Coastal Wildflower & Grass Seed Mix – 20/80 for Coastal Golf Courses & Seaside Land, 1kg
A perennial 20/80 wildflower and grass seed mix, ideal for coastal golf courses looking to create biodiverse areas. Many coastal areas are under threat from the sea and from human activity, and this mix gives land managers a way to restore areas near the coast or improve poor-quality land.
Regenerating these areas can also help with erosion control and improve biodiversity, providing habitats for coastal-dwelling insects and invertebrate species. With careful choice of location, it also gives coastal golf courses an opportunity to create habitats and improve biodiversity.
Key Features
- Ideal for creating biodiverse areas on coastal golf courses
- Restores areas near the coast or improves poor-quality land
- Can help with erosion control
- Provides habitats for coastal-dwelling insects and invertebrates
From bare soil to a meadow
Management and aftercare
| Suggested mowing regime | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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 | |||||||
Many grasslands and meadows are traditionally managed by grazing, but mowing and removing the clippings can be used to replicate hay cutting and grazing. Always remove the clippings so nutrients are not returned to the soil: wildflower soils are usually kept low in nutrients to encourage species diversity.
Specifications
| Sowing Rate | Flowering Height | Flowering Period |
|---|---|---|
| 5g/m2 | 5cm - 1.6m | April - November |
| 20% Wildflowers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Flower | % | Species |
| Birdsfoot Trefoil | 5 | Lotus corniculatus |
| Bladder Campion | 1 | Silene vulgaris |
| Black Knapweed | 15 | Centaurea nigra |
| Cat's Ear | 0.5 | Hypochaeris radicata |
| Common St John's Wort | 1 | Hypericum perforatum |
| Evening Primrose | 1.5 | Oenothera biennis |
| Greater Knapweed | 2 | Centaurea scabiosa |
| Greater Mullein | 2 | Verbascum thapsus |
| Kidney Vetch | 7.5 | Anthyllis vulneraria |
| Lady's Bedstraw | 3 | Galium verum |
| Ox-Eye Daisy | 13 | Leucanthemum vulgare |
| Red Clover | 0.5 | Trifolium pratense |
| Ribwort Plantain | 10 | Plantago lanceolata |
| Sea Campion | 0.5 | Silene uniflora |
| Sea Holly | 0.5 | Eryngium maritimum |
| Sea Kale | 0.5 | Crambe maritima |
| Selfheal | 15 | Prunella vulgaris |
| Sorrel | 2 | Rumex acetosa |
| Sheep's Sorrel | 5 | Rumex acetosella |
| Viper's Bugloss | 2.5 | Echium vulgare |
| Wild Carrot | 5 | Daucus carota |
| White Campion | 6 | Silene alba |
| Wild Clary | 1 | Salvia verbenaca |
| 80% Grasses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grass | % | Species |
| Crested Dogstail | 19 | Cynosurus cristatus |
| Creeping Bent | 6 | Agrostis stolonifera |
| Sheeps Fescue | 18 | Festuca ovina |
| Slender Creeping Red Fescue | 25 | Festuca rubra litoralis |
| Small Timothy | 12 | Phleum bertolonii |
| Saltmarsh Grass | 10 | Puccinellia maritima |
| Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass | 10 | Poa pratensis |
