Perennials

A classic hedgerow and woodland edge perennial found across the whole of Britain. The flowers are usually a deep pink colour but can also be white or pale pink. The Latin name ‘Silene’ is after the merry, drunken god of woodlands.

• Height: 30 - 90cm
• Flowers: May - June
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Partial shade 
• Seeds per gram: 800

A long-lasting, hardy perennial that provides pink-purple petals standing proud on red-tinted foliage. A firm favourite with bees and butterflies, Red Deadnettle will flower early to provide a great source of pollen and nectar.

• Height: 10 - 30cm 
• Flowers: March - October
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun
• Seeds per gram: 1,000

A bushy meadow plant with cone-shaped spikes. Aromatic perennial with masses dark red flowers turning to pink. This flower thrives in the bright sunshine and is a low-growing specie. 

• Height: 40 - 50cm
• Flowers: July - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained, chalky
• Light Requirement: Full sun 
• Seeds per gram: 70

As its name suggests the leaves can be eaten in salads. It is a perennial with a strange almost round flower head, which is pollinated by the wind. It can be found in a variety of dry calcareous grasslands.

• Height: 20 - 50cm
• Flowers: May - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained 
• Light Requirement: Full sun
• Seeds per gram: 300 

A very common short-lived perennial found in a variety of habits including grassland, woodland and garden lawns. Its creeping stems can spread over a wide area producing brilliant purple blooms.

• Height: 20 - 30cm
• Flowers: June - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained, moist 
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade
• Seeds per gram: 1,400

Reddish pink flower spikes, though smaller than Common Sorrel, and with daintier leaves. Upright, slender stems with scarlet-pink petals with leaves can be used as flavourings in food. 

• Height: 7 - 25cm
• Flowers: May - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained, acidic
• Light Requirement: Full sun
• Seeds per gram: 2,500

An attractive perennial with short to medium height wildflowers with ruffed white flowers of the yarrow family.

Height: 25 - 50cm

Prefers: Damp or waterlogged soils

Flowers: July - September

Seeds per gram: 4200

Sowing Rate: 3g/sqm

Yellow perennial flower found in roadsides, wasteplaces, grassy places, cultivated fields and sometimes woods.

Height: 30-60cm

Requires: Sun/light shade.

Flowers: Jun - Oct

Seeds per gram: 7000 

Sowing Rate: 3g/sqm

Sprawling perennial plant with masses of small pea-like purple flowers, the sweet pea of the meadow. A showy bright blue-violet flower, that performs best when sown with other tall flora.

• Height: 60 - 120cm
• Flowers: June - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun 
• Seeds per gram: 100

A hairy branched perennial found on disturbed ground throughout the UK. The white flowers are visited by moths and produce a faint smell at night.

• Height: 30 - 60cm
• Flowers: May - October
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Partial shade
• Seeds per gram: 800

Wild Garlic grows well in damp shady conditions and is often found covering the floor in UK woodlands, where the garlic fragrance fills the air.

• Height: 30 - 80cm
• Flowers: April - June
• Soil Requirement: Damp
• Light Requirement: Full and partial shade
• Seeds per gram: 180

A tall, woody, aromatic perennial common in dry pastures and hedgebanks particularly on chalky soils. The leaves can be used for culinary purposes in the same way as cultivated Origanum. The pinky-white flowers produce large amounts of nectar and are therefore very popular with butterflies and bees. Also suitable for pots.

• Height: 30 - 60cm
• Flowers: July - September
• Soil Requirement: Wel...

A very common perennial found in grassland, roadsides and waste ground. The leaves are feathery and put out a strong aroma when crushed. The small dome-liked clusters of small white flower heads are attractive to Hover Flies, ladybirds and many other insects. 

• Height: 10 - 45cm
• Flowers: June - October
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun 
• Seeds per gram: 6,000...