Annuals

Transform your garden into a fragrant mosaic of pastel blooms with Alyssum 'Magic Circles Mixed'.
This easy-to-grow annual offers a soft, spreading carpet of white, pink, and lilac flowers that bloom generously from early spring through summer. Loved by pollinators and gardeners alike, it’s perfect for borders, hanging baskets, veggie beds, and cottage-style displays.

• Botanical Name: Lobularia maritima
• Height & Spread: 10–15cm tall, spreading habit
• Position: Full sun to part shade
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil
• Flowering Period: Spring to late summer
• Fragrance: Sweet honey and vanilla notes
• Uses: Edging, ground cover, containers, hanging baskets, living mulch
• Attracts: Bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects
• approx 0.100g / 200 seeds 

Why You'll Love It:

• Creates a soft, colourful carpet of blooms
• Fast-growing and low-maintenance
• Ideal for companion planting in veggie gardens
• Drought-tolerant once established
• Adds fragrance and charm to any space

🌿 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)

🌞 Sunlight:
Thrives in full sun but tolerates part shade. More sun = more blooms.

🌱 Soil:
Prefers well-drained, fertile soil. Avoid waterlogged conditions.

🌱 Sowing Instructions:

• Sow directly or raise seedlings
• Cover seeds lightly (2mm deep) or press into moist seed-raising mix
• Germinates in 7–10 days at 18–21°C
• Space plants 20cm apart

💧 Watering:
Keep soil moist during germination. Once established, water moderately.

✂️ Maintenance:

• Trim spent blooms to encourage fresh flowering
• Replace plants seasonally for continuous colour
• Ideal for succession planting

🌼 Tip:
Use as a living mulch around veggies to suppress weeds and attract pollinators. Perfect for warm-temperate climates like Victoria.

Ageratum ‘Ball Blue’

Charming and Colorful Blooms for Every Garden

Bring a touch of soft, sky-blue elegance to your garden with Ageratum ‘Ball Blue’—a beloved heirloom variety known for its fluffy, button-like blooms and long-lasting color. Perfect for borders, containers, and cottage-style beds, this compact annual adds texture and charm from summer through autumn.

Loved by pollinators and gardeners alike, ‘Ball Blue’ thrives in sunny spots and is easy to grow from seed. Whether you're curating a pastel-themed garden or creating a pollinator paradise, this variety delivers beauty with minimal fuss.

🌿 Growing Instructions

• 🌱 When to Sow: Spring
• 📏 Sowing Depth: Surface sow; press seeds lightly into soil
• 📐 Spacing: 15 cm (6 inches) apart
• 🌡️ Temperature: 20–25°C (68–77°F)
• ⏳ Germination: 10–14 days
• ☀️ Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade
• 🌱 Soil: Well-drained, fertile
• 💧 Watering: Keep soil moist; avoid overwatering
• 🌼 Bloom Time: Summer to autumn

✨ Ideal for pastel palettes, pollinator-friendly gardens, and seasonal floral displays.

approx0.100g per packet 

Ipomoea cardinalis – Cardinal Climber Red
Cardinal Vine | Heirloom | Tender Annual

Bring vertical drama and pollinator magic to your garden with Cardinal Climber Red, a fast-growing heirloom vine prized for its vivid crimson, trumpet-shaped blooms and finely cut, feathery foliage. This twining beauty races up trellises, fences, and arches, creating a lush green curtain dotted with fiery red flowers that hummingbirds and butterflies can’t resist.

🌱 Quick Facts:

• Botanical Name: Ipomoea × multifida (Cardinalis)
• Height: 1–3 metres
• Position: Full sun to part shade
• Soil: Well-drained
• Sow: Spring to early summer
• Flowering: ~10–12 weeks from sowing
• Growth Habit: Vigorous climber, self-twining
• Pollinators: Attracts hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies

✨ Why You’ll Love It:

• Striking red blooms with delicate, fern-like foliage
• Ideal for vertical spaces, screens, and garden arches
• Fast-growing and easy to train
• Adds colour, movement, and wildlife to your garden

Approx 0.450g/15 seeds 

Petunia – Alderman Violet
Petunia nana compacta | Heirloom | Half-Hardy Annual

Compact, colourful, and endlessly cheerful—Petunia ‘Alderman Violet’ produces masses of deep violet blooms on tidy, low-growing plants. Perfect for borders, baskets, pots, and ground cover, this dwarf variety offers a long flowering season and a lush, bushy habit that thrives in full sun.

