This mixture combines wild flora species with 80% ornamental grasses to produce a grassland meadow mixture, suitable for acid soil types.
All the varieties within our mixture are UK native including foxglove, oxeye daisy, white campion, st johns wort but to name a few.
Preparation is the most important part of growing wild flowers, whether in a corner of the garden or an espanse of open land, the soil must be free from existing grass areas.
1Kg covers up to 200 square metres sown at 5 grams per square metre.
Mixture Breakdown
Silene alba White Campion 1.20%
Phacelia tanacetifolia Purple Tansy 1%
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower 1.6%
Agrostemma githago Corncockle 4.2%
Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy 0.5%
Digitalis purpurea Foxglove 0.2%
Prunella vulgaris Self Heal 0.8%
Chrysanthemum segetum Corn Marigold 1.7%
Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed 0.4%
Plantago lanceolata Ribwort plantain 1.4%
Papaver rhoeas Corn Poppy 2.2%
Festuca longifolia Hard Fescue 20%
Festuca ovina Sheeps Fescue 15%
Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass 1%
Anthemis arvensis Corn Chamomile 0.9%
Festuca rubra litoralis Slender Creeping Red Fescue 24%
Phleum bertolonii TENO 5%
Cynosurus Cristatus Crested Dogstail 7.5%
Arrhenatherum elatius Tall Oat-grass 5%
Deschampsia caespitosa Tufted Hair Grass 2.5%
Silene dioica Red Campion 1.2%
Ranunculus acris Meadow ButterCup 1%
Sanguisorba minor Salad Burnet 1%
Lotus corniculatus LEO Lotus corniculatus (Birdsfoot Trefoil) 0.3%
Fumaria officinalis Common Fumitory 0.4%
Avoid sowing grass seed in extremely cold conditions or when there is danger of frost.
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