Growing Calendar – Sow month by month

Here we’ve gathered month by month the flowers, vegetables, and herbs that are best to sow at different times of the year. Whether you want to start early in the year with indoor sowing or directly in the garden when the warmth arrives, the calendar helps you plan and maximize your growing opportunities.

Discover the varieties to start sowing indoors this January! Winter may be cold, but January is the perfect time to prepare for spring and summer gardening fun. Here you will find varieties that need early planting. By sowing now, you'll give your plants a head start and ensure a thriving and abundant harvest later in the year.

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Grow in January

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Grow in February

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Grow in March

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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Grow in April

Spring is in full bloom, and May is the perfect time to give your crops the final boost before summer. Here you'll find exciting varieties like beans, sugar snap peas, zucchini, and pumpkin, as well as vibrant flowers like sunflowers, zinnias, and cosmos. By sowing these now, you ensure a lush garden and a bountiful harvest to enjoy in the coming months.

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Grow in May

Discover the varieties that are perfect for direct sowing outdoors in June! Summer is here, and it's the right time to sow directly in the garden for a colorful and flavorful harvest. Here you’ll find flowers and vegetables that thrive best when sown directly in the warm soil.

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Grow in June

Discover the varieties that are perfect for direct sowing outdoors in July! Summer is here, and it's the right time to sow directly in the garden for a colorful and flavorful harvest. Here you’ll find flowers and vegetables that thrive best when sown directly in the warm soil.

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Grow in July

Late summer is here, and August is an excellent time to sow for a harvest well into the fall. Now you can plant fast-growing vegetables like spinach, radishes, and lettuce, as well as herbs like dill and coriander. Additionally, it's a great time to prepare for fall sowing of flower bulbs and biennials like forget-me-nots and hollyhocks. By planting now, you create a lush garden even during the cooler months.

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Grow in August

Fall is approaching, but the growing season is far from over. September is an ideal time to sow vegetables like winter purslane, mache lettuce, and winter lettuce, as well as herbs like parsley and thyme. You can also plant flower bulbs like tulips, daffodils, and crocuses for a colorful spring next year. By growing now, you ensure a harvest even during the fall and winter!

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Grow in September

Fall brings cooler days, but growing can still continue. October is perfect for planting garlic, fall bulbs, and perennial herbs, as well as for direct sowing vegetables like spinach and winter lettuce for an early spring harvest. Take the opportunity to plant flower bulbs and perennial flowers like poppies and cornflowers. By sowing now, you prepare a blooming and lush garden for the next season.

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Grow in October

Winter is approaching, but there's still plenty you can do in the garden. November is a great time to sow cold-resistant crops like salsify, parsnips, and winter carrots, as well as plant garlic and perennial herbs. You can also continue planting bulbs for spring flowers like tulips and daffodils. By planting now, you give your plants a good start for the upcoming spring.

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Grow in November

Despite the winter chill, you can still grow! December is perfect for indoor growing of lettuce, microgreens, and pea shoots, as well as herbs like basil and coriander. You can also prepare the soil for the next season and protect your perennial plants from frost. For those looking to plan for spring, it’s an excellent time to think ahead about next year’s crops and maybe start some seeds indoors.

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Cosmos mix - Hacienda White

A beautiful and easy-to-grow cosmos mix in white, with the most beautiful shapes that the rose cut flowers have to offer. The mix is developed by us at Florea to fit extra well with the cut in terms of stem length, productivity and vase life. A must for those who love rosehips as much as we do and especially the white ones.
Loved by all pollinators and can be grown in pots as well as directly outdoors!

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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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Nasturtium - Double Salmon Gleam

A lovely nasturtium with enchanting flowers in a salmon pink shade. Beautiful to grow in a hanging basket, balcony box, or against a trellis. A wonderful summer flower with strong growth and lots of charm. The flowers are also edible and are excellent in salads or as garnishes on dishes for an extra summery feel. Imagine a crayfish cheesecake or a summer-fresh bruschetta topped with a beautiful flower from the Double Salmon Gleam nasturtium.
Another fun tip is to use this variety as a garnish on desserts, cakes, and other baked goods. Simple, delicious, and enchanting all at the same time!

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Sunflower - Pro cut Red F1

Pro Cut Red is the sunflower with that little extra. With its unique and dark red hue, it captivated us at Florea instantly. The variety often branches out, and the size of the flowers is perfect for use in bouquets or other types of floral arrangements. An amazingly easy-to-grow variety that works equally well in flower beds or larger pots.
Incredibly beautiful when planted together with Italian Millet &#8211; Red Jewel, as they complement each other perfectly in a bouquet!

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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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Poppy - Bread seed poppy

Bread Seed Poppy is an older poppy variety that can be traced all the way back to the 1750s thanks to its fine characteristics. The variety offers large, thin flowers in light shades of purple, pink and white, often with a darker stripe at the very bottom. The variety flowers on tall stems, which are often seen as beautifully floating in flower beds and plantings.
After flowering, round seed pods are formed filled with small and edible seeds that can be used in baking. A very easy-to-grow variety that also seeds itself easily and returns faithfully year after year.

