Red Summer Flowers (various species & varieties) – Seed Mix

This mix contains annual summer flowers in various shades of red, carefully selected for a harmonious colour scheme. It is ideal for flower borders, edge planting in beds, or for pots and containers.

Thanks to the combination of different species, flowering is staggered throughout the entire season. Many of the included flowers are also suitable as cut flowers.

Tip: Particularly striking effects can be achieved by combining this mix with other flower blends from our range.

Included Flower Species

• Summer pheasant’s eye (Adonis aestivalis) – A wildflower with bright red blooms and fine, feathery foliage.
• Dwarf snapdragon (Antirrhinum nanum grandiflorum) – A compact plant with numerous red flowers that 'snap' when gently pressed at the sides.
• Red cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) – A rare colour variant of the cornflower, attracting butterflies and bees.
• Elegant clarkia (Clarkia elegans) – A branching plant with fine leaves and semi-double red flowers.
• Dyer’s coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) – A resilient summer flower with red-and-yellow blooms, well-suited to wildflower meadows.
• Cosmos ‘Sensation’ (Cosmos bipinnatus) – Tall plant with finely divided foliage and large, open deep red flowers.
• Larkspur (Delphinium consolida) – Upright habit with narrow flower spikes bearing bright red individual blooms.
• California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) – Silky, cup-shaped flowers that open wide in full sun.
• Satin flower (Godetia grandiflora) – Glossy blooms in shades of red, resembling azaleas.
• Annual baby’s breath (Gypsophila elegans) – Delicate, branching plant with tiny crimson-red flowers.
• Scarlet flax (Linum grandiflorum ‘Rubrum’) – Bright scarlet, cup-shaped flowers, perfect for border edges.
• Tricolour bindweed (Convolvulus tricolor) – Trailing or gently climbing plant with trumpet-shaped red flowers.
• Four o'clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa) – Opens its blooms in the evening, fragrant and attractive to moths.
• Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) – Classic wildflower with delicate, deep red, slightly translucent petals.
• Dwarf French marigold (Tagetes patula) – Compact, bushy plant with orange-red blooms.
• Annual phlox (Phlox drummondii) – Dense growth with many small, star-shaped flowers in intense red tones.
• Dahlia-flowered zinnia (Zinnia elegans, dahlia-flowered type) – Large, double blooms with strong stems, excellent as cut flowers.

Growing Information

• Location: Sunny to partially shaded
• Sowing: Direct sow outdoors from April
• Flowering period: June to October
• Coverage: Suitable for approx. 1 m²

This flower mix provides continuous blooms throughout the summer. Many of the included species are valuable nectar sources for insects.

The uniform red colour scheme creates bold highlights in gardens or on balconies.