For loam and alluvial soils, we recommend this mix of UK-native wildflowers. Not only are they beautiful in open, grassy areas, but they’ve been chosen specifically for their benefit to the wildlife, which will hopefully be long-lasting as perennial plants create a permanent flowery area.
Containing a mixture of native flowers from the distinctive sweet aroma of Lady's bedstraw to the delicate spikes of Common knapweed, perfect for creating meadows in the more loamy soils.
This mix contains 23 different flower species.
Sowing Rate: 3 grams per sq/m - 1kg covers 330sq/m
Check out the specification sheet for more details.
Common Name | Latin Name | Quantity | Flowers | Height | Type | |
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1 | Bedstraw, Lady's | Galium verum | 5% | Jun - Sep | 50 - 80cm | Perennial |
2 | Black Medick | Medicago lupulina | 6% | May - Oct | 15 - 80cm | Annual |
3 | Burnet, Salad | Sanguisorba minor | 10% | Jun - Sep | 15 - 50cm | Perennial |
4 | Buttercup, Meadow | Ranunculus acris | 5% | May - Jun | 30 - 100cm | Perennial |
5 | Campion, White | Silene alba | 4% | May - Oct | 50 - 100cm | Perennial |
6 | Carrot, Wild | Daucus carota | 4% | Jun - Oct | 30 - 100cm | Perennial |
7 | Clary, Wild | Salvia verbenaca | 5% | May - Aug | 30 - 40cm | Perennial |
8 | Cowslip | Primula veris | 1% | Apr - May | 15 - 30cm | Perennial |
9 | Daisy, Ox-eye | Leucanthemum vulgare | 3% | May - Sep | 20 - 100cm | Perennial |
10 | Goat's-beard | Tragopogon pratensis | 7% | Jun - Sep | 20 - 60cm | Biennial |
11 | Hawkbit, Rough | Leontodon hispidus | 1% | Jun - Oct | 15 - 35cm | Perennial |
12 | Knapweed, Common | Centaurea nigra | 5% | Jun - Sep | 30 - 80cm | Perennial |
13 | Knapweed, Greater | Centaurea scabiosa | 7% | Jun - Sep | 50 - 90cm | Perennial |
14 | Plantain, Hoary | Plantago media | 2% | May - Sep | 15 - 45cm | Perennial |
15 | Plantain, Ribwort | Plantago lanceolata | 4% | Apr - Sep | 15 - 50cm | Perennial |
16 | Ragged Robin | Lychnis flos-cuculi | 2% | May - Aug | 30 - 90cm | Perennial |
17 | Scabious, Field | Knautia arvensis | 1% | Jul - Sep | 30 - 200cm | Perennial |
18 | Self-heal | Prunella vulgaris | 6% | Jun - Sep | 15 - 30cm | Perennial |
19 | Sorrel, Common | Rumex acetosa | 6% | May - Jul | 30 - 100cm | Perennial |
20 | Vetch, Tufted | Vicia cracca | 4% | Jun - Sep | 100 - 150cm | Perennial |
21 | Vetchling, Meadow | Lathyrus pratensis | 3% | May - Aug | 70 - 120cm | Perennial |
22 | Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | 3% | Jun - Oct | 20 - 100cm | Perennial |
23 | Yellow-rattle | Rhinanthus minor | 6% | Jun - Sep | 25 - 50cm | Annual |