Mr Fothergill's Honesty Purple And White Mix Seeds, Scented flowers, attractive seed pods. For dried seed pods, cut when green, remove leaves, hang upside down to dry, rub off outer brown skin to reveal ‘satin white’ pods. May self seed if left in situ.

Sow outdoors in a seed bed, 0.5cm deep into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Seedlings usually appear in 21-35 days. Thin seedlings to 5cm apart when large enough to handle. Plant out to flowering position in autumn, allowing 25cm between plants.

• A hardy biennial, flowers the year after sowing
• Simple, scented flowers, followed by flat seed pods
• Great for pollinators, borders and cottage gardens

Sow time: May-Jul
Flowering/Harvesting time: Apr-Jun