Strawflower 'Giants Mixed' Seeds

Strawflower seeds are one of the easiest ways to bring lasting colour into the summer garden, especially if you love flowers you can dry and keep. For UK growers, I'd usually sow strawflower seeds under cover in spring once the light begins to pick up, then plant them out after the risk of frost has passed. This mixed strain gives you the crisp, papery blooms strawflowers are loved for - bright, upright flowers that work beautifully in borders, cutting patches, and dried bunches.

If you are wondering when to sow strawflower seeds in the UK, think of them as a warmth-loving annual that appreciates an early indoor start rather than a cold outdoor beginning. Give them light, a free-draining compost, and a little patience, and they reward you with flowers that hold both their colour and shape remarkably well.