Heirloom Seeds
Welcome to Diane's Flower Seeds. We sell heirloom seeds, including annuals, perennials, herbs and vegetables. All of our seeds are open-pollinated and non-GMO. We've been in business since 2006.
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Starting Seeds Indoors
Starting annual and perennial seeds indoors.
Hummingbird Flower Seeds
The best flowers for attracting hummingbirds.
First-Year Flowering Perennials
Flowers that bloom the first year from seed.
Flower music videos on Youtube
Enjoy music videos with flowers in our own garden. The piano music is played by Diane's husband, Christian Clement.
Why should you grow heirloom flower seeds?
After many years of gardening, I'm convinced that open-pollinated and heirloom seeds are the way to grow!
Here are six reasons why:
- Open-pollinated flowers have more vigor than most hybrids. In general, they are taller and more floriferous than their hybrid counterparts, many of which have been bred to be so compact that there's not much left! Many heirloom flowers are great for cutting, thanks to their taller stems. As an added bonus, fragrant heirloom flowers are often more strongly scented than their modern counterparts.
- Heirloom flowers reseed true to type, unlike hybrids, which don't come true from seeds that you save yourself. Why spend money buying new hybrid seeds every year when your home-grown plants can produce seeds for you? Some heirloom perennials even bloom the first year from seed.
- Heirloom flowers and vegetables are the popular varieties beloved by generations of gardeners. They have been tried and proven over time. They are still around because they were admired by gardeners who saved seeds for future generations.
- Many heirloom flowers produce pollen and nectar for hummingbirds, butterflies and beneficial insects. You can help to save these species, many of which are endangered in our modern world.
- There are heirloom flowers for every garden situation, including shade, drought, deer resistance, containers, groundcovers, rock gardens, cold zones and warm zones.
- Heirloom flowers make great companion plants for roses, bulbs and ornamental grasses. And, of course, they are perfect for the cottage garden.
Happy gardening!
Diane Clement