I’ve decided to try and grow some bedding plants, rather than buying them ready grown from nurseries or garden centres. I went a little overboard with the seeds (as usual!) and also bought some hardy perennial plants to mix in and provide colour early on next year. The seeds I’ve sown so far are:
Catanche (hardy perennial)
Evening Primrose (hardy perennial)
Osteospermum (hardy annual)
Nicotiana (hardy annual)
Night scented stocks (hardy annual)
Phlox Phlox of Sheep (hardy annual)
Dwarf wildflower mix (hardy annuals)
Italian White sunflowers (hardy annuals)
Geranium Splish Splash (hardy perennial)
Briza Maxima (grass) (hardy annual)
Delphiniums (hardy perennial)
Verbascum Southern Charm (hardy perennial)
Honesty/Lunaria (hardy annual)
Cosmos – two varieties Daydream and Gazebo mixed (hardy annual)
Marigolds (hardy annual)
Nigella (hardy annual)
Californian Poppy (hardy annual)
Double trailing petunias (hardy annual)
Cerinthe (hardy annual)
Lupins Dwarf Lulu mixed (hardy perennial)
Nasturtium Milkmaid (hardy annual)
Penstemon True Blue (hardy perennial)
Agastache (hardy annual)
Eustoma/Lisianthus (hardy perennial)
Calendula Sherbert Fizz (hardy annual)
Ox-Eye Daisy (hardy perennial)
Oriental Poppy Coral Reef (hardy perennial)
Primula Japonica (hardy perennial)
Veronica getianoides (hardy perennial)
I’m also trying some tropical plants – Tacca Nivea/Bat Plant, Gloriosa Lily and White Bird of Paradise.
The cosmos has germinated already and it was only sown on Friday! The geranium has also germinated which is great because it can be notoriously difficult to germinate from seed and its only taken two weeks. All the annuals sown two weeks ago have germinated too. It’s going well so far. I will update in a week.
Family Gardening 