Butterfly & Bee Friendly Plant Collection
Bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects are an essential part of garden life. They not only help to pollinate spring, summer and autumn flowering plants, they bring movement and colour into our gardens. It’s important to grow the plants that they like to feed on to encourage them to visit. These hardy perennials will have local pollinators flocking to your garden. That’s why this collection contains the most bee friendly plants available to purchase from our online shop. When ordering, to save confusion, please take a note of the plants in this collection as by the time you receive them they may have changed. Featured plants run approximately from tallest (top left hand corner) to shortest (bottom right hand corner).
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Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Jo and Guido's Form' (9cm)
Height x spread: 90cm x 90cm -
Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist' (9cm)
Height x spread: 90cm x 75cm -
Aster divaricatus (9cm)
Height x spread: 60cm x 60cm -
Knautia macedonica (9cm)
Height x spread: 80cm x 60cm -
Eryngium x zabelii 'Big Blue' (9cm)
Height x spread: 60cm x 45cm -
Achillea millefolium 'Lilac Beauty' (9cm)
Height x spread: 70cm x 45cm -
Geranium x magnificum 'Rosemoor' (9cm)
Height x spread: 60cm x 60cm -
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' (9cm)
Height x spread: 45cm x 60cm -
Centaurea montana 'Alba' (9cm)
Height x spread: 45cm x 60cm -
Sedum telephium 'Purple Emperor' (9cm)
Height x spread: 60cm x 45cm -
Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen' (9cm)
Height x spread: 45cm x 60cm -
Pulmonaria 'Opal' (9cm)
Height x spread: 25cm x 30cm
Space required
1 of each (12 plants) requires a space of around 90cm wide x 120cm long. 2 of each (24 plants) requires a space of around 90cm wide x 240cm long. 3 of each (36 plants) requires a space of around 90cm wide x 360cm long (All measurements are approximate)
Soil Required
Well-drained soil in sun or part shade
Flowering Period
April to October