Grow 20 Different Flowers from seed in 2020

[mothhawk]

Erm, last time I checked, 6 + 12 <> 20

Well spotted Mitzi, forgot catananche and honesty off the already sown list. Knew I'd sown 8, only listed 6. Oops

[farendwoman]

Definitely going to have a go with this!
The sort of challenge I will really enjoy.
Not sure what I’ll be growing yet though - but can’t wait to get started. Sweet peas already done )
Roll on Spring.

[Jolo]

Eupatorium cannabinum

I'm trying to introduce more native wild plants into my garden. I am going to give Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) a go along with Devil's-bit (Succisa pratensis). I think both are easy to grow and interesting so I will add them to some areas of my garden that are a bit bear.

[Scarlet]

I'm trying to introduce more native wild plants into my garden. I am going to give Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) a go along with Devil's-bit (Succisa pratensis). I think both are easy to grow and interesting so I will add them to some areas of my garden that are a bit bear.

Have you ever used that site??
OMG!! Buying in by the 100g....certainly not for the amateur gardener.??!

[veggiechicken]

I had the Agrimony in a previous garden. It self seeded everywhere with fluffy seeds like dandelions. Be aware!!

[Scarlet]

That site sells dandelion seeds by the grams!!! who wants more?

[Scarlet]

I'm trying to introduce more native wild plants into my garden. I am going to give Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) a go along with Devil's-bit (Succisa pratensis). I think both are easy to grow and interesting so I will add them to some areas of my garden that are a bit bear.

Do you have neighbours?

[veggiechicken]

I'm trying to introduce more native wild plants into my garden. I am going to give Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) a go along with Devil's-bit (Succisa pratensis). I think both are easy to grow and interesting so I will add them to some areas of my garden that are a bit bear.

That's an interesting site but only if you have a meadow to plant up. 100g of Agrimony seeds is the stuff of nightmares after my previous experience with the plant.
The Devil's bit looks nice though!

[Scarlet]

I'm listing my flowers in here - 20 different varieties seems a lot!

Sweet Peas
Clary sage
Scabious - black and white
Ammi
Rudbeckia - Irish spring,
Campanula alba
Helenium
WPGS - knautia M
Larkspur
Orlaya
Verbena B
Cornflower - Black ball.
Love in a puff
R. Purple bells

To do soon
Nicotiana lime green
Nigella
Calendula
Poppies
Cosmos
Zinnia

Foxgloves - July




#note to self (it may be a long way off) reminder for Autumn sowing.
Scabious
Ammi
Orlaya
Cornflower - Black ball.

I need a few more

[Vegi potager]

The flower seed list for this year is:

1. Borrage Blue
2. Centranthus red valerian
3. California poppy/ bread seed poppy
4. Dianthus sugar baby and rainbow
5. Foxglove, foxy mixed
6. Geranium hardy, Orchid blue
7. hyssop
8. Nasturtium alaska and Jewel of India
9. Nigella, white and blue Mrs Jekyll
10. Rudbekia
11. Sunflower from dwarf to as tall as I can grow them!
12. Sweetpeas
13. Tagetes
14. Verbena
15. Sweet Alyssum, 'Carpet of Snow'
16. Queen Anne's Lace, 'Green Mist'
17. Cornflower, True Wild Form
18. Cosmos sulphureus, 'Bright Lights'
19. Yellow Chamomile, True Wild Form
20. Poached Egg Plant
21. Monarda didyma, Bee Balm 'Panorama'
22. Penstemon barbatus, ''Twizzle Purple'
23. Zinnia elegans, 'Envy' and purple prince
24. Chamomile, 'Bodegold'
25. Marigold, Pot Calendula officinalis
26. Phacelia tanacetifolia

I will probably not get round to sowing all of them, and some I will have problems with.
I could probably add a load of herbs here as well as the insects love the mint later in the summer...
My aim is to encourage more beneficial insects in the garden to help with pollination and to eat the pesky insects. Also more companion planting and to make everything look prettier.

