1kg General Purpose Wildflower Seed Mix with Annuals (10/90) - Perennial & Annual Mix for First-Year Colour
A dependable all-round perennial and annual wildflower seed mix, blended 10% wildflowers to 90% grasses, that suits a whole range of sites and soils. It contains a robust range of flower species, and the added annuals make it the ideal choice for sites where there will be no ‘year one’ mowing in the maintenance regime – the annuals are left to flower, giving colour in the very first year.
When to Sow
Perennial wildflower seed is generally best sown in late summer or autumn (late August to October), when there is likely to be consistent moisture and warmth without extremes of cold or dry. Spring (late March to May) is usually the next best time, and is particularly useful if the ground is likely to be waterlogged over the winter.
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Management & Aftercare
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Year 1 | Leave uncut unless growth is vigorous | Cut and collect clippings | Leave soil bare to allow germination and/or sow new seed | Allow to flower and seed | Leave uncut until spring | |||||||
| Year 2 onwards | Leave uncut unless growth is vigorous | Cut and collect clippings | Allow to flower and seed | Cut and collect clippings | Leave uncut unless growth is vigorous | |||||||
If ongoing management as a wildflower meadow is not required, you can instead simply cut and collect the clippings in March to May, and continue to manage the area as long grass by cutting 1-3 times per year.
Many grasslands and meadows are traditionally managed by grazing, but mowing and removing the clippings can be used to replicate hay cutting and grazing. It is important to remove the clippings so that nutrients are not returned to the soil – soils for wildflowers are usually low in nutrients to encourage species diversity.
Key Features
- Suitable for a whole range of sites and soils
- Robust range of flower species
- Annuals flower and provide colour in the first year
- Ideal for sites with no ‘year one’ mowing in the maintenance regime
- Pack size: 1kg
From bare soil to a meadow
| Prepare the ground | |
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| New Seed Bed | Overseeding |
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| Provide water | |
| If there has been little rainfall irrigate gently and slowly to fully wet through the soil profile | |
| Sow seed | |
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| Provide water | |
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Specifications
| Sowing Rate | Flowering Height | Flowering Period |
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| 5g/m2 | 5cm - 1.2m | April - November |
| 10% Wildflowers | ||
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| Flower | % | Species |
| Birdsfoot Trefoil | 2 | Lotus corniculatus |
| Black Knapweed | 8 | Centaurea nigra |
| Black Medick | 4 | Medicago lupilina |
| Corn Cockle | 10 | Agrostemma githago |
| Cornflower | 5 | Centaurea cyanus |
| Corn Marigold | 5 | Chrysanthemum segetum |
| Corn Poppy | 4 | Papaver rhoeas |
| Lady's Bedstraw | 3 | Galium verum |
| Meadow Buttercup | 10 | Ranunculus acris |
| Musk Mallow | 1 | Malva moschata |
| Ox-Eye Daisy | 10 | Leucanthermum vulgare |
| Red Campion | 10 | Silene dioica |
| Ribwort Plantain | 8 | Plantago lanceolata |
| Selfheal | 11 | Prunella vulgaris |
| White Campion | 5 | Silene alba |
| Yarrow | 4 | Achillea millefolium |
| 90% Grasses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grass | % | Species |
| Browntop Bent | 5 | Agrostis capillaris |
| Chewings Fescue | 20 | Festuca rubra commutata |
| Crested Dogstail | 20 | Cynosurus cristatus |
| Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass | 10 | Poa pratensis |
| Red Fescue | 25 | Festuca rubra |
| Hard Fescue | 10 | Festuca trachyphylla |
