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Butterfly Mix Seedball

Forget-me-not, Musk mallow, Purple loosestrife, Red campion and Yarrow. 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 are seen in 4-6 weeks. Now also includes a sprinkling of annuals Chamomile, Cornflower, Corn marigold, and Night-flowering catchfly, Forget-me-not (Myosotis arvensis) Short annual with blue-grey flowers occasionally interspersed with pink flowers. Height: 10-40cm Flowers: April to October Geeklet: Forget me nots have been used in the past for their astringent properties. The name Myosotis is a derivation of the Latin and Greek for mouse and ears. Musk mallow (Malva moschata) Description: A tall perennial with large rose pink petals. Height: 40-70cm Flowers: June to August Geeklet: The plant is cultivated for its seeds, which are used in perfumes. The plant also yields a fibre that can be used for clarifying sugar. Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) A tall perennial with a spectacular spike of magenta flowers. Height: up to 150cm Flowers: June to August Geeklet: A beautiful ornamental plant well suited to boggy areas. Red campion (Silene dioica) A perennial with rose pink petals. Height: 20-60cm Flowers: March to November Geeklet: Silenus the merry god of the woodlands in Greek mythology, gave his name to Silene dioica. The second part of its scientific name, dioica, means 'two houses', and refers to the fact that each Red Campion plant has flowers of one sex only so that two plants are needed to make seeds. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) A perennial aromatic herb with white flowers arranged in a many-flowered flat umbel head. Height: 8-60cm Flowers: June to August Geeklet: Yarrow is a common herb that has been highly regarded for its medicinal properties in Britain since Anglo-Saxon times, it is said that Achilles used this herb to treat the wounds of his soldiers.

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