Wet Soils Wildflower & Grass Seed Mix – 20/80 for Water Meadows & Flood Plains, 1kg
A perennial wildflower and grass seed mix for low-lying, heavier soils, best represented by lowland water meadows and flood plains that experience seasonal flooding. These soils can carry higher nutrient levels, so careful management of the grass species is key to establishing this mix successfully.
Key Features
- Ideal for low-lying heavier soils
- Suits lowland water meadows and flood plains with seasonal flooding
- 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 |
| 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 |
| Betony | 1 | Stachys officinalis |
| Black Knapweed | 11 | Centaurea nigra |
| Devil's Bit Scabious | 1 | Succisa pratensis |
| Gipsywort | 2 | Lycopus europaeus |
| Greater Birdsfoot Trefoil | 2 | Lotus uliginosus |
| Great Burnet | 1 | Sanguisorba officinalis |
| Marsh Woundwort | 1 | Stachys palustris |
| Meadow Buttercup | 11 | Ranunculus acris |
| Meadowsweet | 6 | Filipendula ulmaria |
| Ox-Eye Daisy | 9 | Leucanthemum vulgare |
| Pepper Saxifrage | 1 | Silaum silaus |
| Purple Loosestrife | 4 | Lythrum salicaria |
| Ragged Robin | 3 | Lychnis flos-cuculi |
| Salad Burnet | 8 | Sanguisorba minor |
| Selfheal | 8 | Prunella vulgaris |
| Sneezewort | 2 | Achillea ptarmica |
| Tufted Vetch | 6 | Vicia cracca |
| Yellow Flag Iris | 10 | Iris pseudacorus |
| Yellow Rattle | 13 | Rhinanthus minor |
| 80% Grasses | ||
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| Common name | % | Species |
| Browntop Bent | 5 | Agrostis capillaris |
| Crested Dogstail | 19 | Cynosurus cristatus |
| Chewings Fescue | 20 | Festuca rubra commutata |
| Meadow Foxtail | 6 | Alopecurus pratensis |
| Pendulous Sedge | 2 | Carex pendula |
| Sheeps Fescue | 5 | Festuca ovina |
| Slender Creeping Red Fescue | 25 | Festuca rubra litoralis |
| Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass | 10 | Poa pratensis |
| Soft Rush | 1 | Juncus effusus |
| Sweet Vernal Grass | 4 | Anthoxanthum odoratum |
| Tufted Hairgrass | 4 | Deschampsia caespitosa |
