Fritillaria meleagris
Hgt 20 - 50cm Flowers April to May
Fritillary flowers are solitary, tulip like, nodding purplish coloured, usually chequered with markings. Habitat, grassy places, damp meadows.
Av 55 seeds
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Evening Primrose Large flowered Biennial Oenothera erythrosepala Hgt 80- 150 cm Flowers June to September Pale yellow flowers, larger flowered variety than Oenothera biennis. 0.5 gram approx 900 seeds Av 0.5 gram pkt
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Everlasting-pea Perennial Lathyrus latifolius - perennial sweet pea Hgt + 2m Flowers July to September Climbing perennial with pink flowers that is also ideal for ground cover, habitat meadow, dappled shade, woodland and ground cover. Av 25 seeds
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Feverfew
Perennial Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew is an attractive robust and quick growing plant. Excellent medicinal herb. Used in dry leaf and in flower form as a general tonic and as a mild sedative. Prevents and treats migraine headaches, improves digestion, used externally for bruises and insect bites. The plant produces an oil used in perfumes. The dried flowers are used to make a tea. Useful pest repellent planted amongst vegetables. Found growing wild in parts of Britain, more than likely introduced from the Continent. £1.55 Av 800 seeds
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Feverwort
Centaurium erythraea - Common Centaury, Feverwort See Centaury
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Forget-Me-Not Field Biennial Myosotis arvensis Hgt 15 - 30 cm Flowers April to September Pale blue flowers with a yellow centre, having flat petals. The common forget me not found in woods, hedges and cultivated land. 1 gram approx 2,600 seeds Av 1 gram pkt
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Caution Toxic if Eaten Biennial Digitalis purpurea Hgt 50 - 150cm Flowers June to September Flowers are pinkish-purple forming a tube, being spotted inside. Source of the drug digitoxin, which is used to slow the heartbeat. The whole plant is Poisonous. Once used in herbal remedies! Habitat wood clearings, heaths and banks. 1 gram approx 10,000 seeds Av 1 gram pkt
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Fritillary or Snake's-head Perennial Fritillaria meleagris Hgt 20 - 50cm Flowers April to May Fritillary flowers are solitary, tulip like, nodding purplish coloured, usually chequered with markings. Habitat, grassy places, damp meadows. Av 55 seeds
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Geranium Wild see Herb Robert
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Greenweed Dyer's
Perennial shrub Genista tinctoria - Base-Broom, Dyer's Weed, Waxen Wood, Greenweed, Woud-Wix Flowers from June to September, a deciduous shrub noted for attracting wildlife. Culinary use limited to possibly the seeds as a coffee substitute, flower buds a substitute for capers. Has been used as a medicinal herb for gout, dropsy and fractures. A dye of excellent quality is processed from all of the plant it is also a good ground cover plant. Sow seed autumn and spring in a cold frame, seed requires a period of cold (stratification) pre soaking seed aids germination. Grow in light well drained soil in full sun. Will tolerate poor, sandy and dry soils. £1.35 Av 50 seeds
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Gypsywort Perennial Lycopus europaeus - Bugleweed height 30-100cm Flowers June to September, Sometimes used as a substitute for Virginia Bugleweed. Gipsywort is used in the treatment of nervousness, the parts of the plant above ground can be used to make an infusion. To be used by the medical profession only. The plant yields a useful black dye. Grow in moist soil in full sun to partial shade. £1.45 Av 400 seeds
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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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