{"title":"Moluccella Companions","description":"Bells of Ireland, with their striking and green, bell-shaped blooms, are a standout addition to any garden, and their companions can further enhance their visual appeal. Pairing them with zinnias, cosmos, baby's breath, and sunflowers creates a stunning and diverse garden landscape. These vibrant companions offer a symphony of colors, attracting pollinators and adding an enchanting touch to your outdoor space. The combination of Bells of Ireland with these annuals ensures a garden bursting with vivid and attractive blooms, fostering a pollinator-friendly and visually captivating environment.","products":[{"product_id":"candystripe-cosmos","title":"Candystripe Cosmos","description":"\u003cp\u003eCandystripe Cosmos is a charming heirloom cosmos adored for its soft, romantic coloring and effortless garden performance. This classic heirloom flower produces 4-inch blooms with golden centers and crisp white petals brushed in bright fuchsia along the edges, creating a delicate hand-painted effect. Tall plants reach up to 4 feet, rising above airy, feathery foliage that adds movement and texture to beds and borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA favorite for the cutting garden, Candystripe makes an excellent cut flower for fresh bouquets, where its whimsical blooms pair beautifully with both bold and pastel arrangements. This easy-to-grow, drought-tolerant flower thrives in poor soils, requires little maintenance, and readily self-seeds for repeat displays year after year. Naturally a deer-resistant flower, it’s a dependable choice for gardeners seeking beauty without constant upkeep. Perfect for borders, wildflower plantings, and abundant summer bouquets. Approximately 250 seeds per packet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candystripe","offers":[{"title":"Packet (250 Seeds)","offer_id":44070967640313,"sku":"FL-GA-014","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/products\/candystripe-cosmos-seeds-37844957921529.jpg?v=1700337302"},{"product_id":"california-giants-zinnia-mix","title":"California Giants Zinnia Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003eCalifornia Giants is an heirloom zinnia variety that produces 3 to 4-foot-tall stems topped with large 4 to 5-inch-wide double flowers in a stunning array of colors including red, orange, yellow, fuchsia, and purple.  California Giant zinnia plants bloom profusely right up until first frost and attract a variety of butterflies including monarchs, swallowtails, painted ladies and many more.   What's more, their cut flowers make beautiful arrangements and boast a long vase-life.  In short, if you are looking for an all-around beautiful zinnia, California Giants is the way to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough some sources state that the California Giant zinnia traces back to 1926, the earliest record we could find for this variety was in the September 1928 letter of one Blue Island, Illinois gardener, who had written to Sun-Ripened Seeds of Pasadena, California to boast of his prize-winning giant zinnias, the seeds for which he had purchased from the company the preceding spring at an astonishing price of $1.00 (over $30 in today's dollars).  Such extravagance was probably not uncommon in the late 1920's and indeed, the gardener seems pleased with his purchase, writing that the handful of seeds had yielded a garden \"filled with these wonderful zinnias, some as large as saucers\" and had won him numerous prizes in local gardening contests.  The 1929 \u003cem\u003eSun-Ripened Seeds\u003c\/em\u003e catalog lists 7 unique shades of Giant California zinnias, which they also describe as Mammoth Flowered zinnias.  By the spring of 1930, a packet of California Giants could be acquired for a mere 25 cents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThankfully, today one need not trade a steak dinner for a packet of California Giants zinnia seeds.  Generations of Americans have enjoyed the breathtaking beauty of this variety, and it remains as popular as ever with home gardeners and market growers alike.  Pick up a packet of California Giants zinnia seed today, and you too can bask in the beauty and history of this beloved garden variety.  Each packet contains a minimum of 100 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"California Giants","offers":[{"title":"Packet (100 Seeds)","offer_id":44070962594041,"sku":"FL-GA-019","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/files\/california-giants-zinnia-mix-seeds-42937307529465.jpg?v=1726238774"},{"product_id":"envy-zinnia","title":"Green Envy Zinnia","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnvy Zinnia’s unique, lime-green flowers will make your garden the envy of the neighborhood. This stunning green zinnia produces bushy, 24 to 30-inch plants with beautiful, 2 to 4-inch-wide, semi-double blooms in vibrant shades of green. Green Envy Zinnia showcases subtle differences in lime-green hues, with some blooms bordering on mint green and others leaning slightly more yellow-green. Taken together, they create such a cheerful presentation of summertime beauty. More than just a garden zinnia, Green Envy’s long stems also make it especially well-suited for floral arrangements. If you are looking for an all-around beautiful and unique zinnia, Envy is the way to go. Blooms from mid-summer to fall. 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and dry spells.  Likewise, the late-blooming, cheerful yellow flowers are an important source of nectar for bees and other pollinators during the summer dearth.  Like other sunflowers, this species can spread through seed, however it is mainly propagated through rhizomes, leading to the formation of colonies.  Pull plants in the fall if spreading is not desired.  Blooms late summer through fall.  Makes an excellent cut flower.  Each packet contains a minimum of 250 seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maximilan Sunflower","offers":[{"title":"Packet (250 Seeds)","offer_id":44071644201209,"sku":"FL-GA-037","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/4450\/files\/maximilian-sunflower-seeds-39654597034233.jpg?v=1700356928"},{"product_id":"yellow-sulphur-cosmos","title":"Yellow Sulphur Cosmos","description":"\u003cp\u003eSulphur Cosmos is an improved native wildflower that originates from Central America, where it thrives in hot, 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