Flowers for honey and butterflies
MP08691 - Ecosystems - Biodiversity
- Sowing periodAutumn
- Sowing periodSpring
- Life spanMulti-year
- HeightTall
- HeightMedium tall
- Flowering periodAutumn
- Flowering periodSpring
- Flowering periodSummer
Description
This perennial flower mixture was developed in collaboration with entomologist Jérôme Yvernault and beekeepers. The diversity of species ensures a spread of flowering periods and adaptability to many types of terrain. This nectar mixture is ideally suited for beekeepers, but also provides shelter for many species of insects and small creatures that find refuge and a food source within it. The species in this mixture have been selected for their fragrant and flavourful nectar.
The reference in bee mixtures!
Plant height: 40–70 cm
Flowering:
From summer onwards when sown in spring
From spring onwards in subsequent years
Composed of 23 annual and 278 perennial species.
Composition
| species | |
|---|---|
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
| Blue lupin | Lupinus angustifolia |
| Borage | Borago officinalis |
| Brown knapweed | Centaurea jacea |
| Canterbury Bells | Campanula medium |
| Catmint | Nepeta racemosa |
| Common mallow | Malva sylvestris |
| Corn Marigold | Chrysanthemum segetum |
| Corn poppy | Papaver rhoeas |
| Cornflower | Centaurea cyanus |
| Cosmos sulphureus | Cosmos sulphureus |
| Dahlia | Dahlia variabilis |