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Wet Meadow Mix
For wet soils, this mix has a colourful range of species for wet soils, including sites which are occasionally flooded or waterlogged for short periods.
CONTENTS
Wildflowers (20%): |
% |
|
| Achillea ptarmica |
Sneezewort | 1.3 |
| Centaurea nigra |
Common Knapweed | 2 |
| Filipendula ulmaria |
Meadowsweet | 2 |
| Geranium pratense |
Meadow Cranesbill | 1.5 |
| Geum rivale |
Water Aven | 0.5 |
| Iris pseudacorus |
Yellow Flag Iris | 2 |
| Leontodon autumnalis |
Autumn Hawkbit | 0.1 |
| Leucanthemum vulgare |
Ox-eye Daisy | 1 |
| Lotus uliginosus Greater |
Birdsfoot Trefoil | 1 |
| Lychnis flos-cuculi |
Ragged Robin | 1.5 |
| Plantago lanceolata |
Ribwort Plantain | 2 |
| Prunella vulgaris |
Selfheal | 2 |
| Ranunculus acris |
Meadow Buttercup | 2 |
| Rumex acetosa |
Common Sorrel | 1 |
| Succisa pratensis | Devil's-bit Scabious | 0.1 |
Grasses (80%): |
% |
|
| Agrostis tenuis |
Common Bent (c) | 11 |
| Alopecurus pratensis |
Meadow Foxtail (c) | 4 |
| Cynosurus cristatus |
Crested Dogs Tail (c) | 11 |
| Deschampsia caespitosa |
Tufted Hair Grass | 5 |
| Festuca rubra ssp litoralis |
Slender Creeping Red Fescue (c) | 30 |
| Poa pratensis | Smooth-stalked Meadow Grass (c) | 19 |
(c): from cultivated stock (not from wild collection)
SOWING RATE:
20-30kg per hectare (8-12kg per acre)
2-3g per metre square
100g will cover 30-50 square metres
1kg will cover 300-500 square metres
100g: £9
1kg+: £60
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