WELCOME TO SUNSHINE FARM'S PLANT LIST: 2009

*SAME PRICES PER POT OF HERBS AS LAST YEAR!

*YOU ALWAYS GET A GOOD HERB PLANT AT SUNSHINE FARM AND GARDEN!

We have huge collections of herb plants to share with you! The basic price for a 3 1/2 inch pot is $4.45 and a 4 1/2 inch pot is $5.45. Each plant is labeled. All plants are subject to prior sale and crop failure. Heights, colors, and hardiness given are approximate; in your growing conditions they may vary. We are constantly adding new plants to this list; come in to see them all. The code we use here: (A) Annual (B) Biennial (TP) Tender Perennial (Winter Indoors) (P) Hardy Perennial

ACORUS CALAMUS. (P) Sweet Flag. Fragrant plant used in potpourri. 3' Sun, pt. shade.

ALKANET. Anchusa officinalis. (B) Blue flowers. Roots give red dye. 2' Sun

ALOE VERA. (TP) Succulent. Sap used for burns, ointments.

ANGELICA. (B) Tall herb. Pt. shade A. Archangelica. Candy the stems. 6' A. acutiloba. Chinese 'Ma Huang"

ANISE HYSSOP. Agastache foeniculum. (P) Licorice scented, blue flowers dry.

BABY'S BREATH. Gypsophila paniculata. (P) Outstanding cut flower, fresh or dried. 3' Sun.

BAPTISIA. False Indigo (P) Blue flowers. 3', sun. Black pods dry.

BAY TREE. Laurus nobilis. (TP) Bay leaves. Large, easy pot plant, 6', likes sun. Small size plant is 6" -10" $11.95 ea

BEDSTRAW. Galium verum. (P) Yellow dye plant. Sun. 2'

BELLADONNA. (P) Source of atropine, used in treating eyes. Poisonous

BETONY. (P) Stachys off. Woundwort. 18" spikes of flowers, pink or white. Sun.

BITTERSWEET VINE. (P) Celastrus candens. Native vine with orange fruits. Sun.

BLEEDING HEART, YELLOW. (P) Corydalis lutea. Shade. Dwarf plants bloom most of the summer with yellow flowers. 12" Part shade, rock gardens.

BONESET. (P) Eupatorium perfoliatum. 3' sun. Old medicinal, greenish flowers.

BORAGE. (A) Blue star flowers and cucumber flavor leaves are edible. 2' Sun.

BOXWOOD. (P) Buxus sinica var. insularis (Korean Boxwood) Hardy compact oval shrub. 3' sun, part sun

BROOM. (P) Genista tinctoria. Hardier variety. Sun. Small shrub. Dye plant.

BURNET. (P) Poterium sanguisorba. Cucumber flavored leaves. Sun. 12"

CACTUS PRICKLEY PEAR. (P) Opuntia. Hardy cactus for the rock garden. Yellow flowers.

CALAMINT. (P) Calamintha. Pink flowers, minty leaves. 18" Sun.

CALENDULA. (A) Pot Marigold. Herb of the Year 2008! Edible gold flowers. Many varieties of this herb of the year for 2008, including Pacific Beauty, Pink Surprise, Orange Porcupine, Geisha Girl. Dye plant and old medicinal. 18" Sun.

CATMINT. (P) Nepeta mussinii varieties. Minty, blue flowers all summer. 12" Pt. Shade.

CATNIP. (P) Nepeta Cataria. Kitty's favorite, also used widely in teas. 24" Pt. Shade.

CELANDINE. (P) Chelidonium majus. Yellow flowers, bright orange sap. 24" Sun.

CHAMOMILE, GERMAN. (A) Matricaria recutita. White daisy flowers for tea. Sun. 18"

CHAMOMILE, ROMAN. (P) Chamaemelum nobile. Flowers for tea, more fragrant leaves. Sun. 12"

CHERVIL. (A) Anthriscus Cerefolium. Ferny, French culinary. Pt. Shade. 18"

CHIVES.(P)Allium schoenoprasum. Mild culinary onion, mauve flowers. Sun. 18" A. sch. 'alba'. White flowers Forescate. Red-pink flowers Grolau. Good for windowsill pots. A tuberosum. Garlic chives A tuberosum sp. Mauve garlic chives.

