All Wildflower Species

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

Good for: Butterflies and bees 

Height: 30-90cm (1-3ft)

Prefers: well drained soils in full sun

Flowers: June to August

Seeds per gram: 2000

Characteristic blue nodding perennial wildflower of woods and shady places. Many butterflies and other insects depend on our disappearing native wild flower plants. By creating a wildlife area in your garden and growing native wild flowers, you will produce an attractive habitat for butterflies, bees, birds and other wildlife.

Good for: butterflies and bees

Height: 30-60cm

Prefers: Light shade

Flowers: April to 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.

Good for: Bees and a goldfinch magnet in the autumn

Height: 30-60cm

Prefers: Sun and well drained soils

Flowers: June - September

Seeds per gram: 500

Large bushy perennial wildflower plant, favouring sunny open areas. With ivy shaped leaves, and dark pink flowers. Well placed at the back of borders.

Good for: butterflies and bees

Height: 30-90cm

Prefers: Well drained soils, footpaths

Flowers: May to September

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.

Good for: Butterflies and bees

Height: 30-60cm

Prefers: Sun

Flowers: May to July

Seeds per gram: 11,000

Reddish pink flower spikes, arrow shaped leaves turn crimson. Component of meadows.

Height: 15-60cm

Prefers: Sun and well-drained soil.

Flowers: May-Aug

Seeds per gram: 2000

The delightful white daisy flowers of this annual wildflower were once a common sight is cornfields. It is now much rarer due to widespread use of selective herbicides. It has a compact upright habit, ideal for use on borders. Finches love to eat the flower seed heads.

Good for: butterflies and bees

Height: 20-40cm

Prefers: Sunny position

Flowers: May to October

Seeds per gram: 1000

Glorious annual wildflower seeds very like a single Chrysanthemum. Slightly fragrant and can be used as cut flowers.Prolific in its production of wild flowers. 

Flowers from June to August

Good for: Butterflies and bees 

Height: 30-60cm (12-24in)

Prefers: Soil normal - poor. pH7. Sunny position

Flowers: March - August

Seeds per gram: 400

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

Height: 30-100cm (12-40in)

Prefers: Normal soil (pH7) Sunny position near a fence or other support.

Flowers: Jun - Aug

Seeds per gram: 30

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: Up to 50cm

Prefers: Rich meadows, pastures, fields or waste ground

Flowers: April - June

Seeds per gram: 8000

A tall, bright yellow annual or biennial widely naturalised in coastal areas and beside railway lines. Originally from North America, its oil is used in various herbal remedies. The flowers open in the evening and are visited by a large number of Moth species.

Good for: Moths 

Height: 50 - 150cm

Prefers: Dry free draining soil in full sun

Flowers: Jun to Sep

Seeds per gram: 1800

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.

Good for: Butterflies It is very attractive to butterflies.

Height: 30 - 100cm

Prefers: Full sun on most soil types.

Flowers: Jul - Sep

Seeds per gram: 150 

A native biennial occasionally perennial, common in woodland learing, hedgrows and heaths. Foxglove has tall spikes of pinkish purple bell-shaped flowers. The flowers are pollinated by bumble bees.

Height: 50-150cm (20-60in)

Prefers: Partial shade or sun on moist well-drained soil.

Flowers: Jun - Sep

Seeds per gram: 10000

A native perennial, common on dry grassland, roadsides and hedgerows, especially on chalky soils. Reddish purple thistle-like flowers on long stalks which are very attractive to butterflies and bees.

Good for: Bees and Butterflies 

Height: 30-90cm (8-36in)

Prefers: Full sun on well drained soil

Flowers: Jul - Sep

Seeds per gram: 150

A common perennial with tall white spikes of tiny star like flowers which attract butterflies and moths. It is also a popular larval food source for a number of moth species.

Height: 20 - 100cm

Prefers: Full sun or shade on most soil types

Flowers: Jun - Sep

Seeds per gram: 1,500

Common throughout the British Isles except the Scottish Highlands, this hairy spreading perennial has dark red flowers which can be found in hedges, woodlands and shaded gardens.

Height: 10-70cm

Prefers:Partial shade on fertile soilds

Flowers: Jul - Aug

Seeds per gram: 900

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

Height: 30-45cm (12-18in).

Prefers: Soil normal to poor. pH 7.  Sunny meadow.

