I sowed some seeds on12th August. Some seeds were donated on this site and some I have had for 18mths-2yrs so thought I’ve got nothing to lose if they don’t germinate. Some have seeds have germinated already (wow! the Wallflowers were so quick!) but I’m still looking at bare soil in other trays. Just hoping they put on more growth so I can prick them out by end of sept.
The cleome won’t be any good, you need to sow at the end of March, they don’t overwinter as they are annuals. the foxgloves, if they do germinated, you’ll have to keep them in the GH, but I’m not sure they will, it was very hot then. Sow your Eryngium seeds in March. Also sow more foxgloves then as well, they will make nice sized plants by the winter and you can plant out the flowing Spring.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
As well as the Geum mentioned previously, I now have giant red Victoria Cross Poppy, purple flowering Honesty, red Hollyhock and Butterfly Blue Beauty Scabious seeds ready now. Victoria Cross poppyRed HollyhockButterfly Blue Beauty Scabious
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I've collected Phlomis seeds today to add to the above list.
Germinated:
No sign of:
Digitalis lutea
Cleome
Eryngium
Digitalis parviflora
the foxgloves, if they do germinated, you’ll have to keep them in the GH, but I’m not sure they will, it was very hot then.
Sow your Eryngium seeds in March. Also sow more foxgloves then as well, they will make nice sized plants by the winter and you can plant out the flowing Spring.