Flower Seeds For Cut Flower
Seeds Of Plants With Edible Flowers
Annual Flower Seeds
Biennial Flower Seeds
Perennial Flower Seeds
Flower Seeds
Regardless of whether vegetables or ornamentals are the main focal point of your garden, there's always room for a few more flower seeds to be sown.
Mr Shirley Sr has provided a list of candidates for your garden, tried and tested over the years and worthy of the Shirley stamp of approval!
If you're looking to grow your own this year, why not incorporate some flower seeds into your scheme? After all, a garden devoid of any kind of flower is a very serious, sombre place indeed! Everybody should have a go at growing flowers from seed in the garden, at the allotment, or at the very least in a few window boxes and containers.
Not only do flowers add a splash of much-needed cheerful colour, they also play a crucial role in attracting both bees and beneficial insects for pollination, as well as providing a greater diversity of foods and habitats for them. Quite simply, flowers really do add a lively 'buzz' to the garde, in more ways than one!
Just one packet of flower seeds can become great drifts of colour, texture and tone into your garden, whether it's just a row or two between your vegetables or a more complex, bells-and-whistles ornamental planting scheme. Flower seeds are a fantastic cost-cutting exercise, as they provide an economical way to grow large volumes of flowers with some varieties bringing the savings indoors via a cutting garden.
A cutting garden can be as large as a long border in your garden or plot, or as compact as a corner of your vegetable bed. Whatever your inclination, who can resist the allure of a pretty arrangement of fragrant, fresh home-grown flowers, with the knowledge that they can be replenished free of charge throughout the growing season?
Whilst we're more than aware that our flower seed listing isn't exhaustive, we have provided a worthwhile list of old favourites, specially selected by Mr Shirley Sr for their easy, reliable and worthwhile growing characteristics. Almost all of the flower seeds in our list can be seen at their very best in our flower and cutting garden, right here in our Kent nursery.
Anemone De Caen & St Brigid Corm Selection
Hardy corms which are excellent for producing cut flowers. Also known as Windflower or Poppy-flowered Anemone. Simply beautiful.
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Supplied as ready-to-plant corms.
Bells Of Ireland Seed
Long spikes of pale green shell like bracts with white flowers. Great for flower arranging and as a dried flower.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 150 seeds.
Blanketflower Seed 'Arizona Sun'
Will flower in its first season. Bright red flowers have a cheerful yellow margin to their petals. This flower was awarded an RHS Fleuroselect Gold Medal.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 50 seeds.
Buttercup seed
A cheerful, bright yellow flower, which is a hardy perennial. A traditional wild flower in Britain that is on the decline. Reaches approximately 8" - 20" tall.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 400 seeds
Californian Poppy Seed 'Kelmscott Giant'
A mix of cheerful coloured poppies. Perfect for borders, cottage gardens and cut flower. A hardy annual that can be broadcast sown.
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Supplied as a packet of approx 250 seeds.
China Aster Seed 'Matador Mixed'
All double brightly coloured flowering annual reaching around 2 feet (75 cm) tall. Half-hardy Annual. Excellent for cut flowers.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 50 seeds.
China Aster Seed 'Serenade' Series
Excellent for cut flowers and bouquets. A spray flowered variety producing numerous semi-double flowers on a single stem ranging in colour from blue to red to white.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 150 seeds.
Clarkia Seed 'Crown Double Mixed'
A beautiful mix of colours from one packet of seeds, Clarkia is perfect for borders and makes a good cut flower. Hardy Annual.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 150 seeds.
Cornflower Seed 'Crown Blue'
An excellent blue, edible flower for borders, bedding or the cutting garden. Bees love it! Hardy Annual.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 200 seeds.
Cosmos Seed 'Ladybird' Mixed
A lovely half hardy annual that thrives in a hot dry sunny position. Beautiful really bright sharp yellow, red and orange colours of semi-double and single flowers.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 60 seeds.
Dahlia Seed 'Dandy Mix'
A half hardy annual. Really stunning, seldom seen. Produces a good cut flower in shades of red, yellow and orange with matching or contrasting inner leaves.
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Supplied as a packet of approx 50 seeds.
