Our Cool Flowers

Robust and frost-hardy – suitable for late sowing from august to october

Cool flowers develop a strong rosette of leaves during the cold months and then sprout with full force in spring as soon as the days become longer and warmer. They delight us with their blossoms early in the year.

B635 N05 Chinese forget-me-not

A wonderful insect plant for flower beds and balcony boxes. The bright azure blue flowers sit loosely on elongated panicles. Beautiful clear blue colour with a proportion of pure white flowering plants. An undemanding summer bloomer that also tolerates drought well.

B310 N05 Sweet Pea

A wonderfully fragrant climbing plant with abundant flowers in a variety of colours. The flowers are ready to be cut when the lowest flower is fully open. Remove wilted flowers to encourage the formation of new ones. An old cottage garden plant used to cover fences.

B235 N05 California Poppy

A delicate, low-growing poppy variety with bright orange and yellow flowers and fine blue-green, very decorative, filigree foliage. The cup-shaped flowers only open fully in full sun. Loose, sandy, well-drained soil in a sunny position is ideal. Very drought tolerant. Not suitable for consumption.

Also available as an international bag.

B350 N05 Love-in-a-Mist

Fast-growing, delicate summer flower with sky-blue blooms and finely feathered foliage. Easy to grow in beds and avoided by snails. After flowering, it forms pretty seed capsules that can be used as dried flowers. Well suited as a cut flower.

B345 N05 Chamomile

The German name Kamille comes from Greek and means ‘apple on the ground’, referring to the scent of the flowers. This medicinal and herbal plant has low soil requirements but is slow to develop in its early stages.

B145 N05 Cornflower

Cornflower with bright blue, double flowers that bees love to visit. An uncomplicated, undemanding summer bloomer. Can also be sown in autumn, with the first flowers appearing at the end of May. Ready to cut as soon as the top flower has opened. Suitable as a cut flower.

Also available as an international bag.

B110 N05 Corncockle, purple

Wild or medicinal plant from the carnation family with beautiful large purple flowers on long stems. Undemanding beauty for natural gardens. Suitable as a cut flower. Note: All parts of the plant are poisonous.

B200 N05 Larkspur

The larkspur forms long, delicate, beautiful flower spikes in shades of blue, white or pink. It grows in sunny and semi-shaded locations. After the first flowering, cut back to about 10-15 cm, then it will flower a second time. Particularly attractive to bumblebees! Suitable as a cut flower. Note: All parts of the plant are poisonous.

Also available as an international bag.

B119 N05 Snapdragon, mixed colours

A taller variety of this delicately scented, popular cottage garden plant in many bright colours! Snapdragons are relatively snail-proof and often perennial in sheltered locations. Ready to cut when 3-5 flowers have opened at the bottom of the cluster. Suitable as a cut flower.

Also available as an interantional bag.

B571 N05 Feverfew

Attractive, old medicinal and cottage garden plant with numerous small white flowers with yellow centres, similar to chamomile. The sturdy stems branch profusely and have very good vase life. Feverfew is actually a perennial and overwinters in mild locations. Well suited as a cut flower.

B130 N05 Pot Marigold, mixed colours

Popular mixture of single, unfilled flowers in shades of yellow and orange. An uncomplicated and undemanding free flowering cut flower. After the first bloom the seed heads should be cut off, then they will continue flowering until well into the autumn.

Also available as an international bag.