The cutest little french marigold on Earth! Bouncy mounds of rich red flowers with orange centres. Looks amazing in the brassica patch as an underplanting for your cabbages, sprouts and kales. Combine with electric purple 'Kalibos' cabbage for an arresting display, fit for any potager. One of the few flowers we sell which aren't great for cutting but we include it because the its such a lovely addition to a vegetable patch! The foliage smells amazing and flowers are edible. Sow: Mar-April undercover, May-June outside.Plant: 4-6 weeks after sowing at 20cm. Wait until risk of frost has passed.Harvest: Open flowers for salad garnishes
Tagetes tenuifolia
Approx 50 seeds. We pack seeds by weight, the number of seeds in a packet is an estimate.
Germ: 95% Jan 26
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Lupins can be a bit hit-and-miss when it come to cut flowers. They're often too bulky or gawdy to sit well with other blooms. Lilac Javelin is something different. It's dainty flower heads delicately weave their way through an arrangement adding a lightness and spontaneity which is hard to replicate. Each individual flower unfurls white and a dash of yellow, ageing to a muted lilac. Very popular with bees.Plants are tall and a little gangly and benefit from staking. If you're growing them in a border, be sure to plant towards the back.
Sow: March-April indoors, May outside.
Plant: 30cm apart
Harvest: For longest vase life harvest when first flowers begin to open.
Vase: Expect vase life of a 7 days
Notes: All parts of this plant, including seeds are poisonous.
Approx 30 seeds. We pack seeds by weight, the number of seeds in a packet is an estimate.
Germ 94% Sept 25
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Bring a little old school cut flower magic to your plot.The fuzzy flowers of this variety come in shade of lilac, purple, magenta, dusky pink and white. Our selection favors the pastel shades.
Ageratum or floss flower is a sturdy cut flower, traditionally grown in the UK. They make incredibly productive plants - if you deadhead diligently, they will flower until November. Their long flowering season also makes them a great plant for feeding your local pollinators.Sow: March-May. Needs light to germinate. Broadcast in seed trays and prick out (seeds are very small)Plant: 30cm apartHarvest: Harvest when flowers are fully open - young stems are liable to wilt. Expect stems of 60cm.Vase: Expect vase life of a 7 days0.02g (approx 100 seeds). We pack seeds by weight, the number of seeds in a packet is an estimate.
Germ 98% Aug 25
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Gorgeous lacy umbels of fresh white flowers which add a touch of romance to your borders. Excellent cut flowers through spring to mid-summer. Blooms are very versatile in the garden and in the vase.
As with all umbellifers, they are very popular with pollinators and autumn sowing provide vital nectar for bees in spring.Sow: September-October for overwintering seedlings. Sow undercover or outside Mar-May, depending on soil conditions. Loves to be sown direct into the soil. Seed needs to be exposed to cold to germinate well.Plant: 30cm apartHarvest: Expect 60cm stem length.Vase: Pick when two thirds of the flowers on umbel are open. Vase life of 7 days.1g (approx 50 seeds). We pack seeds by weight, the number of seeds in a packet is an estimate.
Germ 73% Aug 25
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Draping coral seed heads for late summer and autumn arrangements. They dry down beautifully to burnt sienna pink. A farm favourite which visitors always gravitate towards.
Looks great as a cut flower but we love it as a garden plant which provides valuable food for the birds in the autumn. Amaranth is a big sturdy plant, growing up to 1.5m tall - you might need to stake it.Sow: March-May undercoverPlant: 4 weeks after sowingHarvest: Expect flowers July-Sept. Pick stems when tassels begin to extend. Stem length 1mVase: Strip foliage, expect 7 day vase life. To dry, strip off foliage, tie in a bunch and either leave in a bucket to dry or hang upside down. Keep out of direct sunlight.
0.25g (approx 375 seed). We pack seeds by weight, the number of seeds in a packet is an estimate.
Germ 88% Aug 25
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Elegant, draping seed heads which work beautifully used fresh or dry. Immature seed heads are a fresh green, maturing to a rich aubergine black. A drought-tolerant and generous grass which produces abundantly from a single sowing.
The same species as red millet which has been eaten by humans for centuries but is most often grown as winter bird forage in the UK. These are wonderful wildlife plants. Grow an abundance and enjoy seeing the sparrows swooping down to eat the seeds throughout the autumn and winter.
Sow: March-April indoors
Plant: 30cm apart
Harvest: When just emerging or fully extended
Vase: Expect vase life of a 7 days
Notes: Harvest for drying after pollen has dropped and hang upside down in bunches.
0.5g (approx 100 seeds). We pack seeds by weight, the number of seeds in a packet is an estimate.
Germ 85% Sept 25
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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.0.1g (approx 200 seeds). We pack seeds by weight, the number of seeds in a packet is an estimate.
Germ 64% Jul 25
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Ice-white papery flowers with a striking jet-black eye. A delicate strawflower which is one of the most elegant of its type. It stands beautifully well into autumn - its always one of the last cut flowers standing.
Wonderful to use fresh or dried. The flowers open in the sunshine and close when its overcast.
Sow: May-June (best sown direct)
Harvest: Expect flowers July-October.
Stem length 40-50 cm.
Vase: Use fresh or dried. Dried flowers
Notes: Best direct sown.
Helipterum roseum
0.5g (approx 150 seeds). We pack seeds by weight, the number of seeds in a packet is an estimate.
Germ: 69% Oct 25
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Large double strawflowers with papery, burnt orange petals around a cheery yellow center. A perfect addition to warm autumnal arrangements.
A brilliant cut flower which can be used fresh but comes into its own when dried. Pick at the height of flowering, bind together in generous bunches and hang them to dry upside down and the colour will intensify. You'll have colourful blooms to brighten up the house and take you through the winter months and beyond. There's a reason this is known as the 'everlasting flower' and 'immortelle'.
Helichrysums are Australian natives which are very robust and drought tolerant. They are avoided by deer and rabbits.
Sow: Sow undercover in April or outside direct in May. Benefits from warm soil.
Plant: 4 weeks after sowing
Harvest: July-September. 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. Flower colours will intensify.
Helichrysum bracteatum
0.25g (approx 300 seeds). We pack seeds by weight, the number of seeds in a packet is an estimate.
Germ: 60% Aug 25
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