Purple pansies and buttery daffodils won’t cut it.
Im talking about your standard golden sunflowers, your delicate lavenders, your fiery marigolds.
What you wont find?
Funky, one-of-a-kind seeds and bulbs you dont see in an average garden.
Co-founders Willow King and Julie Carson createdPlantgemas a destination for those looking to find the unexpected.
The DTC gardening company sells in-season supplies you wont find anywhere else.
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We wanted gardening to be more inclusive and loose and funky than the more traditional offerings.
Carson and King met more than a decade ago and quickly bonded over their shared love of flowers.
But not just planting any old flowers, the ones they could only buy from their boutique florists.
Purple pansies and buttery daffodils wouldnt cut it.
They wanted to grow otherworldly seeds and bulbs to rival any botanical garden.
Take peonies, for example.
Everybody loves peonies, theyre stunning.
These independent breeders and local flower farmers are the lifeblood of Plantgem.
Planetgem provides specific, detailed care instructions for each variety.
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Whether or not the seeds sprout is less important than the journey for Carson and King.
People dont know that they can actually grow these things.
But were not giving them anything thats really difficult to grow, said King.
It blooms with a surprise of shimmery, opalescent petals.
Plantgem, White Cap Peony Root $34.00
Want those white cap peonies we mentioned?
These definitely arent your cookie-cutter peoniesthe magenta petals offset a brilliant white center for a snazzier look.
All of the brands seeds come in a sleek black tube with instructions on how to plant.
To grow these lacey beauties, plant the seeds after your last frost in late spring.
Theyre a light lilac color that looks pretty in any summer garden.
Each pack comes with 20 corms, which sprout about 20 flowers each, so expect a major bloom.
Colors range from dark purples to light pinks, all mottled with light spots.
Theyre super low maintenance, toojust plant in the fall and enjoy next year.
Muscari are the next best thing.
Like aster, its super resilient, so plant your bulbs and enjoy.
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