Varieties to grow in April

Discover the varieties that it's time to start sowing indoors this April.

Varieties to grow in April | Florea

Spring is here, and April is an excellent time to give your crops a boost for the upcoming season. Here you'll find unique varieties like cucumber, corn, squash, and rhubarb, as well as flowers like dill, dahlia, and hollyhock. By sowing these now, you give your plants the best possible foundation for a rich and bountiful harvest later in the year.

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Zinnia - Limoncello Mix

A charming zinnia mix in white, green, and creamy lemon yellow, inspired by the magical hues of the Italian drink Limoncello. A unique and hand-picked mix by us at Florea with long stems, perfect for cutting. A wonderful color palette for the flowerbed that also blends beautifully in bouquets. Everything you need, if you, like us, love Zinnias.

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Sunflower - White Sun F1

A new and completely unique sunflower variety with beautiful white petals and a yellow center. A fabulous sunflower that really stands out and distinguishes itself so much that it is already counted as the favorite of the summer. This variety becomes a magical eye-catcher in flower beds and plantings or in larger pots. It has stately and robust stems that are excellent for cutting, and with its enchanting appearance, it becomes the ultimate bouquet flower. The white sunflowers are lovely in a vase by themselves, but also mixed with other charming flower varieties.
This white beauty is a clear favorite of us at Florea and our ambassadors, but also of all our pollinators. A unique variety that enchants both big and small and creates magic in the garden, on the balcony, or in bouquets.

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Cosmos - Apricotta

This lovely variety of cosmos is truly special. With its beautiful colors ranging from apricot, caramel, vanilla, to rose, Apricotta has captured our hearts here at Florea. Its sweet petals shimmer beautifully in the sun and create a stunning focal point wherever it is planted. The attractive foliage is green and has a feathery appearance. This variety is easy to grow, reliable, and resilient, making it a favorite among gardeners. It is perfect for planting directly in the ground or in containers and other types of planters.
The best thing about cosmos is that you can harvest as many flowers as you want. When you cut the flowers, the plant will produce new shoots, resulting in even more flowers than before. In other words, Apricotta is a dream for those who enjoy making their own summer bouquets.
A great advantage of this variety is that it is incredibly popular among all of our pollinators!

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Cornflower mix ECO

Cornflower is today one of the most common summer flowers and grows both wild and cultivated in many places around the world. The most common is the classic blue variety, but at Florea we love all the colors of cornflowers, which is why we have collected our favorites into a beautiful cornflower mix. A colorful blend of all the most beautiful colors such as white, pink, blue, purple, and lilac.
This easy-to-grow mix thrives and grows in most soils, making it easy to succeed with. It is fantastic in borders but also a grateful cut flower that lasts a long time in a vase. It is also great for drying and using as an everlasting flower throughout the year, as it looks equally beautiful whether fresh or dried.

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Cucumber - Lemon

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This is our gardening expert Johanna Damm&#8217;s absolute favorite, and at her home, it is cultivated not only in the garden and greenhouse but also indoors on a cucumber trellis in the kitchen window. To quote her exactly, &#8220;There is no better sandwich cucumber because both the taste and shape are perfect for a breakfast sandwich!&#8221;

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Sunflower - Solero Mix

Let us introduce you to what is perhaps our most summery new product &#8211; the sunflower mix Plum &amp; White. We have developed this charming mix because we at Florea really love sunflowers and especially the more unique varieties.
In this charming mix, the colors are creamy white and beautiful plum purple. Two fantastic varieties that are just as beautiful outside in the garden as in a vase indoors together. An incredibly easy-to-grow mix that really has that wow feeling. Nice to cut and has a long vase life unlike many other sunflower varieties.
(This unique sunflower mix is one of Florea&#8217;s own and will therefore be available in limited edition!)

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Cosmos - Apricot Lemonade

Let us introduce our latest addition to the rose campion family, Apricot Lemonade. A unique and enchanting rose campion variety in a soft apricot shade. The beautiful petals are paper-thin and in the center, the flowers have a stunning pinkish-lilac ring around the yellow center of the bloom. The backside of the petals has a beautiful lavender shade that gives the flowers a romantic and lively expression.
A magical cut flower that is incredibly easy to grow and loved by all of our pollinators. Who could resist a charming summer bouquet of Apricot Lemonade?

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Sweet Pea - Spring Sunshine Mix

Spring Sunshine Mix is a delightful blend of large, velvety flowers in harmonious pastel tones. With its long, sturdy stems and a wonderful fragrance, it is a dream for anyone who loves creating romantic bouquets. The color variations in the mix provide a lively and elegant feel—perfect for adding a touch of summer magic to the garden or vase.
Just like the other varieties in the Spring Sunshine series, this mix blooms slightly earlier than many other sweet peas and offers a long, abundant flowering season. The more flowers you pick, the more new buds are formed—making Spring Sunshine Mix an irresistible favorite.

