Water Margin & Pond Edge Wildflower & Grass Seed Mix – 20/80, 1kg
A perennial wildflower and grass seed mix for water margins and pond edges. Fluctuating water levels can make establishing a mixture on water margins difficult, so aim to sow when the weather looks stable, and only use this mix where there is a constant supply of moisture: this is essential for its indicator species to thrive.
Key Features
- Made for water margins and pond edges
- For sites with a constant supply of moisture
- Best sown when weather conditions look stable
- 20% wildflowers and 80% grasses
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 |
| Cut every 1-3 years as required, in the autumn | |||||||||||
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 - October |
| 20% Wildflowers | ||
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| Flower | % | Species |
| Common Agrimony | 3 | Agrimony eupatoria |
| Common Fleabane | 1 | Pulicaria dysenterica |
| Gipsywort | 5 | Lycopus europaeus |
| Greater Birdsfoot Trefoil | 5 | Lotus ugliginosus |
| Great Burnet | 2 | Sanguisorba officinalis |
| Hemp Agrimony | 1 | Erigeron acer |
| Marsh Bedstraw | 1 | Galium palustre |
| Marsh Woundwort | 1 | Stachys palustris |
| Meadow Buttercup | 11 | Ranunculus acris |
| Meadowsweet | 10 | Flipendula ulmaria |
| Purple Loosestrife | 6 | Lythrum salicaria |
| Ragged Robin | 3 | Lychnis floscuculi |
| Salad Burnet | 9 | Sanguisorba minor |
| Selfheal | 11 | Prunella vulgaris |
| Sneezewort | 2 | Achillea ptarmica |
| Sq. Stem St John's Wort | 1 | Hypericum tetrapterum |
| Tufted Vetch | 7 | Vicia cracca |
| Water Avens | 2 | Geum rivale |
| Yellow Flag Iris | 14 | Iris psudacorus |
| 80% Grasses | ||
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| Grass | % | Species |
| Browntop Bent | 5 | Agrostis capillaris |
| Crested Dogstail | 32 | Cynosurus cristatus |
| Meadow Foxtail | 10 | Alopecurus pratensis |
| Pendulas Sedge | 1 | Carex pendula |
| Sheeps Fescue | 10 | Festuca ovina |
| Slender Creeping Red Fescue | 25 | Festuca rubra litoralis |
| Soft Rush | 1 | Juncus effusus |
| Sweet Vernal Grass | 4 | Anthoxanthum odoratum |
| Rough Stalked Meadow Grass | 7 | Poa trivialis |
| Tufted Hairgrass | 5 | Deschampsia caespitosa |
