Wild Flower Mixture Information
The Mixtures
Wild Flower Mixture of Cornfiels
Annuals WFM
21100
Annuals
Approx weight 3 grams
Sow 1gram per sq metre
A rich seed mixture of once common 'Cornfield Weeds' plus other colourful and
attractive annual wild flowers. Most used to be easily found on arable land but
continuous use of herbicides and improved seed cleaning have greatly reduced
their population. Some such as Corncockle and cornflower are now extremely rare.
It is intended to be sown without a grass seed mixture onto prepared ground, and
is particularly suitable for creating a permanent 'Ornamental' bed of annual
plants with mixed heights and colour.
Species include:-
Charlock, Common and long headed Poppy, Corn Chamomile, Corn Marigold,
Corncockle, Cornflower, Cultivated Flax, Cultivated Pheasants Eye,
Field Froget-me-not, Field and Wild Pansy, Scarlet Pimpernel, Scented and
Scentless Mayweed, White Campion.
Cultural Information:-
Best sown from either late March to mid May, or late August to mid September in
a sunny weed-free site of low fertility. Do Not Use Fertiliser. Sprinkle seed
thinly on to a prepared seed bed, lightly rake in and firm. Water thoroughly.
keep watered until seedlings are established. Thin as required.
Maintaining the bed over the following years.
During late August to mid September after all seed has been shed (or encouraged
to fall) clear away the finished plants(shaking will dislodge any seed) and
remove any grass or weeds. Vigerously rake and roll to make a fine seed bed,
firm with feet or roller and water thoroughly. Most species will germinate
during the next few weeks but some may not grow until the following spring. Thin
as necessary.
Wildflowers for a Wild Bird Garden
WFM 21102
Annuals, Biennials and Perennials
Average Height 90cm
Approx Weight 2 grammes
Sow 0.5 to 1 gram per sq metre
A balanced seed mixture of colourful annual, biennial and perennial, native wild
flowers of mixed heights and flowering periods. It contains a number of species
which are attractive to most seed eating birds and some butterflies and other
insects. It is intended to be sown without a grass seed mixture onto prepared
ground, and is particularly suitable for creating a permanent 'Ornamental' bed
of plants with mixed heights and flowering times.
Species include :-
Betony, Birds-foot-trefoil, cowslip, Corncockle, Cranesbill, Oxeye Daisy,
Evening-primrose, Flax, Foxglove, Knapweed, Mallow, Marigold, Meadowsweet,
Mullein, Parsley, Welsh Poppy, Ragged-Robin, Teasel, Vipers-bugloss.
Cultural Information :-
Best sown late March to mid May, or late August to mid September.
Choose a sunny weed free site with fertile soil. Balanced organic or inorganic
fertilizers can be advantageously used both before and after sowing (and during
the years after establishment).
Sprinkle the seed very thinly onto a finely-prepared seed bed.
Lightly rake the seed in, firm the soil with feet or a roller and water
thoroughly.
Keep seedlings well-watered until they are established.
Thin the seedlings as necessary, using the thinnings for other areas of the
garden.
Ensure the site is kept free from unwanted plants or grass.
Wild Life Garden 1
WFM 21104
Annuals, Biennials and Perennials
Low to Tall Heights
Approx Weight 4 grams
Sow 1-2 grammes per sq metre
The mixture has been chosen to attract butterflies, bees and birds. With a
mixture of colourful annual, biennial and perennial flowers of varying height
and flowering periods your ensured a bright splash of colour every year. Sow
them in clumps or dot them around your flower beds for attractive displays
throughout the year.It is intended to be sown without a grass seed mixture onto
prepared ground, and is particularly suitable for creating a permanent
'Ornamental' bed of plants with mixed heights and flowering times.
Species Include :-
Annuals; Common Poppy, Corn Chamomile, Corn Marigold, cornflower
Biennials; Foxglove, Great Mullein, Spear Thistle, Teasel, Vipers-bugloss
Perennials; Birds-foot-trefoil, Knapweed, Field Scabious, Meadow Buttercup,
daisy Oxeye, Ragged Robin, Red Campion, Clover, Selfheal, Sainfoin, Soapwort,
White Campion, Wild Marjoram, Yarrow
Culture :-
Best sown late March to late May, or early August to mid September. If sowing
after 1st June ensure seed bed is kept well watered. If possible choose a weed
free site with fertile soil. Organic or inorganic fertilizer can be used both
before and after sowing. Sprinkle the seed very thinly onto the prepared seed
bed.
