Seeds and Bulbs 2026
Dianthus superbus var. longicalysinus
Meconopsis betonicifolia Hensol Violet Blue Poppy
seeds sown 20-5-2026
only 1 (maybe 2) seedlings
14-8-2026
I had a few seeds left from last year. I sowed them in a couple of fibre pots 7-4-2026. If they germinate I will repot individually.
2 5 2026
18-6-2026
seeds sown 19-4-2026
reasonable number of small plants, now just how am I going to get them in the ground
seeds sown 20-5-2026
14-7-2026 a pot with lots of plants, some with buds
4-8-2026
seeds sown 20-5-2026
only 1 seedling, actually a small plant by now
August 2026, only the one plant but reasonable flowers, attracting bees and cats
Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Cynoglossum amabile)
seeds sown 10-4-2026
2-5-2026
collected seed, sown mid-March 2026
seeds sown 13-4-2026
seeds sown 10-4-2026
yellow flag iris, collected seed end of Oct 2026
poppy
houndstongue
Erigeron karvinskianus
I planted lots of collected seed but very few identifiable seedlings, this is one of them, 19-9-2026.
seeds sown
seedlings 21-4-2026
29-5-2026
18-6-2026
seeds sown 17-4-2026
2-5-2026
unfortunately slugs got to these, mostly bottom row, I hope they'll recover but will have to see
I've repotted them into this large pot
4-8-2026
5-8-2026
8-4-2026 seeds leftover from last year when they didn't grow very well so if the same this year, just this pot will probably be enough
a couple weeks later, reasonable number of seedlings
suffered in the drought, no flowers
seeds sown 17-4-2026
2-5-2026 no germination
Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus
seeds sown 10-4-2026
2-5-2026
5-10-2026 first flower
seeds sown19-4-2026
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2-5-2026 no germination
I collected seed from a plant I had in the garden. I'd not done that before. I put the seeds on the surface of 4 pots and watered. I read online that the seeds need light to germinate and shouldn't be covered. It also said they should be kept moist. That will be challenging in this hot weather.
seeds sown 17-4-2026
2 5 2026
no germination
seeds sown 22-4-2026
no germination
I've had this packet of seeds for at least 2 years and hadn't gotten around to sowing them so thought I should finally. I sprinkled them around the garden. They'll have to get on with it themselves.
no germination
agapanthus potted up, one had a shoot, the other didn't have any
only 1 of the agapanthus grew, although it didn't bloom
18-3-2026 bulbs potted up (I'm leaving the Crepis vesicaria (I think) at the side)
2-5-2026
liatris did very well
anemone
ranunculus
dahlia
triteleia
allium neopolitanum
Lupins
potted up mid-March 2026
lupin
seeds sown 8-4-2026
no germination
giant knapweed (collected seed)
giant knapweed seeds sown 2-8-2026
10-8-2026 a week later, seedlings have appeared
seeds sown 21-5-2026
19-7-2026 about 10 plants, 1 blooming and a few with buds
only 1 flower, 3-8-2026
seeds sown 8-4-2026
no germination
I collected seed and sowed it in these 2 trays of pots (17-7-2026)
28-7-2026 good germination
seeds sown 20-4-2026
no germination
Dystaenia takesimana Perennial Korean Celery
seeds sown 22-4-2026
no germination
seeds sown 8-4-2026
no germination
Korean thistle (Cirsium setidens)
I'm not sure when or where I sowed these seeds but I wonder if these are the seedlings from them
seeds sown 17-4-2026
no germination
seeds sown 22-4-2026
seeds sown 22-4-2026
Meconopsis betonicifolia Hensol Violet Blue Poppy
seeds sown 17-4-2026
no germination
seeds sown 17-4-2026
no germination
Melancholy thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum)
2-5-2026
no germination
seeds sown 8-4-2026
no germination
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
seeds sown 10-4-2026
no germination
another packet of seeds sown 20-4-2026
2-5-2026
seeds sown 8-4-2026, seeds leftover from last year so not sure what will happen with them; 2-5-2026 no germination
seeds sown 8-4-2026, seeds leftover from last year so not sure what will happen with them
2-5-2026 no germination
seeds sown 18-4-2026
no germination
no germination
seeds sown 17-4-2026
Queen Anne's Thistle (Cirsium canum)
seeds sown 10-4-2026
2-5-2026
no germination
seeds sown 18-4-2026
2-5-2026
seeds sown 21-4-2026
no germination
seeds sown 10-4-2026
2-5-2026
no germination
I noticed the seeds after the flowers were spent.
I collected the seeds from the seedheads
I sowed the seeds 22-7-2026
seeds sown 20-4-2026
2-5-2026
no germination
seeds sown 20-5-2026
seeds sown 18-4-2026
2-5-2026
