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Native Wild Flower Mixtures UK NATIVE WILD FLORA MIXTURES To preserve our precious national wild flora heritage, it’s essential to sow seeds and plants that are UK native in origin. Wild flora mixtures and native grasses from British Seed Houses have native UK provenance and include selected grasses to complement UK natural habitats. British Seed Houses offers two UK native wild flower seed ranges Regional Environmental (RE) and General Landscaping Wild Flora (WF). REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (RE) MIXTURES To help you select the right native plants for any given project, mixtures are categorised in regional groups, using grid references based on the National Vegetation Classification Survey. This helps preserve the heritage of our UK natural grass and flora habitats and recognises specific communities. All (RE) mixtures are formulated by seed number and not by weight giving a balanced content of all species. GENERAL LANDSCAPING WILD FLORA (WF) MIXTURES The General Landscaping Wild Flora (WF) range is based on seed mixtures for different soil types, with 100% wild flower and ready-to-sow wild flower/grass blends, suitable for any areas in the UK. WF is ideal for producing attractive meadows in either urban areas or the countryside. Also we offer specific mixtures for known soil types in Ireland, Wales and Scotland. SPECIFIC MIXTURES PRACTICAL ADVICE CHOOSING THE RIGHT A wide range of special mixtures to suit specific If you’d like help with a wild flower project, WILD FLORA SEED MIXTURE site needs can also be formulated - talk to our British Seed Houses’ technical advisers are If you know the type of soil, situation and what advisers for more details. only a phone call away. For large projects, the wild flora area will be used for, pinpoint we offer a free site visit and written report a suitable mixture using our quick reference SINGLE UK SPECIES with regional specification recommendations, product selector table, which lists the full range 200 Single UK native species are also confirming availability of native seed and practical of British Seed Houses’ UK Native Wild Flora available - in multiples of 10g, 50g and 100g. management advice. and Grass Mixtures. Minimum order value applies - for more information, talk to our advisers. It’s a popular myth that wild flower mixtures For advice on the most suitable mixture for your do not require maintenance. If left to its own needs or for advice about a special formulation, QUALITY SEED devices a wild flora meadow degenerates into please talk to our advisers. UK native seed stocks are multiplied and grown rough grassland within a few years, so a cutting on a field production system in the UK. All seeds schedule that maintains sward diversity is are produced on an annual basis to provide fresh essential. Ask your regional adviser for a copy seed. All seeds are tested for purity and presence of our wild flower manual to help you keep of noxious weeds. your flora thriving. BEWARE SUBSTITUTION! Deal with the experts at British Seed Houses. Some suppliers may simply not understand the implications of introducing foreign seed to the UK. Always specify UK native seed and always check with your supplier that you have been supplied exactly as stated in the specification. WILD FLORA MEADOW MANAGEMENT MIXTURES CONTAINING PERENNIAL SPECIES ONLY AUTUMN SOWN (First Year) March Cut to 4-7cm if there is sufficient material. May Cut to 4-7cm in early May. September Cut to 4cm after flowering. In all cases, remove the clippings. Maintenance thereafter: March/April Cut to 4-7cm to remove excess grass. September/October Cut to 4cm after flowering. In all cases, remove the clippings. SPRING SOWN (First Year) 6 Weeks after sowing Cut to 4-7cm if there is sufficient material. May Cut to 4-7cm if sufficient material (sward at 10cm or above). September/October Cut to 4cm. In all cases, remove the clippings. Maintenance thereafter: March/April Cut to 4-7cm to remove excess grass. September/October Cut to 4cm after flowering. In all cases, remove the clippings. MIXTURES INCLUDING CORNFIELD ANNUALS (EG. WFG2, WFG11, WFG15) 100% Cornfield Annual mixtures such as WF10 do not require maintenance. The following maintenance schedule is for combined Annual and Perennial mixtures. AUTUMN SOWN March/April Cut to 7cm if required no later than the end of April. September/October Cut to 4-7cm to prevent grasses and annuals outcompeting Perennial Species. Maintenance thereafter: March/April Cut to 4-7cm to remove excess grass. September/October Cut to 4cm after flowering. In all cases, remove the clippings. SPRING SOWN August/September/October Cut to 4-7cm after flowering. (NB: a late spring sowing will result in later flowering) Maintenance thereafter: March/April Cut to 4-7cm to remove excess grass. September/October Cut to 4cm after flowering. In all cases, remove the clippings. A 100% Cornfield Annual sowing will not last for more than one year. Reseeding must be done to give an