Ladybird Seed Mix

This Meadow Mix for Ladybirds brings together around 28 species of perennial or annual plants that encourage the presence of ladybirds. Present in large numbers, ladybirds effectively and naturally regulate the number of aphids in the garden. Composed of attractive and nourishing flowers, aesthetically pleasing and highly effective, this meadow mix includes borage, centaury, chamomile, and viper's bugloss; all flowers particularly appreciated by our little ladybirds. The seeds are sown in spring, in the sun, in soil that has been freshly cleared of weeds, worked and loosened. The bed will flower for several years and also provide a refuge for biodiversity. Some plants will self-sow wherever they please.

All these plants show rather rapid growth and easily naturalise in the garden, in ordinary and well-drained soil. Not demanding, they adapt to a wide range of soils as long as they are not too clayey, too acidic, or too arid. Their flowering extends from June to September. The size of the plants ranges from 30 cm (11.8 in) to 60 cm (23.6 in) in height.

Partial composition:

Echium plantagineum, Centaurea cyanus, Borago officinalis, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

The perennial meadow is very trendy, combining usefulness with pleasure, flowering throughout the summer season and requiring very little maintenance. Watering if the weather is very dry and cutting to 10 cm (3.9 in) in autumn will be more than enough. Invite nature into your garden: sow our flower mixes along pathways, near the vegetable garden, or on the slope bordering a sunken path, close to your fruit trees, or at the back of the garden on the border with the countryside.

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