Old English Country Wildflower Meadow Seed Mix

Overview

The flowers in the old English country meadow wildflower mix are yellow, purple and white with a hint of red - it’s a wildflower mix reminiscent of the old English country meadow. The mix contains a range of seeds that are suitable for most open sunny sites.

This mixtures contains 20% wildflower seed to 80% grasses. This ratio helps to maintain a more natural healthy balance and allows the wildflowers to grow more easily.

This mix is 100% native UK origin.

Wildflowers: 1 part 20%
%	Seed	Latin Name	Height (cm)	Colour	Period
15	Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	05-50	Brown	May-Sept
12	White Campion	Silene alba	30-100	White	May-Sept
12	Ox-eye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	20-100	White	May-Oct
12	Meadow Buttercup	Ranunculus acris	30-100	Yellow	May-Sept
12	Black Knapweed	Centaurea nigra	30-80	Purple	June-Sept
10	Self Heal	Prunella vulgaris	05-20	Purple	June-Sept
05	White Clover	Trifolium repens	10-15	White	June-Oct
05	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	10-30	Red	May-Sept
05	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	20-45	Purple	April-Sept
05	Birdsfoot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	05-15	Yellow	Aug-Oct
04	Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	15-50	Yellow	May-Sept
03	Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	20-45	White	June-Oct
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Grasses: 4 parts 80%
%	Seed	Latin Name	Height (cm)
28.5	Meadow Fescue	Festuca pratensis	30-120
25	Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass	Poa pratensis	10-90
21	Crested Dogstail	Cynosurus cristatus	05-75
17.5	Red Fescue	Festuca rubra	15-90
07	Browntop Bent	Agrostis castellana	10-70
01	Yorkshire Fog	Holcus lanatus	20-100
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Sowing months	February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Soil / site conditions	Clay, Damp, Dry, Heavy, Loamy, Most, Sandy, Sunny
Sow rate	5g/m²
Area covered	10g pack = 2m² 25g pack = 5m² 50g pack = 10m²
How to sow	Sowing of Wildflower seeds can take place through most of the year (bar the depths of winter). But generally the most successful time is August to October (following natures natural cycle) and then by March to April. The best method to create a wildflower meadow is to sow on a freshly prepared seed bed. Prepare the seed bed by clearing all the weeds by hand or with glyphosate for perennial weeds, dig over and a rake soil to a fine tilth, tread or roll and then rake again. If the soil is very fertile remove the top 5-10cm of topsoil first. Broadcast the seed at a rate of 5g/sqm. (The seed can be mixed with sharp sand to ensure a more even spread). Lightly rake the seed in and water carefully with a fine hose.
Care	Carefully water during dry weather, and keep on top of removing weeds until the meadow begins to establish. In the first year after germination cut sward to 5cm in Mar/Apr. (If seed sown in spring do 1st cut in May). Then cut every 2 months or when the meadow reaches 15cms. Remove the grass and compost, this stops the meadow being swamped and helps keep the fertility down. The final cut will be Sept/Oct, all cuttings should be removed. Following years should see the wildflower meadow cut in Mar/Apr to 7.5cm and the second cut in Aug/Oct.

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