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Brief Guide:
Sow mid spring to late summer
into open ground
Sowing Rate:
1- 3 grams per square metre
(4.00 kg per acre)
10% Native Cornfield
Annuals (of which)
40%
Corn Cockle
Agrostemma githago
20%
Corn Marigold
Chrysanthemum segetum
20%
Field Poppy
Papaver rhoeas
10%
Corn Chamomile
Anthemis arvensis
10% Cornflower Centaurea
cyanus
90% Native Perennial Wildflower
Seeds (of which)
6.5% Common Knapweed centaurea
nigra 6% Field Scabious
knautia arvensis 6% Ladies
Bedstraw galium verum
6% Self Heal Prunella vugaris
6% Ox-eye Daisy leucanthemum
vulgare
5%
Bulbous Buttercup ranuncaulus bulbosus
5% Meadow Buttercup ranunculus
acris 5% Common Sorrel
rumex acetosa 4%
Greater Knapweed
centaurea scabiosa
4% Hay Rattle rhinanthus minor
4%
Birdsfoot trefoil lotus corniculatus
4% Wild Carrot
daucus carota
4% Ribwort Plantain
plantago lanceolata
3%
Yarrow achillea millefolium
3% Agrimony
agrimonia eupatoria
3% White Campion
silene alba
3% Musk Mallow
malva moschata 3.5% Cowslip
primula veris 3%
Betony betonica officinalis
2.5% Hoary Plantain
plantago media
2.5% Greater Hawkbit
leontodon hispidus 2.5%
Meadow Cranesbill garanium
pratense 2.5% Cats Ear
hydrochoeris radicate
2% Autumn Hawkbit leontodon
autumnalis 2%
Common Toadflax lingaria vulgaris
2% Dark Mullein
verbascum nigrum
Additional Information:
This diverse wildflower mixture really excels with over 25 carefully chosen
species of the very best native wildflowers, offering a rich, sustainable habitat
and a balanced display of natural colour. Wildflowers are the very life blood of
the countryside with many of our most endangered butterflies and insects relying
on this type of habitat as a natural food source for survival. Not only do colourful
wildflowers play a vital role within our countries delicate ecosystem, the natural
attraction to native and migrating butterflies can be very rewarding and also very
pleasing to the eye. For the best results, broadcast these seeds on to a fine and
clean seedbed. Weeds should be controlled with a herbicide before sowing takes place
and soil fertility should be reasonably low. Most wildflower species take 6 - 12
months to establish before flowering so we have included 10% native cornfield annuals
for a little first year colour.
Never
apply fertiliser to your wildflower
meadow
For further information on
Wildflowers
see our Grass Matters
site
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