Bee Friendly Perennial Plants - 6 Pack Pick & Mix

Bee Friendly Perennial Plants - 6 Pack Pick & Mix

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Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'

Vinca minor has a spreading habit so provides valuable ground cover habitat in winter. The easy to access single flowers are attractive to bees. This plant will form a dense mat of shiny dark green...

Height and spread

15cm high and 50cm spread

Common name

Lesser periwinkle

Position in the garden

Full sun to partial shade

Soil type

Any soil type

Flowering period

April to September

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Verbena Bonariensis Lollipop

Verbena bonariensis is one of the stars of the wildlife garden and is attractive to a wide variety of insects including hoverflies, honey bees and bumblebees, solitary bees, butterflies, moths and...

Height and Spread

60cm high and 60cm spread

Common Name

Verbena purple top

Position in the garden

Full sun

Soil type:

Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Flowering period

June to September

Hardiness

May need winter protection

Verbascum phoenic 'Violetta' (Purple mullein)

The tall spires of easy to access multiple blooms produce large amounts of pollen for all types of bee but are particularly popular with solitary bees. The flowering season is long and carries...

Height and spread

60-90cm high, 45cm spread

Common name:

Purple mullein

Position in the garden

Full sun to partial shade

Soil type

Well-drained soil

Flowering period

May to August

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Stachys byzantine

The attractive soft silvery leaves of Stachys can provide a carpet useful to keep weeds at bay. It is an ideal edge for the front or to edge a border. The silver colour is stronger in full sun.

Height and spread

20-25cm high, spread 40-50cm

Common name

Lambs Ear

Position in the garden

Full sun to light shade

Soil type

Well drained, moderately fertile soil

Hardiness

Fully hardy perennial

Sedum 'Purple Emperor'

The classic bee and butterfly friendly plants, like most sedums 'Purple Emperor' is a very valuable late source of nectar for pollinators, particularly butterflies. Dead flowers also provide shelter...

Height and spread

45cm high and 45cm spread

Common name

Stonecrop

Position in the garden

Full sun to partial shade

Soil type

Any well drained soil

Flowering period

August to October

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Sanguisorba officinalis 'Red Buttons'

This plant is one of Piet Oudolf’s favourites and features masses of tight, carmine burrs displayed on wiry stems creating a haze of colour that floats above other plants. Perfect for prairie style...

Height and spread

1.2m Height, 0.6m Spread

Common name

Burnet

Position in the garden

Full sun or partial shade

Soil type

Poor to average, well drained soil

Flowering period

June to September

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Salvia nemorosa 'caradonna'

Vertical spikes of blue blue/purple flowers from June to October. The plant will retain colour even as the flowers fade. Once the plant is established it will tolerate drought conditions. This flower...

Height and spread

30-60cm high, spread ���60cm

Common name

Balkan clary

Position in the garden

Full sun

Soil type

Moderately fertile, moist but well- drained soil

Flowering period

June to October

Hardiness

Fully hardy herbaceous perennial

Saxifraga 'Peter Pan'

Description 'Peter Pan' is a mossy evergreen that's very suitable for rock or alpine gardens. Short stems of about 10cm in height open up into small light pink flowers with yellow centres. The...

Height and Spread

10cm, can spread up to 2 feet

Common name

London Pride

Position in the garden

Full sun, partial shade

Soil type

Alkaline or neutral, well-drained

Flowering period

Late Spring and Summer

Hardiness

Hardy enough for most conditions in UK and Ireland

Rudbeckia Fulgida var. Goldstrum

Large bright yellow daisy like flowers, the flower centre is cone shaped and black in colour, hence the common name black eyed Susan. Attractive to bees and insects.

Phlomis russeliana

Produces whorls of pale yellow flowers at intervals on tall stems from May to September. Spent flowers and stems are particularly good in winter and look great in winter when dusted with frost...

Height and spread

0.9m Height, 0.75m Spread

Common name

Jerusalem / Turkish sage

Position in the garden

Full sun

Soil type

Any fertile, well drained soil

Flowering period

May to September

Hardiness

Fully hardy.

Persicaria affinis 'Darjeeling Red'

A leafy plant good for ground cover with long lasting soft pink/brick red spikes and slim mid green leaves which turn red in Autumn. RHS award of garden merit. Goes well with:Flowers - Astrantia...

Height and spread

0.5m Height, 0.5m Spread

Common name

Knotweed ���Darjeeling red���

Position in the garden

Full sun to light shade

Soil type

Prefers reliably moist but not waterlogged soils

Flowering period

July to October

Hardiness

Fully hardy.

