Meadow Over-Seeding Just Wild Flowers
Ref: mixwfos
This wild flower only seed mixture can be sown successfully into open swards that are free of aggressive grasses and perennial weeds. Cut or graze hard, harrow or rake to create at least fifty percent bare soil before broadcasting and rolling the seed in. This mixture should be sown in the autumn when grass swards are more open and less aggressive. Please note that this mixture attracts VAT which will be added on at checkout.
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| Contents per Kg | % | kg | |
 | Birdsfoot trefoil | 2.0 | 0.02 |
| Field Scabious | 2.0 | 0.02 |
| Ladys Bedstraw | 4.0 | 0.04 |
| Lesser Knapweed | 15.0 | 0.15 |
| Meadow Buttercup | 7.0 | 0.07 |
| Meadowsweet | 7.0 | 0.07 |
| Ox-eye Daisy | 5.0 | 0.05 |
| Red Campion | 4.0 | 0.04 |
| native red clover | 5.0 | 0.05 |
| Ribwort Plantain | 6.0 | 0.06 |
| Self Heal | 14.0 | 0.14 |
| Salad Burnet | 13.0 | 0.13 |
| White Campion | 4.0 | 0.04 |
| Wild Carrot | 5.0 | 0.05 |
| Yarrow | 5.0 | 0.05 |
| Yellow Rattle | 2.0 | 0.02 |
Birdsfoot Trefoil Wildflower
This is a common plant from the legume family, often found on drier soils. Due to its red and yellow flowers its sometimes called the 'eggs & bacon' plant.
Field Scabious
Found in waste ground, grasslands and roadsides on calcareous dry soils. Beautiful single flowers. This flower species may also be known as bachelors buttons or lady's cushion.
Ladys Bedstraw
This is a weakly stemmed, sprawling species, when cut is has a notable sweet smell. It is found throughtout the UK.
Lesser Knapweed
Lesser knapweed is also known as common black knapweed. It is a competitive wild flower found throughout the UK and parts of western Europe, in old meadows and roadsides. It may be known as 'hardheads'.
Native Red Clover
Native red clover, sometimes known as Essex or indigenous red clover, is a native variety to the UK. Generally this variety is smaller and lower yielding than an agriculturally bred strain, but with a longer lifespan. Despite being lower yielding than some varieties, it is notably early to flower, often seen from April to May.
Ox-eye Daisy
Oxeye daisy is a robust, reliable wild flower species.
Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris)
Self heal is a low growing plant widely found throughout the UK.
Wild Carrot
This is a reliable pioneer species, which is quick to germinate and establish. It is found across the UK and Western Europe.
Yarrow Wildflower
This is a common perennial species that flowers late into the season, with tiny disticnt white or pink flowers. The latin 'milfoil' means a thousand leaves and refers to the tiny divide segments of the feathery leaves.
Yellow Rattle
Parasitic annual which can restrict grass growth to allow more delicate wildflowers to establish. Flowers May-September.
Cotswold Grass Seeds, Cotswold Business Village, London Rd, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0JQ
