Insect-friendly flowers

This attractive, bright perennial Dianthus is striking for its long flowering season. Its strong violet-pink colour adorns both rockery and flower pot from June to September. They have very attractive, pointed green leaves with pale blue shimmer. For...

A colourful and many sided garden perennial, for wild gardens. Can be sown direct and propages well by self-seeding and attracts many insects and butterflies. The vigorous plant smells of anise and mint. The leaves and flowers, which are of a delicio...

Stunning gypsophile variety 'Elsa' that will make a great addition to your perennial flowerbeds. The white blossoms have pink-tinged edges. The delicate plant is ideal as a filler in bouquets. It can keep for around 7 days in a vase. This v...Stunning gypsophile variety 'Elsa' that will make a great addition to your perennial flowerbeds. The white blossoms have pink-tinged edges. The delicate plant is ideal as a filler in bouquets. It can keep for around 7 days in a vase. This v...

A rich and colourful mixture of annual flowers that encourage beneficial insects. Attracts parasitic wasps, hover flies, lacewings, gall midges. Contains: Borage, Dill, Coriander, Fennel, Corncockle, Calendula, Cornflower, Poppy, Cress, Buckwheat, Ve...

The bushy Umbellifer is an old cottage garden and medicinal plant and an exception food plant for insects. The large white umbels can be combine with virtually every other summer flower and make a wonderful addition to coloured flower arrangements. I...

A fast growing summer flower with parasol-like heads, abundant flowers with white or pale pink petals. Remains low growing and is also suitable for window boxes. This medicinal plant is particularly attractive to hoverflies.

Golden yellow, long-stemmed flowers for late summer flower arrangements which last a long time in the vase. Black-eyed Susan prefers loose water-retaining soil in a sunny or slightly shaded position. Ready to cut when the flower heads are well open. ...

A strong growing Black-eyed Susan with contrasting brown-red and yellow tipped petals. Very robust with large flower heads which particularly attract butterflies. Particularly long lasting cut flower. Ideal for cut flower growers.

This undemanding blue flax is a perennial and a continuous bloomer. Its delicate sky-blue flowers will delight for several weeks. It makes an excellent addition to your nature garden in a position with well-draining soil and full sun. The blue flax i...This undemanding blue flax is a perennial and a continuous bloomer. Its delicate, sky-blue flowers will delight for several weeks. It makes an excellent addition to your nature garden in a position with well-draining soil and full sun. The blue flax ...

An uncomplicated perpetual flowering plant with sky blue flowers with a touch of violet. The delicately scent flower heads are made up of mant single flowers with red stamens. The leaves are like finely divided filigree. Excellent insect pasture whic...

Low growing ornamental poppy species with flowers of bright orange and yellow colours and fine blue-green and very decorative feathery leaves. The chalice-shaped flowers only open properly in full sunlight. Loose, sandy, porous soils in a sunny site ...

Pretty, eye-catching flower for the natural garden with bright red flowers and white centres. Flowers continuously throughout summer transforming barren corners into a vibrant sea of carmine, while being undemanding. Very attractive to bees, bumble b...

A nicely coloured mixture for making small posies! Candytuft produces many parasol-like flower heads in violet, pink and white. Iberis umbellata like it dry and in full sun. Seedlings are susceptible to flea beetle. After flowering they should be cut...

The name Chamomile originates from the Greek and means 'earth apple' after the smell of its flowers. It is a medicinal and preparation plant that presents few demands on the soil. It does grow slowly though in the early stages.

Semi-tall bright and colourful annual aster with unfilled flowers. Asters are susceptible to a type of soil fungi that causes wilt. They should therefore have a break of between 5 and 8 years before being planted on the same ground again. They are re...

Excellent for attracting insects to beds or window boxes. The bright azure flowers appear freely on long stalks. A beautiful, clear blue colour with a few plants appearing in pure white. Undemanding summer flower which survives well in drought....

Beautiful flower of summer with exuberant floral abundance. The flowers in lilac, salmon and pink tones are reminiscent of almond flowers and are much enjoyed by bees. These otherwise undemanding flowers like a good soil and plenty of watering. The l...

Growing to a height of up to 120 cm Clary Sage has a very imposing appearance. In its favoured situations Clary Sage will seed itself and ensure its continued presence in the garden. When flowering begins the whole plant gives off a scent. It is a pl...

Golden Clematis 'Radar Love' is a perennial, hardy climbing plant which flowers abundantly. It will be covered in golden yellow, nodding lanterns from its main flowering period in June right into autumn. The blossoms transform into decorati...Golden Clematis 'Radar Love' is a perennial, hardy climbing plant which flowers abundantly. It will be covered in golden yellow, nodding lanterns from its main flowering period in June right into autumn. The blossoms transform into decorati...

Enchanting mixture of different-coloured flowers in shades of blue, purple, red, pink and white. Columbine is one of our most beautiful native wild plants and is a classic for cottage gardens. Not very demanding, produces seeds and self-sows easily a...Enchanting mixture of different-coloured flowers in shades of blue, purple, red, pink and white. Columbine is one of our most beautiful native wild plants and is a classic for cottage gardens. Not very demanding, produces seeds and self-sows easily a...