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French Honeysuckle Seeds (Hedysarum coronarium): The Sweetly Scented Clover

French Honeysuckle is a striking, fast-growing plant that provides beautiful late spring and summer colour, along with a powerful, sweet fragrance that fills the air. It produces tall spikes covered in clusters of brilliant deep rose-red to magenta pea-like flowers, beautifully contrasted by its delicate, silvery-green foliage. Historically grown as a nutritious forage crop (known as Sulla), it is now cherished in the garden for its ornamental beauty and its importance as a major food source for bees and butterflies. It is a reliable perennial or short-lived biennial that thrives in full sun.

• Appearance: Tall spikes of deep rose-red, pea-like flowers.

• Fragrance: Highly aromatic flowers with a strong, sweet scent.

• Pollinator Magnet: Exceptional food source for bees and butterflies.

• Growth Habit: Upright, bushy, and vigorous grower (a legume).

• Soil Improvement: Fixes nitrogen in the soil, enriching the growing area.

Gardener's Tip for Boosting Soil and Pollinators in One Go 

French Honeysuckle, being a legume, is a powerful plant for soil health. Sow seeds directly in April/May. When you establish this plant, you are planting a natural soil improver. Like peas and beans, its roots form nodules that convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form usable by plants (nitrogen fixation). This means you get a spectacular, fragrant display that attracts crucial bees and butterflies, while simultaneously boosting the fertility of your garden soil for future crops, making it ideal for the back of mixed vegetable and flower borders.

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