Seeds information
Below is a list of the various seeds that will be sent out following our free seed giveaway. Please click on the link to find full information on your seeds including planting and caring for your plants. The Children’s Society hopes you enjoy watching the flowers grow.
Plant list
Nicotiana sylvestris - Common Name: Tobacco plant
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/572.shtml
Time to plant seeds: March to May
Flowering period: July to September
Lobelia Speciosa – Common Name: Pink Elephant
http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_2c43.html
Flowering Period: July to September
Candelabra primula – Common Name: Primula
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/8932.shtml
Time to divide plants: September to November
Flowering period: March to April
Primula candelabra (Bulleyana) – Common Name: Candelabra primula
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/6846.shtml
Time to divide plants: September to April
Candelabra primula (Pulverulenta) - Common Name: Candelabra primula
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/9006.shtml
Flowering period: January to April
Lychnis coronaria - Common Name: Rose campion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/7569.shtml
Time to plant seeds: March to May
Flowering period: August to September
Helleborus argutifolius - Common Name: Corsican hellebore
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/381.shtml
Time to divide plants: April to May
Iris sibirica - Common Name: Siberian iris
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/9009.shtml
Time to divide plants: July to September
Flowering period: May to June
Salvia coccinea - Common Name: Sage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/814.shtml
Time to plant seeds: March to May
Time to take cuttings: August to September
Aconitum napellus – Common Name: Monkshood
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/1614.shtml
Time to plant seeds: March to May
Flowering period: July to August
Aquilegia vulgaris - Common Name: Columbine
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/59.shtml
Time to plant seeds: March to May
Sedum telephium - Common Name: Sedum
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/8847.shtml
Time to plant seeds: September to October
Flowering period: July to August
Primula Harlow Carr Hybrid - Common Name: Shrub rose
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/10514.shtml
Time to prune: November to March
Time to take cuttings: November to March
Abutilon vitifolium - Common Name: Abutilon
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/4.shtml
Flowering period: May to June
Kniphofia bicolor - Common Name: Red hot poker
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/445.shtml
Time to divide plants: March to April
Papaver atlanticum - Common Name: Poppy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/2968.shtml
Time to plant seeds: March to April
Verbena hastata – Common Name: Hardy perennial
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Verbena+hastata
Flowers: July to August
Verbascum nigium – Common Name: Dark Mullein
http://www.plantpress.com/wildlife/search.php?name=Verbascum%20nigrum&pl=5&adv=1&ot=&r=0&g=0&p=1&o=535
Flowers: June to September
Dicentra formosa – Western Bleeding heart
http://www.plantexplorers.com/twiningvine/product_info.php/products_id/629
Flowering period: Mid spring to early summer.
Helianthemum mixed
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Helianthemum+nummularium
Flowers: June to September
Meconopsis Cambrica – Common Name: Welsh Poppy
http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/2160/1
Flowering period: Spring to Mid-Summer
Rehmannia Elata – Common Name: Chinese Foxglove
http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/perennials/Rehmannia_elata.html
Flowering Period: Spring to Fall
Veronica Longifolia – Common Name: Blue Giant
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/844/
Flowering Period: All year
Digitalis Lutea – Common Name: Straw Foxglove
http://gardenproject.co.uk/plants-flowers/perrenial-plants/foxglove.html
Flowering period: All summer
Fritillaria Meleagris – Common Name: Snake’s Head Fritillary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/329.shtml
Time to Divide Plants: August to September
Verbascum Olympium – Common Name: Mullein
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/11403.shtml
Time to Divide Plants: April-to-April
Digitalis Laevigata – Common Name: Smooth Foxglove
http://gardenproject.co.uk/plants-flowers/perrenial-plants/foxglove.html
Flowering Period: All Summer