Dandelion Seed
Gorgeous yellow flower that turns into a stunning blowball before the wind blows and it self-seeds. Great for making tea. Perennial in habit.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 1,000 seeds
Delphinium Seed 'Giant Imperial' Strain
Sometimes known as Larkspur. A stunning range of colour, fully double flowers. Can be dried or used as cut flowers. Hardy annual.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 75 seeds.
Edible & Ornamental Seed Advent Calendar
Includes Vegetable, Herb and Flower seeds, 24 different types and guidance notes for each variety. Perfect for beginner (and experienced) gardeners. Makes an ideal early Christmas gift.
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Supplied as 24 packets of seeds, guidance and string.
Emerald Velvet Lawn Grass Seed
Makes a lovely lawn (without rye grass), one pack will cover approx 2.5 metres. Best sown in Spring or Autumn in good weather conditions
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Supplied as a 185g pack of seed suitable for an area of approximately 2.5 square metres.
English Bluebell Seed
Revive the English Bluebell with this bluebell seed from an established and sustainable source. Beautiful blue spring time flowers, amazing.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 100 seeds.
English Daisy Seed
Sometimes known as the Common Daisy or Lawn Daisy. So beautiful with its white petals and sunshine yellow centre. Perennial and evergreen. Ground cover habit. Loved by bees.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 2,500 seeds
Flanders Poppy Seed
Probably the best known of all the poppies, not least because of its links with Remembrance Day. Beautiful scarlet red flowers with a black centre. Will self seed.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 200 seeds.
Flower Seed Advent Calendar
Includes 24 different types of flower seed (one for each day) and full guidance on how to grow them. The prettiest advent calendar that lasts the year!
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Supplied as 24 packets of seeds, guidance and string.
Giant Headed Sunflower Seed
Grow these for bird food or for your own enjoyment of the beautiful flowers. A mix of sunflowers in yellows and oranges.
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Supplied as a packet of approx 30 seeds.
Grow Your Own Edible Flowers Gift Pack
A collection containing 8 different varieties to grow edible flowers that will also look delightful in the garden and encourage pollinating insects into the garden.
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Supplied as 8 different packets of seed, sowing guidance and a gift bag.
Gypsophila Seed
No flower arrangement is complete without Gypsophilla and of course it's lovely so why not grow your own from seed. Reaches about 18" (45 cm) high. Hardy annual.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 200 seeds.
Icelandic & Oriental Poppy Seed Mix
A beautiful blend of poppy seeds from 'opposite' ends of the world that will produce a glorious display of different coloured flowers. Lovely for cut flower too.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 100 seeds.
Love In The Mist Seed
A pretty lacy flower reaching about 16" (40 cm) in height in a lovely range of colours from pale blue, dark blue, light and dark pink. Hardy annual.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 100 seeds.
Lovers Flower Collection
A collection of flower seeds to show your loved one just how much you love them, not only do all the different varieties have a different meaning but they get to enjoy the glorious flowers later.
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Supplied as a five different packets of flower seed, guidance and a gift bag.
Milly's Honey Bee Flower Seed Mixture
Especially blended for nectar production and pretty flowers! It will encourage all those pollinating insects into your garden and look amazing.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 500 blended seeds suitable for an area of approximately 15 square metres.
Miniature Rose Seed
True miniature roses. Semi double and single flowers in shades of pink, crimson, apricot and some white. Good for bees and pollinating insects.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 25 seeds.
Molly's Cottage Garden Flower Seed Mixture
A stunning selection of flowers that will not only look stunning but will attract wildlife too. So easy to grow and well worth it.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 250 blended seeds suitable for an area of approximately 15 square metres.
Mother's Day Flower Seed Collection
A lovely selection of pretty flower seeds with meaning. This will make your Mum feel so loved on Mother's Day and then make her smile all Summer long! A great gift.
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Supplied as 7 packets of seed, meanings and gift bag.
Nanny's Flowers for Birds Seed Mix
A mixture of 17 annuals that can be left to seed for the birds to harvest themselves, in the meantime they look stunning around your birdtable.
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Supplied as a packet of mixed seeds.
Nasturtium Seed
Scrambling and rambling in a mass of rich bright colours. A cheerful Summer ground cover that can also be eaten in salads or the seeds pickled as a caper alternative.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 45 seeds.
