Perennial Wildflower & Grass Seed Mix for Dry Soils & Slopes – 20/80, 1kg
A perennial wildflower and grass seed mix for dry soils and sloped areas. Drier soils are often lower in nutrients, which gives an ideal root zone for wildflower species. This mix can be used on maintainable slopes with lower available moisture as well as on larger areas of lighter soil.
Key Features
- Perennial wildflower and grass mix for dry soils
- Suits maintainable slopes with lower available moisture
- Also suits larger areas of lighter soil
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 |
| 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 |
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| 5g/m2 | 5cm - 2m | May - November |
| 20% Wildflowers | ||
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| Common name | % | Species |
| Autumn Hawkbit | 1 | Leontodon autumnalis |
| Birdsfoot Trefoil | 4 | Lotus corniculatus |
| Black Knapweed | 9 | Centaurea nigra |
| Black Medick | 2 | Medicago lupulina |
| Bladder Campion | 3 | Silene vulgaris |
| Bulbous Buttercup | 1 | Ranunculus bulbosus |
| Clustered Bellflower | 1 | Campanula glomerata |
| Common St John's Wort | 3 | Hypericum perforatum |
| Common Agrimony | 9 | Agrimonia eupatoria |
| Cowslip | 1 | Primula veris |
| Field Scabious | 5 | Knautia arvensis |
| Hoary Plantain | 2 | Plantago media |
| Great Mullein | 2 | Verbascum thapsus |
| Kidney Vetch | 5 | Anthyllis vulneraria |
| Lady's Bedstraw | 9 | Galium verum |
| Musk Mallow | 1 | Malva moschata |
| Ox-Eye Daisy | 6 | Leucanthemum vulgare |
| Salad Burnet | 9 | Sanguisorba minor |
| Sheeps Sorrel | 2 | Rumex acetosella |
| Viper's Bugloss | 5 | Echium vulgare |
| Wild Carrot | 2 | Daucus carota |
| Yarrow | 7 | Achillea millefolium |
| Yellow Rattle | 11 | Rhinanthus minor |
| 80% Grasses | ||
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| Common name | % | Species |
| Browntop Bent | 5 | Agrostis capillaris |
| Chewings Fescue | 25 | Festuca rubra commutata |
| Crested Dogstail | 21 | Cynosurus cristatus |
| Golden Oatgrass | 4 | Trisetum flavescens |
| Sheeps Fescue | 5 | Festuca ovina |
| Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass | 10 | Poa pratensis |
| Slender Creeping Red Fescue | 25 | Festuca rubra litoralis |
| Smaller Catstail | 5 | Phleum bertolonii |