Perovskia 'Blue Spire' (Russian sage)

RHS 'Perfect for Pollinators' Russian sage is popular with all sorts of pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and hoverflies. It is low maintenance and will grow in poor soils so ideal for...

Height and spread

60-90cm high and 60-90cm spread

Common name

Russian sage

Position in the garden

Full sun

Soil type

Any soil type, well drained

Flowering period

August and September

Hardiness

Hardy

Papaver 'Beauty of Livermere'

Beautiful tall and dramatic strong red flowers, each petal has a single black spot in the centre of the flower. The delicate flowers are short lived but the plant will produce many flower heads and...

Height and spread

100-120cm high, 50-60cm spread

Common name

Poppy

Position in the garden

Full sun

Soil type

Moist, well-drained

Flowering period

June to August

Hardiness

Fully hardy perennial

Lychnis coronaria 'Gardeners World' (Rose campion)

RHS 'Perfect for Pollinators', Lychnis coronaria ‘Gardeners World’ is an excellent bee and butterfly plant with a single, wide open flower which is easy for pollinatords to access. Very well suited...

Height and spread

60-70cm high, 30-40cm spread

Common name

Rose Campion

Soil type

Well drained fertile soil

Flowering period

August

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Knautia Macedonica

Dark, crimson coloured pincushion flowers are held on tall, slender stems for a very long season from early Summer until September. A members of the thistle family with a loose rambling habit with...

Height and spread

0.8 m Height, 0.45m Spread

Common name

Crimson Scabious

Position in the garden

Full sun

Soil type

Moderately fertile, moist well drained soil, pref. alkaline.

Flowering period

July to September

Hardiness

Fully Hardy

Hemerocallis Stafford

A rosette of bright green strap like leaves with tall stems of trumpet shaped lily like flowers. Flowers are a deep red colour with yellow centres. Each flower lasts one day but the plant will flower...

Height and spread

80-100cm high, 40-50cm spread

Common name

Daylily

Position in the garden

Full sun

Soil type

Fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Flowering period

July

Hardiness

Herbaceous perennial

Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty'

Coppery orange/red daisy like flowers with burnt orange centres. Made very popular by Piet Oudolf and appear in many of his planting schemes. Heleniums are a good choice for height but may need...

Height and spread

1.25m Height, 0.6m Spread

Common name

Sneezeweed

Position in the garden

Full sun

Soil type

Moderately fertile, moist well drained soil.

Flowering period

June to August

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Geum Mrs Bradshaw

From a rosette of base leaves the plant will produce masses of bright red semi double flowers from June through to August.

Height and spread

60-90cm, spread 30-60cm

Common Name

Avens

Position in the garden

Full sun or partial shade

Soil type

Fertile, well drained soil

Flowering period

June to August

Hardiness

Fully hardy perennial

Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'

Produces clouds of feathery bronze/purple leaves contrasting with tall, sulphur yellow flower heads. It is well suited to growing among ornamental grasses and tall perennials in a wild prairie style...

Height and spread

1.8 m Height, 0.45m Spread

Common name

Bronze Fennel

Position in the garden

Full sun

Soil type

Fertile, moist well drained soil

Flowering period

July to August

Hardiness

Fully Hardy

Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow' (Martin's spurge)

Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow' does provide shelter for soil life but is not of high wildlife value in the garden. There is a unique variegated flower and rosette foliage on this dwarf bushy evergreen sub...

Height and spread

30-60cm high, 30-60cm spread

Common name

Martin���s spurge

Position in the garden:

Full sun

Soil type

Well-drained soil

Flowering period

March to July

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Eupatorium mac. 'Atropurpureum' (Joe Pye Weed)

RHS 'Perfect for Pollinators'. Very attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects, Eupatorium is another star of the wildlife garden. Joe Pye Weed also remains upright when dead and...

Height and spread

Up to 2m high, 60-90cm

Common name

Joe Pye weed

Position in the garden

Full sun to partial shade

Soil type

Any fertile, well drained soil

Flowering period

August to October

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Eryngium bourgatti - Sea Holly

An architectural looking plant with spiky appearance and cone shaped flowers. Foliage is dark green and marbled with blue stems and bracts, and silver blue cone shaped flowers.

Height and spread

Approx. 40-50cm high, 30cm spread

Common name

Sea Holly

Position in the garden

Full sun

Soil type

Well-drained, will tolerate poor to moderately fertile soil

Flowering period

July and August

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Echinacea pallida 'Coneflower'

Large open flowers withy pale pink petals and burnt orange centres, flowering from July to September. Petals droop below the centres to make an interesting ‘shuttlecock’ shape often seen in Piet...

