Seedball Mini Meadow Bamboo Pots Gift Set | Butterfly Mix Green

Seedball Mini Meadow Bamboo Pots Gift Set | Butterfly MixEvery pot contains a pack of 12 seed balls, each with approximately 30 butterfly-friendly wildflower seeds • A set of 3 biodegradable and compostable bamboo pots and saucers• Peat-free coir discs• 12 wildflower seed ballsOur mini-meadow bamboo pots are ideal for window boxes and balconies and also make for brilliant gardening gifts, bee gifts or eco friendly gifts.Forget-me-not (Myosotis arvensis)Short annual with blue-grey flowers occasionally interspersed with pink flowers.Height: 10-40cmFlowers: April to OctoberForget 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.Musk Mallow (Malva moschata)Description: A tall perennial with large rose pink petals.Height: 40-70cmFlowers: June to AugustThe 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 150cmFlowers: June to AugustA beautiful ornamental plant well suited to boggy areas.Red Campion (Silene dioica)A perennial with rose pink petals.Height: 20-60cmFlowers: March to NovemberSilenus 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: 8-60cmFlowers: June to AugustYarrow 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. Yarrow's pretty little flowers, usually white but can be pink, cluster together in tight groups to resemble flat umbrellas. The leaves are like feathers and are aromatic if crushed. Can be found in many grassland habitats including, waste land and some coastal dunes and stable shingle.