Register with us or sign in I have seen on this forum a few
times people mention 'sterile'plants and I an unsure what this
means. Can anyone explain this. In the usage you refer to, it
means that the plant does not produce seeds. It therefore needs
to be propagated by cuttings/layering/division etc. Thank you
Dovefromabove. Is the plant still attractive to bees and other
insects ? I understand that most of them still produce nectar so
are attractive to bees etc. I think some of the problems arise
from the complexity of some flower forms which prevent the bees
accessing the nectar, and not whether or not the plant is
sterile. Some plant breeders sell plants that either do not have
seeds, or from which the seeds will not germinate, so as to keep
the plant their property - preventing gardeners from propagating
it in that way. Some very double flowers do not allow bees or
other insects to access any nectar they may have - another
reason I rarely if ever grow doubled flowers. Yes, proprietary
plants - created, own