Organic Jane Goodall's Seeds of Hope

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Organic Open-Pollinated Non-GMO Jane Goodall Flower Seeds

Feed our pollinator friends, with Jane’s Seeds of Hope!

Celebrating 40 years of the Jane Goodall Institute, this certified organic seed mix contains flowers that are commonly grown in gardens in the United States. They were selected to be easy to grow across many regions and provide food over long periods of time for honey bees, wild bees, butterflies, other pollinator insects, and birds! It is recommend that these seeds be planted in garden plots, yards and/or pots. While none of these flowers are invasive they can reseed in ideal climates.   This is not a wildflower mix to use in a wild setting. These are flowers to feed pollinators close to your home, community garden, school, etc.

Plant these seeds either directly in the ground or a large pot after danger of frost is over. Or start them indoors in smaller pots and transplant when chance of frost is over. You can pick out individual seeds to plant or plant the entire packet in an approximately 100 square foot area (try to give each seed about 6-8 inches of space). Keep soil moist, but don’t over water. Leave seed heads on plants after they have dried to feed the birds. Save seed by collecting flower heads when they have fully dried up . Break seed heads up to get the seeds. Store fully dried seeds in a cool dry place and plant again next year!

Sunflower: Is a native of North America. Great nectar and pollen for honey and wild bees. Butterflies also love it. Great food for birds when seeds are mature.

Borage: A common garden plant across North America (probably originated in Syria). Grows in even poor soil and improves the soil. Produces flowers over a very long period of time ensuring a constant food source for bees. Produces great amounts of both nectar and pollen. A source of blue/purple pollen which adds a different nutritive element.

Poppies: Another very common garden flower across North America.   Great source of pollen for honey, carpenter and bumble bees. Each plant blooms for about three weeks (although each flower is only providing food for 2-4 days). Relatively easy to grow and self seeds.

Calendula: A common medicinal and ornamental plant in North American gardens. Loved by many pollinators including, bees, hover flies (syrphid flies), butterflies and birds. Good nectar and pollen production. Blooms for many months.

Echinacea: Native to Central and Eastern USA and grows well in most North American climates. Easy to grow and cold hardy. Nectar is loved by many types of butterflies and Hummingbirds.   Great nectar for bees as well. This perennial may come back year after year, if properly cared for.

“For me, It was nothing short of a miracle every time I saw those threadlike roots appear and grow downward, and the little shoot bursting through the seed coat and trusting up toward the light.”
-Dr. Jane Goodall from “Seeds of Hope”

This seed mix was created for JGI (Jane Goodall Inst.) by The Living Seed Company.

Organic

Non-GMO

Ornamental

Edible

Medicinal

Attracts pollinators : Bees, birds, butterflies, beneficial insects

Excellent for cut flowers

Direct Sow: After last frost

Seed Count: Covers a 100 square foot area with seeds, 6-8 inches apart

Open Pollinated

Neonicotinoid-free

Growing Tips:

Clear a sunny area, free of weeds. Lightly broadcast seeds and lightly cover with soil and tamper down. Water until seeds germinate.

Echinacea may perennialize in mild climates and the rest of the seeds will self-seed, if allowed to dry down and spread.

Laura B.

This was a birthday gift for my recently retired step-mom. She is thrilled with the seed combinations for her bees :)

Elizabeth F.

Ordering from Living Seeds is a so easy and I know I will get seeds if exceptional quality. We ordered their seeds as favors for our wedding and now we’ve ordered again for our 10th anniversary to the delight of our guests. We’ve also loved the garden seeds we’ve bought over the years. Thank you Astrid and Matthew!

Emily S.

I just planted the Jane Goodall Seeds of Hope flower seeds for pollinators today, and ordered more! I never thought seeds themselves could be so beautiful! WOW! Our very first seed planting as a couple, my husband and I. So excited! Update 1: I am very pleased with the number of sprouts that came up from my initial seed planting. I planted them into a mix of the naturally occurring clay dirt in my yard and bags of garden soil directly in the ground. They look healthy and different seeds produce distinct sprouts from one species to the next. This has been a fun experience! Update 2: I received my second shipment of these seeds. (I placed my initial order a few weeks prior and received it as expected). With this more recent shipment, I was disappointed in the poor ratio between the five varieties of flowers this time around. One of the two packets had very few calendula seeds, and as this species was the most interesting to me to see in my first packet, I was both surprised and disappointed. (The photo here is from one of the packets I received in mid to late May 2022.) In short, I would recommend these seeds with the caution that you will get what you get. Expect the assortment to be truly random, and not necessarily an even distribution of each species. Some packets will have more of certain types of seed than others. All in all, these seeds are worth buying. I am happy that there will be flowers to attract pollinators to my yard. Please join in and plant flower species that attract pollinators. Save the Bees!

mark f.

The ordering process was very easy, quick and simple. And, the product came very quickly, because of the priority mailing. To sum it up, it was a very pleasant experience, and will do it again.