Bee Flower / Beneficial Insect Mix Seeds
$3.90
Unit price perA colourful and diverse blend of flowering herbs, annuals and perennials selected to attract bees and beneficial insects to the garden. Designed to provide food and habitat for pollinators and garden allies including bees, lacewings, ladybirds, hoverflies and beneficial wasps, while encouraging greater biodiversity throughout the garden.
Sow amongst vegetable beds, around orchards and fruit trees, along garden edges or dedicate an entire patch and allow it to grow wild. The mixture provides a succession of flowers, forms and fragrances, helping create a lively garden ecosystem while adding plenty of colour and interest.
The mix may include, subject to seasonal availability: Alyssum, Basil, Borage, Buckwheat, Calendula, California Poppy, Candytuft, Caraway, Clover, Catnip, Coreopsis, Coriander, Cosmos, Dandelion, Dill, Gypsophila, Alfalfa (Lucerne), Marigold, Nemophila, Nigella, Parsley, Phacelia, Radish, Rudbeckia, Sunflower, Sweet William and Vetch.
Lobularia maritima, Ocimum basilicum, Borago officinalis, Fagopyrum esculentum, Calendula officinalis, Eschscholzia californica, Iberis umbellata, Carum carvi, Trifolium incarnatum, Nepeta cataria, Coreopsis grandiflora, Coriandrum sativum, Cosmos bipinnatus, Taraxacum officinale, Anethum graveolens, Gypsophila elegans, Medicago sativa, Tagetes erecta, Nemophila menziesii, Nigella damascena, Petroselinum crispum, Phacelia tanacetifolia, Raphanus sativus, Rudbeckia hirta, Helianthus annuus, Dianthus barbatus, Vicia villosa.
Approximately 400 seeds per packet
Coverage
20 g will cover approximately 10 m² when sown in rows around 30 cm apart.
When to Plant (Australia)
Tropics: Autumn to winter
Subtropics: Autumn and spring
Mild climates: Autumn and spring
Cold climates: Spring to early summer after frost
Planting / Sowing
Broadcast over prepared soil or sow in rows approximately 30 cm apart. Lightly rake seed into the surface and keep moist during germination. As this mixture contains seeds of different sizes and species, germination will occur progressively rather than all at once.
Grow in full sun to partial shade and allow plants to flower freely to provide the greatest benefit to pollinators and beneficial insects. Avoid the use of broad-spectrum insecticides around flowering plants.
Due to quarantine restrictions, TAS has an 800g limit per each seed variety. Not available for WA.
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