Below are listed much-demanded seeds which do not readily fit into our other seed lists. We have not yet been able to find organic varieties of these seeds, or have room to grow them for seed ourselves. However, none of these seeds have had any chemical treatment in the packet. They are untreated seeds and are therefore safe to handle. All are open pollinated and none are gene-modified.
AMARANTH Red Army
Easy to grow with red leaves for adding to salads or stir fries. Can also be steamed. Annual.
£2.75
AMMI majus
Large white flower umbels on attractive feathery foliage. Annual. Good cut flower with strong straight stems. Height up to 1 metre.
£2.75
ANISE HYSSOP
ANISE HYSSOP has scent of anise and mint. Perennial plant for borders or for a wild garden. Purple/blue flowers from August on, much loved by numerous insects and butterflies. Agastache foeniculum
£2.75
BASIL British
Specially selected for growing outdoors in UK conditions. Robust, bright green leaves more resistant to colder weather than the usual Basil varieties. Traditional intense flavour.
£2.75
BASIL Holy
Sacred basil. Green leaves with purple edges and stem. Delicious rich scent for stir fries and used in Thai temples. Annual.
£2.75
CALENDULA Kinglet
Mix of apricot, gold and orange crested blooms. Ideal for cutting and adding interest to borders. Easy to grow annual. Height 60cm.
£2.75
CALENDULA Playtime Mix
Stunning mix of single, semi-double and double flowering blooms in a variety of bright, pastel and buff colours. Easy to grow annual. Height 50cm.
£2.75
CALENDULA Porcupine Yellow
Easy to grow with attractive bright yellow flowers with closely set quilled petals giving an eye-catching display in summer borders. Height up to 50cm. Fleuro-select Novelty award winner.
£2.75
CALENDULA Tall Yellow
Tall yellow calendula with dark centres. Great for cutting. Easy to grow annual Height up to 70cm.
£2.75
CALENDULA Triangle Flashback
Stunning mix that makes a wonderful display in the garden. Unusual colours for calendula. Easy to grow annual. Height 50cm.
£2.75
CALENDULA Wintersun
Delightful little Calendula that blooms in small corners of the garden for most of the year. Yellow/orange flowers. Annual that will self-seed in fun places!
£2.75
CATMINT
CATMINT Spires of blue flowers all summer, much loved by bees. Fragrant greyish leaves can be used for flavouring. Height 50cm. Hardy perennial. Nepeta racemosa
£2.75
CATNEP
Catnep or Catnip. Aromatic oils in this plant stimulate cats. White fairly insignificant flowers. Perennial. Nepeta cataria
£2.75
CHAMOMILE Roman
Flowering chamomile which can be used for lawns. Clip forming buds often. Hardier than 'Lawn Chamomile' (Treneague). Needs good drainage. Height 40cm. Perennial.
£2.75
CHRYSANTHEMUM carinatum
Merry Mix. Cheery mixture of colourful flowers. Height 60cm. Ideal for cutting. Annual
£2.95
CORN CHAMOMILE
White daisy-like annual with yellow centre. Feathery finely divided aromatic leaves. Lovely addition a wild-flower area. Height 30cm Anthemis arvensis
£2.75
CORNFLOWER Mixed colours
CORNFLOWER Mixed colours. Beautiful flowers in mid to late summer. Loved by bees. Annual. Approx. 50 seeds
£2.75
DYER’S WELD
Weld or Dyer's Rocket is a biennial. Dye herb for strong yellow dye. Prefers neutral to calcareous soils. Tall spires of small flowers are an excellent source of pollen and nectar for butterflies and bees. Reseda luteola
£2.75
Field SCABIOUS
Field SCABIOUS. Tall stems with flat heads of blue flowers June to October. Perennial. Knautia arvensis
£2.75
FLAX
FLAX var. Lisette. Sky blue flowers throughout summer. Height 1m +. Flax has been cultivated since 5000BC to make paper and cloth. Can sow in a block to prevent lodging (falling over). Hardy annual. Approx. 50 seeds Linum usitatissimum
£2.75
FLAX Red
Delightful bright red flowers for sowing direct. Height 40cm. Easy to grow hardy annual. Approx.100 seeds. Linum grandiflorum rubrum
£2.75
HONESTY Mixed Colours
Mix of pink and mauve coloured flowers followed by silver dried seed pods. Sometimes called the money plant. Lunaria annua
£2.75
LUPIN Sunrise
LUPIN Sunrise. Single stemmed lupin with fragrant tri-coloured flowers of azure blue, white and yellow up the stem. Stunning when grown in groups, and lasts well as a cut flower. Height in flower up to 1 metre. Annual. Approx. 15 seeds.
