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Native Wildflower Seeds, Campion, Carrot,
Caper Spurge, Charlock, Chamomile, Chicory, Chickweed, Cowslip, Daisy,
Dandelion, Deadly nightshade, more.
One of the largest selections of wild flower seeds, weeds from seed and
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Sowing time for wildflowers is all year round with best results
sowing either March to early May, or from August to September.
The following selection of wildflowers and weeds are the most popular and easily
grown species, whose beauty and colour make them ideal subjects for the garden
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Red Perennial Silene dioica Hgt 20- 90cm Red Campion flowers May to September Red Campion. Rose pink flowers grow in clusters pollinated by bees. Found in woodland hedgerows and shady lanes the flowers open during the day. 1 gram approx 1,250 seeds Av 900 seeds
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Perennial Silene Alba Silene latifolia Hgt up to 100cm White Campion flowers May to October White Campion. Large creamy white 5 petalled flowers that open during the evening. Scented flowers attract the moths and butterflies, excellent for attracting wildlife, native of hedgerows. 1 gram approx 750 seeds Av 1 gram pkt
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Campion Bladder Perennial Silene vulgaris Hgt 80cm Campion Bladder flowers May to September Bladder Campion, white flowers on upright stalks, flowers have a swollen bladder like calyx. Noted for attracting moths and butterflies. Dried flowers and seed heads can be used for decoration. Grow in a dry sunny position. 1 gram approx 1,000 seeds £8.90 Av 10 gram pkt
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Carrot Biennial Daucus carota Hgt up to 1m Flowers June to September Wild Carrot. Biennial to short lived perennial flowers in second year. Dense umbels of white or creamy white flowers above ferny leaves that give off a scent of carrot when bruised. Aromatic herb that attracts wildlife. Wild Carrot has culinary and medicinal properties, root, flowers and seed have culinary uses. 1 gram approx 800-1,000 seeds
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Centaury
H annual / Biennial Centaurium erythraea - Common Centaury, Feverwort Centaury has delicate pink flowers that only open when the sun shines. In the middle ages it was known as Feverwort. Medicinally is a tonic for the digestive system, used internally, purifies the blood, for kidney, jaundice and other complaints and is often combined with other herbs. A yellow-green dye from the flowers. Sow Centaury from early spring in situ, prefers a sandy soil in full sun. Native habitat normally grows in poor soil in dry grassland or edge of woodlands.
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Chamomile, Corn Annual Anthemis arvensis - Corn Chamomile hgt 12-80 cm Flowers June to July Corn Chamomile. Yellow and white daisy like flowers, slightly scented habitat cornfields. 1 gram approx 3,000 seeds 1 gram pkt Av 1 gram pkt 10 gram pkt £8.90 Av 10 gram pkt
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Chicory Perennial Chicorium intybus Hgt 30-120 cm Chicory flowers July to October Bright blue flowers that close after midday. Often cultivated for medicinal purposes and also used as a vegetable or coffee substitute. Habitat waste land and field margins. Excellent food for tortoise. Av 550 seeds
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Chickweed Annual Stellaria media Hgt 35 cm Chickweed flowers mainly spring and autumn Habitat common throughout the British isles in gardens, wasteland and roadsides. Broadcast sow spring onwards, lightly rake in. Prefers moist soil in full sun. Used as a healing herb for skin conditions, promotes healing, culinary in salads and as a vegetable. 1 gram approx 2,000 seeds Av 1 gram pkt £8.90 Av 10 gram pkt
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Wild Perennial Salvia verbenaca Hgt 40-60cm Wild Clary flowers May to August Found on dry pastures and roadsides in Southern England rare elsewhere. Blasphemously called Christ's eye, due to its use as a cleanser and soothes irritation in the eyes. The leaves can be used raw or cooked, a herbal tea can be made from the leaves and snuff from the roots. A good bee plant, well suited to wild flower gardens and cultivated beds. Grows in full sun in light sandy well drained soil. Zone 6, Sow spring inside/under glass plant out during early summer, in areas that are close to the hardiness zone it is best to grow on in the greenhouse for the first year and plant out after last frosts. 1 gram approx 400 seeds Av 400 seeds Av 400 seeds 10 gram pkt £8.90 Av 10 gram pkt