Height and spread

1.25m Height, 0.5m Spread

Common name

Coneflower

Position in the garden

Full sun

Soil type

Most soil types except very dry or boggy

Flowering period

June to September

Hardiness

Fully Hardy

Delphinium Magic Fountains series - dark blue

The Magic Fountains series of delphinium are smaller, more compact varieties with dense flower spikes of blue and purple. This dark blue variety adds a rich shot of colour to the garden from June to...

Height and spread

0.9m Height, 0.45m Spread

Common name

Delphinium

Position in the garden

Full sun

Soil type

Fertile, well drained soil

Flowering period

June and July

Hardiness

Fully Hardy

Crocosmia 'Emily Mc Kenzie'

This more delicate crocosmia has more open bright orange flowers on arching stems and strap like foliage, no need for staking. Flowering time from late summer onwards. Goes well...

Height and spread

50-60cm high, 20cm spread

Common name

Monbretia

Position in the garden

Full sun or partial shade

Soil type

Moderately fertile, well-drained soil

Flowering period

August to September

Hardiness

Frost hardy corms

Centaurea montana 'Amethyst in Snow'

Considered an endangered species in the wild, Centaurea montana ‘Amethyst in Snow’ displays a beautiful and delicate flower with an amethyst centre surrounded by a ruff of white florets. The foliage...

Height and spread

0.15 - 0.45m Height, 0.15 - 0.45m Spread

Common name

Perennial cornflower ���Amethyst in Snow���

Position in the garden

Full sun or partial shade

Soil type

Most common soil types

Flowering period

May to July

Hardiness

Fully Hardy

Campanula pers. 'Bells White'

A classic cottage garden plant with large cup shaped flowers on tall and slender stems, ideal for the back of the border. Will grow in partial shade so does will in a mixed border or in a shady area...

Height and Spread

50-100cm high and 40-50cm spread

Common name

Bellflower

Position in the garden

Full sun or partial shade

Soil type

Fertile, moist, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil

Flowering period

June and July

Hardiness

Fully hardy, evergreen/semi evergreen perennial

Aquilegia chrysantha 'Yellow Queen'

Aguilegia Yellow Queen's large flowers are attractive to wildlife particularly bumble bees and moths. This short lived perennial will reseed freely. The flowers are held on stems above a fern like...

Height and spread

60-90cm high, 30-60cm spread

Common name

Granny���s bonnet, Columbine

Position in the garden

Full sun to light shade

Soil type

Any well drained fertile soil; do not allow to dry out

Flowering period

May to June

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Aquilegia vulgaris 'William Guinness'

A striking aquilegia cultivar with deep purple petals fading to white at the edges. The plant itself is relatively short lived but will self seed freely in suitable soil so will spread easily in the...

Height and spread

120 to 150 cm Height, 45 to 75 cm Spread

Common name

Granny���s bonnet

Position in the garden

Full sun, dappled shade.

Soil type

Well drained most soils

Flowering period

April to June

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Blue Barlow' (Columbine)

A real old fashioned favourite, cottage garden plant. Perennial and will seed easily. Rich blue coloured flowers that are slightly nodding on straight stems.

Height and Spread

Approx. 70cm high and 45cm spread

Common name

Granny���s Bonnet

Position in the garden

Full sun or partial shade

Soil type

Fertile, moist or well-drained soil

Flowering period

June/July

Hardiness

Fully hardy, perennial

Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'

This a beautiful form of cow parsley which carries very pretty clusters of creamy-white flowers on tall stems above wispy dark purple foliage. This plant is a short lived perennial but it will self...

Height and spread

1m Height, 0.3m Spread

Common name

Cow Parsley

Position in the garden

Full sun, partial shade

Soil type

Well drained soil

Flowering period

May to July

Hardiness

Fully Hardy

Anemone hyb. 'Konigin Charlotte' pink

Königin Charlotte is a beautiful pink Japanese anemone which brings colour to the late Summer and Autumn garden with it’s masses of pink, cup shaped flowers. The unopened flowers also make very...

Height and spread

1 to 1.5 m Height, 0.5 to 1 m Spread

Common name

Japanese Anemone or Windflower

Position in the garden

Full sun, partial shade

Soil type

Any well drained soil, not too dry

Flowering period

August to October

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Achillea 'Terracotta'

RHS Plants For Pollinators - Very attractive to pollinators particularly hoverflies.This mid height achillea looks striking in any border, it flowers a rich terracotta colour which ages to a creamy...

Height and spread

100cm high, 40cm spread

Common name

Yarrow

Position in the garden

Full sun

Soil type

Any well drained soil

Flowering period

July to September

Hardiness

Fully hardy