water until your Dahlia sprouts. If your soil is very dry, water the soil first and then let it stand for 30 minutes before planting. Mulch around your plant leaving bare dirt directly above the tuber.
Every tuber is inspected by me (Andre Paquette) and then hand packed for shipment. In case of any issues, we reach our proactively to go over options. If you have any questions hit the Chat with Us Now button simply reach out by email or a phone call.
Ranunculus Pink Mixture, Jumbo Size (Ranunculus Tecolote)
from $9.99
Firefly Farm & Mercantile's Pink is a combination of pinks and white shaded blossoms.
These are Jumbo sized bulbs, hence the price and quantity are slighly different. We are excited to offer this new flower mix! Double flowering giants measuring 4-5" across.
Ranunculus are a favorite bride's flowers and yet gardeners shy away from these very easy flowers. You simply treat them as begonia but for full sun conditions. They are exceptional in garden beds and stunning in containers. The blooms are full and the foliage is lush. The blossoms are adored by bees and butteflies.
They are hardy to USDA Zones 8-10 only and will be need to be lifted or protected in other climates.
Characteristics
12-16" tall
USDA Zones 8-10 (Hardy in these zones, lift and store in winter in other zones)
Blooms in spring for Zones 8-10, and in mind to late summer for all other zones. You can start in containers earlier in the season or simply enjoy them as they bloom.
Full Sun
Additional Information
Great for Borders, Cutting Gardens, and Containers
Ships starting in mid to late March
Key Planting Tips
Plant 2-3" Deep, 4-6" apart. Water when planted and keep them watered throughout their growing season.
Roselily 'Angela' (Double Oriental Lily, Lilium, Lily Div VII)
from $4.99
$6.99
Pre-orders for Spring will start 8/1 for Angela.
Angela Roselily - Large pure white blossoms with a beautiful scent captures your attention in the most amazing way.
The Roselily Collection is recently introduced. Oriental Lilies are probably the most popular type of lily and the Roselily will keep them as heavy favorites. The fragrant blooms are favorite in summer. They are dependable bloomers year after year as long as you provide fertilizer or rich compost when you plant them, right after they bloom and early spring. The blooms are favorite in cut vases so make sure you plant some extras.
Our bulbs are 5” in circumference ( 15-17cm) which makes them some of the biggest available.
USDA Zones 4-9
Mid-Summer flowering
41" Tall
Bloom Duration: 2 weeks
Cold Hardy to Zone 4 with protection
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Bloom Color: White
We start shipping in mid April
Additional Information
Great for Naturalizing, Mass Planting, Borders, Hummingbirds & Cut Gardens.
36-38” tall
Key Planting Tips
Plant in full sun to partial shade, 6” inches deep with the tip pointing up. Space each bulb 4-6" apart. Well drained soil is essential. If not planting in early to mid spring, place them in your refrigerator until ready to plant.
Shipping Info
These will start shipping mid April and we typically like to ship out by the end of May. We like to ship based on your planting zones which is a few weeks after the ground has thawed and most nights are above 32 degrees. You can also make a note at checkout for when you’d like them.
Peruvian Daffodil, Hymenocallis 'Festalis'
$4.50
$4.99
Our Peruvian Daffodil or Hymenocallis 'Festalis' - is a beautiful plant for borders, beds and containers. It loves the sun or light shade, it doesn't mind its feet to be wet unlike other bulbs, and blooms all summer long with its delicate (but tough) white flowers.
USDA Zones 8-10 (Lift and raise for colder climates in the fall and store for the winter)
Blooms all Summer flowering
Full Sun to Partial Sun
Bloom Color: White
Additional Information
Great for Naturalizing, Mass Planting, Borders, & Containers
24-30” tall
Key Planting Tips
Plant in full sun to partial shade, 3” inches deep. Space each bulb 18" apart. Plant after all danger of frost.
Miss Annie Pearl Counselman Collard, pre-1950's heirloom, Organic
$3.75
$3.95
Seed Exchange - This storied collard checks all the boxes! Its uniform, green leaves boast a sweet flavor without a sharp brassica taste. Its leaves grow upright to moderately spreading, reaching up to 2' long and 1' wide; plants average 2' tall and 2.5-3' in diameter. Longtime steward Miss Annie Pearl Counselman received this variety in the early 1950s. In 2012, at age 94, she shared it with Tom Lambard, who donated the variety to Seed Savers Exchange in 2015. 60-80 days.
Organic
From the Seed Savers Exchange Collection
Plants grow to 2 feet tall
Leaves grow upright to moderately spreading
Very good eating qualities
60-80 days
100 seeds
On a Mission This heirloom collard dates back to at least 1935 in Beaufort County, North Carolina where it was grown by Ellen Felton. Ellen’s son, Harrell, continued to grow and save seed of this variety every year. In 2003, Harrell shared seeds of his mother’s variety with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Recognizing that this seed-saving tradition was in decline, the USDA embarked on a collard seed search in the Carolinas. Researchers drove many hundreds of miles and met several dozen home gardeners, like Harrell, who shared treasured, family heirloom varieties.
Seed Savers Exchange is honored to bring this variety out of our bank and into the hands of gardeners.
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors in spring after the last frost
Plant 4" apart
Plant 1/2" Deep
Plant Rows 20-24" apart
Thin 12" Apart
Brandywine Tomato, 1886 Heirloom organic
$3.75
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - (aka Red Brandywine) The original Brandywine was introduced by Johnson and Stokes in 1889 from seeds they received from a customer in Ohio. Named after Brandywine Creek in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Large vines produce deep red 8-12 ounce fruits. Excellent flavor. Very productive. Indeterminate, 80 days from transplant. ±8,900 seeds/oz.
Characteristics:
Organic
Deep red fruits grow to 8-12 ounces
Excellent flavor
Very productive
Indeterminate - Fruit ripens throughout the season
80 days from transplant
25 Seeds in Packet
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼" deep. Tomatoes are sensitive to freezing temperatures, so wait to transplant outdoors until the soil is warm. Plant in full sun.
Sow indoors 6 weeks before the last frost
Germination 7-14 days
Plant Outdoors: 24-36” Apart
Support: Cage, stake, or trellis
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Arugula, One of the truest varieties, Organic
$3.75
$3.95
The Seed Savers Exchange - (Eruca sativa) (aka Roquette or Rocket) This fast-growing, cool-season green of Mediterranean origin is ideal for salads, sandwiches, frittatas, and pizzas, and can be grown in partial shade. Its sharp, distinctive, nutty flavor is best when picked young. Self-sowing and relatively cold-tolerant. 40-45 days. ±11,000 seeds/oz
Organic
Also known as Roquette or Rocket
Open Pollinated
Sharp, distinctive nutty flavor
Best when picked young
40-45 days
500 seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors as soon as soil can be worked and the danger of hard frost has passed. For a continuous supply of arugula, sow every three weeks throughout the summer. Best grown in cooler weather. Plant in full sun, or partial shade.
Direct Seed 1" apart
Planting Depth: 1/4"
Germination 5-7 days
Thin 1-6" apart
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We are always adding new varieties so please check back often at Seeds - Vegetables (fireflyfarmandmercantile.com)