Fleurs Miel & Papillons – mix for butterflies

Description

Fleurs Miel & Papillons – mix for butterflies is a flower seed mix from the Bertrand range, intended for flowering meadows for butterflies and biodiversity. The technical data have been cross-checked against the supplier's catalogue and may be used on the website, in the catalogue and in AMIA PDF data sheets.

Advantages

• natural decorative effect
• installation by direct sowing
• suitable for flowering meadows for butterflies and biodiversity
• pollinator value: high
• compatible with low-maintenance landscaping.

Features

• English name: Flowers for Honey and Butterflies
• Mix type: Ecosystems
• Life cycle: Multi-year / mixed
• Organic: No
• Landscaping use: flowering meadows for butterflies and biodiversity
• Sowing period: March–June or September–November, depending on the type of mix
• Flowering period: June–October
• Height: 60-100 cm
• Exposure: Sun / partial shade, according to the intended use of the product
• Soil type: finely prepared soil, free of weeds, loose and well drained; adapted to the product category
• Water needs: medium; higher after sowing
• Sowing rate: 1–4 g/m²; pentru benzi agricole se poate lucra și în kg/ha conform catalogului
• Coverage area: calculated according to the pack weight and the g/m² rate
• Pollinator value: High
• Offer format: Hobby / retail
• Product code: MP08691

Composition

Composed of 25 annual, including cornflower, viper's-bugloss, reseda, marigold, and more. Composed of 20 annuals, 29 perennials, including, in addition to the annual varieties, Columbines, lavenders, bird's-foot-trefoils, Nepetas, thymes…. for flowering spread out over the year. This nourishing mix, rich in pollen and in nectar, provides a true concentrate of food resources to strengthen the bees’ metabolism. Can be sown at regular intervals, bloom after 9 to 11 weeks. Flowers for Honey & Butterflies Created in collaboration with beekeepers. The diversity of species ensures staggered flowering and suitability for numerous types of soil. Sound investment. Composed of 23 annuals and 27 perennials, including: Marvel of Peru, Sweet William, viper's bugloss, Phacelia, Reseda, myosotis, dame's rocket, Centaurea, Oenothera, Coreopsis, wallflower

Sowing method

Prepare the ground as for a lawn, spread the seed evenly, firm it lightly and water with a fine spray. Do not bury the seed deeply.

Maintenance

water at emergence; mow/clear at the end of the cycle; for multi-year mixes, maintenance mowing is recommended

Frequently asked questions

Sow from March to June or from September to November, depending on the type of mix, in prepared, weed-free soil; the indicative rate is 1–4 g/m²; for agricultural strips, kg/ha figures from the catalogue may also be used, and flowering runs from June to October.