Insect-friendly flowers

This annual lupin variety is very easy to grow and its strong jasmine-scented flowers make it a rich addition to the summer flower garden. Each flower appears in purple, white and yellow. As a legume this plant is an excellent soil improver....

Pretty flowers reminiscent of small sunflowers and readily visited by insects. The flowers are long lasting, continue to bloom and require no dead heading. Suitable for beds and window boxes. Mexican Creeping Zinnias thrive best in full sun but can a...

Large decorative, ornamental plant with great visibility. The daisy-shaped orange-red flowers continue flowering well into the autumn. They need a sunny place and humus-rich soil containing clay.

Mexican Zinnia, free-flowering in yellow and brown tones. Uncomplicated summer flower which even flowers in bad weather. The more frequently it is cut the more flowers it will develop. I needs a lot of light and warmth to germinate and grow. Highly s...

Wild flower from southern Europe with bright violet-blue flowers and the scent of fresh lemons. We recommend sowing from April where it is to flower. It can also be grown in tubs and on the balcony. Has a very good nectar flow and is even more attrac...

An old medicinal plant which in the wild is a protected species. Mountain Arnica with its attractive, golden yellow flower heads, is a striking addition for every sunny flower bed. It likes a thin, porous, sour, humus-rich soil with a low lime conten...

With annual clary it is not the insignificant flowers but the highly coloured leaf bracts which catch the eye. If cut back they will quickly flower again and it is fairly slug resistant. The fast growing summer flower is very decorative in both beds...

Ornamental summer flower with btight yellow and orange flowers. After flowering the seeds become a myriad of tiny parasols - almost like a new flowering, white with coloured starlets. Makes a good edging plant along pathways and fences but also in a ...

A red, white and pink mixed, large flowered poppy which blooms throughout the summer. Seeds should be sown where they are to flower and be only lightly covered with soil. Fairly slug resistant. When cut the upright buds can be observed unfolding in t...

This pot marigold selection which is high in flavenoids, is good as a cut flower and as a medicinal plant. The orange coloured and generally filled flowers, bloom freely from June to October. They should be cut back after their first flowering and th...

Favourite mixture of single unfilled flowers in yellow and orange tones. An uncomplicated and undemanding free flowering cut flower. After the first flowering the seed heads should be cut off, then they will continue flowering until well into the aut...

High-growing perennial with lush flowers on long stalks in shades of purple, pale pink, deep pink and white. Purple mullein provides plenty of pollen for pollinators. Recommended for planting in natural gardens. Simple, drought-loving perennial that ...High-growing perennial with lush flowers on long stalks in shades of purple, pale pink, deep pink and white. Purple mullein provides plenty of pollen for pollinators. Recommended for planting in natural gardens. Simple, drought-loving perennial that ...

The Purple viper's bugloss is especially valuable in the wild garden. The sky blue Mediterranean summer flower flowers long and freely. A very well visited and uncomplicated insect pasture for dryer situations.

A very special, silkily glistening, brilliant red in the summer flower border! The Scarlet Flax is sown directly from April to July. The plants which like to grow in full sun, are undemanding and thrive in every normal garden soil. It is also suitabl...

Fast growing, strong summer flower with yellow-orange, thistle-like flowers. The stem has only a few thorns. The seedlings need protecting from slugs. It can also be used as a dried flower. Suitable for vthe commercial cut flower market. Ideal for cu...

An old medicinal plant which is protected in the wild. Arnica with its attractive, gold yellow flower heads demands a place in every sunny flower border. It needs loose poor and acidic-tending soils with a good humus content. It flowers from the seco...

Small flowered Tagetes with bright orange coloured flowers and aromatic smell. It flowers continuously from June to October in sunny or half shaded positions. Tagetes are most effective planted in groups. Best raised in a pot and planted outside in M...

Small flowered tagetes with a rich range of colours from lemon yellow through orange and red-brown in various combinations and aromas. They flower continuously from June till October in sunny and half shaded sites. Tagetes are most effective planted ...

A single-coloured, low growing snapdragon with wonderful, dark red velvety blossoms and dark green leaves. It lasts many years in protected situations. This summer flower is a much loved cut flower and provides a good mass effect with its pure colour...

A tall mixture of this delicately fragrant, well-loved cottage garden plant in many vibrant colours! Snapdragons are relatively slug resistant and in protected areas can last many years. It is ready for cutting when 3 to 5 flowers on the lower part o...