Types of Blooms

Types of Flowers

While my main focus is flowers/blooms grown from seed, I do still enjoy the beauty of other types of flowers. Here are the types of flowers: Bulbs – The flower stem and leaves come up through bulb.  Flower bulbs can bloom in the spring, fall or indoors.  Common examples in the spring include daffodils, hyacinths, […]

Calendula Varieties

Pacific Beauty Calendula

Since 2020, I’ve been growing the Pacific Beauty Calendula Blend which includes gold and orange flowers.  Calendula’s common name is pot marigold. Features: 1) This blend includes orange, yellow and apricot flowers that are up to 3 inches wide. 2) The flowers attract pollinators. 3) Pacific Beauty Calendula tolerates the cold and the heat so […]

Cosmos Varieties

Sonata Cosmos

There are different varieties of cosmos.  I like to plant Sonata Cosmos in front of my vining plants in the vegetable garden. Features: 1) This variety is smaller which I like.  It grows up to 20 inches tall. 2) Sonata Cosmos blooms come in white, pink, cherry and rose with a yellow centers. 3) The […]