Flowers for Birds – Annual flower mix for seed-eating birds

Flowers for Birds (annual mixture) is a carefully composed blend of 16 varieties of annual flowers, designed to support and provide food for seed-eating birds. By sowing this flower mix, you create a garden that not only offers color and diversity during the growing season, but also food and shelter for birds in winter.

The secret of this mixture lies in the flowers' persistent seeds. Not mowing at the end of the season is essential so birds can feed naturally and supplement their diet throughout the season and winter.

Composition of the flower mix

The mixture contains a wide variety of annual flowers that are attractive to birds and simultaneously create a colorful floral landscape. The composition includes:

• Carthamus – safflower-like, produces seeds that birds love

• Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Boy' – cornflower with seeds for birds

• Papaver rhoeas – poppy with nutritious seeds

• Cosmos Sensation – decorative flowers with seeds after flowering

• Glebionis – yellow flowering, attractive to birds

• Linum usitatissimum – flax with nutritious seeds

• Tagetes – varied colours and seeds for birds

• Tithonia rotundifolia – Mexican sunflower, rich in seeds

• Helianthus – sunflowers with large, nutritious seeds

This combination of seed-rich flowers provides a continuous food source for birds, while the variation in colour and height creates an attractive and dynamic garden.

Food source and habitat for birds

Flowers for Birds is specially formulated to support seed-eating birds such as finches, sparrows, and robins. The mixture provides:

• Food during the winter by saving seeds after flowering

• Natural habitat with flowers that provide shelter

• Supporting local biodiversity and bird populations

By not mowing the flowers, birds can naturally supplement their diet and benefit from the full harvest of seeds.

Sowing and cultivation instructions

The flower mixture is easy to sow and requires little maintenance:

• Sowing quantity: 250 grams per 100 m²

• Location: sunny to partial shade

• Soil: well-drained, lightly fertilized or compost-rich

• Flowering time: annual species flower throughout the season

• Maintenance: minimal; mow after winter or as soon as birds have eaten their seeds

By strategically sowing the mixture in borders, vegetable gardens or bird-friendly corners of the garden, you create a functional and aesthetic habitat.

Applications in garden and landscape

Flowers for Birds can be used in various ways:

• Garden beds and borders – attract birds and create visual diversity

• Bird-friendly gardens – supporting birds in urban and rural areas

• Vegetable gardens – contribute to natural ecological balance and biodiversity

• Educational gardens – ideal for schools and nature education about birds and ecology

Why choose Flowers for Birds?

• Annual flower mix especially for seed-eating birds

• 16 types of flowers with seeds for winter food

• Increases biodiversity and supports local bird populations

• Creates colorful, bird-friendly gardens

• Easy to sow and low maintenance

With Flowers for Birds, you combine natural ecology and garden aesthetics. The mixture creates a colorful garden while also providing a valuable food source for birds, contributing to a sustainable, bird-friendly environment.