The Nostalgic Cottage Garden Flower Box - 24 Packets

Sweet William Auricula Eyed Mixed

Dense clusters of crimson, purple and pink bicolour florets with characteristic pale "auricula eyes" — the cottage biennial classic with intense clove fragrance and 10-14 day vase life.

Hesperis Purple (Sweet Rocket)

Classic violet-purple Sweet Rocket with powerful violet-and-clove dusk fragrance — the cottage garden classic and Orange Tip butterfly's preferred food plant.

Achillea Pastel Mixed

A painterly tapestry of apricot, soft rose, vintage white and gentle lilac — the most romantic achillea mix and a perfect fit for the faded cottage garden palette.

Clarkia Crown Double Mix

Tall slender spikes densely packed with intricate double orchid-like flowers in rose, salmon, mauve and white — the underrated cottage garden cut flower.

Corncockle

Tall slender stems with magenta-pink trumpet flowers and black-speckled white centres — the iconic British cornfield wildflower, weaving through cottage borders.

Didiscus Blue Lace

Elegant powder-blue umbels on tall slender stems with lacy ferny foliage — the florist's secret weapon and one of the truest soft blue cut flowers from seed.

Echinacea Purple Coneflower

The original prairie coneflower — magenta-pink reflexed petals around coppery-orange cones. Self-seeding hardy perennial that improves every year. RHS Pollinators.

Gypsophila Covent Garden

Frothy mist of pure white open-faced blooms — the florist's secret tall annual Gypsophila that lifts every summer arrangement. Fast-growing, 6–8 weeks to flower.

Verbena bonariensis

Tall wiry "see-through" stems topped with electric-purple flower clusters — the designer-quality structural perennial and one of the best UK plants for attracting butterflies.

Poppy Ladybird

Vibrant scarlet cups with huge contrasting black blotches — the dramatic "ladybird-pattern" poppy. RHS Award of Garden Merit, hardy annual, exceptional bee plant.

Cornflower Polka Dot Mixed

A compact dwarf cornflower mix in seven cottage colours on bushy 30–50cm plants — the container-friendly polka-dot palette bred specifically for amateur gardeners.

Antirrhinum Crown Mixed

A carnival of cottage garden colour on bushy, self-supporting plants — scarlet, hot pink, yellow, purple and white snapdragons from a single packet.

Wallflower Ivory White

Dense spikes of creamy-white Wallflower blooms with sweet honey-and-primrose fragrance — the elegant cool-toned cottage biennial for white spring gardens and dark corners.

Cosmos Seashells Mixed

Cosmos with tubular fluted petals rolled into perfect seashells — a Fleuroselect Novelty Winner in pink, white, carmine and bicolour. Architectural conversation piece.

Calendula Art Shades Mixed

A sunset in your garden — soft apricot, warm cream and peachy gold pot marigolds on bushy 60cm plants. Edible petals, drought-tolerant, reliably generous.

Sweet Pea Leamington

Large frilly crushed-silk flowers in clear rich lavender-lilac — the gold-standard RHS AGM lavender Sweet Pea with sun-stable colour and exceptional cutting length.

Bupleurum Griffithii

Zesty lime-green starburst flower heads above wraparound blue-grey leaves — the cottage garden's secret weapon for lifting any bouquet, fresh or dried.

Larkspur Giant Imperial Mix

Tall sturdy spires packed with double ruffled flowers in violet, blue, pink, carmine and white — the basal-branching Larkspur giving multiple cutting stems per plant.

Pansy Swiss Giant Ullswater Deep Blue

Large velvety deep indigo-blue pansies with characteristic darker face markings — the Swiss Giant Ullswater selection for classical English spring and autumn-winter colour.

Hollyhock Nigra

The legendary heritage Hollyhock with near-black maroon-purple single flowers and small yellow eyes — rising 2m against walls. Continuously cultivated since the 1600s.

Foxglove Primrose Yellow

Tall majestic spikes of soft creamy-lemon Foxglove bells with chocolate speckling — the sophisticated pale Foxglove that lights up dark corners. RHS Pollinators.

Nigella 'Miss Jekyll' Blue (Love-in-a-mist)

Clear sky-blue semi-double flowers nestled in a "mist" of fine ferny foliage — the classic cottage Nigella named after Gertrude Jekyll. RHS AGM. Decorative dried pods.

Forget-me-not Victoria Mixed

Carpet-forming Forget-me-nots in clear blue, gentle pink and pure white together — the pastel 'Victoria Mixed' for spring containers, window boxes and tulip underplanting.