This mix from Wild Wales Seeds contains 80% Low Maintenance Grasses for Shady Areas and a 20% Flora Blend.
The flora blend includes devil’s bit scabious, garlic mustard, goats beard, herb robert, greater stitchwort, yarrow, agrimony, meadow sweet, oxeye daisy, cowslip, birdsfoot trefoil, self heal, meadow vetchling, field scabious, cow parsley, black knapweed, musk mallow, red campion, hedge bedstraw, white campion and meadow buttercups. The grasses included are wavy hairgrass, common bent, creeping red fescue, sheep’s fescue, yellow oatgrass and slender creeping red fescue.
Devils Bit Scabious – Purple/Blue – Height 30-60cm
Garlic Mustard – White – Height 30-100cm
Goats Beard – Cream – Height 150-250cm
Herb Robert – Pink – Height 15-40cm
Greater Stitchwort – White – Height 60cm
Yarrow – White – Height 30-100cm
Agrimony – Yellow – Height 30-100cm
Meadow Sweet – White – Height 50-100cm
Oxeye Daisy – White – Height 60cm
Cowslip – Yellow – Height 25cm
Birdsfoot Trefoil – Yellow – Height 10-40cm
Self Heal – Purple – Height 20-30cm
Meadow Vetchling – Yellow – Height 25-100cm
Field Scabious – Pink/Purple – Height 75-100cm
Cow Parsley – White – Height 60-170cm
Black Knapweed – Purple – Height 100cm
Musk Mallow – Pink – Height 40-70cm
Red Campion – Pink/Red – Height 30cm
Hedge Bedstraw – White – Height 25cm
Ribwort Plantain – Brown & White – Height 10-50cm
White Campion – White – Height 30-60cm
Meadow Buttercup – Yellow – Height 30-90cm
sowing rate: 4g per m2
Recommended sowing times: March-May, August-October
ABOUT WILD WALES SEEDS -
Wild Wales Seeds is a family run business based in the Vale of Glamorgan. Four generations of the Jenkins family have farmed the same land for over 80 years. The family produce hundreds of varieties of native wildflower and grass seeds and they're on course to becoming one of Britain’s largest distributors of wildflowers, grass seeds and cover/forage crops. Transform your next outdoor project into a thing of beauty by choosing wildflower seeds grown and harvested right here in Wales.
SOWING & MAINTENANCE
Establishment -
Sow in Spring or late Summer/early Autumn.
Prepare the area you want to seed by weeding thoroughly to remove all vegetation.
Do not add compost or any other additive to improve the soil quality.
Mark areas to be seeded into square metres with canes to help sow correct quantities.
It can be helpful to bulk out seeds with sand.
Scatter seeds on the surface at a rate of 4g per square metre for meadow mixes and 1-2g for wildflowers only.
Lightly roll or tread in to ensure good contact with the soil.
Do not cover seeds with soil.
Maintenance -
Many perennials are slow to establish and do not flower in the first year. Don't worry.
Cut every month or so to 2cm, avoiding the period from the beginning of March until the end of August. This initially controls annual weeds and faster growing grasses and will help your meadow area develop.
Always remove cuttings to reduce soil fertility.
Weed out aggressive perennial weeds like dock, thistles and nettles.