Apparently Zinnia is a good companion plant for dill, courgettes, chard, beans and Florence fennel. As I am planning on growing all of these I hope I can manage to get 1/2 a dozen to plant out

BOLD Sown
Italic Failed to germinate

[Vegi potager]

So far I have sown the following:

1. Geraniumhardy, Orchid blue ( went out into the cold frame in Oct? Supposed to take 3 months + to germinate. I think this is one I may have to buy as a plant )
2. Tagetes yellow gem, golden gem and orange
3. Verbena (although last years that I grew from seed and planted out are doing well in the garden and returning to life )
4. Sweet Alyssum, 'Carpet of Snow'
5. Cosmos sulphureus, sea shell mixed ('Bright Lights' to follow)
6. Poached Egg Plant
7. Monarda didyma, Bee Balm 'Panorama'
8. Penstemon barbatus, ''Twizzle Purple'
9. Calendula officinalis

Also my overwintering collard greens are about to flower... Do they count?

[Guest]

1. Foxglove (silver fox, alba, apricot, pams choice and mixed) grown
2. Teasel grown
3. Honesty grown
4. Sweet William (auricula eyed) grown

5. Snapdragons (tetra mixed, madame butterfly mix, snowflake, rembrandt)
6. Sweet Pea (Percy Thower, Erewhon, Matacuna, America, Painted Lady, Norfolk Everlasting, Senator, Blue Ripple, Wiltshire Riple, White Royal Family, Nimbus, Cream Southbourne and 4 others)
7. Mallope
8. Scabious (imperial mix)
9. Cotton (red foliate, arkansas green lint and brown sea island)
10. Statice (Pacific Mix)
11. Larkspur (Smokey Eyes, Giant Imperial, Splish Splash and Hyacinth Mix)
12. Helichrysum - Rose, white
13. Cobea - cup and saucers
14. Lisianthus Nigrescens
15. Carnation (double mixed)
16. Cephalaphora Aromatica
17. Penstemon (choc drop)
18. Cephalaria Gigantia (perennial scabious)
19. Echinops (platinum blue)
20. Candlebra Primrose
21. Alchemilla Mollis

22. Nicandra - Violacea and splash of cream
23. Candy Tuft - Mount Hood
24. Lupin - White


Flowering plants rather than flower flowers:-

Bauhinia Monandra (Pink Orchid Tree)
Caesalpina (yellow)
Clematis - Francis Rivis

[MissPea]

My list consists of
1.lemon balm
2. Chamomile
3. Calendula
4. Orlya grandiflora
4. zinnias still to sow)
5. Sunflowers (still to sow)
6. Cleome
7. Tagetes minueta
8. Bunny tail grass (does this count?)
9. Craspedia globosa
10. Sweet peas
11. Echinops
12. Echinacea
13. Verbascum
14. Phacelia
15. Random mix of Poppy’s
16. Strawflowers
17. Snapdragon
18. Astrantia ( not sure it’s germinating though)
19. Bergamot
20. Cornflowers
21. Cosmos
Also have desert rose and cape sundew but not sure if they count as they’re indoor plants ��

[Vegi potager]

And more sown today...
10. Borrage Blue
11. Sweetpeas (royal mixed)
12. Queen Anne's Lace, 'Green Mist'
13. Cosmos sulphureus, 'Bright Lights'
14. Yellow Chamomile, True Wild Form
15. Zinnia elegans, 'Envy' and purple prince
16. Chamomile, 'Bodegold'
17. Phacelia tanacetifolia ( mixed with red clover.)
18. Primula Candelabra

getting close to the magic number... if only I get everything to germinate!

[Vegi potager]

19. bread seed poppy Maanzaad, saw it while wandering round the garden centre to get some potato fertiliser.

< note to self, in and out no more perusing, I also came home with some ajuja repens and a couple of other flower plants whose name eludes me just now.>