CILANTRO (A) Coriandrum sativum. Sun. 18" Traditional flavoring herb.

COLTSFOOT. (P) Tussilago farfara. Spring gold flowers. Old cough remedy. 24" Part shade.

COMFREY. (P) Symphytum officinale. Large leaves, old medicinal. 36" Sun

COREOPSIS. (P) Several colors and varieties of this wonderful old favorite.

CORIANDER. (A)Coriandrum sativum. Spicy seeds. Sun. 18

COST MARY. (P) Tanacetum balsamita. Minty leaves, yellow flowers dry. Sun. 4'

CURRY PLANT. (TP) Helichrysum angustifolium. Gray leaves with curry flavor and fragrance. Sun. 24"

DAME'S ROCKET. Hesperis matronalis. (B) Part Shade. Showy purple or white flowers in May and June.

DATURA OR MOON FLOWER. (A) Huge, striking, beautiful flowers. Sacred White, Double Golden, Double Purple, Ballerina Mix. Poisonous but beautiful in the garden away from pets and small children.

DIANTHUS. Clove Pink and"Zing Rose" (P) Spicy clove scented garden pinks. Sun. Low growing.

DILL. (A)Anethus graveolens. Leaves and seeds used for flavoring. Sun. Mammoth, Bouquet, Fernleaf..

ECHINACEA. (P) Coneflowers. Pretty flowers, old medicinal. Sun.

EDELWEISS. Leontopodium alpinum. Famous alpine, 1' wooly foliage, white flowers, good in rock gardens.

ELECAMPANE. (P) Inula helenium. Native sunflower. Medicinal. 40" Sun.

ERODIUM. (TP) E. variabile (X) 'Flore Pleno". Double pink flowers. E. Chrysanthum. (P) Yellow flowers.

EUCALYPTUS. (TP) Blue Gum. Fragrant, dries well, large pot plant, tree.

EUPATORIUM RUGOSUM. (P) White snakeroot. Sun. 30" Pretty white flowers.

FENNEL. (A)Foeniculum vulgare dulce. Flavoring herb. Bronze fennel. (P) Foeniculum vulgare dulce rebrum. Pretty butterfly plant.

FERN, OSTRICH. (P) Matteuccia struthiopteris. Shade. Lovely 3' strong upright leaves. Native.

FEVERFEW.(P)Tanacetum parthenium. Aromatic medicinal. Also decorative varieties whose flowers dry. 24" Sun.

FLAX. (P) Linum Perenne. Blue flowers all summer. Sun. 24"

FOXGLOVE. (B) or (P) Digitalis ssp. English garden favorites, many varieties. Pt. shade.

GARLIC. (P) Allium sativum. Kitchen garden favorite. Plant bulbs one year, harvest next.

GERANIUM, HARDY. Crane's-bill. G. cantabrigiense macrorrhizum. Apple scented leaves, pink flowers.

GERMANDER.(P) Teucrium chamaedrys. Traditional herb garden edging plant. 24"

GINKGO BILOBA. (P) Hardy in Michigan. Medicinal tree. $9.95 ea

GLOBE THISTLE. (P) Echinops. Round blue flowers dry. Sun. 3'

GOPHER PURGE.(B) Euphorbia lathyrus. Supposed to repel burrowing pests like moles. 18" Unusual plant.

GOURDS AND PUMPKINS. Available May, June.

HELIOTROPE, MARINE (TP) Wonderful in the fragrant garden or in pots. 12" Sun, Part shade.

HENS AND CHICKS. Sempervivum ssp. Houseleeks. Choice unusual types. 4" Sun. Big variety of small sedums. Jovibarba hirta arenaria. Tiny one.

HOLLYHOCKS. (B) Alcea rosea. Single flowers. Mixed colors. 6'

HOPS. Humulus lupulus. (P) Twining vine. 20' Sun. Regular and golden leaf varieties.

HOREHOUND. (P) Marrubium vulgare. Gray leaves used for cough drops. 2' Sun

HYSSOP. (P) Sun Hyssopus officinalis. Blue flowers. Traditional edging plant.

