Sowing an Alphabet of Flowers

[Snadger]

You've got too much time on your hands VC! Ever thought of being a Mod?

[veggiechicken]

Idle hands make mischief, and they wouldn't have me as a Mod if I was norty

[veggiechicken]

I've got A - P but nothing for I,I don't have Q,R,T,U,V,X,Y & Z

Candytuft is Iberis, I'm stuck on Q too, any Rudbeckia, Violas, Zinnia?

[Jungle Jane]

No but I need to get some geranium & petunia seeds so I'l look for a trailing named one or velvet named something,alphabetically suitable varieties if there is any

[Jungle Jane]

I just read this for 'Q' do you have any wild carrot seed?
"Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace"

[Snadger]

I sowed a full alphabet of mixed perennial flowers in a large seed tray in Autumn 2016. No idea what they are, so will plant them out in clumps in a weed free bed and see what comes of them.

[veggiechicken]

Starting tomorrow with an A

Time to select my A flower seeds for January 1st
Its just another excuse to play with seeds

[happyhumph]

Do you need an excuse?! Looking forward to seeing your results. Maybe you could make them spell something?

[veggiechicken]

A is for Antirrhinum - Illumination Mix.

Sow Jan-April - makes a change for me to sow at the right-ish time.
I'm not going to sow all 2400 seeds in the packet - just a pinch. Why do they put so many seeds in a packet?

[mothhawk]

...I'm not going to sow all 2400 seeds in the packet - just a pinch. Why do they put so many seeds in a packet?

I only complain when there are too few seeds. Lots of seeds gives you lots of back-up and no worries about cosseting them because there are no seeds left in the packet to re-sow.

[Guest]

Antirrhinum - Purple Twist and Astrantia

[veggiechicken]

B is for...........

Bidens Aurea. Hardy annual. Sow late Jan - March.
I'm only a few weeks early

[veggiechicken]

C is for...........

Calendula - Daisy mixed
Some sown in modules in the GH and the rest of the packet scattered on the rockery. I have lots of Calendula so happy to gamble

[veggiechicken]

D is for.............

Dahlia - dwarf double mixed
Sow Feb - April. Only a month too early
In a small seed tray in the prop in the kitchen.

[Jungle Jane]

A is for African marigold they had me wondering about January sowing for a minute,I wonder how they'll do,I've just sowed 2 seeds of each of these alphabet seeds
B is for Blue Cornflower says sow April to May but they could've meant January
C is for Calendula Citrus Cocktail sow April to May
D is for Dahlia Sunny Reggae sow February,it's nearly February now