2000 HAIRY VETCH Flower Seeds Pollenator/nectar producer for honey bees!

Description: Stone ridge homestead store Purple Hairy Vetch seeds Provides excellent source of nectar for honeybees This nitrogen fixer is a lanky and sprawling, but versatile legume that is fairly tolerant of acid soils and light shade. It can be mowed down in spring to supply good mulch. Hardy to Zone 4: Sow seeds 5-10mm (¼-½") deep. Hairy vetch is an underappreciated plant that you should consider planting in your garden, possibly as a way to suppress weeds. Its flowers attract pollinators; it adds nitrogen to the soil since it’s a legume, While it has plenty of benefits to offer, it’s also just pretty to look at! Hairy vetch is one of the only vetch species that can be planted in the fall and reach maturity in July. It’s a cold hardy variety that can grow in most of the US, even if the temperatures dip far below freezing! It’s an important plant to keep around if you want to provide food for the pollinators in early spring when most other plants haven’t even sprouted yet. This cold-tolerant plant grows small tubular flowers with a beautiful purple color along with plenty of green foliage, so it’s sure to brighten up your yard while providing some erosion control. It’s a self-seeding winter annual that will come back year after year if you let it, making it an easy plant to care for once it’s established in your garden.The plant reaches about 3 feet tall on average, but when you give it room to spread or a trellis to climb, the vines can reach up to 12 feet tall. Most vetches, including hairy vetch, are native to Europe and west Asia, although there are over 20 species native to North America.

Price: 19.99 USD

Location: Bruce Mines, Ontario

End Time: 2024-11-30T03:55:45.000Z

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