This blog is about all the awesome, hardy, productive perennial cut flowers you can grow easily from seed.

Our first season on the new farm. What we did, what we learned, and what’s next.

How to save seed from Cape Daisy (Venidium fastuosum, syn. Arctotis fastuosa).

How to save seed from orlaya (Orlaya grandiflora).

How to save seed from pod scabiosa, aka starflower (Scabiosa stellata).

How to save seed from safflower (Carthamus tinctorius).

How to save seed from sweet annie (Artemisia annua).

How to save seed from saponaria (Saponaria vaccaria).

How to save seed from nigella, aka love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena, N. orientalis).

How to save seed from mignonette (Reseda alba and R. odorata).

Read our story in the local paper.

How to save seed from Jewels of Opar (Talinum paniculatum).

How to save seed from hyacinth bean (Dolichos lablab).

How to save seed from dill (Anethum graveolens).

How to save seed from cress (Lepidium spp.)

How to save seed from bupleurum (Bupleurum griffithii, B. rotundifolium).

How to save seed from Broom Corn (Sorghum bicolor).

How to save seed from False Queen Anne’s Lace (Ammi)

How to save seed from Bells of Ireland (Moluccella laevis).

A detailed guide on saving flower seeds, from selection and harvest to processing and storage.