annual display. After several years of reseeding, a seedbank will have built up in the soil and simple soil disturbance in early spring will be sufficient to regenerate the flowers every year. REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (RE MIXTURES) RE TRADITIONAL RE RE RIVERFLOOD PLAIN/ HAY MEADOW LOWLAND MEADOW WATER MEADOW 1 (MG5 GRASSLAND) 2 (MG9 GRASSLAND) 3 (MG5 GRASSLAND) MIXTURE (% BY SEED NUMBER) MIXTURE (% BY SEED NUMBER) MIXTURE (% BY SEED NUMBER) 1.5% Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 1% Achillea millefolium (Yarrow) 0.5% Caltha palustris (Marsh Marigold) 2% Anthoxanthum odoratum 1% Centaurea nigra (Common Knapweed) 3% Centaurea nigra (Common Knapweed) (Sweet Vernal Grass) 1% Conopodium majus (Pignut) 2% Filipendula ulmaria (Meadow Sweet) 1.5% Centaurea nigra (Common Knapweed) 2% Filipendula ulmaria (Meadow Sweet) 2% Leontodon autumnale (Autumn Hawkbit) 1.5% Galium verum (Lady’s Bedstraw) 1% Galium verum (Lady’s Bedstraw) 1% Leontodon hispidus (Rough Hawkbit) 1% Leontodon hispidus (Rough Hawkbit) 1% Hordeum sacalinum (Meadow Barley) 0.5% Leucanthemum vulgare (Ox-eye Daisy) 1.5% Leucanthemum vulgare (Ox-eye Daisy) 1% Hypochoeris radicata (Cat’s Ear) 0.5% Lotus corniculatus (Birdsfoot Trefoil) 0.5% Lotus corniculatus (Birdsfoot Trefoil) 1% Leontodon autumnale 0.5% Lychnis flos cuculi (Ragged Robin) 2% Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) (Autumn Hawkbit) 2% Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) 1% Agrimona eupatorium (Agrimony) 1% Leucanthemum vulgare (Ox-eye Daisy) 1% Prunella vulgaris (Self-Heal) 1.5% Prunella vulgaris (Self-Heal) 2% Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain) 3% Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup) 1.5% Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup) 1% Lathyris pratensis (Meadow Vetchling) 1% Rhinanthus minor (Yellow Rattle) 1.5% Ranunculus bulbosus 1.4% Prunella vulgaris (Self-Heal) 3% Sanguisorba officinalis (Greater Burnett) (Bulbous Buttercup) 1.4% Pulicaria dysenteria 2% Agrostis stolonifera (Creeping Bent) 1% Rhinanthus minor (Yellow Rattle) (Common Fleabone) 26% Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dogstail) 1.5% Filipendula ulmaria (Meadow Sweet) 2% Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup) 32% Festuca rubra ssp litoralis 0.5% Sanguisorba minor (Salad Burnet) 2% Agrimona eupatorium (Agrimony) (Slender Creeping Red Fescue) 14% Agrostis capillaris (Common Bent) 0.2% Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch) 20% Poa trivialis 18% Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dogstail) 10% Agrostis stolonifera (Creeping Bent) (Rough-Stalked Meadow Grass) 14% Dactylis glomerata (Cocksfoot) 6% Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail) 22% Festuca rubra ssp litoralis 3.5% Arrenatherum elatius (Tall Oat-Grass) (Slender Creeping Red Fescue) 6% Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dogstail) WHERE TO USE THIS MIXTURE 6% Festuca pratensis (Meadow Fescue) 6% Dactylis glomerata (Cocksfoot) - Water meadows 6% Trisetum flavescens (Yellow Oat-Grass) 13.5% Deschampsia caespitosa - River and lake banks (Tufted Hair-Grass) - Seasonally flooded lowlands 6% Festuca pratensis (Meadow Fescue) - To encourage insects and birds WHERE TO USE THIS MIXTURE 11% Festuca rubra ssp litoralis - Heavy clay soils (Slender Creeping Red Fescue) - Road verges 3% Phleum pratense (Timothy) OPTIONAL SPECIES - Embankments 12% Poa trivialis - Angelica sylvestris (Wild Angelica) - Quarry areas (Rough-Stalked Meadow Grass) - Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass) - Lowland areas 3% Trisetum flavescens (Yellow Oat-Grass) - Briza media (Quaking Grass) - To encourage insects and birds - Geum rivale (Water Avens) - Lotus ulignosus (Marsh Trefoil) WHERE TO USE THIS MIXTURE - Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup) OPTIONAL SPECIES - Moist soils - Rumex acetosa (Common Sorrel) - Primula veris (Cowslip) - Open woodland - Succisa pratensis (Devil’s Bit Scabious) - Briza media (Quaking Grass) - River and lake banks - Conopodium majus (Pignut) - Industrial land - Filipendula ulmaria (Meadow Sweet) - To encourage insects and birds FURTHER INFORMATION - Hypochoeris radicata (Cat’s Ear) Sowing rate: - Knautia arvensis (Field Scabious) Between 3&5g/m2 - Lathyris pratensis (Meadow Vetchling) OPTIONAL SPECIES - Leontodon autumnale (Autumn Hawkbit) - Achillea ptarmica (Sneezewort) - Plantago media (Hoary Plantain) - Rumex acetosa (Common Sorrel) - Succisa pratensis (Devil’s Bit Scabious) - Angelica sylvestris (Wild Angelica) - Vicia cracca (Tufted Vetch) - Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass) - Primula veris (Cowslip) FURTHER INFORMATION - Lotus corniculatus (Birdsfoot Trefoil) Sowing rate: - Lotus ulignosus (Marsh Trefoil) Between 3&5g/m2 - Succisa pratensis (Devil’s Bit Scabious) FURTHER INFORMATION Sowing rate: Between 3&5g/m2 Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus Minor) Lady's Bedstraw
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