Cornfield Annuals
These individual species are included in our Cornfield Annual Wildflower Seed Mixtures, and are very easy to grow. Perfect for using on their own or added to other mixtures to provide additional first year colour.
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Common Poppy Seeds (Papaver rhoeas)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
More infoSowing rate: 3g/sqm
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Corncockle Seeds (Agrostemma githago)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
More infoSowing rate: 3g/sqm