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Cosmos - Double Click Snowpuff

Let us introduce the cosmos of all cosmoses, the fabulous Snow Puff. With its unique appearance, this variety has taken all of us at Florea by storm. Snow Puff&#8217;s flowers are fully double, giving a fluffy and soft impression. The ball-like flowers are pure white, and among all the beautiful petals, one can glimpse a yellow center disk. The foliage is green, long, and dill-like.
Snow Puff is perfect for cutting and is magical in bouquets. It is lovely on its own or mixed with other wonderful summer flowers. The variety is also incredibly decorative in flower beds, where it blooms abundantly and magnificently until the frost takes it.
A big plus for Snow Puff is that it is both easy to grow and popular with all of our pollinators. A real favorite and definitely a cosmos variety that we hold extra close to our hearts at Florea!

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Sunflower - Pro Cut Plum F1

A new and enchanting sunflower variety that charms both young and old with its unique colors. A bicolored sunflower with large, gorgeous flowers. The variety has creamy yellow petals that transition to a beautiful plum shade near the center of the sunflower. Pro Cut Plum is perfect for cutting and adds a fairytale-like quality to bouquets and floral arrangements. It produces long and sturdy stems with one stunning sunflower per stem.
This variety is incredibly decorative as a background plant in gardens and is loved by all of our pollinators. So, if you love sunflowers but are looking for a variety with that extra something, we warmly recommend the easy-to-grow Pro Cut Plum as a breath of fresh air for us sunflower lovers!

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Snapdragon - Doubleshot Appleblossom

An adorable snapdragon novelty with open and double flowers in the colors apple blossom and cream. This bright pastel dream is enchantingly beautiful and has a very strong habit with sturdy stems. It produces abundant flowers throughout the season and is also suitable for use in smaller bouquets and flower arrangements. The DoubleShot series is particularly suitable for growing in the front of flower beds or in smaller balcony boxes and pots, which is great if the growing space is limited.
Our founder Erik Hoekstra always plants the DoubleShot Appleblossom at the front of his vegetable patch. This way, he can always pick up some vegetables and a bunch of snapdragons on his way to the kitchen. What&#8217;s more, the variety frames the vegetable patch beautifully and provides a flowery welcome beyond the ordinary.

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Zinnia - Queeny Lime Red

This magical zinnia variety leaves no one indifferent. With its enchanting and diverse appearance, Queeny Lime Red is the jewel in your cut flower garden. It has infinite beautiful color combinations in lime, light purple, and pinkish tones. Each flower of this variety is therefore unique, and that is precisely why Queeny Lime Red has become so incredibly popular as a cut flower. It has sturdy stems that last a long time in the vase and also looks very beautiful when dried.
Growing zinnias is both easy and fun, but also somewhat addictive. This variety is no exception and is a recurring guest in our gardens every summer. Queeny Lime Red never ceases to amaze us with its fantastic variation of colors. It is with excitement and wonder that one follows the variety through the whole season!

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Wild Carrot - Dara

Beautiful Wild Carrot, one of the finest fillers we have in bouquets according to us at Florea. This variety has beautiful finely cut foliage and magnificent umbels that seem to dance in the air. Wild carrot flowers come in romantic colors of white, pink, and purple. It is also known as ornamental carrot and is equally gorgeous fresh as well as dried, which is why it is widely used in bouquets.
It is loved by all our pollinators and works magically in flower beds, plantings, and containers mixed with other summer flowers. A real favorite at Florea and a recurring feature in our gardens year after year.

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Mini Cucumber - Iznik F1

A nice and delicate mini-cucumber for cultivation in a greenhouse, warm protected outdoor locations, or for indoor cultivation on a windowsill. The cucumbers grow to about 10 cm in size with a smooth skin and are resistant to powdery mildew. The variety is easy to grow and yields a rich harvest without needing to be pollinated.
This variety is perfect for container gardening and does not require as much space for its roots as other cucumber varieties, which is why it is called the apartment cucumber in common parlance. If you have access to plant lighting, this variety can be grown year-round. Imagine how cool it would be to harvest your own cucumber in November or February when summer feels distant and longed for.
The variety is excellent for eating fresh, pickling, or using in salads.

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Cosmos - Double Click Bicolour Pink

A fabulous rose variety that produces large, beautiful flowers with a very unique and varied appearance. Most of the flowers are fully double, while some can also be so lovely half-full. Bicolour means two-colored and just as the name of the variety reveals, the variety goes in magical tones of pink and white. The variety produces abundant flowers, has sturdy stems that are easy to branch. It is beautiful as a cut flower, but also incredibly stunning in beds and pots.
This is our customer service manager Ulrica Cederlind&#8217;s favorite flower. Every year she grows Double Click Bicolour together with Cupcake Blush. It&#8217;s a hard-to-beat combination that will make any passer-by&#8217;s jaw drop!

