Unique and Unusual Flower Varieties to Try in Your Garden
We’re constantly looking to add interest and excitement to our growing practices and into the flower garden. We love planting unique and unusual flower varieties to experiment, try and see how flowers grow that we’ve never grown before. These flowers can add a touch of whimsy and beauty to the garden, and they are sure to be a conversation starter for any locally grown flower lovers!
Here are some unique and unusual flower variety ideas to try in your garden this year:
Black Flowers: All types of black flowers have been popular, because they’re so rare to find in nature. Some of our favorites are Black Night scabiosa, hellebore, dahlias, hollyhocks, iris and petunias, but there are so many different flowers to look at here. We especially love black hollyhocks, because we use them for botanical dyeing.
Double Petunias: These unusual flowers have all of the fragrance of a regular petunia, but they have so many more petals! They are a great choice for adding drama to your garden and are relatively easy to grow.
Blue poppies: These exotic-looking flowers are native to the Himalayas and are known for their bright blue petals. They can be a bit finicky to grow, but their striking appearance is well worth the effort. We first saw these at Longwood Gardens, outside of Philly. They took our breath away with their beauty! We were instantly hooked on trying to get them to grow at the farm.
Gloriosa lilies: These exotic-looking flowers have long, curling petals that come in shades of red, orange, and yellow. They are native to tropical regions and can be grown as annuals in cooler climates.
Flying saucers: This unusual flower is native to South Africa and is known for its unique, saucer-shaped blooms. The flying saucer flower comes in shades of pink, purple, and white and is a great choice for adding a touch of whimsy to your garden.
Linaria The flowers are small, delicate, and come in a range of colors, including pink, purple, yellow, white, and orange. The blooms are arranged in dense, spike-like racemes that rise above the plant's foliage.
Spider lilies: These unusual flowers have long, thin petals and a spidery appearance, hence their name. Spider lilies come in shades of white, pink, and red and are great for adding drama to your garden.
Moonflowers: These fragrant flowers are native to South America and are known for their large, white blooms that open at night. Moonflowers are a great choice for adding a touch of magic to your garden. We’ll talk more about these in a later post about planting a moon garden!
We hope this short list of cool and ‘weird’ flowers excite you to try some new varieties you may never have grown before. Each year we always add a variety or two that’s new and a bit more challenging. New varieties keep us excited as gardeners and plant lovers. Let us know in the comments below if you have any cool varieties we should try out!
XX Jenn and Adam
