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Echium vulgare could be a fantastic plant, if the bees like it as much as other Echiums and it’s hardy it’s a winner. I shall be planting out a few Echium Pininana next spring, I’ve grown them in pots because they are biannual and not hardy, as much as the bees love them I’m not convinced they will be worth the work.

Cerinthe Blue Kiwi is a must for the bees, it’s an annual, easy to grow and (apparently) will readily self seed its self (unless you have mice), it also has the added bonus of not being tasty to slugs and snails. It is hardy so it can be sown outside in the autumn and therefore doesn’t take up valuable greenhouse space in the spring.

A new wildflower bed is what I’m looking forward to the most.

Solidago Laurin (I couldn’t remember its name when I posted my earlier comment), I spotted these in the Garden Centre earlier this year, they are late flowering and were plastered in bees so they are a must for my garden. I have been searching the web for seeds and have only come up with plants so far, any help would be greatly received.