Top seeds for seasonal colour
A selection of easy-growing seeds you can sow for seasonal colour in late spring and summer^. Either sow them in the ground where you want them, or to get a head start, sow them in pots on a warm bright windowsill, then transfer them outside when they've grown. ; Tip: Sow seeds in spring according to packet instructions.
Plants (65)
Calendula officinalis
Scotch marigold, Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis 'Needles and Pins'
Scotch marigold, Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis 'Porcupine'
Scotch marigold, Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis 'PowerDaisy™ Buttermilk'
Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis 'PowerDaisy™ Mango'
Pot marigold
Consolida ajacis
Common larkspur
Consolida regalis
Branched larkspur
Cosmos bipinnatus
Mexican aster, Tall cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Mexican aster, Tall cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Apricotta'
Mexican aster
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Candy Stripe'
Mexican aster, Tall cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Ladybird Orange'
Mexican aster, Tall cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Purity'
Mexican aster, Tall cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata Carmine'
Mexican Aster, Tall Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata Pink'
Mexican aster, Tall cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata White'
Mexican aster, Tall cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Xsenia'
Mexican aster
Cosmos sulphureus
Orange cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus 'Cosmic Yellow'
Sulphur cosmos
Eschscholzia californica
California poppy, Mission bells
Eschscholzia californica 'Apricot Chiffon'
Mission bells
Helianthus annuus
Common sunflower, Annual sunflower, Marigold of Peru
Helianthus annuus 'Pacino'
Common sunflower, Annual sunflower, Marigold of Peru
Helianthus annuus 'Valentine'
Common sunflower, Annual sunflower, Marigold of Peru
Helianthus annuus 'Velvet Queen'
Common sunflower, Annual sunflower, Marigold of Peru
Helianthus annuus Sunfinity® Yellow Dark Center = 'Heiz0001'
Sunflower
Myosotis
Forget-me-not
Myosotis alpestris
Alpine forget-me-not
Nigella arvensis
Love in a mist, Wild fennel
Nigella damascena
Love in a mist, Devil in the bush
Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll'
Love in a mist, Devil in the bush
Tropaeolum
Nasturtium, Indian cress, Canary bird vine, Flame flower
Tropaeolum majus
Great Indian cress
Tropaeolum majus 'Empress of India'
Great Indian cress
Tropaeolum majus 'Hermine Grashoff'
Great Indian cress
Tropaeolum majus 'Margaret Long'
Great Indian cress
Tropaeolum majus 'Peach Melba'
Great Indian cress
Tropaeolum majus Alaska Series
Great Indian cress
Tropaeolum peregrinum
Canary creeper
Tropaeolum polyphyllum
Wreath nasturtium
Zinnia
Bedding zinnia
Zinnia 'Profusion Cherry'
Bedding zinnia
Zinnia 'Profusion Double Hot Cherry'
Bedding zinnia
Zinnia 'Profusion Orange'
Bedding zinnia
Zinnia 'Profusion White'
Bedding zinnia
Zinnia 'Red Spider'
Peruvian zinnia
Zinnia elegans 'Oklahoma Wells'
Bedding zinnia, Youth and old age
Zinnia marylandica 'Zahara Double Strawberry'
Bedding zinnia, Marylandica zinnia