bee friendly Product Tags - Plug Plants by Post https://plugplantsbypost.co.uk/product-tag/bee-friendly/ We grow, you take the glory Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:04:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Lathyrus Odoratus (Sweet Pea) https://plugplantsbypost.co.uk/shop/annual-bedding-plants/lathyrus-odoratus-sweet-pea/ https://plugplantsbypost.co.uk/shop/annual-bedding-plants/lathyrus-odoratus-sweet-pea/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:34:57 +0000 https://plugplantsbypost.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=540 bee friendlyButterfly friendly plant
Lathyrus Odoratus, commonly known as Sweet Pea, is an ever popular fast growing annual. It is grown for its vast numbers of colourful highly scented flowers, which are often used in cut flower arrangements.

 

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]]> An ever popular fast growing annual, this nitrogen fixing legume is grown for its vast numbers of colourful highly scented flowers, which are often used in cut flower arrangements. Usually a climber which requires support for its tendrils to grip, it is a sunshine and water lover. First bred by Henry Eckford in the 1880s, who was awarded a first class certificate by the RHS . The Gardens Trust blog provides  a fuller history of the plant.

Bee and butterfly friendly.

Best growing advice: https://www.gardenia.net/plant/lathyrus-odoratus-matucana

Plant Type: Annual Bedding Plant.

 

height Height 180-240cm
spread Spread 30cm
soil type3 rain drops - heavy watering Soil: damp but well drained. pH neutralish.  Loves a drink.
flowering period Flowers: June and July, With deadheading can go on to October.
full sun Position: Full sun or partial shade
hardiness Hardiness: USDA Zones 10 ( +4°C and above)

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Campanula Rotundifolia, also known as Harebell or Scottish Bluebell is a herbaceous perennial wildflower with elegant little blue flowers on top of strong 10" to 20" stalks.

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]]> Campanula Rotundifolia (Harebell, Scottish Bluebell) is native to most temperate zones in the northern hemisphere. This herbaceous perennial wildflower has elegant little blue flowers on top of strong 10″ to 20″ stalks.

Spreads by seed and rhizomes easily competing with long grasses once established, requires little fertilizer and is drought tolerant. It has a long flowering period which varies according to location, in the UK this is usually July to late September, but can go on to November, usually mid violet-blue but occasionally pink or even white.

Attractive to bees, it provides an important source of nectar in the Autumn.

 

Plant Type: Wildflower.

 

height Height 30-60cm
spread Spread 15-30cm
soil type1 rain drop - light watering Soil: average well drained, chalky, loam or sandy. pH not fussy. Light watering.
flowering period Flowers: from July to October.
full sun Position: Full sun or partial shade
hardiness Hardiness: USDA Zones 3 – 6 ( -40 to -18°C)

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