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MG5 Meadow Mix with wild origin grasses
This general mix for well-drained, loamy soils in open sites uses wild origin grasses as well as the wild origin wildflowers that are used in all our mixes. It is based on British Plant Communities Mesotrophic Grassland 5 (Cynosurus cristatus - Centaurea nigra grassland)
CONTENTS
wildflowers (20%) |
% |
|
Achillea millefolium |
Yarrow |
1 |
Centaurea nigra |
Common Knapweed |
2 |
Galium verum |
Lady’s Bedstraw |
1.5 |
Hypochaeris radicata |
Cat’s Ear |
1 |
Lathyrus pratensis |
Meadow Vetchling |
0.3 |
Leontodon autumnalis |
Autumn Hawkbit |
0.5 |
Leucanthemum vulgare |
Ox-eye Daisy |
1.5 |
Lotus corniculatus |
Birdsfoot Trefoil |
1 |
Pimpinella saxifraga |
Burnet Saxifrage |
1 |
Plantago lanceolata |
Ribwort Plantain |
2 |
Primula veris |
Cowslip |
1 |
Prunella vulgaris |
Selfheal |
2 |
Ranunculus acris |
Meadow Buttercup |
2 |
Rumex acetosa |
Common Sorrel |
0.5 |
Trifolium pratense |
Red Clover |
1 |
Trifolium repens |
White Clover |
1 |
Succisa pratensis |
Devils-bit Scabious |
0.2 |
Vicia cracca |
Tufted Vetch |
0.5 |
grasses (80%) |
||
Alopecurus pratensis |
Meadow Foxtail |
4 |
Anthoxanthum odoratum |
Sweet Vernal Grass |
5 |
Cynosurus cristatus |
Crested Dog’s Tail |
15 |
Festuca ovina |
Sheep’s Fescue |
20 |
Festuca rubra |
Red Fescue |
36 |
SOWING RATE:
30kg per hectare (12kg per acre)
3g per metre square
150g will cover 30-50 square metres
1.5kg will cover 300-500 square metres
100g: £12
1kg+: £76
including VAT @ 17.5%
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