Category Archives: All Flower Seeds
Gaillardia Goblin – Seeds for Pollinators
Spectacular crimson blooms, edged with yellow. Broad-petalled daisy flowers mostly yellow, flame and red, often edged in bright contrast. Splendid summer border plants, providing material for cutting. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers July-September. HP – Hardy perennial. Height
Rosemary – Seeds for Pollinators
A perennial evergreen shrub with fragrant leaves which can be picked at any time and used in flavouring meat or fish dishes, also for bouquet garni. Oregano is also a great plant to grow to attract bumblebees to your garden.
Lavender ‘Hidcote Blue’ – Seeds for Pollinators
A compact variety of the popular English lavender. Hang bunches of flowers to dry and use it in pot-Poruri indoors. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers July-August. Height 50-60cm (20-24). Middle of border variety. HP – Hardy perennial.
Oregano – Seeds for Pollinators
A bushy perennial plant up to 50cm (20) tall with oval, pointed leaves attractive to butterflies and bees. Use for flavouring meat, pizzas and omelettes. Harvest April-October. Height 40-50cm (16-20).
Tithonia ‘Orange’ (Mexican Sunflower) – Pollinator Seeds
Robust, branching plants with long, toothed leaves that are hairy on the undersides, and bright orange, dahlia-like flower heads up to 7.5cm (3) across. Free-flowering plants that are loved by bees and butterflies and are ideal for cutting. Flowers July-October.
Poached Egg Plant – Seeds
A popular and easy-to-grow plant with bright green foliage, and aptly named vibrant yellow and white flowers. Attractive to bees. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Flowers June-September. HA – Hardy annual. Height 15cm (6).
Californian Poppy ‘Vivid Mix’ – Seeds for Pollinators
A vibrant mixture. Pretty ferny foliage, and brightly coloured flowers with delicate petals that flutter in summer breezes. Flowers mid June-September. HA – Hardy annual. Height 30cm (12).
Love-in-a-Mist ‘Blue Stars’ – Pollinator Seeds
Charming, single blue, star-shaped flowers held above attractive, narrow foliage on fine, wiry stems. Quick to flower and long-lasting in bloom. Flowers July-September/May-June. Height 30-50cm (12-20). HA – Hardy annual.
Basil Lime Mrs Burns – Seeds for Pollinators
Lime scented green leaves that can be used in cooking, eaten raw or alternatively used to make a delicious herbal tea. Enjoy the leaves, but make sure you leave some stems to flower to attract hordes of bees. Harvest July-October.
Artichoke ‘Purple De Provence’ – Seeds for Pollinators
This superb purple variety is finer tasting than green varieties. It’s as ornamental as it is edible, and is ideal for a variety of situations, and is loved by bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects. Harvest May-June (year 2). This
Broad Bean ‘The Sutton’ – Pollinators Seeds
Bred by Suttons, the Sutton broad bean is recommended for small gardens. An RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, it’s perfect for attracting honeybees to your outside space too. Recommended by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany, this one’s a
Marjoram Sweet – Seeds for Pollinators
An annual which brings out the full flavour of meat dishes. Also useful in fish and tomato dishes in salads. Harvest August-October. Height 30-40cm (12-16); spread 30-40cm (12-16)
Thyme Orange Scented – Seeds for Pollinators
A versatile perennial herb with aromatic, orange-scented foliage, attractive pale pink flowers and a strong thyme flavour. Harvest April-December. Height 20-30cm (8-12); spread 20-30cm (8-12).
Sunflower ‘Waooh’ – Seeds for Pollinators
A great value, easy-to-grow, multi-headed variety, producing masses of golden flowers with large, dark, central discs. The bushy plants are ideal for border or container, and were still blooming at the end of September in our trials. Flowers mid July-September.
Borage ‘Star Flower’ – Seeds
The Star flower produces bright blue flowers in large numbers during the summer months. Plants produce grey-green hairy leaves which can be used to flavour juices – they have a cucumber taste. Try picking fresh flowers and freezing them in
Ox-Eye Daisy Wildlife Flower – Seeds
Attractive to bees and other pollinators. Flowers year-after-year. Perfect for a sunny border or flower meadow. Height 60cm (24). HA – Hardy annual. Attractive to bees and other pollinators Flowers year-after-year Perfect for a sunny border Adopt a beehive or
Mimosa pudica (Dancing Plant) – Sensitive Seeds
Your Dancing plant will give you loads of fun. Gently touch its leaves with a pencil or your finger and the leaves will dance and curl up tightly and then gently uncurl when you are not looking! Height 25cm (10).
Foxglove ‘Monstrosa’ – Seeds
Step into the world of botanical marvels with this weird and wonderful foxglove.At first glance, this foxglove appears like any other, until the pinnacle flower unfurls, unveiling a breathtaking surprise – a huge, upward-facing, bell-shaped flower crowning the spire! Digitalis
Scorpiurus muricatus ‘Caterpillar Plant (Mix)’ – Seeds
Grow your own hairy caterpillars! These low growing, spreading plants are ideal for a sunny patch in the garden. As they become mature, the plants produce, from July to September, masses of tiny, yellow flowers which are followed by tightly
Wild Foxglove – Seeds
Delicate tubular blooms on one side of the long leafy stems. Colours may be pale purple or white with speckled throats. A favourite for herbaceous borders and woodlands in early summer. They prefer dappled shade and are attractive to beneficial
Nigella ‘Alien Eggs! (Persian Jewels Mix)’ – Seeds
Easy to grow, brightly coloured edible flowers, followed by impressively weird seed pods that look like Alien Eggs! You can also pick and dry the ‘eggs’ to use in the house as winter decorations. Height 45cm (18).
Cornflower ‘Field Cornflower’ – Seeds
A ‘cottage garden’ favourite. Drought-tolerant wildflower producing bright blue flowers that are loved by bees and other pollinators. Height 75cm (30). HA – Hardy annual.