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Subterraneum Clover
Annual Trifolium subterraneum Flowers May to June Also spelt Subterranean Clover White flowers on prostrate plant that after flowering the plant head burrows into the ground planting its seeds. Av 100 seeds
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Perennial Trifolium pratense Hgt 5-60 cm Red Clover flowers May to September Pinkish purple flowers, common in grassy places and rich moist soils. Grown as a crop for tortoise food, animal fodder and green manure. A medicinal herb used for skin complaints, cancers of the breast, whooping cough and dry coughs. Magical powers of exorcism, fidelity, love, money and success. A valuable source of nectar for bumble-bees. 1 gram approx 400 seeds Av 2.5 gram pkt
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Columbine Harmful if
eaten Perennial Aquilegia vulgaris - Grannys Bonnet, European Crowfoot Hgt 40-100 cm Columbine flowers May to July Distinctive nodding flowers with horn shaped petals coloured blue white or pink. Habitat damp places, open woods or scrubland. Av 100 seeds
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Comfrey Common
Perennial Symphytum Officinale The peeled roots of common Comfrey are cut up and added to soups. A tea is made from the dried leaves and roots, the roasted roots are used with dandelion and chicory roots for making coffee. It can be cut several times per year and used as a valuable addition to the compost heap, a liquid feed containing potassium can be obtained by soaking the leaves for a week in a small amount of water, ideal for tomatoes. A magical herb with powers of money and safe travel. Flowers Pinkish, Purplish or White. 1 gram approx 300 seeds £1.75 Av 1 gram pkt
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Corn Buttercup Annual Ranunculus arvensis Hgt up to 0.5m Corn Buttercup flowers from May to July Yellow flowered wildflower with shiny leaves. Habitat arable land, cornfields and field margins, was once widespread but now has become quite scarce. All parts of the plant are toxic. 1 gram approx 80 seeds Av 1 gram pkt
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Chamomile, Corn Annual Anthemis arvensis - Corn Chamomile hgt 12-80 cm Flowers June to July Corn Chamomile. Yellow and white daisy like flowers, slightly scented habitat cornfields. 1 gram approx 3,000 seeds 1 gram pkt Av 1 gram pkt 10 gram pkt £8.90 Av 10 gram pkt
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Marigold
Hardy Annual Chrysanthemum segetum Hgt 15 - 60cm Flowers May to September Corn Marigold has solitary golden yellow flower heads. An attractive plant that is a worthwhile addition to the annual flower garden. Habitat cultivated and waste ground. 1 gram approx 700 seeds Av 1 gram pkt
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Corncockle
Harmful if eaten Annual Agrostemma githago Hgt 100 cm Corncockle flowers June to August Purple pink flower, Now rare, was once abundant in cornfields. Av 200 seeds
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Perennial Primula veris Hgt 20 cm Cowslip flowers April to May Golden yellow flowers with an orange spot at the base of each petal. Found on grassland and woodland margins. 1 gram approx 1,200 seeds Av 1 gram pkt
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Cranesbill, Bloody Geranium sanguineum - bloody cranes-bill Hgt 20-100 cm Flowers June to August Single flowers of a bright reddish purple carried on long stalks. Habitat grassland and rocky ground. Av 100 seeds
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Cranesbill Dusky Perennial Geranium phaeum - Mourning widow Hgt 80cm Plum to almost black coloured flowers, clump forming and ideal for dry shaded areas. 1 gram approx 180 seeds
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Cranesbill, Meadow Perennial Geranium pratense Hgt 30-80 cm Meadow Cranesbill flowers June to September Cup-shaped bluish-velvet flowers. Habitat meadows, sunny places and roadsides. 1 gram approx 120 seeds Add to basket
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Cranesbill Wood Geranium sylvaticum Hgt up to 1m Flowers June to July Perennial ideal for woodland garden will grow best in acid/alkaline soils in full sun or shade sow spring in a cold frame cerise pink flower Habitat meadows woodlands and hedgebanks. Sow spring in a coldframe. Av 30 seeds