🌱 Sowing Details:

• Sow: Late winter to early spring
• Method: Surface sow in trays or punnets (do not cover)
• Light: Indirect light aids germination
• Temperature: 20–22°C
• Germination: 10–21 days
• Watering: Mist gently to keep surface moist

🌼 Growing Notes:

• Height: 20–30 cm
• Spacing: 20–30 cm
• Aspect: Full sun
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile
• Flowering: ~10–12 weeks from sowing
• Features: Compact habit, vibrant violet blooms, pollinator-friendly

✨ Why You’ll Love It:

• Rich violet colour with cottage garden appeal
• Perfect for pots, baskets, and small spaces
• Easy to grow and maintain
• Attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial insect

Approx. 0.100g seeds (too tiny to count)

Ipomoea cardinalis – Cardinal Climber Red
Cardinal Vine | Heirloom | Tender Annual

A hummingbird favourite and a vertical showstopper—Cardinal Climber Red is a fast-growing twining vine with vivid crimson, trumpet-shaped blooms and delicate, fern-like foliage. Perfect for fences, trellises, arches, and arbours, this heirloom climber adds height, movement, and fiery colour to any sunny garden space.

🌱 Sowing Details:

• Sow: Spring to early summer
• Method: Direct into garden beds or start in trays
• Depth: 5 mm
• Temperature: 25–30°C
• Germination: 3–10 days
• Watering: Keep soil moist until germination

🌼 Growing Notes:

• Height: 1–3 m
• Spacing: 30 cm
• Aspect: Full sun to part shade
• Soil: Well-drained
• Flowering: ~10–12 weeks from sowing
• Features: Fast-growing, self-twining, attracts hummingbirds and butterflies

✨ Why You’ll Love It:

• Striking red blooms with feathery foliage
• Ideal for vertical spaces and screening unsightly fences
• Loved by pollinators and beneficial insects
• Easy to grow and quick to flower

Approx 0.480g / 15 seeds 

Petunia – Rose of Heaven
Petunia nana compacta | Heirloom | Half-Hardy Annual

Soft rose-pink blooms with a delicate, airy charm—Petunia ‘Rose of Heaven’ is a compact, free-flowering variety perfect for borders, baskets, pots, and mass planting. With a tidy habit and long-lasting colour, it’s ideal for brightening up balconies, garden beds, and cottage-style displays.

🌱 Sowing Details:

• Sow: Late winter to early spring
• Method: Surface sow in trays or punnets (do not cover)
• Light: Indirect light aids germination
• Temperature: 20–22°C
• Germination: 10–21 days
• Watering: Mist gently to keep surface moist

🌼 Growing Notes:

• Height: 20–30 cm
• Spacing: 25–30 cm
• Aspect: Full sun
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile
• Flowering: ~10–12 weeks from sowing
• Features: Compact habit, rose-pink blooms, pollinator-friendly

✨ Why You’ll Love It:

• Soft, romantic colour with cottage garden appeal
• Perfect for pots, baskets, and small spaces
• Easy to grow and maintain
• Attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial insect

Cleome pungens – Fountain Mix
Spider Flower | Heirloom | Hardy Annual

Add height, fragrance, and movement to your garden with Cleome 'Fountain Mix'.
Also known as Spider Flower, this fast-growing annual produces airy, spidery blooms in a vibrant mix of cherry, rose, lilac, and white. Its tall, upright habit and palmate foliage make it ideal for sunny borders, cottage gardens, and wildlife-friendly plantings. Loved by bees, butterflies, and hawk moths, Cleome is a prolific self-seeder and thrives in heat.

• Botanical Name: Cleome pungens (syn. Cleome hassleriana)
• Height & Spread: 100–150cm tall × 45cm wide
• Position: Full sun
• Soil: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil
• Flowering Period: Mid-summer to autumn
• Uses: Borders, pollinator gardens, cut flowers, cottage displays
• Other Names: Spider Flower, Grandfather’s Whiskers, Cleome 'Fountain Mix'
• Approx 0.100g /50 x seeds per packet

Why You'll Love It:

• Unique spidery blooms in a vibrant colour mix
• Fragrant flowers rich in nectar
• Attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects
• Tall, architectural habit for garden structure
• Heat-tolerant and low maintenance once established

🌿 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)

🌞 Sunlight:
Requires full sun for best flowering and strong stems.

