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Hardy Annual Seeds


Hardy annuals can be sown directly into their flowering positions in the spring and will tolerate a certain amount of cold. Well-known flowers such as sweet peas, poppies, stocks and sunflowers fall under this category, as do some of the more unusual flowers - gomphocarpus & ratibida for example.

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Lathyrus Odoratus King Size Navy Blue

Sweet Pea 'King Size Navy Blue'

Lathyrus odoratus
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A choice variety for its extraordinarily dark navy-blue flowers and superb, intense fragrance. Sweet Pea ‘King Size Navy Blue’ bears up to 5 large, frilled blooms on each slender stem, making this an excellent cut flower for filling small vases with just a few stems. Let it intertwine with paler varieties for an unforgettable display in the garden. Height: 180cm (71”). Spread: 30cm (12”).


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How to grow sweet peas 

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    • 1 packet (20 seeds)

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    • £2.99
Californian Poppy 'Jelly Beans'

Californian Poppy 'Jelly Beans'

Eschscholzia californica, California Poppy
Fully double blooms in a vibrant colour range glisten above a mass of feathery blue-green foliage. These dainty hardy annuals are tougher than they appear and positively thrive on poor, dry soils. The papery flowers attract bees and hoverflies, and make excellent, if short-lived, cut flowers. California poppies are easy to grow in beds and borders, or let them self seed throughout gravel gardens to form natural drifts. Height: 25cm (10”). Spread: 25cm (10”). More info
    • 1 packet (125 seeds)

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    • £2.29
Childrens - Poppy Ladybird

Poppy 'Ladybird'

Papaver commutatum, Caucasian Scarlet Poppy
Charming relative of the corn field poppy producing shining crimson single blooms with a black blotch. Easy and cheerful. Developed using a species introduced by our founder Wm. Thompson, from Russia in 1876. More info
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    • £2.49
Childrens - Poppy Ladybird

Poppy 'Ladybird' - RHS Garden Explorers Children's Seeds

Papaver commutatum, Caucasian Scarlet Poppy
Lady Dotty is very proud of her bright red back and red spots. She will eat the naughty greenfly on other plants. Poppy Ladybird is very easy to grow and looks just like Lady Dotty. Height: 45cm.Did You Know? - There are 46 species of ladybird in the British Isles - big and small, yellow, red or black and with different numbers of spots. See how many kinds you can find and add up all the spots. Play the ladybird game at Nature Detectives. More info
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    • £1.49
Cerinthe Major Purpurescens

Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'

Honeywort
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The original species, native of S. Europe with sea green bracts often tinged in purple. The tubular flowers are a wonderful bicoloured contrast of yellow and maroon. May also be sown in situ. More info
    • 1 packet (10 seeds)

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    • £3.69

Sunflower 'Russian Giant' - RHS Garden Explorers Children's Seeds

Helianthus annuus
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I could be the tallest flower in your garden. Can you grow the tallest, sunniest sunflower? When I have finished flowering leave the flowerheads out to feed the birds over the winter. Height: 2m+.Did You Know? - Not all sunflowers are yellow or tall. Look for furry-looking teddy bear types, different colours and ones with several flowers on one stem.


Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.


Companion planting: Try growing sunflowers with chives to deter aphids.


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    • 1 packet (25 seeds)

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    • £1.49
Kew : Sweet Pea King Size Navy Blue

Sweet Pea 'King Size Navy Blue' - Kew Collection Seeds

Lathyrus odoratus
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A choice variety for its extraordinarily dark navy-blue flowers and superb, intense fragrance. Sweet Pea ‘King Size Navy Blue’ bears up to 5 large, frilled blooms on each slender stem, making this an excellent cut flower for filling small vases with just a few stems. Let it intertwine with paler varieties for an unforgettable display in the garden. Height: 180cm (71”). Spread: 30cm (12”).


Useful links:

How to grow sweet peas 

 More info
    • 1 packet (20 seeds)

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    • £2.99
Nigella Damascena Mulberry Rose

Nigella damascena 'Mulberry Rose'

Love-In-A-Mist
A gorgeous mixture of Love-in-a-Mist, with spectacular double blooms in a delightful blend of rose, pink and white bicolour shades followed by intriguing seed pods. Nigella Mulberry Rose is eye-catching sown as drifts in borders, or used as a cut flower. More info
    • 1 packet (600 seeds)

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    • £2.29