IRISH MOSS. (P) Minuartia verna. Dense 3" mat, white flowers. Shade, protect in winter. Spring flowers.18"

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE. (P) Helianthus tuberosus. Sun. 6' to 8'. Tubers eaten raw or cooked.

JOE-PYE. (P) Eupatorium maculatum. Sun. 8' Mauve flowers dry. Attracts butterflies.

LADY'S MANTLE. (P) Alchemilla spp. Sun, part shade, chartreuse flowers dry.

LAMB'S EARS. (P) Stachys byzantina ssp. Wooly gray plant, old medicinal. 2' Sun.

LAMIUM. (P) Ground cover. Showy foliage, pretty flowers.

LEMON BALM. (P) Melissa officinallis. Good lemon flavor. Pt. shade. 30"

LEMON BERGAMOT. (A) Unusual, scented, sun. Dries well. Potpourri.

LEMON CATNIP. (P) Nice lemon scent, used in tea and potpourri.

LEMON GRASS. (TP) Cymbopogon citratus. Sun. Good in teas, sauces, stir-fry. 2' - 3'

LEMON VERBENA. (TP) Aloysis triphylla. Wonderful lemony plant. Sun. 36"

LIPPIA DULCIS. (TP) Sweet herb, leaves sweeter than sugar. Nice in pots. Sun. 18"

LOBELIA, GREAT BLUE. (P) L. siphilitica. 3'. Sun, Part sun. Old medicinal. Attracts butterflies. Blue flowers.

LOVAGE. (P) Levisticum officinale. Celery flavored kitchen herb. 4' Sun.

MACLEAYA CORDATA. Plume poppy. 6' to 8' plant, creamy plume of flowers in summer. (P)

MADDER. Rubia tinctorum. Ground cover plant. 30" Sun. Dye plant, root yields red color.

MALLOW. (P) Malva alcea fastigiata. Flowers like a small hollyhock. Sun. 3'

MARIGOLD. (A) Tagetes tenuifolia. Special lemony scented plants. Sun.

MARJORAM. (A) Origanum majorana. Indispensable kitchen herb. Sun. 20"

MEADOWSWEET. (P) Filipendula ulmaria. Ivory flowers. 3' Sun, pt. shade

MILK THISTLE.

MISCANTHUS GRASS. (P) A dramatic plant 7' to 9' tall with pinky-white inflorescence in the fall for cutting or winter interest.

MONARDA. (P) Bee Balm. Bergamot. Sun, part shade. Hummingbird and butterfly plant, several varieties, colors.

MONKSHOOD. Aconitum napellus. Blue helmet-shaped flowers. 5' Part shade.

MYRTLE. (TP) Myrtus communis 'microphylla'. Dwarf myrtle. 3' Sun, pt. shade.

NASTURTIUM. (A) "Kissing cousin" to water cress, beautiful edible flowers, hummingbird plant. Look for Alaska Mix, Milkmaid, King Theodore, Jewel Peach Melba, and Empress of India.

OREGANO. (P) Origanum. Indispensable kitchen herb. Sun, pt. shade.
Dittany-of-Crete. (TP) cascading, rare
Gold. Fragrant gold ground cover
Greek. Best hardy culinary variety
Herrenharsen. 2' shrubby, lovely flrs
Hopley's Purple. Pretty ornamental
Italian. (TP) Good culinary libanoticum. Hop-flowered oregano.
O. maru. Zaatar. (TP) One of the world's great seasonings!

ORRIS. (P) Iris x germanica var Florentine. Pretty pastel blue iris, root makes potpourri fixative. Sun, .30"

PANSY. Viola. Sun, part shade. Historic mix.

PASQUE FLOWER. (P) Sun. Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Heiler Hybrids'. Spring flowers in many shades of red, blue, lavender, cream and white.

PARSLEY. (B) Petroselinum crispum. Kitchen herb. Sun. 15"
Curled. Mild flavor.
Italian or plain leaf. Best flavor.
Root or Hamburg. For soups, stocks.

PASSION FLOWER. (TP) Passiflora. Beautiful flowers on this vine.

