Fleurs pour Papillons – mix for butterflies

Description

Fleurs pour Papillons is a flower seed mixture from the EconSeeds catalogue (Graines Bertrand brand), from the Les Ecosystèmes range – biodiversity support: bees, pollinators, butterflies, birds. The varieties in this mixture have been carefully selected for their colours and for nectar that butterflies find irresistible.

Advantages

• natural decorative effect that evolves throughout the season

• established by direct sowing, no planting required

• Les Ecosystèmes range: biodiversity support: bees, pollinators, butterflies, birds

• suited to low-maintenance landscaping

Specifications

• Product code: MP08669

• Range: Les Ecosystèmes

• Life cycle: Multi-year (annuals and perennials)

• Composition: 21 annuals and 18 perennials

• Sowing period: March–June or August–November

• Flowering period: from summer if sown in spring; from the following spring onwards

• Height: 40–100 cm

• Sowing rate: 2–4 g/m²

Composition

Four o'clock flower, Cornflower, Petunia, Wallflower, Corn marigold, Perennial coreopsis, Dame's rocket, Perennial lupin, Oxeye daisy, Pot marigold, Cornflower, Sunflower, Sweet alyssum, Mignonette, Common mallow, Cosmos, Virginia stock, Common yarrow.

Sowing method

Prepare the ground as for a lawn: remove weeds including roots, loosen the soil to about 10 cm and level it. Mix the seed with fine sand for even distribution, broadcast it, firm lightly and water with a fine spray. Do not bury the seed deeply.

Maintenance

Water until emergence and weed as needed. Multi-year mixtures should be cut above 15 cm, once or twice a year after flowering, to encourage the plants to start again.