Sowing an Alphabet of Flowers

[veggiechicken]

F is for.................Three

Not many F flowers in my box. Don't say Foxglove because that's a D for Digitalis

Felicia Heterophylla "The Blues" HHA 2008

Fritillaria Imperialis 2009

Fritillaria Meleagris (Snake's Head Fritillary 2009

[mothhawk]

Felicia Heterophylla - that's a new one to me. Had a goggle for it - what a lovely colour - and a lovely name, the Kingfisher Daisy. But alas, they need full sun, so no good in my garden. Sigh.

[mothhawk]

Where are today's flowers then? I was expecting gazanias, gaillardias, geraniums, gentians, godetia, gerberas, geums, gladioli, gypsophila, gunnera, gloxinia....

[veggiechicken]

Sorry MH - I've only sown one G today as I only had one little module filled with compost. May play catch up tomorrow

G is for .....................

Gaura Linheimerii 2010

You didn't expect that one

[Martin H]

I have a Gaura linheimerii plant in my back garden, but I noticed yesterday that it looks pretty dead. Is it easy from seed?

[SkyChild]

This is brilliant. I think I might do this with my little boy's nursery come Spring (I'm going in to donate some of my excess veg seeds too!)

[veggiechicken]

I've absolutely no idea Martin
These weird and wonderful seeds came from Chiltern seeds, yeas ago. They do a Bargain basement selection of 10 packets for not much money. You don't know what they'll send you and I loved the surprise. In fact, my Ch*****s present to myself used to be 5 collections each year. I've sown my favourites and the rest have been loitering in the seed tin
I don't know whether any of these old seeds are still viable, but I'm enjoying sorting through them, looking them up, and choosing what to sow.
If I can get a few plants, that will be a bonus

[mothhawk]

Sorry MH - I've only sown one G today as I only had one little module filled with compost. May play catch up tomorrow

G is for .....................

Gaura Linheimerii 2010

You didn't expect that one

Certainly didn't! Another I have to goggle, only to find it's another full sunner. And at 3 to 6 feet tall, perhaps a little large for my garden. But with another lovely colloquial name - wand flower.

[Bohobumble]

Thinking of joining in with those letters I do have once I have a few more veggie seeds on the go.

For those with gaps I thought this might be helpful:

All genera

[veggiechicken]

G is for .....................

Gaura Linheimerii 2010

and for...........

Gaillardia Aristata " Arizona Sun" HA/HP 2011

Gazania "Sunshine Hybrid Mix" 2012

Glaucum Flavum (Horned Poppy) 2009

Gilia Tricolor (Bird's Eye) HA 2009

[veggiechicken]

H is for .....................

Hunnemannia Fumarifolia "Sunlite" (Mexican Tulip Poppy) HHP 2008

Hermannia Ciliata (Honeybells) HSh/P 2009

Heliopsis Helianthoides Var. Scabra HP 2009

Helenium "Moerheim Beauty" (Sneezeweed) HP 2010

[veggiechicken]

I is for.........................

Inula Helenium (Elecampane) HP 2009

Inula Magnifica HP 2009

[veggiechicken]

J is for ....................

Jacaranda Ovalifolia HHSh 2010

The only J in my seed box - and its a shrub/tree.

[Guest]

J is for ....................

Jacaranda Ovalifolia HHSh 2010

The only J in my seed box - and its a shrub/tree.

I think it is allowed to be the only J when it looks that lovely.... the tree not the seed you certainly have a lot of things I have never heard of. If you get them all going I will be really jealous. Were these another pot luck special?

[veggiechicken]

Yes, NG, it was Potluck packet If it grows, it'll need large vase

K is for.....................(bit of a cheat)

Kaffir Lily (Schizostylus Coccinea) 2013

This should have been an S but I didn't have any K flowers and didn't think Kale was quite flowery enough