Flowers: Jul - Aug

Seeds per gram: 1500 

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 - 150cm

Prefers: Sun or partial shade on damp or wet soils

Flowers: Jun - Aug

Seeds per gram: 1000 

A stunning pink native perennial found at the sides of roads and in sandy grasslands. It is attractive to both butterflies and bees and produces a faint musky smell during the evening.

Height: 30 – 100cm

Prefers: Full or partial sun on well-drained soils.

Suitable for pots.

Flowers: Jul - Aug

Seeds per gram: 500

Found along the banks of rivers, streams and ponds or in marshes this tall perennial is striking with its bright magenta flowers. It is a favourite of foraging bees and is the larval food plant of the Small Elephant Hawkmoth.

Height: 60 - 150cm

Flowers: Jun - Aug

Prefers: Sun or some shade on wet soils or pond edges.

Seeds per gram: 3000

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 - Jul

Prefers: Sun or partial shade on damp soils

Seed per gram: Approx. 5400

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 - Jun

Prefers: Semi shade or full sun on rich soils

Seeds per gram: 1000

A perennial with yellow dandelion flowers. Also known as Greater Hawkbit. Seeds heads form a clock which attracts birds.

Height: 15-45cm

Prefers: Sun and well-drained soil

Flowers: June - October

Seeds per gram: 900

A bushy meadow plant with cone-shaped spikes. Aromatic perennial with masses dark red flowers turning to pink.

Height: 40-50cm

Prefers: Sun and well-drained soil, found in meadows and along footpaths

Flowers: July - Septemer

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 - 30cm

Flowers: May - Aug

Prefers: Dry calcareous soil in 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.

Good for: Butterfly and catepillar food plant

Height: 5 – 40cm

Flowers: Jun - Sep

Prefers: Sun or semi shade on most soil types

Seeds per gram: 1400

A native biennial found on rough grassland, roadsides and waste lands. In the first season it produces a rosette of sharp spikey leaves. In the second year it puts up a tall stem crowned with a spiny flower head with a band of mauve flowers. It is particularly attractive to insects and seed eating birds such as Goldfinches and Siskins.

Height: 80 to 200cm

Flowers: Jul - Aug

Prefers: Full sun or partial shade on damp or dry soils

Seeds per gram: 300

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 bumble bees and day flying moths.

Height: 30 – 90cm

Prefers: Light sandy soils in full sun light, but will grow on heavier soils

Flowers: Jul - Sep

Seeds per gram: 200

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 – 80cm

Prefers: Sun or partial shade on well drained sandy soils

Flowers: May - Sep

Seeds per gram: 700

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 itself to any passing animal.  In the 16th century it was known as a remedy for epilepsy and much later on it was used for such diverse complaints as dropsy and kidney stones.  

Height: 30-40cm

Flowers: June - October

Requires: Sun/well-drained soil.

Approx. 1100 seeds per gramme.

Wild Garlic grows well in damp shady conditions and is often found covering the floor in UK woodlands.

Good for: Bees and insects

Height: 30cm

Prefers: Damp and shade

Flowers: April-June

Seeds per gram: 180

Wild Marjoram Flower Seeds Description   A tall, woody, aromatic perennial common in dry pastures and hedge banks particularly on chalky soils. The leaves can be used for culinary purposes in the same way as cultivated Origanums. The pinky white flowers produce large amounts of nectar and are therefore very popular with butterflies and bees.  

Height: 30 – 60cm

Flowers: Jul - Sep

Prefers: Full sun preferably on dry calcareous soils

Suitable for pots

Seeds per gram: 8000 

Yellow flowers of cornfields and open places. Perennial, small yellow flowers followed by burr-like seed heads.

Height: 30-60cm

Flowers: June onwards

Requires: Deep shade

Seed per gram: 1400

A very common perennial found in grassland, roadsides and waste ground. The leaves are feathery and put out a strong aroma when crushed. The white flower heads are attractive to Hover Flies.

Height: 10 – 45cm

Flowers: June to August

Prefers: Full sun or partial shade on most soil types

Seeds per gram: 1000 

***Fresh seed from 2020 crop*** Growing in grassy meadows and pastures throughout Britain, this annual yellow rattle plant enjoys well drained soils. The yellow flowers are followed by brown inflated calyces in the shape of little purses or seashells.     Another name for this bright attractive plant is ‘rattle box’ because of the sound effect made by its seeds rattling around inside the seed capsule.  Also known as ‘Hay rattle', rattlebaskets and pots and pans.  

Height: 20 - 50 cm

Flowers: June - September

Requires: All types of grassland

Seeds per gram: 270