Petra Durst-Benning's flower bestseller in new splendor. Württemberg in the year 1850. In search of the man who impregnated her at her parents' inn in Nuremberg, young Hannah Brettschneider arrives in a village at the foot of the Swabian Jura. Gönningen is the home of the seed merchants who have been living off the business of tulip bulbs, flower, and vegetable seeds for almost two centuries. They sell their seeds all over Europe, with their travels reaching as far as Russia and America. Hannah's enthusiasm for the unusual place and its people does not last long, as Helmut, the father of her child, is engaged to the most beautiful girl in the village, Seraphine. When the wealthy merchant's son ultimately chooses Hannah, Seraphine will stop at nothing to eliminate her rival and win Helmut back.