Peter’s Bulbs for Bees Collection

Peter’s Bulbs for Bees Collection

Helping the bees and other pollinating insects is one of the biggest challenges facing all of us gardeners at the moment and the good news is, doing so makes our gardens much more colourful, beautiful and full of life.

In this, Peter’s Bulbs for Bees Collection, I have put together some of the very best bulbs for bees and pollinating insects so that you will know that what you plant in your garden will be helping local bees and enhancing biodiversity.

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Anemone de caen x 7

• Anemone de caen produce masses of really beautiful, vibrant single bright flowers on top of really attractive fern-like foliage
• Flowering each year during March and April, these Anemone de caen are perfect for mass-planting in bulb drifts or pots.
• Plant 5-cm deep and 5cm or more apart

Triteleia corrina x 15

• Triteleia corrina are perfectly suited to growing in pots or in beds and borders and are so easy to grow, simply plant them between autumn and spring, sit back and forget about them.
• Plant 5-cm deep and 5cm or more apart

Muscari armeniacum x 8

• Grape Hyacinths are perfectly suited to growing in pots or in beds and borders and are so easy to grow, simply plant them during autumn and winter, sit back, forget about them and await a vision in blue!
• These Muscari bulbs are large and are ideally suited for planting in drifts in lawns or wildflower areas for naturalizing
• Plant 5-cm deep and 5cm or more apart

Iris blue magic hollandica x 8

• Iris Blue Magic produces stunning navy blue/pruple flowers with a dramatic and distinctive yellow midrib.
• Iris Blue Magic grows to about 50cm in height and makes an excellent cut flower
• It likes a well drained soil in a position where it will get full sun
• Plant 10cm deep and 10cm or more apart

Nectaroscordum siculum x 8

• Nectaroscordum siculum is quite a structural, elegant grower.
• It’s flowers bloom as pendant umbels of green and white flushed with pink/purple and red.
• Most well known by its common name, Sicilian Honey Garlic, this plant has many names and is also known as Allium siculum, Allium nectaroscordum and Allium bulgaricum.
• Flowering each year on stems about 50cm in height 
• Plant 15-cm deep and 15cm or more apart

Mixed Colour Crocus x 10

• One of the earliest and most cheerful of all spring flowering bulbs.
• Perfect for naturalizing.
• Plant 5-10cm deep and 5-10cm or more apart

Camassia cusickii x 3

• Known as the Wild Hyacinth, offers a magnificent display of deep-blue blooms in the spring and early summer.
• Plant 15-cm deep and 15cm or more apart

Fritillaria imperialis Aurora

• Fritillaria imperialis Aurora also referred to as orange crown imperials, are an old fashioned, cottage garden favourite which will add drama and elegance to any garden
• Plant 30cm deep and 30cm or more apart