Old English Marigold Seed
In the 1940s and 50s these were very popular cut flowers but are hardly seen these days. A mix of three distinct beautiful varieties. Hardy annuals.
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Supplied as a packet of approx 150 seeds.
Old English Pinks Seed
The origin of this strain goes back more than 300 years. Sweetly perfumed flowers, well suited for bedding schemes or as cut flowers.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 100 seeds.
Pond Side Plant Seed
A mix of seed to grow a range of pond side plants such as Marsh Marigolds, Reeds, Water Forget Me Not, Water Mint and many more. Easy to sow at any time of the year.
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Supplied as a packet of seed to produce over 500 plants.
Poppy Seed - Mixed Selection
A stunning selection of a wide range of different poppy seeds, each packet will vary but promises to offer a selection of colour and size of flowers.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 500 seeds
Pyrethrum Seed Mix
A good mix that is particularly useful for filling that colour gap between Spring and Summer flowering subjects. Hardy herbaceous perennial.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 75 seeds.
Rudbeckia Seed Mix
Semi double flowers of rich golden yellow with russet coloured centres. A long lasting cut flower with a very long flowering season.Half-hardy annual.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 100 seeds.
Statice Seed 'Supreme' Series Mixed
An excellent flower and quite stunning for Winter flower arrangements. A lovely range of colours including crimson red, pink, yellow, blue, white and purple blue.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 75 seeds.
Sweet Pea Seed 'Old Spice' Mix
An excellent perfumed sweet pea in amazing selection of colours. Excellent for cut flowers and so prolific. Annual.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 35 seeds.
Sweet Pea Seed 'Spencer' Mix
An old variety of Sweet Pea with excellent colour and fragrance, great for cut flowers. Annual.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 60 seeds.
Sweet Scented Ten Week Stocks Seed
An old fashioned favourite in a grand mix of colours since the 17th Century. Summer flowering. Tender annual.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 100 seeds.
Sweet William Seed 'Messenger' Mixed
A beautiful flower, that can be eaten, used as a cut flower (as in Catherine Middleton's bridal bouquet) or left in the garden to look stunning!
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 150 seeds.
Victorian Polyanthus Seed
A hardy perennial of the original, organic, open-pollinated strain seldom found these days. A really hardy true Victorian variety with amazing colours.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 25 seeds.
Walking Stick Cabbage Seed
Also known as Giant Jersey Kale. In time gone by this very tall growing variety of cabbage was grown for making walking sticks. Of course it is also edible!
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 30 seeds.
Wild Flower Meadow Seed Mixture
A delightful mix of English grown wildflower seeds and grasses that will attract butterflies and pollinating insects as well as look amazing! Easy to sow and maintain.
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Supplied as a packet of over 500 blended seeds.
Wild Red Clover Seed
Perennial. A beautiful purple/pink flowering addition to your garden to encourage pollinating insects (particularly bumblebees) and to increase fertility of your soil.
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Supplied as a packet approximately 1500 seeds - sufficient to cover an area of 1.5 metre squared
Wild White Clover Seed
This provides excellent pollen for honey bees, is very easy to grow and looks really pretty with it's white flowers! Will grow on poor soil. Perennial.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 3000 seeds - sufficient for an area of 3 square metres.
Yellow Rattle Seed
Annual which flowers May to September, will self seed. Great for weakening grassy areas. Produces a lovely yellow wild flower and reaches up to 24".
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 300 seeds
Zinnia Seed 'Oklahoma' Series
For a sunny spot these are unbeatable beautiful flowers that will attract pollinating insects. Half hardy annual reaching 2'6" tall.
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Supplied as a packet of approximately 75 seeds.
Fuchsia Seed
Grow and name your own fuchsias from seed. Great fun, and not as difficult as you might think! Open pollinated seed from our 6000 square feet Fuchsia House.
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Supplied as a packet of approx 18 seeds.
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Gourd Seed 'Speckled Swan'
A highly attractive ornamental gourd, the long neck of which curves elegantly downward resembling a swan's head. Dark green flesh is speckled white.
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Supplied as a packet of 5 seeds.
