what flowers can i plant from seed now?

[iamnotaprincess]

Would like some flowers to accompany my veggies which will hopefully come up in the summer. So far i have planted sweet peas, snapdragons and scabiosa.

Are you planting directly into soil? If so what sort of soil do you have?

Marigolds & nasturtiums do well as companion plants.

have put the sweet peas and snapdragon seeds in pots on my window sill, i am worried about the snails eating them, will transfer when they grow a bit and if they look stronger...

soil is fairly alkaline (did the test), but plan to mix with compost..

California poppies are good and easy and do well on alkaline soil, sow direct though not in pots.

I am not massively keen on lots of marigolds but am growing Calendula Indian Prince this year, which is a pretty one, good companion plant and fine on alkaline.

Cosmos are a great filler ( I like Purity - the white one - and Sensation - pink - and you can sow them now. Make sure you pinch them out a few times so they get bushy.

Also, if you're quick you could also do some bulbs or tubers. Dahlias are great, if you plant tubers in the soil now with lots of manure and compost, you should have some flowers come August. Sarah Raven was selling them off cheap last week.

I was also going to suggest marigolds (both the pot and the french types), plus cosmos, nasturtium (looks great trailing out of a pot).
It's also not too late to plant gladioli and other summer bulbs.

Nasturtium 'Empress of India' is gorgeous - dark green leaves and bright, deep red flowers. 'Princess of India' is a more compact variety.

Thank you!!!