250g WILDFLOWER SEED – CLAY SOIL

GSS-WS3 contains the following native wildflower species (no grasses):

7.2% Meadow Buttercup (ranunculus acris)
7.2% Common Knapweed (centaurea nigra)
8.0% Corn Cockle (agrostemma githago)
6.4% Self Heal (prunella vugaris)
3.2% Ribwort Plantain (plantago lanceolata)
2.4% Meadow Vetchling (lathyrus pratensis)
3.2% Birdsfoot Trefoil (lotus corniculatus)
1.6% Ragged Robin (lychnis flos cuculi)
3.0% Corn Marigold (chrysanthemum segetum)
6.4% Ladies Bedstraw (galium verum)
6.4% Common Sorrel (rumex acetosa)
3.2% Meadow Cranesbill (garanium pratense)
2.6% Greater Hawkbit (leontodon hispidus)
4.0% Field Poppy (papaver rhoeas)
8.0% Yellow Rattle (rhinanthus minor)
2.4% Field Scabious (knautia arvensis)
2.8% Devilsbit Scabious (succisa pratensis)
5.2% Ox-eye Daisy (leucanthemum vulgare)
2.0% Corn Chamomile (anthemis arvensis)
2.0% Yarrow (achillea millefolium)
1.6% Great Burnet (sanguisorba officinalis)
2.4% Red Clover (trifolium pratense)
4.0% Cornflower (centaurea cyanus)
2.4% Cowslip (primula veris)
2.4% Tufted Vetch (vicia cracca)

Clay soils can be a problem to some native fauna as excessive moisture can be detrimental to healthy and sustained root growth in the winter and the same soil may dry like concrete in the summer. The wildflowers in this mixture are known to freely inhabit these conditions and are very suited to damp or clay soil types. This mixture of native wildflower seeds also does extremely well around ponds, aside water courses or on any slow draining soil.

Add native Clay Soil Wildflower seeds (We recommend 5 to 20% total) to any quantity of Basic or Diverse Meadow Seeds

Over seeding into existing grassland or meadows can be successful providing the sward is sparce, slow growing or non competitive. Any aggresive or fast growing grass species will simply smother new seedlings before they have a chance to become established, particularly in the spring when grassland and meadows are heading (flowering and producing seeds).

Most wildflower species take 6-12 months to establish before flowering so we have included native cornfield annuals to ensure good first year colour.

Never apply fertiliser to a wildflower area.

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