Bee-Friendly Fallow Flowers

Bee-friendly Fallow Flowers is a selection of hardy perennials and annuals, chosen for their honey-rich and nectar-rich flowering. Easy to grow in ordinary soil and requiring very little maintenance, they can be sown directly in place in spring, in well-prepared and loosened soil, in the sun. The meadow thus created will flower for at least two years, from spring to summer, also providing an excellent refuge for biodiversity.

This selection consists of 31 species of annual and perennial plants that are fast-growing, hardy, and easy to grow. Annuals will flower 6 to 8 weeks after sowing, while perennials will produce their first flowers from the following spring. This selection offers beautiful flowering in the second year. Some species, particularly among the annuals, easily naturalise through spontaneous sowing in ordinary and well-draining soil. A box of seeds can cover up to 600 square metres. The size of the plants varies between 30 and 80 cm (12 and 32in) in height.

Sample composition: Cosmos bipinnatus, Centaurea cyanus, Echium plantagineum, Lotus corniculatus, etc...

It has become very popular to plant wildflower meadows. These flowers will bloom throughout the entire warm season, reducing the need for mowing and promoting biodiversity, while needing very little care. Simply water if the weather is very dry and mow to 10-20 cm (4-8in) above the ground in autumn. Ideal for adding colour and life to a sunny area, this Bee-friendly Fallow Flower mix will be particularly useful for the beekeeper who owns a few hives. It will also attract bees near fruit trees or in the vegetable garden, promoting pollination and fruit production.