PATCHOULY. (TP) Pogostemon cablin. Fragrant '70's' herb, for potpourri, soap, candles. Sun.

PLECTRANTHUS AMBOINICUS (TP) Cuban Oregano. Pungent scent.

POPPY, BREAD-SEED. (A) Sun, pretty flowers, seeds used for flavoring

PRIMROSE. (P). Part Sun. Mixed varieties. Spring flowers.

PULMONARIA . Lungwort. (P) Sun, Part shade. Blue flowers in spring, green and silver mottled leaves. 12"

PYRETHRUM. (P) Tanacetum coccineum. Painted Daisy. 2' Sun, Part shade

QUEEN'S CLOVER. (P) Trifolium repens 'Purpurascens". Purple leaf variety, lots of 4-leaf clovers. Favorite of Queen Victoria

RHUBARB. (P) Rheum rhabarbarum. 4' Sun. Red stemmed, for pie or jam.

RUE. Ruta graveolens. (P) Blue-green leaves, yellow flowers, decorative pods. 30"

RUPTUREWORT. (P) Herniaria glabra. Sun, part shade. Low creeper, old med.

RUSSIAN SAGE. (P) Perovskia atriplicifolia. Aromatic gray shrub. Choice flowering. Sun. 4' Not culinary.

ST. JOHNSWORT. (P) Hypericum perforatum. Native medicinal, gold flowers dry.

SANTOLINA CHAMAECYPARISSUS.(P) Lavender cotton. Gray variety. Sun 18" Gold button flowers dry, moth repellant. S. rosmarinifolia. (TP) Green S. virens. Green variety.

SAVORY. Satureja. Basic kitchen herb. Sun. 20" Summer. (A) Basic savory Winter. (P) Shrubby, sharper flavor

SEA HOLLY. (P) Eryngium spp. Prickley plant, metallic blue flowers dry. Sun. 30"

SOAPWORT. (P) Saponaria ocymoides. Pink flowers, lovely herb, 10". Sun, S. ocy. 'rosea plena'. Double flowers.

SOLOMON'S SEAL, VAR. (P) Shade Woodland Wildflower, 18" Beautiful all season. Nodding leaves and flowers.

SORREL. (P) Rumex acetosa. Sour leaves used in soups and salads. Sun. 15" R. acetosa 'Zippy'. Non-bolting variety

SPILANTHES OLERACEA. (A) Toothache plant. Chewing on the leaves numbs the mouth. Sun.

STEVIA. (TP) Leaves are many times sweeter than sugar. 3' Sun

STRAWBERRY, ALPINE. (P) Fragraia sp. Everbearing, runnerless plant. Sun. 12".

SWEET CICELY. (P) Myrrhis odorata. Fragrant ferny foliage. Sweet anise flavor. Shade. 30"

SWEET GRASS. (P) Hierochloe odorata. Grass used by Native Americans. Sun. 3' Vanilla scent.

TANSY. (P) Tanacetum vulgare. Aromatic foliage repels ants, gold flowers dry. 3'. Sun

TARRAGON, FRENCH.(P) Sun. Artemisia Dracunculus sativus. Basic culinary. Only from cuttings, not seed. 3'.

TOMATILLO. Physalis ixocarpa ''Verde' (A) Easy to grow, sun, a fixture in Mexican salsa verde.

TRICYRTIS. Toadlily. (P) Part Sun. Outstanding plant. 20"

VALERIAN.(P) Valeriana officinalis. Garden heliotrope. Very fragrant white flowers. 3' Pt. shade.

VERONICA. (P) Sun, pt. shade. Dwarf varieties are (ST)

VETIVERT. (TP) 2' grass-like plant with fragrant roots for potpourri

VIOLA.(P) Viola cornuta. Johnny-jump-up. Small pansy. Self sowing. 10"

VIOLETS. (P) Viola odorata and spp.. Shade. These make a wonderful ground cover. Blue, Red, White with blue throat, Freckles, Pure White.

WATERCRESS. (A) Nasturtium officinale. Salad herb. Grows in clean water. Good in water gardens.

