Autumn sowing

When most crops have been harvested in late summer and the first gaps appear in the beds, it is time for autumn sowing. The aim is to harvest herbs and vegetables throughout the year and to keep the soil covered. Asian salads, lamb’s lettuce, garden cress or spinach can be sown into October and harvested after just a few weeks. Many cabbage varieties are hardy or actually need a good frost to develop their flavor. In addition, winter leek varieties and spring onions are suitable for overwintering. For those in a hurry, we recommend sowing rocket, which is ready to harvest in 3 weeks. Autumn sowing of biennial and perennial herbs and flowers means that they grow and bloom particularly vigorously in spring. Sowing green manure is a good way to revitalize stressed and depleted soils over the fall and winter. After the incorporation of the green manure plants in spring, their nutrients are released and are available for the next crops.

Butterfly - Wild flowers (mixed)

This mixture contains more than 20 different species, including meadow bellflower, knapweed, scabious, horn clover and spring primrose and is particularly good for butterflies. Should be cut once or twice a year (summer/autumn).

€4.60
Canterbury Bells - Campanula medium

Biennial, in some instances even perennial Campanula. The large, blue or white flowers gradually 'line u'p on stems up to 70 cm in height. Well suited for borders or for cutting.

€3.05
Carthusian Pink - Dianthus carthusianorum

Wildflower with purple-red flowers that thrives in dry, nutrient-poor habitats, such as rockeries. This hardy plant is good for cut flowers. Native plant endangered by intensive agriculture.

€3.05
Centaury - Centaurium erythraea

Centaurium erythraea; valuable medicinal herb, slow initial development. Prefers warm and dry location. Pink flowers approx. 10-40 cm in height. Needs light to germinate: cover seeds only thinly.

€3.05
Common Columbine - Aquilegia hybrida

Aquilegia vulgaris, typical cottage garden plant for sun or semi-shade. Approx. 80-100 cm in height, flowers in a variety of colours.

€3.05
Common Foxglove - Digitalis purpurea

Digitalis purpurea will producea leafy rosette in the same year it is sown. In the 2nd year pink-red flowers will develop onbranch-free stems of up to 1.5 metres length. Will do well in half shade, attractive pollinator; very poisonous.

€3.05
Common mallow - Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana

Attractively flowering, native, non-demanding mallow variety, growing to 80-120 cm in height. Useful as a medicinal or culinary herb and can be used to make a tea. Leaves, buds, and flower petals can all be used. Will grow particularly deep roots.

€3.05
Common Marigold 'Golden Princess Black Center' - Annual flowers

70 cm high, very old marigold variety with a strong stem. The golden yellow flowers with their double, dark center look beautifully lively thanks to the play of colors from dark purple to red. Suitable for cutting and insect-friendly. Petals are edible

€3.05
Coneflower - Echinacea purpurea

Chinacea, medicinal and ornamental plant. Pink flowers on stems of approx. 100 cm. Undemanding, long-flowering, long-flowering, easy to combine with other plants, but also suitable for stand alone arrangements.

€3.05
Corncockle - Agrostemma githago

Agrostemma githago. Formerly a common sight in cornfields, but nowadays rare. Black seed, poisonous. Flowers in June if sown in spring, or in June if sown in autumn. Flowers purple, height ca. 50-100 cm.

€2.73
Cornflower 'Blauer Junge' - Annual flowers

Centaurea cyanus ('Blue Boy'), annual, if sown in autumn biennial and flowering the following summer, in field and garden. Undemanding, good for cutting. Excellent food plant for bees. Ca. 80-120 cm

€2.73
Cornflower (Mixed Colours) - Annual flowers

Centaurea cyanus, blue, pink and white; annual, if sown in autumnbiennial and flowering the following summer, in field and garden. Undemanding, good for cutting. Excellent food plant for bees. Ca. 80-120 cm

€3.05
Crimson Flax - Linum grandiflorum

Linum grandiflorum, annual. A profusion of silky-smooth, deep red flowers, which last. Approx. 40 cm in height.

€3.05
Crimson Silene - Silene asterias

Rosette-forming plant that flowers in the second year. Grows to a height of about 30cm, with burgundy, almost spherical flower heads with blue stamens and a faint scent. Popular with bees and butterflies, drought tolerant. Nice for designing natural gardens using native wild perennials.

€3.05
Dame's Violet - Hesperis matronalis

Hesperis matronalis. This wild flower prefers to grow in semi-shade, where it will reach 40-80 cm. Its strong fragrance , particularly in the evening, is reminiscent of violets. Important food plant for various moths.

€3.05
Delphinium tatsienense - Delphinium tatsienense

About 40 cm high, graceful branching perennial, in an attractive shade of bright blue. Often flowers in its first year, depending on the weather and the time of sowing. Long flowering period. Short-lived but sets seed easily.

€3.05
Fairy Bellflower - Campanula persicifolia

Campanula persicifolia, blue or white bell-shaped long lasting flowers, for sun or semi-shae. Depending on location will remain compact or grow up to one metre in height.

€3.05
Flowering Lawn - Flowery Lawns and Meadows

Mixture with at least 20 species for poor to nutrient-rich areas, including ryegrass, red fescue, daisy, small meadow button and knapweed. Under heavy traffic and frequent cutting (4 to 9 times a year), some fertilization is recommended. Sowing density: 15g/m².

€4.60
Flowering Meadow - Flowery Lawns and Meadows

Very species-rich, extensive meadow with grasses and almost 30 different types of wildflowers. Suitable for dry, lean to slightly fresh, humus-covered soil. We recommend a hay cut from mid-June onwards and a low autumn cut. Sowing density: 5g/m².

€4.60
Fragrant Primrose - Primula veris

One of the best-known flowers of spring, does well in sun and light shade. Fragrant flowers. Approx. 20 cm in height.

€3.05
Geum chiloense 'Goldball' - Geum chiloense

Very long-lived perennial with dazzling golden-yellow little flower balls from June onwards. This sturdy perennial thrives in full sun and copes well with winter temperatures. Good in perennial borders and also suitable for cut flowers.

€3.05
Helenium autumnale - Helenium autumnale

Long-lived, up to 90 cm high perennial. Opens its many yellow to red-brown flowers from August for bees and other insects. Excellent cut flower. Pretty, midsummer and late summer bloomer for perennial borders. Benefits from an open, sunny location.

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Hollyhock - Alcea rosea

Transient plant with mallow-type flowers in various shades of red. Up to 2 metres in height. Particularly attractive in front of buildings and walls.

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Jacob's Ladder - Polemonium caeruleum

Polemonium caeruleum; native plant with purple-blue bell-shaped flowers, which are in flower from spring to summer. Prefers fresh locations and will do well in sunny and semi-shady locations. Good provider of pollen.

€3.05

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