Seedball Shade Mix is a mix of British native wildflowers that are most likely to thrive in those shadier spots of your garden/balcony and are still pollinator friendly.
• Forget me not, Red campion, Meadowsweet, Bellflower, Oxeye daisy, Ragged robin, Meadow buttercup.
• Available as a gift tin (20 balls per tin), 30 seeds per ball.
• Easy to use, simply scatter on top of the soil in a garden bed or planter.
• Scatter in spring or autumn. Sprouts seen in 4-6 weeks.
Description
These wonderful seed balls are made from seeds, clay, peat-free compost and chilli powder which prevents the seeds from being a tasty lunch for birds and insects, thereby increasing the chances of your flowers growing. Plus, they're super easy to use, with no digging and no expert knowledge needed!
Forget me not (Myosotis arvensis)
Short annual with blue-grey flowers occasionally interspersed with pink flowers.
Height: 10 - 40cm
Flowers: April to October
Red campion (Silene dioica)
From March to November, a medium to tall perennial with rose pink flowers, height 30 - 100cm in flower.
Height: 30-100cm
Flowers: March to November
Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
A tall grassland perennial with clusters of creamy white flowers.
Height: 60-90cm
Flowers: June to September
Bellflower (Campanula trachelium)
A medium to tall perennial with beautiful bell-shaped blue flowers.
Height: 50-100cm
Flowers: June to September
Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
The largest member of our native daisy family, this tall grassland perennial has distinctive white petal flowers and yellow floret.
Height: 30-90cm
Flowers: May to September
Ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi)
Beautiful tall perennial with raggedy red flowers.
Height: 30-50cm
Flowers: June to July
Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris)
The tallest of our native buttercups, the meadow buttercup, has distinctive yellow petals.
Height: 5-100cm
Flowers: April to October
