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Seedball Tin Sky Meadow

  • Product Code: 121311
  • This item is currently out of stock
  • £6.00



An all-blue-flowering native wildflower mix bursting with Cornflowers Forget-me-nots Meadow cranesbill Self Heal and Wild Clary.

Did you know that bees see colour in a different way to humans? They respond to blue and ultraviolet light and this mix is designed to provide an attractive mix of blue wildflowers to help attract our buzzing friends to your balconies and garden beds!

Each tin of contains 20 seed balls enough to cover 1 metre square in a garden bed or 3-5 medium sized pots.

A ball made from seeds clay peat-free compost and chili powder.

The ball 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 no digging and no expert knowledge needed!

Throw onto soil or compost in a garden bed or planter in Spring or Autumn leaving at least 10cm between each ball. Your Seedball has everything it needs to grow and once the ball becomes moist and the temperature is right your seeds will germinate!

Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Annual.
Height: 90cm
Flowers: June to August
Cornflowers are edible. They have a cucumber-like taste. Flowers can be consumed in the form of salad and tea or used as a garnish.

Forget-me-not (Myosotis arvensis)
Short annual with blue-grey flowers occasionally interspersed with pink flowers.
Height: 10-40cm
Flowers: April to October
Forget me nots have been used in the past for their astringent properties. The name Myosotis is derivation of the Latin and Greek for mouse and ears.

Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense)
Perennial.
Height: 30-70cm
Flowers: June to September
The large purple flowers of Meadow cranesbill turn into pointed bill-like seed pods that give the plant its common name.

Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris)
Perennial.
Height: 10-50cm
Flowers: June to September
The common name Self heal sometimes written as Self-heal refers to the plant having been used as a treatment for wounds and bruises until recent times.

Wild Clary (Salvia verbenaca)
Perennial.
Height: 30-90cm
Flowers: June to September
The name 'Clary' comes from 'clear-eye' because the seeds were soaked in water to produce a jelly (rather like frogspawn) that could soothe and cleanse the eye.






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