WATER GARDEN HERBS. This collection includes water hyacinths, papyrus, grasses, parrot feather, 4-leaf water clover, pennywort, reeds, and more

WELD. (B) Reseda luteola. Plant famous for its yellow dye. Sun. 24"

WILDFLOWERS. (P) Native spring plants, jack in the pulpit, hepatica, more. May, June only.

WOAD. (B) Isatis tinctoria. Fragrant yellow flowers, leaves yield blue dye. Sun. 24"

WOODRUFF.(P) Galium odoratum. Ground cover, white flowers in May. Strong vanilla aroma when dried. Shade.

YARROW. (P) Achillea. Sun.
Coronation Gold.
Gold garden yarrow
Moonshine. Yellow flowers
New White. Larger white flowers
The Pearl. White clusters of flowers
White. Common yarrow

ANNUAL FLOWERS IN 3 1/2" POTS

Cosmo, Love-in-a-mist, Morning Glory, Nasturtium, Sunflower, Cardinal Vine, Moon Vine, Strawflower, Amaranth, Nicotiana, Irish Poppy, many more!

HEIRLOOM TOMATOES AND PEPPERS

Heirloom varieties have been selected over hundreds of years and have stood the tests of time, and since they come from pre-chemical days, they are often more resistant to insects and disease, and they taste great!

TOMATO PLANTS:

Available in 3 1/2 pots, usually containing more than one plant in each pot. Some of these are in limited supply. Best selection for plants is May 1, and can be placed in your garden on Memorial Day, when no more frost is predicted for our area.

$4.50 per pot. We have 27 varieties this year, a fantastic collection!

NEW FOR 2009:
MONEYMAKE
RED GRAPE
RED ZEBRA
GRANNY SMITH GREEN
FURRY YELLOW HOG
DAD'S SUNSET
AND MORE!!!!

AMISH SALAD- pink grape/cherry type, very sweet and productive!

AMISH PASTE- the ultimate paste tomato, big, thick, delicious- for canning and paste, from the Amish in WI.

ARKANSAS TRAVELER- an old heirloom from the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. Pink fruit, weighs 6-8 oz, excellent flavor, abundant yield

BEEFSTEAK-popular old standard, very large, great rich old-time flavor.

CHEROKEE PURPLE-developed by the Cherokee Indians(pre-1890), dusky purple/pink color, large, perfect flavor

CUOR DI BUE-Italian favorite, great for eating or cooking, delicious taste

EGG-red, perfect for eating fresh or preserving. Delicious, egg shape and size.

FERRIS WHEEL-big pink variety has fantastic sweet flavor, large yield. New!

GERMAN JOHNSON-very large, flavorful and crack-free, productive.

GREEN ZEBRA-bright lime green flesh, excellent in salsa or salads

HILLBILLY-huge bicolor red with yellow marbling, rich sweet flavor.

JAPANESE BLACK TRIFELE-purple to brick color, flavor is rich, heavy producer all summer.

PRINCIPE BORGHESE-Italian heirloom that is famous for sun drying, Fruit in abundance, 1-2 oz. grape size in clusters, has few seeds and rich taste.

RIESENTRAUBE-German favorite, full flavored large clusters, massive yields

ROMA-a quality paste variety with very thick flesh, popular old favorite

ST. PIERRE-French heirloom, excellent producer, full of rich flavor.

SILETZ-early tomato, dwarf plant, loaded with flavor, unbelievable yields. Excellent in pots on the patio.

SIOUX-best known, most requested red tomato, med. size, smooth, beautiful fruit, heavy yields, great for Midwest.

TAPPY'S HERITAGE-award winning variety, smooth, large, red, round fruits, great taste.

THESSALONIKI-Greek favorite, large, red, uniform, excellent flavor, productive, disease resistant.

WHITE (GREAT)-smooth, creamy white, renowned for sweet citrus taste.

WHITE CURRANT-large vining plant bears small creamy-white fruit with super flavor, heavy produces, pick until frost!

WHITE TOMESOL-amazing heirloom bursting with natural goodness.

OLD FASHIONED RHUBARB AND BERRY BUSHES AVAILABLE AT REASONABLE PRICES!