Sweet Home Allegra

Spring is your moment to forage these nutritious greens from your property or the woods. Dandelions pack a whole lot of vitamins and minerals into a small plant. They're probably the most nutritionally dense green you can eat — outstripping even kale or spinach. Dandelion greens, in particular, are a great source of vitamins and minerals such as: Vitamins A, C and K. Forage them fresh and young and before blooms form. Whirr up into delicious green smoothies or add to salads

The first perennial bloom of spring and a foliage mind-blower. So special! Gets pretty tall, upward to 12-24”, as the periwinkle blue flowers are held on delicate wispy stems above the exotic heart-shaped leaves. Easy to grow and hardy even in these harsh northern winters, as long as you give it what it needs: decent airy soil, reliable moisture, and afternoon shade. I grow It in a large planting at my back gate, which is the main entrance to Sweet Home Allegra. The foliage r