Description
Coastal Meadow Mix (SCM7)
For areas close to the sea, this mix provides a selection of salt and wind tolerant annual, biennial and perennial wildflowers and grasses that enjoy open conditions on well drained sites. There are 21 wildflower & 5 grass species in this mix. Mix as PDF
| SOWING RATES |
|---|
| 3g / m2 |
| (12kg / acre) |
| (30kg / hectare) |
| Species | Common name | % |
|
20 |
% wildflowers | |
| Anthyllis vulneraria (FIND OUT MORE) |
Kidney Vetch | 2 |
| Armeria maritima (FIND OUT MORE) |
Thrift | 0.3 |
| Campanula glomerata (FIND OUT MORE) |
Clustered Bellflower | 0.5 |
| Centaurea nigra | Common Knapweed | 2.7 |
| Cochlearia danicus | Scurvy Grass | 0.1 |
| Echium vulgare (FIND OUT MORE) |
Viper’s Bugloss | 2 |
| Galium verum (FIND OUT MORE) |
Lady’s Bedstraw | 1 |
| Helianthemum nummularium (FIND OUT MORE) |
Rock Rose | 0.3 |
| Hypochaeris radicata | Cats Ear | 0.5 |
| Liguisticum scoticum | Scots Lovage | 1 |
| Lotus corniculatus (FIND OUT MORE) |
Birdsfoot Trefoil | 0.1 |
| Papaver rhoeas (FIND OUT MORE) |
Corn Poppy | 2 |
| Plantago maritima | Sea Plantain | 0.5 |
| Primula veris (FIND OUT MORE) |
Cowslip | 1 |
| Rhinanthus minor (FIND OUT MORE) |
Yellow Rattle | 1 |
| Scorzoneroides autumnalis | Autumn Hawkbit | 0.5 |
| Silene dioica (FIND OUT MORE) |
Red Campion | 1 |
| Silene latifolia (FIND OUT MORE) |
White Campion | 1 |
| Silene uniflora (FIND OUT MORE) |
Sea Campion | 1 |
| Solidago virgaurea | Golden Rod | 0.5 |
| Tripleurospermum maritimum | Sea Mayweed | 1.1 |
|
80 |
% grasses | |
| Agrostis capillaris | Common Bent (c) | 10 |
| Alopecurus pratensis | Meadow Foxtail (c) | 3 |
| Cynosurus cristatus | Crested Dog’s Tail (c) | 19 |
| Festuca rubra commutata | Chewings Fescue (c) | 33 |
| Poa pratensis | Smooth-stalked Meadow Grass (c) | 15 |
(c) all of the wildflowers in our mixes are wild origin but sometimes the native grasses in our mixes are cultivated origin – these will be marked with ‘(c)’
