Lisianthus on the horizon

I fell in love with Lisianthus five years ago. The first year, I stumbled across a few plants I could order and was smitten. It was 2020, and we were all ordering strange and unusual things online, right?

The second year, I decided to attempt to start from seed, because the plants are pricey. Why are the plants so pricey? They are notoriously difficult to start from seed and have a long growing time. I bought a packet of seeds and proved to myself that they were challenging to start. But man, I loved those two plants that I nurtured from seed :)

In years three and four, I gradually improved at starting from seed and added more and more of these stunning spring/summer annuals to my flower mix.

This year, I knew I would be recovering from a knee replacement when the seeds would need to be started and seedlings nurtured, but I could not imagine a summer without them, so I indulged in just a few plants.

And the blooms are starting to come in.

We anticipate having a couple of blooms at the Bokayze and Books event at Sol House, and the majority of them will hopefully be available for the Tussy Mussy Workshop. Seats for the Tussy Mussy Workshop are very limited, so make sure you get your tickets soon.

They are a rare delight this year, but I have already ordered my seed for the 2026 crop, which will get started in my basement the week between Christmas and New Year. I hope to start enough of these that we will have a main crop in the hoop house, as well as some planted at every site where there are plots for food to be donated/sold at below-market value. Every food plot gets flowers. They attract pollinators, utilize space to grow more crops for events, and have value simply for the sheer joy and beauty of it.

Thinking about letting us grow food on your plot next year? email info@flowersfeedfolks.org