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Sunflower - Pro Cut White Nite F1

This lovely sunflower novelty will take you by storm. It has a beautiful light yellow hue with a contrasting dark center. With its unique appearance, it stands out from classic varieties in a positive and surprising way. It is strikingly beautiful as a background plant in plantings and greatly appreciated by all our pollinators.
Pro Cut White Nite has sturdy and robust stems and is excellent for cutting. A few stems of this charming variety can adorn any dining table!

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Sweet Peas - Bouquet Mix

A bewitching mix of sweet peas in beautiful colors that smell heavenly and are perfect for bouquets. A blend of colors from the classic &#8216;Royal Family&#8217; series, known for its long stems and good vase life. If you want to make it easy for yourself and always have a nice mix of sweet peas on the dinner table at home, this blend is a perfect choice.

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Cosmos - Cosimo Collarette

Cosimo Collarette (also called Apollo Lovesong) is a romantic rose with delicate flowers in white and soft pink. It grows nicely and fits well in flower beds, pots and flower boxes. It starts flowering early and continues abundantly until the frost comes. Easy to grow and full of charm, it is perfect both in the garden and as a cut flower in bouquets.

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Zinnia - Tuttifrutti Mix

A vibrant zinnia mix in lovely colors of pink, red, white, orange, peach, and purple. Gives the flowerbed a caramel-like appearance and creates a magical focal point in the garden. With long and sturdy stems, this mix is also perfect for cutting and arranging.
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Zinnia - Benary's Giant Salmon Rose

A fantastic zinnia variety with large, beautiful, dahlia-like flowers in beautiful salmon pink color. The variety is known for its long and strong stems, but also for its incredibly long vase life. Benary&#8217;s Giant Salmon Rose is also extra resistant to mildew and drought, which we at Florea really think are two big pluses.
This is a recurring favorite at the home of our founder Erik Hoekstra who usually co-planted Benary&#8217;s Giant Salmon Rose together with the palm cabbage Nero Di Toscana. Because the variety has very long stems, they weave in so beautifully with the dark palm cabbage.

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Tomato - Pink Thai Egg

The charming &#8216;Pink Thai Egg&#8217; tomato variety is a lovely, egg-shaped tomato with a beautiful, shiny pink skin. The variety originated in Thailand and became popular in 1950. It is known for its productivity and for its resistance to cracking. Something that tomatoes often get due to uneven irrigation or large temperature differences.
A fantastic tomato that goes particularly well in salads thanks to its characteristics in color, shape and taste!
(This variety needs to be thawed to maximize the harvest of tomatoes).

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Zinnia - Caramel Cream

We at Florea truly love zinnias and have therefore created our very own zinnia mix. A delightful blend of our three favorite varieties: Isabellina Creamy Yellow, Polar Bear, and Luminosa. The mix is incredibly easy to grow and can be both pre-cultivated or direct-sown, which is a huge plus.
Together, the Caramel Cream creates a magical color scale in the garden and the ultimate cut flower bed. All zinnia varieties in this mix have long, sturdy stems and last an unusually long time in a vase. A pure dream for those who like to create their own summer bouquets!

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Watermelon - Tigrimini F1

A specially developed variety to be grown directly in the open field, unlike most other watermelon varieties that require a greenhouse, a glassed-in balcony or greenhouse, for example. Tigrimini can therefore cope in a sheltered location but outdoors even in a Nordic climate, fantastic, isn&#8217;t it?
The variety has slightly smaller melons but with explosive sweetness and taste. Fantastic to eat directly as it is or to use in a summer salads that need to be spiced up. Our garden expert Johanna Damm usually makes a starter of Tigrimini by dicing it into small cubes, crumbling Chevré cheese and then drizzling some creamy balsamic over it. Last of all, she adds a little salt and pepper. Simple, decorative and incredibly tasty!

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Dahlia - Wine Eyed Jill

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A new favorite dahlia for us at Florea, one we can&#8217;t do without anymore. Wine-eyed Jill produces an abundance of beautiful flowers with a size of approximately 10 cm in diameter. It comes in magical colors of light pink and cream with hints of both honey and charming magenta. This variety has unusually long stems, which has made it incredibly popular in the florist world. Wine-eyed Jill is also known for its long vase life and its enormous flower production. The fact that all the flowers have a varying appearance in terms of color is a real bonus!
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Florea offers quality garden products - with a focus on seeds, flower bulbs and tubers. The company was founded in 2020 by Erik Hoekstra, son of Johannes Hoekstra and grandson of Georg Hoekstra, and stems from a long family tradition.

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