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Alchemilla mollis

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Alchemilla mollis
From £2.24
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
+ 1 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 29 (29)
Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora

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Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora
From £1.69
approx 250 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 10 (10)
Digitalis purpurea

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Digitalis purpurea
From £2.09
approx 1000 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 7 (7)
Digitalis purpurea Sutton's Apricot

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Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'
From £2.02
approx 150 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.4 5 8 (8)
Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group

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Digitalis purpurea Excelsior Group
From £2.62
approx 1000 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.1 5 9 (9)
Primula vulgaris

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Primula vulgaris
From £2.24
approx 30 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 18 (18)
Digitalis × mertonensis

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Digitalis × mertonensis
From £3.37
approx 1000 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4 (4)
Angelica gigas

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Angelica gigas
From £2.99
9cm pot
2 litre pot
3 × 9cm pots
3 × 2 litre pots
+ 1 more available
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 34 (34)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Blue Barlow (Barlow Series)

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Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Blue Barlow' (Barlow Series)
From £2.62
approx 40 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.8 5 4 (4)
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Black Barlow (Barlow Series)

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Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Black Barlow'
From £2.99
approx 40 seeds
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.8 5 4 (4)
Ammi majus

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Ammi majus
From £2.17
approx 500 seeds
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 6 (6)
Antirrhinum majus Admiral White

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Antirrhinum majus 'Admiral White'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 50 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Borago officinalis

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borage
From £1.64
approx 75 organic seeds
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.5 5 6 (6)
Calendula officinalis

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Calendula officinalis
£2.79 £2.09
approx 100 seeds
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4 (4)
Calendula officinalis Indian Prince (Prince Series)

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Calendula officinalis 'Indian Prince' (Prince Series)
£2.69 £2.02
approx 100 seeds
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5 (5)
Calendula officinalis Sherbet Fizz

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Calendula officinalis 'Sherbet Fizz'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1 (1)
Nicotiana Lime Green

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Nicotiana 'Lime Green'
£2.25 £1.69
approx 1600 seeds
Panicum capillare Sparkling Fountain

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Panicum capillare 'Sparkling Fountain'
£4.99 £3.74
approx 100 seeds
Myosotis sylvatica Ultramarine

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Myosotis sylvatica 'Ultramarine'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 175 seeds
Viola Tiger Eye Red

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Viola 'Tiger Eye Red'
£4.99 £3.74
approx 25 seeds
Viola Tiger Eyes

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Viola 'Tiger Eyes'
From £2.24
approx 25 seeds
edible flower petal collection

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edible flower petal collection
£11.75 £8.81
5 × packets | seeds
Antirrhinum majus Appleblossom

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Antirrhinum majus 'Appleblossom'
£3.29 £2.47
approx 20 seeds
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Bronze White

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Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Bronze White'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 25 seeds
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Cherry Bronze

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Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Cherry Bronze'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 25 seeds
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Red
Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Red'
£3.49
approx 25 seeds
Aquilegia oxysepala
Aquilegia oxysepala
£3.99
approx 30 seeds
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star (1)
Aquilegia vulgaris William Guiness

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Aquilegia vulgaris 'William Guiness'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 40 seeds
Calendula officinalis Orange King

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Calendula officinalis 'Orange King'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 150 seeds
Calendula officinalis Snow Princess

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Calendula officinalis 'Snow Princess'
£2.89 £2.17
approx 100 seeds
Digitalis purpurea Pam's Choice

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Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 200 seeds
Geranium pratense

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Geranium pratense
£5.99 £4.49
approx 50 seeds
Viola tricolor

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heartease
£2.79 £2.09
approx 75 seeds
Hesperis matronalis

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Hesperis matronalis
£2.79 £2.09
approx 500 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Lathyrus odoratus Cupani

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Lathyrus odoratus 'Cupani'
From £2.84
approx 20 seeds
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Lathyrus odoratus Leamington

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Lathyrus odoratus 'Leamington'
From £2.47
approx 20 seeds
Lathyrus odoratus Top Hat

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Lathyrus odoratus 'Top Hat'
From £2.24
approx 20 seeds
Lathyrus odoratus Winston Churchill

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Lathyrus odoratus 'Winston Churchill'
From £2.62
approx 20 seeds
Lathyrus × hammettii Erewhon

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Lathyrus × hammettii 'Erewhon'
From £2.62
approx 20 seeds
Lunaria annua Corfu Blue

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Lunaria annua 'Corfu Blue'
£3.29 £2.47
approx 20 seeds
Lunaria annua var. albiflora

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Lunaria annua var. albiflora
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds
Monarda didyma

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Monarda didyma
£3.29 £2.47
approx 90 seeds
Nicotiana Whisper Mixed F1

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Nicotiana 'Whisper Mixed' F1
From £2.24
approx 70 seeds
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (13)
Nicotiana alata Grandiflora

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Nicotiana alata 'Grandiflora'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 700 seeds
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Nicotiana langsdorffii Bronze Queen

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Nicotiana langsdorffii 'Bronze Queen'
£3.29 £2.47
approx 40 seeds
Nicotiana mutabilis

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Nicotiana mutabilis
£2.79 £2.09
approx 100 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Nicotiana sylvestris

