Seed Collection Slowflower Garden

Characteristics for Seed Collection Slowflower Garden

Contents:

Sunflower 'Hella'

• A lot of small sunflowers
• Lasts well in a vase
• Cut diagonally when the first petals unfold
• Sufficient for approx. 80 plants

Cosmos

• A beautiful mixture of pink and white flowers
• Grows in any soil that isn’t too strongly fertilised
• We recommend cutting them when the buds are showing colour but haven’t opened yet
• Sufficient for approx. 50 plants

Zinnia 'Sommer in Orange'

• Wonderful, warm summer colours
• Will flower until the first night time frost
• Cut when they are fully flowering in order for them to last as long as possible in the vase
• Sufficient for approx. 50 plants

Snapdragon

• Beautiful mix of colours
• Up to 60 cm tall
• Will flower earlier if started in a greenhouse
• Sufficient for approx. 750 plants

Love-in-a-Mist

• The elegant flowers and decorative seed capsules can both be used for bouquets
• Cut the flowers when they are in full flower, the seed capsules can be used fresh or dried
• Sufficient for approx. 200 plants

Larkspur

• The flowers stay nice and colourful when dried and are ideal for dried flower arrangements
• Can also be sown in autumn
• Cut when about a third of the flowers on a spike are opened
• Sufficient for approx. 80 plants

Cinnamon Basil

• Very decorative plant with small, violet flowers
• Beautiful smell
• Can be used as fillers for flower arranging with or without flowers
• Sufficient for approx. 10 m²

Switchgrass 'Fontaine'

• Decorative grass adds something special to any bouquet
• The flower fronds look a little like small fountains
• They can be harvested at almost every stage
• Sufficient for approx. 100 plants