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Perennial Bellis perennis Hgt 5-20 cm Daisy flowers February to October White flowers with a yellow centre. Habitat grassland, meadows and lawns. Was once a valuable herb for healing wounds. Culinary and medicinal herb, petals, young leaves and flower buds can be added to salads and internally used for coughs, externally for sore eyes and minor wounds. Magical herb powers of love and lust. Av 600 seeds
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Daisy,
Oxeye Perennial Leucanthemum vulgare Hgt 20 - 100 cm Oxeye Daisy flowers May to August White flowers with a yellow centre, a favourite ingredient in wild flower arrangements. Habitat old meadows, waste ground and gardens. Often used in wild flower mixtures. 1 gram approx 3,000 seeds Av 1 gram pkt
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Dandelion
Perennial Taraxacum officinale Dandelion flowers only open in full sun from March to September. Height up to 35cm Leaves may be blanched and used in salads, roots can be roasted and ground as coffee substitute. high in vitamins and minerals. Tortoise love dandelion leaves. Flowers used for wine making. £1.15 Av 2,000 seeds
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Black Nightshade
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Dog Rose shrub, deciduous Rosa canina Dog Rose, Wild Rose, Brier Rose Wild flower/Herb Dog Rose quite a useful herb the fruit can be used raw or cooked, the syrup as a nutritional supplement, the dried leaves as a substitute for tea. Dog rose petals are used either raw or cooked. Medicinal uses for treating colds, diseases and infections. Sow seed in autumn, cold stratification (10-12 weeks) is required and seed is slow and erratic to germinate. Av 50 seeds
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Dog-Violet, Common
Perennial Viola riviniana Common Dog Violet Hgt 5- 40 cm Flowers April to September Flowers are blue-violet with a whitish spur. The common woodland violet seen in spring. Habitat woods hedges and coastal heaths. Av 120 seeds
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| Dropwort Perennial Filipendula vulgaris Hgt up to 80 cm Dropwort flowers May to August Dropwort, filipendula vulgaris. Clusters of sweet scented creamy white flowers above fern like foliage, good for attracting wildlife. 1 gram approx 500 seeds Av 1 gram pkt
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Cultural information for Individual wild flower species
Sowing time all year round with best results sowing either March to early May, or from August to September, for autumn establishment of most species).
Most wild flowers can
easily be sown in one of two ways:
1/ Broadcast directly onto a carefully prepared, weed free seed bed. Germinate
fine seeds on the surface: lightly rake in larger seeds. After sowing the area
should be firmed to ensure the seed comes into contact with the moisture in
the soil. 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 more vigorous
species. Use the area as a source of plant material by transplanting to other
beds.
2/ Sow into pots or trays of seed compost, place outdoors or in a sunny room.
cold frame or cool greenhouse. Prick out and pot up into potting compost when
large enough to handle. Pot grown plants develop excellent root systems which
enable them to establish rapidly when planted out in their final position at
the end of the growing season.
Special treatment for wild flower seeds
Scarification :- The germination of some seeds is
greatly improved by rubbing the seeds lightly between two sheets of sandpaper.
this enables the moisture in the soil to penetrate the seed coat.
Species that benefit from this treatment are:- Burnet, Salad; Clovers;
Crane's-bills; Liquorice Wild; Medic Black; Melilots; rock Rose; Restharrows;
Trefoils; Vetches and other members of the pea family.
Stratification :- A number of seeds have to be
subjected to a period of cold during winter before germination takes place in
the spring. You can provide the period of cold by adding the seed to damp sand
and putting it in a plastic bag in the fridge for 6-8 weeks. Or sow them in a
cold frame in the autumn.
Species that benefit from this technique are :- Bellflower clustered, Bluebell,
Burnet-Saxifrage, Carrot Wild, Cowslip, Honeysuckle, Lords & Ladies, Mignonette, Ramsons, oxlip,
Primrose, Violets, Weld and all Sedges.
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