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Nicotiana sylvestris
£2.79 £2.09
approx 450 seeds
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)

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pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1
From £3.74
approx 25 seeds
Persicaria orientalis Cerise Pearls

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Persicaria orientalis 'Cerise Pearls'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 100 seeds
Phlox drummondii Crème Brûlée

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Phlox drummondii 'Crème Brûlée'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 200 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Viola odorata

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Viola odorata
From £2.47
approx 50 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Geranium palmatum

New

25% off

Geranium palmatum
From £2.24
approx 60 seeds
9cm pot
3 × 9cm pots
6 × 9cm pots
pink orange and white cutting garden collection

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Pink orange & white cutting garden collection
£11.86 £8.90
1 × collection
Summer pudding cutting garden collection

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Summer pudding cutting garden collection
£28.53 £21.40
1 × collection
Bellis perennis

New

25% off

Bellis perennis - common daisy
£3.99 £2.99
approx 750 seeds
Lathyrus odoratus var. nanellus Pink Cupid

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Lathyrus odoratus var. nanellus 'Pink Cupid'
From £2.02
approx 20 seeds
Silene chalcedonica

New

25% off

Silene chalcedonica
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds
Viola Vivaldi Beacon

New

Viola 'Vivaldi Beacon'
£4.99
approx 20 seeds
Cherry creme brûlée cutting garden collection

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Cherry créme brûlée cutting garden collection
£25.33 £19.00
1 × collection
Summer nights cutting garden collection

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Summer nights cutting garden collection
£28.43 £21.32
1 × collection
Borago officinalis Alba

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borage - white borage
£3.19 £2.39
approx 50 seeds
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Edible flower collection seed gift box

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Edible flower collection seed gift box
£22.99 £17.24
gift set
Herb garden caddy gift set

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Herb garden caddy gift set
£14.99 £11.24
gift set
Seedballs forget-me-not seedbombs

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Seedballs forget-me-not
From £5.24
20 seedballs in gift tube
250 seedballs gardener's bulk box
Mimosa pudica

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Mimosa pudica
£3.29 £2.47
approx 150 seeds
Ligusticopsis wallichiana

New

Ligusticopsis wallichiana
From £2.99
available to order from spring 2027
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (9)
Lunaria annua Chedglow
Lunaria annua 'Chedglow'
From £3.74
available to order from summer
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Nicotiana × sanderae Perfume Deep Purple (Perfume Series)

New

Nicotiana × sanderae 'Perfume Deep Purple' (Perfume Series)
£2.99 £2.24
available to order from autumn
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Pink
Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Pink'
£4.49 £3.37
available to order from autumn
Aquilegia vulgaris
Aquilegia vulgaris
£2.99 £2.24
available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Rudbeckia triloba Prairie Glow

New

Rudbeckia triloba 'Prairie Glow'
£3.99 £2.99
available to order from autumn
Award-winning sweet pea collection
Award-winning sweet pea collection
£10.27 £7.48
available to order from autumn
Aquilegia vulgaris Pink Petticoat

New

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Pink Petticoat'
£3.99 £2.99
available to order from autumn
Astrantia major
Astrantia major
£2.99 £2.24
available to order from autumn
Gladiolus Ruby (papilio hybrid)

New

Gladiolus 'Ruby' (papilio hybrid)
£3.99 £2.99
available to order from autumn
Lathyrus odoratus Dorothy Eckford
Lathyrus odoratus 'Dorothy Eckford'
£3.29 £2.47
available to order from autumn
Lunaria rediviva

New

Lunaria rediviva
£3.99 £2.99
available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Blue F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)
pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Blue' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1
From £2.62
available to order from autumn
Echinops ritro

New

Echinops ritro
£2.49 £1.87
available to order from autumn
Geranium Maderense

New

Geranium Maderense
From £2.62
available to order from autumn
Lathyrus odoratus Almost Black
Lathyrus odoratus 'Almost Black'
£2.99 £2.24
available to order from autumn
Lathyrus odoratus Eclipse
Lathyrus odoratus 'Eclipse'
£2.99 £2.24
available to order from autumn
Lathyrus odoratus Lisa Marie
Lathyrus odoratus 'Lisa Marie'
£3.89 £2.92
available to order from autumn
Edible flowers gift set
Edible flowers gift set
£11.99 £8.99
available to order from winter

Our flower seeds for partial shade collection is designed to make growing from seed feel simple, useful and rewarding. These flower seeds help you make shadier or trickier areas feel more considered, whether you are filling gaps in a border, refreshing containers or planning a more productive cutting patch. Starting with seed is a flexible way to grow more for your money, and it gives you plenty of choice when shaping the look and feel of your outdoor space.

Choose from carefully selected varieties that suit different spaces, styles and levels of experience. You can look for reliable favourites, easy options for quick results, or more distinctive choices to add interest through the season. Clear product details help you understand where each seed works best, when to sow, and what kind of result to expect, so it is easier to choose with confidence.

At Crocus, our range is curated by people who understand real gardens and the practical decisions gardeners make. From popular flower seeds to more specialist choices, we focus on quality, useful information and convenient delivery to your door. Browse the range, pick the seeds that suit your plans, and start growing a garden that feels more colourful, personal and well put together.

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