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
AMMI visnaga
Creamy white flower on tall stem. Good cut flower. Beautiful bright green ferny foliage. Medicinal herb. Annual.
£2.75
ANISE HYSSOP
ANISE HYSSOP has scent of anise and mint. Perennial plant for borders or for a wild garden. Much loved by numerous insects and butterflies. Agastache foeniculum
£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. ORGANIC SEED
£2.75
BETONY
BETONY Dark pink flowers throughout summer. Aromatic leaves. Height 60cm in flower. Hardy perennial. Medicinal herb. Dye plant for yellow. Excellent bee plant. Stachys officinalis
£2.75
BORAGE White
Bushy plant with soft hairy leaves. Attractive white starry flowers. Edible leaves and flowers. Height 40cm. Annual. Borago officinalis alba
£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
CHICORY
Pick young leaves all summer and until end of October. Add sparingly to salads. An effective tonic. Hardy herbaceous perennial. Cichorium intybus
£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 leaves. Lovely addition a wild-flower area. Height 30cm Anthemis arvensis
£2.75
FENNEL Bronze
Attractive bronze feathery leaf. Useful for culinary use, or as an ornamental. Hardy perennial in most areas of the UK Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'
£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. Linum usitatissimum
£2.75
FLAX Red
Delightful bright red flowers for sowing direct. Height 40cm. Easy to grow hardy annual. Approx.100 seeds. ORGANIC SEED Linum grandiflorum rubrum
£2.75
GREAT MULLEIN
VERBASCUM Aaron's Rod. Large soft leaves. Tall yellow flower spikes in July/August. Stunning plant. Hardy biennial. Good for bees. Verbascum thapsus
£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
HYSSOP
Narrow aromatic dark green leaves. Bright blue flowers, attractive to bees. Height 65cm. Perennial for calciferous soils. Hyssopus officinalis
£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. 30 seeds.
£2.75
MARJORAM Sweet
Round pale green leaves with excellent flavour. Good for drying for winter use. Annual. ORGANIC SEED Oreganum majorana
£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 SUNFLOWER Fiesta del Sol
Tithonia rotundifolia. Lots of beautiful deep orange flowers much loved by bees. Height 70cm. Annual for full sun. Makes an excellent cut flower.
£2.75
MIBUNA
Long narrow leaves that can be regularly cropped throughout the season. Add to salads and stir fries. Annual.
£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
NASTURTIUM Trailing or Climbing
Orange and yellow flowers mid to late summer. Will trail or climb if directed up a support. Leaves and flowers for adding to salads. Seed pods can be saved and pickled in vinegar. Annual
£2.75
NICOTIANA sylvestris
Nicotiana sylvestris White Trumpets. Fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom throughout the summer. Height up to 150cm.
£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
OX EYE DAISY
White daisy flowers with yellow centres. Perennial wildflower of grasslands. Height 40cm Leucanthemum vulgare
£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)
£2.75
PAINTED SAGE
Good for pollinating insects. Not normally for culinary use. Different shades of blue and pink. Height 50cm. Annual. Salvia horminum (syn. viridis)
£2.75
PERILLA Green Shiso
Flavour a bit different from the red variety but also delicious. Green leaves. Annual.
£2.75
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
POACHED EGG FLOWER
POACHED EGG FLOWER Creamy white flowers with yellow centres. Easily grown and good bee plant. Height 40cm. Annual. Approx. 100 seeds Limnanthes douglasii
£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
SHOOFLY
Violet blue bell-shaped flowers. Annual up to 75cm tall, sown direct in mid spring. Sometimes grown between vegetables reputedly to keep flies away. Self seeds. Dried flower pods are used in dried- flower arrangements. Nicandra physalodes
£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
SWEET PEA EVERLASTING Red Pearl
Perennial sweet pea. Height mid summer 200cm. Very attractive deep pink/red flowers. Lathyrus latifolius
£2.75
SWEET PEA Flagship
Well-scented Spencer type sweetpea with blooms that are dark blue, almost purple, with distinctive veining.
£2.75
SWEET PEA Restormel
Well scented Spencer type sweetpea. Cerise/pale orange and shimmering on the reverse. Good for exhibiting! S/C 25
£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
VIPER’S BUGLOSS
VIPER'S BUGLOSS. 80cm spires of mid blue flowers. Bees love this plant. Grows best on slightly chalky soil. Echium vulgare
£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