Description
Flowering Lawn Mix (SCM6)
This mix contains plants that are either low-growing or can be cut low. It should be cut to 10 cm throughout the growing season, but left to grow and flower between July & August. There are 25 wildflower & 4 grass species in this mix. Mix as PDF
| SOWING RATES |
|---|
| 3g / m2 |
| (12kg / acre) |
| (30kg / hectare) |
| Species | Common name | % |
|
20 |
% wildflowers | |
| Achillea millefolium (FIND OUT MORE) |
Yarrow | 1.5 |
| Ajuga reptans | Bugle | 0.7 |
| Anthyllis vulneraria (FIND OUT MORE) | Kidney Vetch | 1.6 |
| Bellis perennis | Daisy | 0.4 |
| Fragaria vesca (FIND OUT MORE) |
Wild Strawberry | 0.2 |
| Galium verum (FIND OUT MORE) |
Lady’s Bedstraw | 2.5 |
| Helianthemum nummularium (FIND OUT MORE) |
Rock Rose | 0.4 |
| Hypochaeris radicata | Cat’s Ear | 0.5 |
| Origanum vulgare (FIND OUT MORE) |
Wild Marjoram | 0.1 |
| Pimpinella saxifraga | Burnet Saxifrage | 0.1 |
| Plantago lanceolata | Ribwort Plantain | 0.2 |
| Primula veris (FIND OUT MORE) |
Cowslip | 1 |
| Prunella vulgaris (FIND OUT MORE) |
Selfheal | 2.5 |
| Ranunculus acris | Meadow Buttercup | 2.5 |
| Rumex acetosella | Sheeps Sorell | 1.1 |
| Scorzoneroides autumnalis | Autumn Hawkbit | 0.5 |
| Silene vulgaris (FIND OUT MORE) |
Bladder Campion | 0.5 |
| Stellaria graminea | Lesser Stitchwort | 0.5 |
| Succisa pratensis (FIND OUT MORE) |
Devils-bit Scabious | 0.5 |
| Taraxacum officinalis | Dandelion | 0.5 |
| Thymus polytrichus (FIND OUT MORE) |
Wild Thyme | 1 |
| Trifolium repens | White Clover | 0.5 |
| Veronica chamaedrys | Germander Speedwell | 0.1 |
| Veronica officinalis | Common Speedwell | 0.2 |
| Viola riviniana (FIND OUT MORE) |
Common Dog Violet | 0.5 |
|
80 |
% grasses | |
| Agrostis capillaris | Common Bent (c) | 9 |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum | Sweet Vernal Grass | 1 |
| Festuca rubra ssp. commutata | Chewings Fescue (c) | 36 |
| Poa pratensis | Smooth-stalked Meadow Grass (c) | 34 |
All of the wildflowers in our mixes are wild origin but some of the native grasses in our mixes are cultivated origin – these will be marked with ‘(c)’
