Our Butterfly Seed Mix combines Dahlia, French Marigold, and Yellow Cosmos to create a stunning all-year-round garden full of flowers that butterflies love. Botanical Name: Dahlia x cultorum (Dahlia), Tagetes patula (French Marigold), Cosmos sulphureus (Yellow Cosmos). These flower seeds come in an exciting range of colours that brighten any space: rich oranges, yellows, and reds that will make your garden feel alive. Whether you’re planting in a small garden or along a border, this mix will give it the colour and movement you’re looking for—and that butterflies are looking for, too. Our Butterfly Garden Mix does best in sunny spots. Explore Mr Fothergill’s full range of Little Gardeners seeds for more family garden inspiration, or check out our kids all-in-one kits and kids grass hair kits for easy gardening with children and creating fun for the whole family. Or, for more ideas, take a look at our new seeds instead.

How to Sow Seeds

Method: Pots / Direct sow
Growing notes: How to Grow

1) Fill small pots with seed-raising mix, press down gently, and water well.

2) Scatter the seeds on the soil surface and sprinkle a very thin layer of soil to cover the seed.

3) Place the pots somewhere warm but out of direct sun and check daily if they need watering.

4) Plant out in the garden when 8cm (3in) tall and after winter frosts have passed.

5) Watch the flowers grow and spot all the butterfly species they attract in your garden!

To learn more about pollinator-friendly flowers, read our blog about how to encourage bees and butterflies into your garden.

Plant Characteristics

Suitable for small spaces: Yes
Suitable for pots / containers: Yes
Easy to grow: Yes