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Yellow rattle seed is a vital addition to any wildflower meadow. By attaching itself to the roots of grass species and slowing its growth, it creates space for a wide range of wildflowe...

A native perennial wildflower found in grassland and roadside verges, especially on well-drained soils. A pleasant clove-like aroma is emitted from the small white flowers held above waxy grey/green foliage from May to August. A nectar flower plant for butterflies suited to rock gardens and grassy banks.

• Height: 20 - 40cm 
• Flowers: June - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Re...

Characteristic blue nodding, UK native perennial wildflower commonly found in woods and shady places. Striking flowers that will produce an attractive habitat for butterflies, bees, birds and other wildlife whilst giving off a sweet scent. Seed can take a number of years to flower. 

• Height: 30 - 60 cm
• Prefers: Light shade
• Flowers: April - May
• Seeds per gram: 200

Common knapweed or hardheads is a colourful meadow plant of the thistle family. Tight purple flowers, with lance-shaped leaves. Forms dense clumps over time, ideal for sunny meadows and hedgebanks.

• Height: 30 - 60cm
• Flowers: June - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade 
• Seeds per gram: 500

Large resilient bushy perennial wildflower plant, favouring sunny open areas. With ivy-shaped leaves, and dark pink flowers. Well placed at the back of borders but adaptable to many diverse habitats. 

• Height: 30 - 90cm
• Flowers: June - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun
• Seeds per gram: 150 

Evocative red annual, short to medium height, a lover of disturbed ground and agricultural soils if given a chance to flower. Replenishes its bright vermilion petals each day. Proving season after season to be one of our most loved, attractive prominent wildflower. Ideally requires a frost or chilling to help germination.

• Height: 30 - 60cm
• Flowers: May - July
• Soil Requirement: Well-drai...

The delightful white daisy flowers of this annual wildflower were once a common sight in cornfields. It is now much rarer due to the widespread use of selective herbicides. It has a compact upright habit, ideal for use on borders that will leave a strong, sweet scent similar to apples. 

• Height: 20 - 30cm
• Flowers: May - July
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun

Glorious annual wildflower seeds are very like a single Chrysanthemum. A fitting addition to beds and borders giving an understated delicious fragrance and can be used as cut flowers. Prolific in its production of wildflowers. 

• Height: 15 - 45cm 
• Flowers: June - October
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun
• Seeds per gram: 400

Once common in the cornfields of England, this wildflower has reddish-purple and solitary with undivided petals on a tall, furry stem. This wildflower seeds itself very prolifically and is related to other campions.

• Height: 60 - 120cm
• Flowers: June - August
• Soil Requirement: Sandy, well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun
• Seeds per gram: 80

A once common annual weed of cornfields and waste places, now rarely seen. Bright blue wildflowers are produced on tall wiry stems with narrow leaves from June to August. Its fluffy formation is highly attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinators. 

• Height: 30 - 60cm 
• Flowers: June - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun
• Seeds per gram: 200

A very common perennial, found in rich meadows. Creating a golden blaze of colour in May meadows and banks. Flowers composed of bright yellow ray-florets.

• Height: 10 - 45cm
• Flowers: April - May
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade 
• Seeds per gram: 8,000

A tall native perennial with hairy stems found in grasslands across Britain. An individual plant can have as many as 50 purplish-blue flowers on it at a time. It is very attractive to butterflies.

• Height: 30 - 100cm
• Flowers: July - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun 
• Seeds per gram: 150 

A native biennial occasionally perennial, common in woodland leering, hedgerows and heaths. Foxglove has tall spikes of pinkish-purple bell-shaped flowers. The flowers are pollinated by bumblebees.

• Height: 50 - 150 cm 
• Prefers: Sun or partial shade
• Flowers: June - September
• Seeds per gram: 13,000

Yellow flowering perennial with a larger head than common birdsfoot trefoil.

Height: 30cm

Flowers: June-August

Requires: Moist

Seeds per gram: 2000

Sowing Rate: 3g/sqm

A native herbaceous biennial found on waste ground and in grassy places, mainly on sandy or chalky soil. It forms a rosette of whitish felt-like leaves with a tall spike of yellow flowers which are very attractive to bees and a food source for the caterpillar of the mullein moth.

Good for: Bees and food for the caterpillar of the mullein moth

Height: 30-200cm (1-6ft)

Prefers: Sun or part...

A common perennial with tall white spikes of tiny star-like flowers that attract butterflies and moths. It is also a popular larval food source for a number of moth species. This flower is often seen climbing up hedges and shrubs. 

• Height: 30 - 60cm
• Flowers: June - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained, dry
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade 
• Seeds per gram: 2,000

Beautiful yellow flowers found in clumps on the sides of country roads. Very common perennial found in sandy soils. Dried seed heads with their recognizable scent are useful for flower arranging. Widely used in days gone by to curdle milk for cheese making.

• Height: 30 - 45cm 
• Flowers: July - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade 
• Seeds ...

The most majestic of the three common Buttercup species native to Britain. Its pale yellow flowers are a familiar sight in traditional meadows and grasslands on damp soils. There is a species of Solitary Bee, which uses the flowers to sleep in.

• Height: 30 - 90cm
• Flowers: May - September
• Soil Requirement: Damp
• Light Requirement: Full sun 
• Seeds per gram: 500

A common tall perennial found in damp meadows, ditches and river-banks. Its fluffy cream flowers have a strong, heady, sweet aroma. In medieval times the plant was crushed and used as a pain relief as the chemicals it contains are similar to aspirin.

• Height: 60 - 120cm
• Flowers: June - September
• Soil Requirement: Moist
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade 
• Seeds per gram: 1...

A stunning pink native perennial found at the sides of roads and in sandy grasslands, a very social flower that grows well alongside other summer flowering wildflowers. It is attractive to both butterflies and bees and produces a faint musky smell during the evening.

• Height: 30 - 90cm
• Flowers: July - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun 
• Seeds per gra...

Often seen carpeting road verges and railway embankments with white and gold blooms. This common native perennial is also known as Moon Daisy or Dog Daisy and attracts butterflies, bees and other insects.

• Height: 30 - 60cm
• Flowers: May - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun 
• Seeds per gram: 3,000 

The deeply cut pink petals of this native perennial are highly attractive to butterflies and bees. It can be found in damp woodland, meadows and pond edges.

• Height: 30 - 70cm
• Flowers: May - July
• Soil Requirement: Damp
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade 
• Seed per gram: 5,400

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

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

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

A beautiful native biennial commonly found in rough grassy areas close to the coast and sand dunes. The striking bright blue flowers are a favourite with bumblebees and day-flying moths.

• Height: 25 - 75cm
• Flowers: June - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained 
• Light Requirement: Full sun 
• Seeds per gram: 230

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

A common annual or biennial plant of downs and roadsides, its leaves are a common sight in neglected vegetable gardens. The cultivated form provides the edible kitchen carrot.  When the wild carrot begins to fruit, it is at its most distinctive. The fruits have long spines which attach themselves to any passing animal. In the 16th century, it was known as a remedy for epilepsy and much later on i...