Butterfly Field - Beneficial Insect Mix
A vibrant coloured blend with a high ratio of nectar flowers, to provide food for adult butterflies, and feed and habitat for caterpillars.
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A colourful blend of pollen and nectar flowers to provide forage for honey bees, bumblebees, and other pollinators. Bee Pasture Mix creates a very attractive habitat to bring beneficial insects to your vegetable patch, fruit orchard and garden and helps keep them well-fed.
Features
- Food for bees
- Colourful display
- Low Maintence
Product details
How
Sow direct where they are to grow. Scatter seed thinly and rake lightly into soil surface. Firm down, water gently and keep moist through germination period.
Care
Choose a Sunny, well-drained position. Add Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone before planting and fertilise regularly with Yates Thrive Soluble Plant Food. Thin out if necessary. Keep well watered. Protect from snails and slugs.
Hint
Remove spent flowers regularly or leave to mature and self seed. This mix contains 44 selected varieties, including phacelia, borage, echium (vipers bugloss), California poppy and nigella. Results will vary depending on climate and time of year. Not recommended for grazing livestock.
Storage
Store in a cool dry place away from direct Sunlight. Keep out of reach of children and pets.
| Plant space |
20cm |
| Sow depth |
3mm |
| Plant height |
Varied |
| Germination |
10-21 days |
| Germination (days) |
16 days |
| Flowering |
10-20 weeks |
| Flowering (days) |
112 days |
| Botanical name |
Various species |
Borage
Borage is grown for its pretty blue flowers that are renowned for attracting bees to the garden.
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