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COUNTRY GARDEN SEED SHOP
Easy to Grow Flowers for Wildlife
This selection of flowers for wildlife has masses of gorgeous colourful flowers. There are six packets of seeds in this collection. Flowers are all shades of lilac and blue, yellow, white and pink and all of them provide nectar and pollen in abundance for Bees and Butterflies to feed on. Later in the season the plants provide seeds that birds and small mammals love to eat.
These are some of the very best flowers for bees, butterflies andbirds in the most beautiful shades. If you are planning to grow flowers to encourage butterflies and other beneficial insects into your garden, for cutting or simply to add interest to a neglected area you can't go wrong with this selection! These varieties have been specially selected because wild creatures love them. The bonus is that they are all so EASY to grow complement each other either growing in your garden and as cut flowers in a vase too.
Each collection contains seeds for these plants:
- Scabious
- Dahlia
- Cosmos
- Cornflowers
- Feverfew
- Salvia
These are all brilliant plants for Summer blooms. This special collection of flowers for wildlife will bloom from June until the end of September or even longer. They are very easy to grow and super productive giving you a lovely show in the garden and plenty of nectar and pollen for visiting butterflies and bees. Once the flowers are over they will produce seeds which your garden birds will love.
| Genus | Easy Flowers for Wildlife |
| Variety | 6 Packets of Seeds:
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| Plant Type | Annuals |
| Height & Spread | Various |
| Sow Seeds | Sow seeds direct in spring from March onwards. You can also start seeds off indoors then plant out when your young plants are well established. |
| Plant Out | If you started them indoors, move plants to their flowering position in May then allow them to grow on ready for summer flowering. |
| Conditions Required | Like most annual flowers this collection prefers a sunny spot and will also tolerate some dappled shade. Water thoroughly once a week in dry spells for maximum nectar production, keep picking and deadheading and feed each week to keep the flowers going. |
| Flower Production | It's good to keep cutting because that stimulates your plants to keep producing new flowers. Buckets of blooms in all shades of blue/lilac, white, yellow and pink are produced from June to the end of September or even longer. |
| Picking | Pick early in the morning or in the cool evening and stand flowers in deep water for a few hours before arranging. Cut flowers will last at least 5 days in a vase. |
| Planting Combinations | This Easy to Grow Flowers for Wildlife Seed Collection contains some of the best flowers for Bees,Butterflies and Birds that you can grow. You will be amazed at how many blooms are produced and how quickly they attract Wildlife into your garden. These varieties have been specially selected to complement each other either growing in your garden or as cut flowers in a bouquet. They will also grow beautifully with other annual flowers. |