Plant selection

Plant selection for children

Children like large, brightly coloured flowers and vegetables that grow quickly. Plants such as sunflowers, corn and pumpkins are good examples.

You should also consider using varieties of plants that have sensory and textural qualities as well. Examples of great sensory plants include:

• Touch – woolly lamb’s ear, succulents (such as aloe vera), bottlebrush species, snapdragons
• Taste – basil, strawberries, peas, rosemary, carrots, cherry tomatoes
• Smell – jasmine, sweet peas, lavender, pelargoniums, native mint bush, lemon balm
• Bright colour – daffodils, rainbow chard, marigolds, pansies, sunflowers
• Sound – corn, bamboo and grasses rustle against each other when the wind blows.