SPERLI Vogelinsel – Flower Seed Mix

An annual flower mix for partly shaded to shady spots, 60 to 100 cm tall, with blooms for insects and the vase – 90 g for about 30 m².

The story

Origins & history

The name reveals the idea: an island in the garden that offers birds something beyond the summer. Where flowers grow, birds find insects for their young, and seed heads left standing can provide food in autumn. The goldfinch earned its old German name ‘Distelfink’, thistle finch, by picking seeds straight from the flower heads.

Uses

The mix is intended as a food source for bees and other beneficial insects and is put together for partial shade and shade. Now and then you can cut a bouquet for the vase. Leaving the faded stems standing in autumn follows the idea of the bird island.

Meaning

The goldfinch appears in many Renaissance paintings, often in the hand of the Christ Child – as a symbol of the soul and of hope.

A thought for giving

Leaving faded stems standing sets a table for others in autumn. Not everything has to be tidied away to do good.

At a glance

• Contents: 90 g for approx. 30 m²
• Botanical name: mixture
• Life cycle: annual
• Height: 60–100 cm
• Position: partial shade, shade
• Sow outdoors: April–June
• Flowering: June–October
• Germination temperature: 12–20 °C
• Germination time: 14–21 days
• Seed type: loose seed
• Cut flower: yes

How to sow

1. Broadcast from April to June over finely crumbled soil; loosen it beforehand with the BERGER Pflanzkelle (hand trowel).
2. Press the seeds in lightly and keep moist until germination.
3. At 12 to 20 °C they germinate in 14 to 21 days.
4. Partial shade to shade, without fertiliser; 90 g is enough for about 30 m².

Delivery time: 1–2 weeks. Manufacturer: SPERLI GmbH. Seeds, not a plant – the image shows the original packet.

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