🌱 Soil:
Prefers well-drained, moderately fertile soil. Avoid heavy clay or waterlogged conditions.

🌱 Sowing Instructions:

• Sow directly in spring or autumn (mild climates)
• Surface sow—do not cover deeply; press seeds into soil for good contact
• Requires warmth and light to germinate (20°C+)
• Germinates in 14–18 days
• Space plants 30–45cm apart

💧 Watering:
Water regularly during establishment. Once mature, water sparingly—drought-tolerant and thrives in heat.

✂️ Maintenance:

• Deadhead to prolong flowering
• Stake if needed in windy areas
• Self-seeds readily—remove spent plants if control is desired

🌼 Tip:
Perfect for pairing with cosmos, zinnias, or salvias in a summer border. Ideal for warm-temperate climates like Victoria.

Dwarf Red Prairie – Coreopsis tinctoria
Heirloom | Hardy Annual | U.S. Wildflower

Add bold, prairie-inspired colour to your garden with Coreopsis 'Dwarf Red Prairie'.
This compact annual wildflower produces masses of mahogany-red daisy-like blooms on slender stems, creating a vibrant display from late spring through summer. With its tidy habit and drought tolerance, it’s ideal for borders, native gardens, containers, and mass plantings. A magnet for bees, butterflies, and birds, it also self-seeds readily for naturalised charm.

• Botanical Name: Coreopsis tinctoria 'Dwarf Red Prairie'
• Height & Spread: 30–45cm tall × 25cm wide
• Position: Full sun
• Soil: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil
• Flowering Period: Spring to early autumn
• Uses: Borders, wildflower gardens, containers, pollinator habitats
• Other Names: Plains Coreopsis, Tickseed, Calliopsis
• Approx 0.100g of seed

Why You'll Love It:

• Rich mahogany-red blooms with dainty yellow accents
• Compact habit perfect for small gardens and pots
• Attracts bees, butterflies, and birds
• Drought-tolerant and low maintenance
• Re-seeds easily for naturalised displays

🌱 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)

🌞 Sunlight:
Requires full sun for best flowering and compact growth.

🌱 Soil:
Prefers well-drained, moderately fertile soil. Tolerates poor or sandy soils.

🌱 Sowing Instructions:

• Sow directly in spring or autumn
• Lightly cover seeds (2–3mm deep)
• Germinates in 7–14 days at 18–22°C
• Space plants 20–25cm apart

💧 Watering:
Water regularly during establishment. Once mature, water moderately—tolerates dry conditions well.

✂️ Maintenance:

• Deadhead spent blooms to prolong flowering
• Allow some flowers to go to seed for natural reseeding
• Replace seasonally for best performance

🌼 Tip:
Perfect for pairing with cosmos, calendula, or native grasses in a low-maintenance pollinator garden. Ideal for warm-temperate climates like Victoria.

 Godetia – Rembrandt Grandiflora
Clarkia amoena | Heirloom | Hardy Annual

Bring a painter’s palette to your garden with Godetia ‘Rembrandt Grandiflora’—a romantic mix of silky blooms in soft pinks, lilacs, whites, and brushstroke-like markings. With upright stems and generous flowers, this heirloom annual adds elegance to borders, containers, and cottage-style beds.

🌱 Sowing Details:

• Sow: Early spring to mid-autumn
• Method: Direct into garden beds or start in trays
• Depth: 2–3 mm
• Temperature: 16–22°C
• Germination: 7–14 days
• Watering: Keep soil evenly moist until germination

🌼 Growing Notes:

• Height: 30–45 cm
• Spacing: 20–25 cm
• Aspect: Full sun to part shade
• Soil: Well-drained, moderately fertile
• Flowering: ~10–12 weeks from sowing
• Features: Upright habit, silky blooms, excellent for cutting

✨ Why You’ll Love It:

• Soft, romantic colour mix with artistic flair
• Long-lasting cut flowers and pollinator-friendly
• Easy to grow and ideal for seasonal displays
• Pairs beautifully with cornflower, calendula, and cosmos

Approx 0.100g/160 seeds per packet