Prized for its excellent water-holding and nutrient-holding capacity, a meadow of wildflowers on alluvial soil is sure to be robust and beautiful!
This wildflower seed collection keeps both appearance and practicality in mind, with a wide variety of nectar-rich annual and perennial flower seeds mixed in with wild grasses; balanced to create a natural-looking wild meadow that will bring you a colourful first year as the perennial plants develop to thrive from the second year onwards.
This mix contains 23 different flower species and 9 meadow grasses.
Sowing Rate: 5 grams per sq/m - 1kg covers 200sq/m
Check out the specification sheet for more details.
Common Name | Latin Name | Quantity | Flowers | Height | Type | |
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1 | Bedstraw, Lady's | Galium verum | 1% | Jun - Sep | 50 - 80cm | Perennial |
2 | Black Medick | Medicago lupulina | 1.2% | May - Oct | 15 - 80cm | Annual |
3 | Burnet, Salad | Sanguisorba minor | 2% | Jun - Sep | 15 - 50cm | Perennial |
4 | Buttercup, Meadow | Ranunculus acris | 1% | May - Jun | 30 - 100cm | Perennial |
5 | Campion, White | Silene alba | 0.8% | May - Oct | 50 - 100cm | Perennial |
6 | Carrot, Wild | Daucus carota | 0.8% | Jun - Oct | 30 - 100cm | Perennial |
7 | Clary, Wild | Salvia verbenaca | 1% | May - Aug | 30 - 40cm | Perennial |
8 | Cowslip | Primula veris | 0.2% | Apr - May | 15 - 30cm | Perennial |
9 | Daisy, Ox-eye | Leucanthemum vulgare | 0.6% | May - Sep | 20 - 100cm | Perennial |
10 | Goat's-beard | Tragopogon pratensis | 1.4% | Jun - Sep | 20 - 60cm | Biennial |
11 | Hawkbit, Rough | Leontodon hispidus | 0.2% | Jun - Oct | 15 - 35cm | Perennial |
12 | Knapweed, Common | Centaurea nigra | 1% | Jun - Sep | 30 - 80cm | Perennial |
13 | Knapweed, Greater | Centaurea scabiosa | 1.4% | Jun - Sep | 50 - 90cm | Perennial |
14 | Plantain, Hoary | Plantago media | 0.4% | May - Sep | 15 - 45cm | Perennial |
15 | Plantain, Ribwort | Plantago lanceolata | 0.8% | Apr - Sep | 15 - 50cm | Perennial |
16 | Ragged Robin | Lychnis flos-cuculi | 0.4% | May - Aug | 30 - 90cm | Perennial |
17 | Scabious, Field | Knautia arvensis | 0.2% | Jul - Sep | 30 - 200cm | Perennial |
18 | Self-heal | Prunella vulgaris | 1.2% | Jun - Sep | 15 - 30cm | Perennial |
19 | Sorrel, Common | Rumex acetosa | 1.2% | May - Jul | 30 - 100cm | Perennial |
20 | Vetch, Tufted | Vicia cracca | 0.8% | Jun - Sep | 100 - 150cm | Perennial |
21 | Vetchling, Meadow | Lathyrus pratensis | 0.6% | May - Aug | 70 - 120cm | Perennial |
22 | Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | 0.6% | Jun - Oct | 20 - 100cm | Perennial |
23 | Yellow-rattle | Rhinanthus minor | 1.2% | Jun - Sep | 25 - 50cm | Annual |
Bent, Common | Agrostis castellana | 4% | 50 - 100cm | Grass | ||
Creeping Bent | Agrostis stolonifera | 3.2% | 40 - 100cm | Grass | ||
Crested Dogstail | Cynosurus cristatus | 17.6% | 30 - 60cm | Grass | ||
Fescue, Chewings | Festuca rubra, commutata | 17.6% | 30 - 70cm | Grass | ||
Fescue, Slender Creeping Red | Festuca rubra, litoralis | 16% | 10 - 20cm | Grass | ||
Meadow Foxtail | Alopecurus pratensis | 4% | 70 - 110cm | Grass | ||
Meadow Grass, Rough Stalked | Poa trivalis | 4% | 30 - 60cm | Grass | ||
Meadow Grass, Smooth Stalk | Poa pratensis | 5.6% | 30 - 90cm | Grass | ||
Timothy, Small Leaved | Phleum pratense ssp Bertolinii | 8% | 50 - 100cm | Grass |
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We’re proud to supply only the highest-quality, native wildflower products - tried, tested and refined by us for two decades to ensure each and every customer is delighted with their purchase. Find out more about our commitment to the supply of native, provenance-assured wildflower products to restore Britain’s natural wildflower habitats for bees, butterflies, birds and wildlife.
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