The Autumn Seed Sowing Flower Box

You will receive 10 full-sized packets of hardy annuals perfect for autumn sowing:

• 🦢 Sweet Pea 'Swan Lake': The essential autumn sow. A pure white, ruffled Spencer type. Establishing them now guarantees the longest stems for next year.
• ❄️ Ammi Majus (Queen Anne's Lace): The florist's favourite filler. Autumn-sown plants grow huge and produce endless clouds of white lace.
• 🏰 Larkspur 'Giant Hyacinth Mix': Tall, delphinium-like spires that crave a cold start to germinate well. A vertical essential.
• 💜 Cornflower 'Mauve Boy': A sophisticated vintage shade. Deep dusty-lilac double blooms that look incredible in bouquets.
• 🥕 Daucus carota 'Dara': The Chocolate Lace Flower. Sown now, it forms a strong rosette that pushes up burgundy lacy umbels early in summer.
• 🎨 Scabious 'Imperial Mix': Tall, wiry stems topped with pincushion flowers in a rich jewel-box mix of pinks, purples, and deep reds.
• ⚪ Orlaya Grandiflora: The White Lace Flower. A refined, flat-topped bloom that looks like intricate needlepoint. Needs cold to germinate well.
• 🦐 Cerinthe 'Purpurascens': Honeywort. Silvery-blue foliage and purple bells. A tough annual that establishes quickly in cooling soil.
• 💙 Nigella 'Miss Jekyll' (Love-in-a-mist): A classic cottage favourite. Autumn sowing results in larger drifts of blue flowers and decorative seed pods.
• 🌸 Corncockle (Agrostemma): A graceful wildflower with tall, slender stems and silky magenta-purple trumpets that sway in the breeze.

When to Sow: September and October are ideal.

Where to Sow:
Sheltered Spot: You can sow directly into the soil if your garden is sheltered and has well-drained soil.
Cold Frame/Greenhouse: For the best results, sow into seed trays or modules and keep them in a cold frame or unheated greenhouse over winter. This protects them from the worst wet and wind while keeping them cool.

The Goal: You want small, sturdy seedlings going into winter, not lush growth. Keep them cool and barely moist!

Full specific instructions are printed on each packet.