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Wetland and Pond Edge Wildflower and Grass Seeds LW6M 80/20

Our Wetland Pond Edge Wildflower Grass Seeds mix contains 22 carefully selected native wildflower species and a balanced blend of meadow grasses, specially chosen for pond edges, wetlands, ditches, seasonal flood areas and damp soils. Designed to thrive in moisture-retentive conditions, this Wetland Pond Edge Wildflower Grass Seeds mixture helps create diverse, natural-looking habitats rich in colour and wildlife.

Featuring species such as Yellow Flag Iris, Purple Loosestrife, Meadowsweet, Ragged Robin and Water Avens, the mix provides a long flowering season and valuable nectar resources for bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Combined with a carefully selected grass mixture, it establishes an attractive, species-rich wetland meadow that enhances biodiversity around ponds, lakes, streams and other waterside environments.

  • This mix contains 22 different flower species and 10 meadow grasses
  • Sowing Rate: 5 grams per sq/m
  • 1kg covers 200sq/m

Mixture specifications, sowing instructions and maintenance can be found below.

Choose a packsize:
Mixture Specification
  Common Name Latin Name Quantity Flowers Height Type
1 Agrimony, Hemp Eupatorium cannabinum 0.2% Jul - Sep 60 - 150cm Perennial
2 Angelica, Wild Angelica sylvestris 1.6% Jul - Aug 100 - 200cm Perennial
3 Avens, Water Geum rivale 0.6% May - Aug 50 - 70cm Perennial
4 Bedstraw, Hedge Galium mollugo 1.2% Jun - Oct 10 - 50cm Perennial
5 Bedstraw, Lady's Galium verum 1.2% Jun - Sep 50 - 80cm Perennial
6 Buttercup, Meadow Ranunculus acris 1.6% May - Jun 30 - 100cm Perennial
7 Campion, Red Silene dioica 1.4% Apr - Sep 60 - 90cm Perennial
8 Figwort Scrophularia nodosa 0.2% Jun - Sep 35 - 80cm Perennial
9 Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus 0.4% Jul - Sep 60 - 100cm Perennial
10 Hard Rush Juncus inflexus 0.6% Jun - Sep 35 - 60cm Perennial
11 Iris, Yellow-Flag Iris pseudacorus 2% Jun - Sep 60 - 100cm Perennial
12 Loosestrife, Purple Lythrum salicaria 0.4% Jun - Sep 100 - 200cm Perennial
13 Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria 1.4% Jun - Aug 80 - 200cm Perennial
14 Ragged Robin Lychnis flos-cuculi 0.8% May - Aug 30 - 90cm Perennial
15 Scabious, Devil's-bit Succisa pratensis 0.8% Jul - Sep 50 - 80cm Perennial
16 Sedge, Pendulous Carex pendula 0.8% May / Aug 80 - 100cm Perennial
17 Self-heal Prunella vulgaris 1.8% Jun - Sep 15 - 30cm Perennial
18 Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica 0.6% Jul - Sep 40 - 60cm Perennial
19 Soft Rush Juncus effusus 0.6% Jun 45 - 100cm Perennial
20 St John's-wort, Sq. Stem Hypericum tetrapterum 0.4% Jun - Sep 60 - 100cm Perennial
21 Trefoil, Greater Bird's-foot Lotus uliginosus 0.8% Jun - Aug 20 - 60cm Perennial
22 Vetch, Tufted Vicia cracca 0.6% Jun - Sep 100 - 150cm Perennial
  Bent, Creeping Agrostis stolonifera 3.2%   40 - 100cm Grass
  Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus 16%   30 - 60cm Grass
  Fescue, Chewings Festuca rubra, commutata 19.2%   30 - 70cm Grass
  Fescue, Slender Creeping Red Festuca rubra, litoralis 16%   10 - 20cm Grass
  Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis 2.4%   70 - 110cm Grass
  Meadow Grass, Rough Stalked Poa trivalis 4%   30 - 60cm Grass
  Meadow Grass, Smooth Stalk Poa pratensis 6.4%   30 - 90cm Grass
  Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum 0.8%   30 - 60cm Grass
  Timothy, Small Leaved Phleum pratense ssp Bertolinii 8%   50 - 100cm Grass
  Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa 4%   30 - 120cm Grass

BS6M Mixtue Contents

Sowing Instructions

How to sow wildflower seeds

  • Remove all weeds and debris.
  • If the area has been overtaken by weeds, it is important to reduce the number of weeds in the soil.
  • It may be necessary to allow time for the first flush of weeds to germinate and then remove them before attempting to sow wildflowers.
  • Wildflowers prefer poor soil with low nutrients and if it is practical to do so you could remove any good quality topsoil.
  • Prepare the soil to a fine tilth.
  • Try not to disturb the soil any further as this may bring more weed seeds to the surface.
  • Most wildflower seeds are best sown February to April and late August to October, with the ideal time being autumn. Avoid hot summer months.
  • It is advisable to mix the wildflower seed with a carrier (dry sand) to assist with sowing. This will help in distributing the seed evenly over a large area.
  • Sow pure wildflower mixtures (100%) at a rate of 3g/m2
  • Sow wildflower with grass mixtures at 5 g/m2
  • It should not be necessary to rake the seed over as the light helps germination on many species.

 

A few weeks after sowing, the seeds will begin to germinate. If you are using a wildflower seed mixture the growth of the different flowers (and grasses if you have them in the mix) will vary, so if grasses start to emerge first there's no need to worry. 

 

  • Annuals will flower the same year if sown during the spring or the previous autumn.
  • Perennial wildflower species will establish during the first year of sowing and flower during the second year.

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