Northern Hay Meadow Mixture

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Northern Hay Meadow Mix

For upland sites, this mix recreates herb-rich pastures of traditionally-managed grasslands of upland Britain (British Plant Community MG3). Remnants of ancient meadows of this type of community survive in Deeside and northen England.

CONTENTS

Species Name	Common Name	% by weight

wildflowers (20%)
Centaurea nigra	Common Knapweed	3.2
Conopodium majus	Pignut	0.2
Geranium sylvaticum	Wood Cranesbill	0.2
Lathyrus pratensis	Meadow Vetchling	1.5
Lotus corniculatus	Birdsfoot Trefoil	1.5
Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain	3.2
Primula veris	Cowslip	1
Ranunculus acris	Meadow Buttercup	3.2
Rhinanthus minor	Yellow Rattle	2.5
Rumex acetosa	Common Sorrel	2.5
Sanguisorba officinalis	Great Burnet	0.1
Succisa pratensis	Devils Bit Scabious	0.1
Trifolium repens	White Clover	0.2
Vicia sativa	Common Vetch	0.5
Viola riviniana	Common Dog Violet	0.1
grasses (80%)
Agrostis capillaris	Common Bent (c)	10
Anthoxanthum odoratum	Sweet Vernal Grass	10
Festuca rubra	Red Fescue	30
Dactylis glomerata	Cocksfoot	10
Poa trivialis	Rough Meadow Grass	20

SOWING RATE:

3g per metre square

(30kg per hectare or 12kg per acre)

i.e.:

150g will cover 30-50 square metres

1.5kg will cover 300-500 square metres

Please select the quantity of seed you require: