NEW 100-ball grab bag, ideal for creating larger wildflower patches. Coverage for 5 square metres. Depending on the mix (details below) you are likely to attract: solitary bees, honey bees and bumblebees, butterflies, birds, beetles, hedgehogs and bats. Wildflowers are brilliant habitats for garden biodiversity, providing and attracting food while also offering shelter.
Best scattered in Spring or Autumn. Full instructions included on the back of the pack.
Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
A perennial with clusters of yellow/orange pea like leaves
Height: 15-25cm
Flowers: May to October
Lotus corniculatus is such a sunny little thing, why not try it mixed into your summer baskets and patio pots?
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
A tall biennial (flowering stem grows in the second year) with pink and purple flowers on spikes.
Height: 60-150cm
Flowers: June to September
Toxicity: Poisonous if eaten
Foxgloves are a really good ‘bridging plant’ as they bloom late May-June, a period when the bulbs have finished and the summer perennials are yet to be at their best!
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense
Perennial with trefoil leaves and pinky red flowers. Good weed suppressor
Height: 10-45cm
Flowers: May to September
The trifolium can help to break up heavy soil over time, plus it adds nitrogen to the soil, meaning healthy plants all round!
Viper’s Bugloss (Echium vulgare)
A tall biennial (flowering stem grows in the second year) with incredibly blue flowers emerging from pink buds
Height: 30-90cm
Flowers: June to September
If you’re looking to do something a little different with your echium, why not try growing a low blue hedge with it, or scatter it amongst paving slabs to soften the landscape and add a punch of colour
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
Aromatic perennial with dark purple buds and pinkish purple flowers
Height: 30-60cm
Flowers: April to November
The Wild Marjoram is not only a wildflower, but can also double up as a pretty damn tasty pizza topping, along with your very best sweet tomatoes!
Seedball Bee Mix also includes a sprinkling of annuals Chamomile, Cornflower, Corn marigold, and Night-flowering catchfly
Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
A bright red flowering annual - hugely popular and often used as a symbol of remembrance
Height: 30-60cm
Flowers: May to July
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
Also known as Queen Anne's Lace
Biennial (sometimes annual)
Height: 30-70cm
Flowers: June to August
Corn Marigold (Glebionis Segetum)
A medium height annual plant, its flowers are golden-yellow discs with prominent ray florets
Scatter: late summer to mid April, but the best results are usually obtained in early spring
Height: 51-60cm
Flowers: June to October
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
Perennial with trefoil leaves and pinky red flowers. Good weed suppressor. The trifolium can help to break up heavy soil over time, plus it adds nitrogen to the soil, meaning healthy plants all round!
Height: 10-45cm
Flowers: May to September
Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa)
Perennial
Height: 30-100cm
Flowers: July to September
Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)
Perennial
Height: 10-40cm
Flowers: June to August
Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus Minor)
A quick growing grassland annual with yellow flowers and two purple 'teeth'
Height: 45cm
Flowers: May to September
Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
A perennial with clusters of yellow/orange pea like leaves
Height: 15-25cm
Flowers: May to October
Tufted Vetch (Vicia cracca)
Perennial
Height: 20-100cm
Flowers: June to August
Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris)
The common name Selfheal, sometimes written as Self-heal, refers to the plant having been used as a treatment for wounds and bruises until recent times
Perennial
Height:10-50cm
Flowers: June to September
NEW 100-ball grab bag, ideal for creating larger wildflower patches. Coverage for 5 square metres. Depending on the mix (details below) you are likely to attract: solitary bees, honey bees and bumblebees, butterflies, birds, beetles, hedgehogs and bats. Wildflowers are brilliant habitats for garden biodiversity, providing and attracting food while also offering shelter.
Best scattered in Spring or Autumn. Full instructions included on the back of the pack.
Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
A perennial with clusters of yellow/orange pea like leaves
Height: 15-25cm
Flowers: May to October
Lotus corniculatus is such a sunny little thing, why not try it mixed into your summer baskets and patio pots?
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
A tall biennial (flowering stem grows in the second year) with pink and purple flowers on spikes.
Height: 60-150cm
Flowers: June to September
Toxicity: Poisonous if eaten
Foxgloves are a really good ‘bridging plant’ as they bloom late May-June, a period when the bulbs have finished and the summer perennials are yet to be at their best!
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense
Perennial with trefoil leaves and pinky red flowers. Good weed suppressor
Height: 10-45cm
Flowers: May to September
The trifolium can help to break up heavy soil over time, plus it adds nitrogen to the soil, meaning healthy plants all round!
Viper’s Bugloss (Echium vulgare)
A tall biennial (flowering stem grows in the second year) with incredibly blue flowers emerging from pink buds
Height: 30-90cm
Flowers: June to September
If you’re looking to do something a little different with your echium, why not try growing a low blue hedge with it, or scatter it amongst paving slabs to soften the landscape and add a punch of colour
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)
Aromatic perennial with dark purple buds and pinkish purple flowers
Height: 30-60cm
Flowers: April to November
The Wild Marjoram is not only a wildflower, but can also double up as a pretty damn tasty pizza topping, along with your very best sweet tomatoes!
Seedball Bee Mix also includes a sprinkling of annuals Chamomile, Cornflower, Corn marigold, and Night-flowering catchfly
Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
A bright red flowering annual - hugely popular and often used as a symbol of remembrance
Height: 30-60cm
Flowers: May to July
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
Also known as Queen Anne's Lace
Biennial (sometimes annual)
Height: 30-70cm
Flowers: June to August
Corn Marigold (Glebionis Segetum)
A medium height annual plant, its flowers are golden-yellow discs with prominent ray florets
Scatter: late summer to mid April, but the best results are usually obtained in early spring
Height: 51-60cm
Flowers: June to October
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
Perennial with trefoil leaves and pinky red flowers. Good weed suppressor. The trifolium can help to break up heavy soil over time, plus it adds nitrogen to the soil, meaning healthy plants all round!
Height: 10-45cm
Flowers: May to September
Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa)
Perennial
Height: 30-100cm
Flowers: July to September
Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)
Perennial
Height: 10-40cm
Flowers: June to August
Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus Minor)
A quick growing grassland annual with yellow flowers and two purple 'teeth'
Height: 45cm
Flowers: May to September
Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
A perennial with clusters of yellow/orange pea like leaves
Height: 15-25cm
Flowers: May to October
Tufted Vetch (Vicia cracca)
Perennial
Height: 20-100cm
Flowers: June to August
Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris)
The common name Selfheal, sometimes written as Self-heal, refers to the plant having been used as a treatment for wounds and bruises until recent times
Perennial
Height:10-50cm
Flowers: June to September
