Filtered seeds
Flowers of moderate difficulty for partial shade
The seeds that match your filters, A to Z. Open one to see how to grow it, or switch a filter off to widen the list.
14 seeds, A to Z
Open a seed to see how to grow it.
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Balloon Flower
Platycodon grandiflorus
Difficulty: Moderate
Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Difficulty: Moderate
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Difficulty: Moderate
Canterbury Bells
Campanula medium
Difficulty: ModerateGrows in pots
Carnation
Dianthus caryophyllus
Difficulty: ModerateGrows in pots
Geum
Geum chiloense
Difficulty: ModerateGrows in pots
Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium purpureum
Difficulty: Moderate
Linaria
Linaria maroccana
Difficulty: Moderate
Oriental Poppy
Papaver orientale
Difficulty: Moderate
Pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
Difficulty: ModerateGrows in pots
Pasque Flower
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Difficulty: ModerateGrows in pots
Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
Difficulty: ModerateGrows in pots
Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
Difficulty: ModerateGrows in pots
Torenia
Torenia fournieri
Difficulty: ModerateGrows in pots
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Each category has its own page with every seed in it, A to Z.
Planting calendar
When to start each seed
Counted from your area's average last spring frost date. Find yours from a local weather service or garden center, then count back or forward.
8+ weeks before
Start indoors early
4–7 weeks before
Indoors or a cold frame
From the last frost
Sow at or after the last frost
Quick wins
Fastest to sprout
Days from sowing until the first shoots appear, in good conditions.
Small spaces
Perfect for pots and balconies
Every seed here grows in a container. Where it's known, you'll see the smallest pot to use.
Questions
Using the seed list
- How many seeds are on SeedBattle?
- 223 so far, in 4 categories: vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruits & other. A new seed appears here as soon as its page is published.
- How do the filters work?
- Choose a category, a difficulty, an amount of sun or "Grows in pots". Each group takes one choice at a time, and choosing it again switches it off. Choices from different groups add up, so Easy plus Grows in pots shows only the easy seeds that grow in containers.
- What order are the seeds in?
- A to Z by their common name. Each page shows up to 48 seeds, with a link to the next page when there are more.
- How is difficulty rated?
- Every seed is rated easy, moderate or challenging by our editors, going by how easily it grows from seed.
- What do the sun filters mean?
- Full sun means 6 or more hours of direct sun, partial shade a few hours, and full shade little or no direct sun. Many seeds grow in more than one, so they show up under each.
- What does "Grows in pots" mean?
- Trusted growing sources say the seed can be grown in a container. Where the smallest pot to use is known, you'll find it on the seed's page.
- Can I compare seeds?
- Yes. The compare page lines up the growing facts of up to three seeds side by side, from germination and spacing to sun, water and pet safety.
Not sure which one to grow?
Put up to three seeds side by side and compare germination, spacing, sun, water, frost tolerance and pet safety.