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Lacy Phacelia

An easy-to-grow, fast-growing herb that combines beauty and utility in every little flowering stalk. Honeyfacelia produces a sea of beautiful lavender-blue flowers. The finely lobed inflorescences unfurl like little spirals and attract all kinds of pollinators such as bees, butterflies and bumblebees in abundance. With its strong growing power, it covers the ground like a bright silk field while improving the soil. In fact, Honeyfacelia increases the soil&#8217;s moisture content because it is a green manure plant.
This deer-resistant plant is also drought-resistant once established and is therefore particularly suitable in places where irrigation is a little limited. It is also great to use as a cut flower!

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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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Eucalyptus - Baby Blue Spiral

Baby Blue is a charming eucalyptus variety with small, dense leaves in a soft blue-green shade that shimmers slightly in silver. Unlike varieties such as cinerea and silver dollar, baby blue has much smaller leaves and is therefore easier to place in bouquets. The variety can also be dried and looks very beautiful in eternity bouquets or other types of flower arrangements. This is a big favorite of Hanna Wendelbo who always grows baby blue at home. A clear bouquet favorite that produces plenty of beautiful eucalyptus branches that she uses extensively in all types of flower arrangements. With her we also find very large specimens as she always overwinters her plants frost-free and we are always equally impressed every time we visit her!

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Beetroot - Hula Hoop

A magical and colorful mix with several different beetroot varieties in the same package. A cool taste adventure and an incredible experience for both the mouth and the eye. This seed mix includes the varieties: Detroit 2 (red), Burpees Golden (yellow), Albina Vereduna (white), and Chioggia (polka-colored). Each beet and color has a personal, appetizing taste with its own unique touch. Together, they become incredibly decorative in dishes or as a side dish.
Imagine a summer plate of oven-roasted beets in enchanting colors with Chevré and honey, or a colorful fireworks display of pickled beets for hash. This variety is a special and incredibly fun growing experience for young and old, but perhaps it is most appreciated by our youngest. Harvesting the beets to see which color comes up from the ground is just as fun as eating the fabulous palette of goodies on the plate.
This is a big favorite of many of us who work at Florea, an appreciated variety that returns year after year in our gardens and that we warmly recommend!

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Cosmos - Cupcake Blush

This lovely Sweet Pea variety makes our flower hearts do cartwheels. The fairy-tale-like flowers can be as big as a palm and the petals are thin with a wavy and decorative edge. Cupcake Blush has been given its wonderful name thanks to its delightful muffin-shaped flowers and irresistible pink color palette.
A fantastic variety to plant in pots and flower beds to create both height and dimension in the garden. Cupcake Blush is also a wonderful cut flower and creates the most beautiful bouquets, either on its own or mixed with other summer flowers.
Loved by all pollinators!

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Cosmos - Cupcake White

A cupcake white dream of cosmos with enchanting white color that produces large magical flowers with a yellow center. Cupcake White gets both single and semi-double flowers that are decorative white but which blush lightly pink at the very center of the petals. The beautiful flowers are muffin-shaped, which is the reason for the charming and sweet variety name.
A fantastic cut flower that blooms faithfully and spectacularly throughout the summer until frost arrives. Beloved by all pollinators, wonderful in bouquets and incredibly easy to grow!

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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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Snapdragon - Madame Butterfly Ivory F1

This is a new variety of sweet rocket that we at Florea are very proud of. This elegant variety has become one of our absolute favorites and one we will never be without. The double flowers come in a creamy white tone with small hints of light yellow and give a fluffy impression. Thanks to its height and long vase life, Madame Butterfly Ivory is a loyal and absolutely fantastic bouquet flower.
The variety&#8217;s charming appearance also makes it a fairy tale in borders and other types of plantings. The best thing about sweet rocket is that the more flower spikes you pick, the more you get. Not so surprising that it is so popular, right?
It is not only loved by us at Florea but also by all our pollinators who usually flock around this wonderful variety. The color of Madame Butterfly Ivory is hard to resist and we are very happy to welcome it into our assortment!

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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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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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Foxglove - Apricot Delight

A magnificent and stylish summer flower with great height. An easy-to-grow flower variety that produces beautiful apricot-colored spikes that are perfect for using in bouquets. The stems are sturdy and last a long time in a vase. A clear favorite among pollinators, especially bees and bumblebees who like to crawl into the small flower bells.
Apricot Delight is a biennial variety that usually blooms the year after sowing. In common parlance, it is often called perennial because it likes to spread itself. It is strikingly beautiful in borders and is grateful to grow as it can tolerate both shade and some drought.
(This variety should not be eaten as it may be toxic.)

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Cucumber - Lemon

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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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