A productive salad leaf and stalwart cut flower rolled into one. Wrinkle Cress grows quickly and abundantly, adding pep to your salads from autumn through to spring. As the days lengthen, plants throw up shoots full of tiny white flowers which gradually transforming into graceful seed heads. The seed heads can be picked when glaucous green or when dry and silvery. They are super versatile - an easy way to add texture to late summer and autumn arrangements. Use fresh or dried.
Sow: mid March-May & Aug-Sept (undercover or outside)
Plant: direct sow or plant 10-20cm apart
Harvest: Salad leaves 4-8 weeks after sowing. Cut seed heads when the uppermost flowers have faded.
Kitchen: Eat fresh in winter and early spring salads. Pairs with citrus (orange, lemon, lime), aromatics and spices (coriander, ginger, five spice, chilli), alliums (spring onion, garlic), fats (sesame, cashew).
Vase: Expect fresh seed heads to last for a week.
~1g / 400 seeds
Germ 93% Nov 24
Gypsophila 'Covent Garden' is a classic cut flower, beloved by anthophiles everywhere for its light stature and larger-than-average pure white blooms. Easy to grow. Sow seeds direct in spring or early summer and the plants take off like a bat out of hell. For this reason, Gypsophila makes a brilliant summer gap-filler.
Sow: Best direct sown from mid-March to June or Sept. This is a 'one-and-done' flower - sow a couple of successions for constant supply.
Harvest: Pick when half the flowers on the stem are open.
Vase: Expect vase life of a week.
~0.5g / 450 seeds
Germ 95% Nov 24
Fizzy White is one of our favourite cosmos varieties - Emma has been growing it for years to use in her wedding arrangements. It's pure white with a little ruffle of petals at its yellow centre. Its frilly but has a light and airy quality that the fully double varieties lack. Looks stunning in a garden border and attracts a tonne of bees and beneficial insects.Sow: Mar-April undercover, May-June outside.Plant: 4-6 weeks after sowing at 30cm. Wait until risk of frost has passed.Harvest: Pick stems when flowers are half open. 60cm stem length.Vase: Expect a vase life of 5 days.~75 seeds/0.5gGerm 88% Nov 24
Valentine is a very handsome sunflower. Soft, primrose yellow petals surrounding a chocolate brown center. It's hard not to love it. This variety doesn't drop its pollen so you won't be wiping up pollen from underneath your flower vases. It still great for the bees though - producing pollen and nectar for them to forage.Sunflowers have earnt their name because of the way their flowers follow the trajectory of the sun over the course of the day. Although sunflowers look like a single bloom, botanically, they are actually an inflorescence made up of hundreds of little florets. There are disc flowers which make up the main central part of the flower head. These are fertile and turn into seeds. Then there are the ray flowers around the edge of the head which look to us like petals and are completely sterile. The disk flowers open sequentially from the outside in over 5-10 days. Sow: Mar-April undercover, May-June outside.Plant: 4-6 weeks after sowing at 60cm. Wait until risk of frost has passed.Harvest: Pick stems when flowers are half open. 80cm stem length.Vase: Expect a vase life of at least 1 week.Notes: Plant seedlings deep - this will help with their stability because sunflowers can grow roots from their stems. Plants can grow to 1.5m - you might need to stake them.~25 seedsSunVal-00060-MOL-OG98% Nov 24
Pure white, starry flowers which make a delightful dried flower. They work well as a filler in dried autumnal arrangements and hold their own when added to a winter wreath. Although they're not the showiest of dried flowers, they're one of our favourites for their beautiful simplicity.Like helichrysums, winged everlasting is an Australian native which is very robust and drought tolerant. It also thrives in wet summers.Sow: Sow undercover in April or outside direct in May. Benefits from warm soil.Plant: 4 weeks after sowingHarvest: June-October. Pick when flowers are half open. Stems 80cm or longer.Vase: Can be used fresh or dry. To dry, strip off foliage, tie in a bunch and hang upside down. ~150 seedsAmmWE-00102-JNY-CGerm 100% Nov 24
Ivory Princess is the most refined calendula out their with its primose yellow petals and chocolate brown centers. This selection is a mix of soft yellows with the odd flash of lemon zest. They have nice long strong stems even when grown outside making them great cut flowers as well as edibles.Pot Marigolds are one of the most rewarding flowers to grow from seed. You'll have flowers all summer from a single spring sowing. They'll also self seed, giving you more flowers next year.Sow: September for overwintering seedlings. Sow undercover or outside Mar-May, depending on soil conditions.Plant: 4 weeks after sowing at 30cm.Harvest: Expect 50-60cm stem length, longer if grown inside.Vase: Pick when flowers are half open for best vase life of 5 days.~ 30 seedsCalIvP-00095-JNY-CGerm: 66% Nov 24
White mignonette is a sweet-smelling wild plant which has found its way into back gardens across the world. In Europe it has been cultivated since ancient times and is foraged as a delectable wild plant in Greece and Italy. We love it for its wispy spires of star shaped flowers which grow up to 1m tall. The flowers have a sweet honey scent - not quite as strong as its cousin Reseda odorata, but enough to add another dimension to summer bouquets.Sow: Sow March-May, broadcast then prick out (seeds are tiny). Plant: 8 weeks after sowingHarvest: July-September. Pick when bottom third of flowers are open, or when seed heads have already formed. Be gentle, stems are delicate. Stems 60-80cm. Vase: Expect vase life of 5 daysNotes: Prefers well drained soil.~0.25g/250 seedsResAlb-00070-TMR-OGGerm 100% Nov 24
A classic open, single flowered cosmos, specifically bred for cutting. The flowers are white, developing a delicate rose flush as they age. Versailles Cosmos varieties are a little different to your average cosmos - the foliage and petals have a slightly waxy quality (which is what makes them last longer in the vase than other varieties). It also takes a little longer for the plants to flower making it a perfect addition to your cutting garden as a late-flowering succession. As with all cosmos, it'll bring a tonne of bees and beneficial insects to your garden.Sow: Mar-April undercover, May-June outside.Plant: 4-6 weeks after sowing at 30cm. Wait until risk of frost has passed.Harvest: Pick stems when flowers are half open. 60cm stem length.Vase: Expect a vase life of 5 days.~75 seeds/0.5gCosVF-00107-JNY-CGerm 86% Dec 24
Add a touch for timeless elegance to your garden with our range of white and soft yellow flower seeds. Our varieties are versatile in the garden and the vase - they make perfect cut flowers. Ideal for borders, containers, and wildflower meadows, our carefully selected seeds thrive in UK gardens. Shop now and grow your own stunning white and yellow floral haven!
