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The California Poppy graces many a sun-drenched meadow throughout California and the Southwest with its brilliant orange, saucer-shaped flowers. On bright days, the poppy’s silky petals open to greet the sun. At dusk, the golden blooms close into tightly fluted repose.

These beauties can be grown anywhere. In areas with hard freezes, they are annuals; in temperate regions, perennials. Wherever they are grown, they are sure to bring a splash of sunshine from the Golden State!

Everything needed to grow the world's tallest tree from seed! Commonly reaching breathtaking heights, the magnificent, column-like Coast redwood is not only the world’s tallest tree, but also one of the world’s most long-lived, with life-spans of more than 2,000 years. Fossil records also indicate that the species is among the most ancient of trees — its lineage dating back 160 million years.

At maturity, typical Coast redwoods tower 175 to 300 feet, and have massive trunks (8 feet to an astounding 20 feet in diameter!) with deeply furrowed, reddish-brown bark. Today, only about 5% of America’s primeval Coast redwoods remain, most under state and federal protection. This species is truly one of the natural wonders of Planet Earth.

Cherry blossoms are richly symbolic, and have been utilized often in Japanese art, manga, anime, and film, as well as at musical performances for ambient effect. The flower is also represented on all manner of consumer goods in Japan, including kimono, stationery, and dishware.

Here's a Grow Kit in the classic Parks Collection interpretive packaging that can bring the beauty of two different cherry blossom trees to your own yard or garden, and, each spring, you'll be greeted by a riot of white-to-pink flowers in celebration of your home's very own Cherry Blossom Festival!

Lavender is one of the world's most cherished, best known, and widely cultivated floral herbs. Its striking, aromatic spires of blue-violet blooms have been known and grown across the globe for almost three thousand years. Here's everything you need to grow your own Lavender plants from seed!

English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), which is included in this kit, is sometimes called "True Lavender," and is the most popular and widely planted Lavender in the world thanks to its gorgeous purple-blue blooms and an essential oil that is delicate, sweet, and floral.

You can live pretty much anywhere from Antarctica to the subtropics and still grow and enjoy nasturtiums!

With the ability to thrive across vastly different climates, Tropaeolum majus (better known as common or garden nasturtium), brings its unique beauty to yards, trellises, and planter boxes from areas with punishing, near arctic-level winter temperatures (-50°F) to regions at the opposite extreme, in the warmest range of all growing zones. This amazing flexibility is just the beginning of the many commendable qualities of the humble nasturtium.

Palm trees are an icon of the good life — fun, sun, glamour, and good times! Mythically, they are the trees of heaven. Though palm trees are often associated with exotic tropical locales, there are over 2,500 different palm species in the Arecaceae family, and they grow in all kinds of climates — hot, cold, wet, and dry — on every continent except Antarctica.

This kit contains everything needed to grow a variety of classic palm species from seed.