Lightly rake the seed in and firm and water thoroughly.
Keep seedlings well watered until they are established.
Thin the seedlings as necessary, using the thinnings for other areas of the
garden.
Ensure the site is kept free from unwanted plants or grass.
As one or two species in the mixture may still be regarded by some as weeds
these could have their heads removed after flowering to prevent them seeding.
Wild Life garden 2
WFM 21106
Annuals Biennials and Perennials
Average height 90cm
Approx Weight 2.5 grams
Sow 0.5 to 1 gram per sq metre
A balanced seed mixture of colourful annuals, biennials and perennial native
wild flowers of medium to tall height and a range of flowering periods.
Specially formulated to attract wildlife into the garden, it contains many
beautiful wild flowers. Some rich in nectar, will bring butterflies to the
border while others encourage seed eating birds at the end of summer. A variety
of vivid Coloured annuals will ensure a bright splash of colour in the first
year. It is intended to be sown without a grass seed mixture onto prepared
ground, and is particularly suitable for creating a permanent 'Ornamental' bed
of plants with mixed heights and flowering times.
Species include :-
Betony, Burnet Salad, Wild Carrot, Corncockle, Meadow Cranes-Bill, Cornflower,
Oxeye Daisy, Evening-primrose, Foxglove, Knapweed Common and Greater, Mallow
Musk, Corn marigold, Mullein, Common Poppy, Field scabious, Teasel, Common
Toadflax, Vipers-bugloss, Yarrow.
Cultural Information :-
Best sown late March to late May, or early August to mid September.
If possible choose a weed free site with fertile soil. Organic or inorganic
fertilizer can be used both before and after sowing.
Sprinkle the seed very thinly onto the prepared seed bed.
Lightly rake the seed in and firm and water thoroughly.
Keep seedlings well watered until they are established.
Thin the seedlings as necessary, using the thinnings for other areas of the
garden.
Ensure the site is kept free from unwanted plants or grass.
Wild Life Garden 3
WFM 21108
Mainly Perennials
Medium to Tall Height
Approx Weight 2 grams
Sow 0.75-1.5 grams per sq metre
An attractive wild flower mixture which is particularly valuable to wildlife.
espacially butterflies. It is made up of all the best native wild flowers which
butterflies find most attractive as sources of food (nectar). Also included are
a number of species which are caterpillar food plants. It is intended to be sown
without a grass seed mixture onto prepared ground, and is particularly suitable
for creating a permanent 'Ornamental' bed
Butterfly Nectar plants include :-
Brown knapweed, Cats-ear, Chicory, Common Knapweed, Dandelion, Devils-bit
Scabious, Field Scabious, Greater Knapweed, Hemp Arigmony, Marjoram, Oxeye
Daisy, Ragged-Robin, Red Campion, Sainfoin, Selfheal, Small Scabious, Soapwort,
Spear Thistle, Teasel, Vervain, White Campion, Yarrow.
Caterpillar Food Plants include :-
Black Medic, Common Birds-foot-trefoil, Common and Sheeps sorrel, Garlic
Mustard, Red and Wild White Clover.
Cultural Information :-
Best sown late March to late May, or early August to mid September. If sowing
after 1st June ensure seed bed is kept well watered.
If possible choose a weed free site with fertile soil. Organic or inorganic
fertilizer can be used both before and after sowing.
Sprinkle the seed very thinly onto the prepared seed bed.
Lightly rake the seed in and firm and water thoroughly.
Keep seedlings well watered until they are established.
Thin the seedlings as necessary, using the thinnings for other areas of the
garden.
Ensure the site is kept free from unwanted plants or grass.
As one or two species in the mixture may still be regarded by some as weeds
these could have their heads removed after flowering to prevent them seeding
Wildflowers for Windowbox Containers & Pots
WFM 21110
Approx Weight 2 grammes
Sow 1/2 to 1 gram per sq metre
Annuals and Biennials, mainly Perennials.
