Seeds per Pack (approx.): 25 pellets

Lobelia Riviera Blue Splash is a bedding variety. An early flowering series, approximately 15 days earlier than standard varieties, with a vigorous but compact habit. 10cm. An early free flowering rose with a distinct white eye. Multi-pellets: contain approximately 6-8 seeds per pellet; sow one pellet per cell.

Best grown as a HHA - Half hardy annual. Compact plants covered with tiny flowers throughout the summer, usually grown as edging for beds and borders, often with alyssum.

• Lobelia (Lobelia erinus compacta)

• Half-Hardy Annual

• Sowing Months: January, Febuary, March, April

• Flowering Period: July onwards

Culture: Sow January-April under glass in gentle heat. Flowers July-September.

• Sow lobelia from late winter to mid spring on the surface of a good seed compost and gently firm down. Place the seed tray in a propagator at a temperature of 18-24C (65-75F) or seal it inside a polythene bag. Keep the soil damp but not wet. Do not exclude light as this aids germination which usually takes 14-21 days.

• When seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant and grow them on in cooler conditions until large enough to plant outdoors. When lobelia plants are well grown and all risk of frost has passed, acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days. Transplant outdoors in full sun or semi-shade on moist, fertile, well drained soil at a distance of 10cm (4") apart.

Feed and water lobelia plants frequently throughout the summer to promote an endless supply of delicate lobelia flowers. 

Suitable for the garden, allotments and containers.

Be prepared to water well and supplement feed with high-potash feed during season. Regular feeding is recommended.

Lobelia Lilac Fountains (erinus pendula)

A hardly trailing type much improved on earlier cascade varieties. Strong vigorous grower producing masses of flower heads. Outstanding performance in tubs and hanging baskets

Lobelia Lilac Fountains is a compact, trailing, low-growing annuals with small, dark-green leaves and loose racemes of lilac-pink flowers in summer and early autumn

Plant in moist, free draining soil in full sun or partial shade. A liquid feed will prolong flowering in containerised plants, as will regular watering.

• Lobelia (Lobelia erinus compacta)

• Half-Hardy Annual

• Sowing Months: January, February, March, April

• Flowering Period: July onwards

• Height: 10 - 25cm (4-8")

• Spread: 10 - 15cm (4-6")

Culture: Sow January-April under glass in gentle heat. Flowers July-September.

• Sow lobelia from late winter to mid spring on the surface of a good seed compost and gently firm down. Place the seed tray in a propagator at a temperature of 18-24C (65-75F) or seal it inside a polythene bag. Keep the soil damp but not wet. Do not exclude light as this aids germination which usually takes 14-21 days.

• When seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant and grow them on in cooler conditions until large enough to plant outdoors. When lobelia plants are well grown and all risk of frost has passed, acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days. Transplant outdoors in full sun or semi-shade on moist, fertile, well drained soil at a distance of 10cm (4") apart.

Feed and water lobelia plants frequently throughout the summer to promote an endless supply of delicate lobelia flowers. 

Suitable for the garden, allotments and containers.

Be prepared to water well and supplement feed with high-potash feed during season. Regular feeding is recommended.

Wildflower Mix : Bee and Butterfly Seed Mixture 

Nothing quite compares to the natural style of a British wild flower beds, which is why this classy collection seeks to capture its charm as much as it can.

Annual and perennial mix. Our pollinator mix attracts bees and butterflies with a wildflowers blend that grows a season-long charm that lives up to its name attracting bees and butterflies to the garden all summer long. Our Mix of wildflower seeds contain a blend of 26 bright, aromatic, and nectar-rich wildflowers including Bird's Foot Trefoil, Dwarf Sunflower, Foxglove, Oxeye Daisy, Viper's Bugloss, Poppy, and Wild Clary. Bee/Butterfly Wildflower Mix seeds promises an exciting and unpredictable explosion of summertime favourites perfect for "“wild" and "“untamed" flower beds. Bee/Butterfly Mix wildflowers are hardy, easy to grow from seed, and ideal for kids or novice gardeners, and attract beautiful birds, bees, and other beneficial creatures.

Bee and Butterfly Seed Mixture Mix blend of wildflowers will mature at various times during the season, filling in your garden with vibrant, untamed, summertime colour. Bee/Butterfly Mix wildflower seeds contain a mix of 26 different varieties of wildflowers known to be especially desired by bees, butterflies, and other important pollinators. Growing insect-friendly flowers is the single most important way you can help bolster your local honey bee population. Try to eliminate using pesticides in the garden. They're bad for humans, but even worse for pollinators. Buy Bee and Butterfly Wildflower Seed Mixture online.

This Wildflower mix is (100%) which contains 26 different flower species.

• Agrimony, Hemp  (Eupatorium cannabinum)

• Bird's Foot Trefoil  (Lotus corniculatus)

• Borage  (Borago officinalis)

• Clover, Red (Trifolium pratense)

• Clover, White (Trifolium repens)

• Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

• Dwarf Sunflower (Helianthus gracilentus)

• Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

• Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus)

• Knapweed, Common (Centaurea nigra)

• Knapweed, Greater (Centaurea scabiosa)

• Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)

• Meadow Cranesbil (Geranium pratense)

• Musk Mallow (Malva moschata)

• Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)

• Poppy, Field (Papaver rhoes)

• Purple Loosetrife (Lythrum salicaria)

• Ragged Robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi)

• Sainfoin (Onobrychis viccifolia)

• Scabious, Field (Knautia arvensis)

• Scabious, Small (Scabiosa columbaria)

• Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)

• Vetch, Kidney (Anthyllis vulneraria)

• Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare)

• Wild Clary (Salvia verbenaca)

• Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Sowing Rate:

1g will cover approx. 1m²

10g will cover approx. 10m²

20g will cover approx. 25m²

200g will cover approx. 250m²

Culture: Sow March-September 

• Sow from mid spring on the surface of a good bed and gently firm down. Keep the soil damp but not wet. Do not exclude light as this aids germination which usually takes 14-21 days.

Suitable for the garden, allotments and containers.

Be prepared to water well and supplement feed with high-potash feed during season. Regular feeding is recommended.

Excellent long-lasting cut flower. Hardy annual type, for direct sowing March to May? to flower in June-August. Upright stems carry lovely fragrant flowers that change from sky blue to golden yellow.

Soak the seeds in tepid water for 24hrs prior to sowing aids faster germination.

Dig your bed over fairly deeply…about a spade blade and a half if you can let the tap root have an easy life it needs to go as deep as it can to bring up the juicy nitrogen that other annuals haven’t been able to reach.

sowings directly into the soil after the frosts have tiptoed up north…this is around the 15th of May for England…earlier here in Cornwall and later in Scotland.

Keep your seed bed moist whilst the seeds are wriggling themselves awake and into germination mode.

This Variety has been bred especially for cut flower use, and equally at home in the border. Excellent long-lasting cut flower. Hardy annual type, for direct sowing March to May to flower in June to end of August. Upright stems carry lovely fragrant flowers that change from sky blue to golden yellow. Height 90cm direct sow

General Information for the Species

• Type: Hardy perennial
• Temperature: 20°C
• Cover: Average layer vermiculite or compost
• Direct Sowing: March to May
• Flower: June-August
• Height: 90cm 
• Colour: Sky Blue to Golden Yellow

Advice: Lightly scarifying seeds between sandpaper may improve seed emergence.

Position full sun to part shade in slightly acid well drained sandy soil.