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Echium Blue Bedder has spikes of exquisite, butterfly & bee-friendly blue flowers that become tinged with pink as they age. These upward facing bell shaped flowers blooms continuously throughout summer. Ideal for pollinators (RHS listed) & an AGM winner. Sow March to May or in August/September.
To be an AGM winner means that this variety has been outstanding in trials: reliable and with great garden performance
🌸 Flowering: May - August 📏 Height: to 40cm (spread 30cm) 🌿Annual
SOW: either March to May or in August/September: direct where they are to flower by scattering thinly, cover lightly and water regularly until they are established or in trays (cover to 5mm depth), germination takes 6-8 weeks. When large enough to handle pot up and grow on before planting out at 30cm spacing
GROW: prefer to be in full sun – perfect for growing in a wildlife garden or mini-meadow, but is also suitable for growing at the front of a sunny border. The nectar rich flowers make this plant popular with butterflies, bees and other pollinators.
📌USES
WILDLIFE
Honeybees & Mason Bees (solitary bees that can be encouraged to nest in an insect hotel)
Bumble bees look out for Buff-tailed and Red-tailed
Butterflies, particularly Painted Lady, from the desert fringes of North Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia
Echium Blue Bedder is on the RHS pollinators plant list.
CUT FLOWER
this blooms for months and makes a great cut flower – be careful as the sap can be a skin irritant.
May - September, 12-14 weeks from spring sowing
Seed can be collected in September/October.
Deadhead regularly to extend flowering and encourage further blooms
COMPOST
After flowering pull plants and compost, leave a few to self-seed if you prefer for a natural spread the following year
