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 22 wildflower & 5 grass species in this mix. Mix as PDF
| SOWING RATES |
|---|
| 3g / m2 |
| (12kg / acre) |
| (30kg / hectare) |
| Species | Common name | % | |
| 20 | % wildflowers | ||
| annuals | |||
| Papaver dubium | Long-headed Poppy | 1 | |
| Papaver rhoeas | Corn Poppy | 1 | |
| Rhinanthus minor | Yellow Rattle | 1.5 | |
| perennials &biennials | |||
| Anthyllis vulneraria | Kidney Vetch | 1.5 | |
| Armeria maritima | Thrift | 0.3 | |
| Campanula glomerata | Clustered Bellflower | 0.5 | |
| Centaurea nigra | Common Knapweed | 3 | |
| Cochlearia danicus | Scurvy Grass | 0.1 | |
| Echium vulgare | Vipers Bugloss | 3 | |
| Galium verum | Lady’s Bedstraw | 2 | |
| Helianthemum nummularium | Rock Rose | 0.3 | |
| Hypochaeris radicata | Cats Ear | 1 | |
| Liguisticum scoticum | Scots lovage | 0.2 | |
| Lotus corniculatus | Birdsfoot Trefoil | 0.1 | |
| Plantago maritima | Sea Plantain | 0.5 | |
| Primula veris | Cowslip | 0.2 | |
| Primula vulgaris | Primrose | 0.2 | |
| Scorzoneroides autumnalis | Autumn Hawkbit | 1.4 | |
| Silene dioica | Red campion | 1 | |
| Silene latifolia | White Campion | 0.9 | |
| Silene uniflora | Sea Campion | 0.1 | |
| Tripleurospermum maritimum | Sea Mayweed | 0.3 | |
| 80 | % grasses | ||
| Agrostis capillaris | Common Bent (c) | 10 | |
| Alopecurus pratensis | Meadow Foxtail (c) | 3 | |
| Cynosurus cristatus | Crested Dog’s Tail (c) | 19 | |
| Festuca rubra ssp rubra | Chewings Fescue (c) | 33 | |
| Poa pratensis | Smooth-stalked Meadow Grass (c) | 15 | |
(c) cultivated origin
