Description
This mix has a selection of annual, biennial and quick growing perennial wildflowers to provide a short-lived patch of wildflowers that will provide a nectar source for moths and butterflies, bumblebees and honeybees. After 2 years you can leave the perennials to develop or re-sow. There are 22 species in this mix.
| Species | Common name | % by weight |
|---|---|---|
| Annuals | ||
| Centaurea cyanus | Cornflower* | 12.6 |
| Glebionis segetum | Corn Marigold* | 3 |
| Papaver dubium | Long-headed Poppy | 0.6 |
| Papaver rhoeas | Corn Poppy | 10.8 |
| Tripleurospermum inodorum | Mayweed | 3 |
| Biennials | ||
| Dipsacus fullonum | Teasel | 1 |
| Echium vulgare | Viper’s Bugloss | 8 |
| Reseda luteola | Weld | 0.2 |
| Perennials | ||
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | 3 |
| Centaurea nigra | Common Knapweed* | 9.8 |
| Galium verum | Lady’s Bedstraw | 7 |
| Knautia arvensis | Field Scabious | 2 |
| Leucanthemum vulgare | Ox-eye Daisy | 5 |
| Origanum vulgare | Wild Marjoram | 0.5 |
| Plantago lanceolata | Ribwort Plantain | 4 |
| Prunella vulgaris | Selfheal | 6 |
| Silene dioica | Red Campion | 7 |
| Silene flos-cuculi | Ragged Robin | 2 |
| Silene latifolia | White Campion | 7 |
| Stachys sylvatica | Hedge Woundwort | 1 |
| Vicia cracca | Tufted Vetch | 1.5 |
| Vicia sepium | Bush Vetch | 3 |
*English not Scottish origin
