Grow your garden with our favourite cut flower varieties.
All Flower Seeds
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Amaranth 'Love-lies-bleeding'
This selection of love-lies-bleeding has striking tassel-like seed heads for late summer and autumn. They're a deep magenta-red which retains a lot of its intensity when dried. 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 of 1m.Vase: 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/375 seedsGerm 94% Nov 24
£1.95
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Ammi visnaga 'Green Mist'
'Green Mist' produces a profusion of billowing, cloud-like blooms. The umbels can be picked when small and green or once they've began to sparkle with little white flowers. They are extremely popular pollinators. Ammi visnaga is taller than its close relative Ammi majus. The plants are tall and stately, growing to at least 1m tall. They are generous flowerers and make a real impact when grown on mass. Sow: September-October for overwintering seedlings. Sow undercover or outside Mar-May, depending on soil conditions. Loves to be sown direct into the soil.Plant: 30cm apartHarvest: Expect 60cm stem length.Vase: For best vase life, pick when two thirds of the flowers on umbel are open. Vase life of 10 days. N.B. Poisonous to livestock. Sap can cause skin irrigation in some people. 0.25g (approx 300 seeds)AmVGM-00152-VTL-OG
£1.25
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'Bee's Choice' Seed Collection
Our 'Bee's Choice' collection is designed to provide forage for a wide range of bees in your neighbourhood. This blue and white flowered collection looks lovely grown together in the garden or arranged together in a vase. Cynoglossum 'Winnow Mix' A chance to buy some very rare seeds. This seed is a cross between Cynoglossum ‘Firmament’ (blue) and ‘Mystic Pink’ (rose). Expect mostly blues with the chance of some surprises in soft rose and lilacs. We love Cynoglossum because it flowers so abundantly, attracting incredible populations of bees to your garden. Ageratum 'Timeless' 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. Cosmos 'Fizzy White' 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. N.B. Packet sizes and latest germination rates are show on individual product descriptions - follow the links.
£7.50
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Orlaya grandiflora (Lace Flower)
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)OrGF-00151-VTL-OG
£1.50
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Cornflower 'Florist Blue Boy'
A 'Blue Boy' cornflower selection made with floristry in mind. Deep blue flowers are all double or semidouble, hovering above wiry (and sturdy) upright stems.The perfect garden plant for naturalistic planting schemes and makes a lovely filler in meadow-style arrangements. Looks beautiful with lilac, white and primrose yellow. Cornflowers are some of the most robust cut flowers out there - they thrive in poor soil and are rarely bothered by pests and diseases. They attract a wide range of pollinators to your garden and I often find them covered with hoverflies.Flowers are edible - sprinkle the petals in salads or in cocktails.Sow: September-October for overwintering seedlings. Sow undercover or outside Mar-May, depending on soil conditions. Loves to be sown direct into the soil.Plant: 4 weeks after sowing at 30cm.Harvest: Expect 60-80cm stem length.Vase: Pick when flowers are beginning to open for vase life of 5 days.1g (approx 200 seeds)CFFBu-00104-JNY-C
£2.25
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Statice 'Forever Happy'
Forever Happy is a lovely lavender pink statice dotted with pale yellow bracts. The yellow bracts fade after drying. Along with strawflowers, they are our top dried flower for beginners because they are so productive and easy to dry down. Harvest when flowers are fully out, tie in bunches and hang upside down to dry. Sturdy flowers to work with fresh or dry.Originating from the Mediterranean, statice is extremely drought and heat tolerant. We find it an easy plant to grow, even in wet summers.Sow: Sow undercover in April or outside direct in May. Benefits from warm soil.Plant: 4 weeks after sowingHarvest: July-September. Pick when flowers are full open. Stems 60cm 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.~30 seedsStaFH-00098-JNY-CGerm 100% Nov 24
£2.75
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Cornflower 'Black Ball'
Cornflowers are some of the most robust cut flowers out there - they thrive in poor soil and are rarely bothered by pests and diseases. They attract a wide range of pollinators to your garden and I often find them covered with hoverflies.Flowers are edible - sprinkle the petals in salads or in cocktails.Sow: September-October for overwintering seedlings. Sow undercover or outside Mar-May, depending on soil conditions. Loves to be sown direct into the soil.Plant: 4 weeks after sowing at 30cm.Harvest: Expect 60-80cm stem length.Vase: Pick when flowers are beginning to open for vase life of 5 days.1g (approx 200 seeds)CFBB-00037-KNG-C
£2.25
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