General Purpose Wildflower & Grass Seed Mix – 10/90, Over 40 Species, 1kg
A diverse 10/90 perennial wildflower and grass seed mix containing over 40 species, suitable for a range of sites and soils, especially where a greater number of species needs to establish. It also contains annuals, making it ideal for sites where there is to be no ‘year one’ mowing, so the annuals can flower and give colour in the first year.
Key Features
- Over 40 species for sites where variety is important
- Suits a wide range of sites and soils
- Contains annuals that flower and give colour in the first year
From bare soil to a meadow
When to sow
The best time to sow perennial wildflower seed is generally late summer to 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, particularly where the ground is likely to be waterlogged over winter.
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How to sow
| 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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Management and 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 | |||||||
From March to May, if ongoing management as a wildflower meadow is not needed, you can instead simply cut and collect the clippings and continue to manage the area as long grass, cutting 1-3 times a 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. 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 |
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| 5g/m2 | 5cm - 1.6m | April - November |
| 10% Wildflowers | ||
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| Flower | % | Species |
| Agrimony | 4 | Agrimonia eupatoria |
| Birdsfoot Trefoil | 1 | Lotus corniculatus |
| Black Knapweed | 7 | Centaurea nigra |
| Common Mallow | 2 | Malva sylvestris |
| Corn Cockle | 12 | Agrostemma githago |
| Corn Feverfew | 5 | Matricaria perforata |
| Cowslip | 1 | Primula veris |
| Field Poppy | 2 | Papaver rhoeas |
| Foxglove | 1 | Digitalis purpurea |
| Great Mullein | 1 | Verbascum thapsus |
| Hedge Bedstraw | 2 | Galium mollugo |
| Hoary Plantain | 2 | Plantago media |
| Lady's Bedstraw | 3 | Galium verum |
| Meadow Buttercup | 4 | Ranunculus acris |
| Musk Mallow | 1 | Malva moschata |
| Ox-Eye Daisy | 5 | Leucanthermum vulgare |
| Ragged Robin | 1 | Lychnis floscuculi |
| St John's Wort | 3 | Hypericum perforatum |
| Red Campion | 8 | Silene dioica |
| Ribwort Plantain | 5 | Plantago lanceolata |
| Selfheal | 5 | Prunella vulgaris |
| Salad Burnet | 4 | Sanguisorba minor |
| Wild Carrot | 1 | Daucus carota |
| Wild Clary | 2 | Salvia verbanaca |
| Wild Parsnip | 6 | Pastinaca sativa |
| White Campion | 4 | Silene alba |
| Wood Avens | 2 | Geum urbanun |
| Yarrow | 1 | Achillea millefolium |
| 90% Grasses | ||
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| Grass | % | Species |
| Browntop Bent | 5 | Agrostis capillaris |
| Chewings Fescue | 35 | Festuca rubra commutata |
| Crested Dogstail | 10 | Cynosurus cristatus |
| Meadow Foxtail | 2 | Alopercurus pratense |
| Sweet Vernal Grass | 1 | Anthoxanthum odoratum |
| Sheeps Fescue | 10 | Festuca ovina |
| Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass | 8 | Poa pratensis |
| Slender Creeping Red Fescue | 15 | Festuca rubra litoralis |
| Salt Marsh Grass | 4 | Pucinella distans |
| Rough Stalked Meadow Grass | 8 | Poa trivialis |
| Yellow Oatgrass | 2 | Trisetum flavescens |