An attractive and colourful mixture of low growing native wild flowers, suitable
for growing outdoors in containers such as windowboxes, wooden tubs and
terracotta pots. This selection will grown in a sunny position, will enable you
to create a 'mini wild flower garden in a very small area.
Early flowering species like Cowslip and Primrose will die back after producing
flowers but their places will be taken by later flowering species, especially
spreading plants like Wild Strawberry and Red and Wild White Clover. Creeping
plants like Scarlet Pimpernel and Birds-Foot-Trefoil can be encouraged to trail
over the sides of containers. Dead heading plants as soon as they finish
flowering, will cause most species to produce flowers for longer periods.
Species include :-
Low growing :- Bulbous Buttercup, Cowslip, Daisy, Field Forget-Me-Not, Harebell,
Ivy-Leaved Toadflax, Kidney Vetch, Lawn Chamomile, Lesser Trefoil, Primrose, Red
Clover, Scarlet Pimpernel, Sea Campion, Wild Pansy, Wild Thyme, Wild White
Clover.
Medium to tall include :- Common Poppy, Corncockle, Cornflower, Corn Chamomile,
Corn Marigold.
Containers :-
Ensure there are drainage holes, Cover bottom with broken pot or large pebbles.
Add a leyer of bulky organic matter. Fill with a soil based potting compost,
preferably one intended for house plants. Feed with liquid organic manure after
the first few months. Water regularly, but avoid keeping the plants permanently
wet.
Sow from early August to mid September OR late March to late May.
Sprinkle the seed very thinly onto the surface of the soil and press in. Water
thoroughly and keep watered until established. Thin as necessary, use thinnings
as source of plant material for other containers.
Woodland
edge and Hedgerows wild flower mixture
WFM 21116A
Approx weight 2.5 grammes
Sow 0.5-1 gram per sq metre
A rich and colourful mixture of the well known and attractive shade tolerant
wild flowers, commonly found in deciduous woods, semi shaded places and
hedgerows
throughout Britain. It is intended to be sown without grass seed mixture.
Species include some or all of the following:-
Anenome, Avens,
Betony, Bindweed hedge, Bluebell, Bryony, Burdock, Campion red, Celandine,
Charlock, Chevril, Cleavers, Colts-foot, Comfrey, Cowslip, Cranes-bill, Daisy,
Oxeye daisy, Dandelion, Dog-violet, Forget-me-not, Foxglove, Goats-beard, Gorse,
Ground-ivy, Harebell, Hedge-parsley, Herb-Robert, Knapweed, Lords-and-ladies,
Mallow, Meadowsweet, Mercury, Mullein, Garlic Mustard, Cow Parsley, Poppy,
Primrose, Ramsons, Rose Burnet and Dog, St. Johns-wort, Scabious, Selfheal,
Speedwell, Wild Strawberry, Teasel, Toadflax, Valerian, Vetch, Sweet Violet,
Willowherb, Wood-sorrel, Woundwort and Yarrow
Cultural Information :-
Do not use fertiliser. When choosing your site, bear in mind the mixture does
not contain grass seed and is intended to be sown without grass into cultivated
ground to create ornamental beds of wild flowers only. They cannot successfully
be over sown into existing grass.
When creating wild flower areas it is not necessary to avoid fertile
soils. In general wild flowers respond well to fertile ground and to being
fertilized like any other garden flowers. However, grasses and weeds can be
highly competitive on fertile soils and may adversely affect seed germination,
establishment and subsequent growth.
Seed can be sown all year round but for best results sow early March to May, or
Early August to September (for autumn establishment for most species)
Carefully prepare a fine, weed free seed bed (and keep bed weed free by hoeing)
Take care to sow the seed at the recommended rate. Thoroughly mix one part seed
with nine parts sand makes it easier to sow the seed.
Rake the seed in lightly with a spring tined rake and firm the soil by treading
or rolling. Water with a fine spray to avoid disturbing the surface of the soil.
Keep the area well watered and free from grass and weeds.
As the seedlings grow, some thinning-out will be necessary, especially with the
larger more vigorous species. Use the seed bed as a source of plant material by
transplanting the thinnings to other parts of the garden. Thin out with as
little root disturbance as possible.