More pollinator-friendliness! From the perfect varieties to create a buffet for butterflies, straight onto the latest pollinator-friendly varieties. With dozens of scientific studies continuing to show us that the populations of pollinators are in decline, we should by now know how important pollinator-friendly varieties are. 

 

We want them, we need them, and we need to make sure that our landscape provides them. We’re thrilled to have been allowed to introduce three new pollinator-friendly varieties! 

 

1. Buddleja Butterfly Candy series 

If there’s any variety that’s pollinator-friendly, it’s the butterfly bush. Unfortunately, most buddleja overgrow at rapid speed. But the Butterfly Candy series is about to change the game: these showstoppers stay compact throughout the years. And if that’s not enough, the dense spikes of deeply coloured flowers contrast beautifully with the intense dark foliage. 

 

 

2. Diervilla Honey Surprise 

Diervilla Honey Surprise is a real magnet for butterflies and bees. It’s a beauty, too, with strikingly coloured, variegated foliage and attractive orange new shoots. Honey Surprise stays compact, has a bushy structure, is disease tolerant and requires hardly any looking after. The ideal pollinator-friendly plant for shrub borders or mass planting! 

 

And what about this butterfly- and bumblebee magnet? 

 

 

3. Robinia Georgia da Torino 

Robinia’ Georgia da Torino’ is a beautiful tree with a beautiful name. Georgia da Torino blooms very abundantly in late spring with large bunches of purple-pink flowers. And these flowers are very attractive for bees in particular. As if that’s not enough, Georgia da Torino is resistant to heat, wind and drought, as well as parasites. An excellent pollinator-friendly variety for landscaping, gardens, parks, squares, etc. And because of its inflorescence, Georgia da Torino can also be applied well in uncultivated landscapes to raise honey bees.