Collection: Hardy Annuals

Nigella hispanica White Seeds This white-flowered form of Spanish Fennel flower is very similar to the traditional Love-in-the-mist, with the same delicate foliage and attractive seedpods that develops when the flower dies. The flowers...See More

Daucus carota - Wild Carrot Seeds Strong architectural white umbel flowers. Once the flowers fade, the seedheads close in on themselves to create an attractive birds-nest shape. When left through the winter, they are beautiful covered...See More

Orlaya grandiflora - Seeds Attractive fern-like foliage and distinctive white flowers attractive to pollinators and excellent for cutting. Easy-to-grow with a long flowering period, it looks particularly ornamental combined with Phacelia or Nigella. Originates...See More

Cynoglossum 'Mystic Pink' Seeds A tall version of this versatile annual, which will add vertical interest and colour from the middle to the back of a border. Likes full sun to partial shade and...See More

Eschscholzia californica 'Carmine King' Seeds These handy little annuals are a magnet for pollinators and beneficial planted near fruit and vegetables. The flowers can also be enjoyed in the vase if cut early morning, before...See More

Briza maxima - Seeds The dancing flowerheads of Greater Quaking Grass add movement and grace to your borders. Also happy in a container, the strap-like foliage and heads turn straw-yellow in autumn as they...See More

Eschscholzia californica 'Peach Sorbet' Seeds A complete contrast to the common bright orange California Poppy. Producing masses of dusky, peachy-cream double or semi-double double flowers above delicate ferny green foliage. An excellent choice for gardens...See More

Omphalodes linifolia 'Little Snow White' Seeds A slender, branching Forget-me-not type flower, with narrow grey-green foliage and masses of flower sprays with faintly-scented white blooms. The flowers are excellent for cutting and look very ornamental when...See More

Borage (White) - Seeds The white form of this annual herb flower is a bee attractant, making it excellent for sunny meadows. The robust arrow-shaped leaves are covered in hairs, and plants give rise...See More

Consolida ajacis 'Blue spire' Seeds An old-fashioned branching variety, these sturdy plants produce abundant purple flowers from June to September and can keep going to the first hard frost. They make great cottage garden flowers...See More

Phacelia tanacetifolia - Seeds The flowers attract bees, butterflies and ladybirds. Perfect for use in a wildlife or organic garden, as plant can be dug into soil as a soil improver. Growth is fast,...See More

Calendula 'Sunset Buff' Seeds Beautiful pastel-coloured Marigolds, a softer, subtler look than traditional marigolds. Plant generously around a vegetable garden to make the most of this versatile companion plant, where it will repel pests...See More

Papaver commutatum 'Ladybird' (Poppy) Seeds No cottage-garden border should be without this variety. Healthy clumps of heavily toothed, hairy green leaves emerge in spring. In summer, the blood-red blooms that appear are incredibly vibrant, each...See More

Lathyrus 'Geranium Pink' (Sweet Peas) Seeds A Spencer-type, sweet pea, producing an abundance of large, scented flowers. This annual climber needs sturdy support, so is ideal for an arch, obelisk or trellis. Feed with a high-potash...See More

Nemophila insignis - Seeds Baby Blue Eyes is easy to grow. Its carpeting habit provides fantastic ground cover. Being only 20cm tall, it is suited for edging borders and paths, as well as in...See More

Nigella hispanica - Seeds Spanish native, this Love-in-a-Mist is tall and the most impressive of the Nigellas. The large blue flowers are filled with crimson stamens, and as the flowers fade they are replaced...See More