Drought Tolerant Seeds

Catchfly 'Rubra Electra' – 4000 Seeds (Silene armeria)

Bring dazzling bursts of deep pink to your garden with Catchfly 'Rubra Electra'. This charming annual produces airy, delicate flowers perfect for borders, meadows, and cottage gardens.

What Makes It Special

• Stunning deep pink blooms with a long flowering period

• Adds height and texture to flower beds

• Attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies

• Easy to grow and low maintenance

Key Features

• Height: 40–50 cm

• Full sun loving, drought-tolerant

• Blooms: late spring to summer

• Annual, self-seeding

Ideal For

• Borders, rock gardens, and wildflower meadows

• Pollinator-friendly gardens

• Cottage-style and naturalistic plantings

• Cut flower arrangements

Sowing

• Sow outdoors after the last frost

• Cover lightly with soil and keep moist

• Germination: 10–14 days

• Thin seedlings to 15–20 cm apart

Zinnia Dwarf Lilliput ‘Button Box Mix’ – Mini Blooms, Maximum Color

Zinnia Dwarf Lilliput ‘Button Box Mix’ is a charming, compact variety producing masses of small, fully double pom-pom blooms in bright, cheerful colors. Perfect for adding non-stop summer color to borders, pots, and cutting gardens, these zinnias thrive in full sun and warm weather, blooming from early summer until frost.

What Makes It Special

• Cute, miniature double blooms in vivid colors

• Compact size perfect for pots and edging

• Long-lasting flowers for cutting or garden display

• Heat- and sun-loving with minimal care

• Blooms continuously until frost

Key Features

• Height: 40–50 cm – neat, bushy plants

• Wide range of bold summer shades

• Excellent cut flowers with long vase life

• Attracts bees, butterflies, and pollinators

• Drought-tolerant once established

Ideal For

• Patio pots and containers

• Border edging and small beds

• Cutting gardens for mini bouquets

• Continuous summer displays

Sowing

• Sow indoors 4–6 weeks before last frost or direct sow after frost danger has passed

• Lightly cover seeds with fine soil

• Germination: 5–10 days at 21–24°C

• Space plants 20–25 cm apart

• Requires full sun for best results

🌼 Madia elegans Elegant Tarweed – Graceful Annual Wildflower with Yellow Daisy Blooms

Madia elegans, commonly known as Elegant Tarweed, is a charming annual wildflower native to western North America, valued for its bright yellow, daisy-like flowers often marked with subtle reddish-brown centres. The blooms open in sunshine and close in the evening, giving dynamic movement to borders and wildflower plantings. Plants have an upright, lightly branching habit and flower freely through summer, making them ideal for wildflower meadows, naturalistic borders, pollinator gardens and cut flowers.

Key Features

● Bright yellow daisy-like flowers with delicate markings

● Upright, airy growth habit with natural charm

● Long flowering season throughout summer

● Excellent pollinator plant for bees and beneficial insects

● Ideal for wildflower meadows and naturalistic gardens

How to Sow & Grow Madia elegans (UK)

(Recommended: direct sowing)

Direct outdoors: IV–V (April–May)

Flowering: VI–IX (June–September)

Life cycle: Annual

Germination temperature: 12–18 °C (54–64 °F)

Average germ time: 7–14 days

Depth: Surface sow – do not cover; press gently into soil (light required)

Light required: Yes

Moisture: Low to moderate

Environment: Full sun

Soil type: Light, well-drained soil; tolerates poor soils

Plant spacing: 25–30 cm (10–12 in)

Height: 70 cm (28 in)

Sowing & Growing Tips (variety-specific)

● Prefers sunny, open sites with good air circulation.

● Avoid rich soils, which can cause excessive leaf growth.

● Drought-tolerant once established.

● Excellent for wildlife-friendly and low-maintenance gardens.

● Self-seeds lightly under suitable conditions.

Special Features

● Native-style wildflower with elegant, open appearance

● Flowers open in sunshine and close at dusk

● Very attractive to pollinators