£2.75
MEXICAN MARIGOLD
Tagetes minuta. Aromatic annual . Roots secrete weed-suppressing chemicals. Some deterent against eelworm, and also bindweed, ground elder and couchgrass. Minute yellow daisy-like flowers from August to October. Height in flower 2m +.
£2.75
MEXICAN TARRAGON
MEXICAN TARRAGON Tagetes lucida. Edible leaves with strong tarragon flavour. Produces lots of leaves throughout the summer. Wonderful addition to chicken dishes, and soups. Pretty yellow flowers. Half hardy annual. Easy to grow. Height 60cm.
£2.75
MITSUBA
Sometimes called Japanese parsley. Grows large and is more like a vegetable. Heart shaped leaves. Unique oriental flavour for salads and soups. Hardy perennial
£2.75
NASTURTIUM Empress of India
Crimson scarlet flowers with dark blue-green foliage. Compact plant. Annual. Tropaeolum majus 'Empress of India'
£2.75
ORLAYA grandiflora
ORLAYA grandiflora White Finch. Can be sown in autumn or spring to give large white lacy flowers. Height 60cm. Long flowering and attractive to beneficial insects. Good cut flower. Hardy annual.
£2.75
PAINTED SAGE
Good for pollinating insects. Not normally for culinary use. Blue variety called 'Oxford Blue'. Height 50cm. Annual. Salvia horminum (syn. viridis)
£2.70
PERILLA Red Shiso
Warm aromatic scent of leaves used in Japanese cookery. Cultivate like Basil. Beautiful dark red leaves with frilly edges. Can be used as a bedding plant! Annual.
£2.75
PURSLANE Summer
A green summer-grown purslane with small fleshy leaves for crunchy taste in salads or for cooking. Portulaca oleracea
£2.75
RUDBECKIA Autumn Colours
Attractive mix of autumn shades - bronze petals, red rings and rusty red centres. An excellent mid to late flowering bedding plant. For mixed borders and on its own. Height 60cm. Approx. S/C 50
£2.75
SUMMER PICKING FLOWER MIX
Wonderful easy-to-grow annuals that are sown direct at the beginning of June in full sun. They soon flower and give an amazing display of mixed colours for the rest of the summer and into early autumn. Very fast flowering. Height approx. 75cm
£3.75
SUNFLOWER Teddy Bear
Bright golden yellow double flowers. Height 40cm. Good for containers or front of border.
£2.75
SUNFLOWER Waooh!
Fantastic variety for any border at 65cm tall. Lovely open heads so bees can forage. This variety has the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.
£2.75
SWEET PEA EVERLASTING Red Pearl
Perennial sweet pea. Height mid summer 200cm. Very attractive deep pink/red flowers. Lathyrus latifolius
£2.75
SWEET ROCKET Violet
Violet flowered variety, very fragrant especially in the evening. Not the edible rocket. Biennial/perennial. Hesperis matronalis Violet
£2.75
THYME Red Creeping
Thyme with a creeping habit, forming mats 10cm tall. Very ornamental purple flowers, loved by bees. Edible but not the thyme that is normally grown for culinary use. Hardy perennial. Thymus serpyllum coccineus
£2.75
YELLOW RATTLE
Bright yellow 15cm flower spikes, attractive to bumblebees. Excellent for grassy wild flower areas. Seed pods rattle. Annual which self-seeds. Rhinanthus minor.
£2.75
ZINNIA Dahlia Flowered Mix
ZINNIA Dahlia Flowered Mix. Large semi-double flowers in a good colour range. Height 60-90cm. Half-hardy annual. Flowers from June to October. Good for pollinating insects. Height 50cm. Zinnia elegans Annual
£2.75