A rich and beautiful mixture of the easiest orange flowered annuals. Blooms all summer long for garden decoration and cutting, in rich and varied tones from the bright and brassy to the fashionably pale and pastel. Excellent for the flower border and an economical way to fill an empty space with colour. For colour co-ordination try them with another of our Flower Dream mixtures. Flowers summer. Height: 30-90cm (12-36in). Contents: Antirrhinum, Calendula, Carthamus, Cheiranthus allionii. Cosmos, Dimorphotheca, Eschscholtzia, Helichrysum, Rudbeckia, Tagetes, Tith-onia. Zinnia.

Sow early spring to early summer outdoors where they are to flower. Fork the ground over, firm it across and then rake until it has a fine lump free surface. Scatter the seeds very sparingly and lightly rake them in. Alternatively, for easier management, sow 3mm (1/8in) deep in rows 30cm (12in) apart. Germination usually takes approximately 14 days.

When the seedlings are large enough to handle thin out to 20-30cm (9-12in) apart. The thinnings can be very carefully lifted with a trowel and transplanted elswhere.

They prefer a sunny open site in ordinary well drained garden soil. Keep weed free and provide a little support of twiggy sticks.