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Heavy Clay Soils

This wildflower mixture contains 23 native species of wild flowers (20%) and 80% of appropriate meadow grasses.

Species in this wildflowers mixture are frequently found in grassland on heavier soils subject to occasional/seasonal water logging. Suitable for low lying areas on clays and silts, or, locations with poor drainage.

Contains: wildflowers 20% (23 species) grasses 80% (10 species)
Sowing Rate: 5g/sq. m
Pack Size: 1kg (200 sq. m)

Wildflower Mixture Information

Common Name	Species Name	Colour	Flowering Time	Height (cms)	%
Agrimony	Agrimonia eupatoria	Yellow	June - Sept	50 - 150	2
Betony	Strachys officinalis	Mauve	July - Sept	25 - 50	0.4
Bird's Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Yellow	May - October	15 - 40	1
Black Medick	Medicago lupulina	Yellow	May - October	15 -50	1.2
Meadow Buttercup	Ranunculus acris	Yellow	May - Sept	30 - 100	1
Campion, White	Silene latifolia	White	May - October	30 - 100	0.6
Cowslip	Primula veris	Deep Yellow	April - May	15 - 30	0.2
Common Knapweed	Centaurea nigra	Red - Purple	June - Sept	30 - 80	1
Greater Knapweed	Centaurea scabiosa	Red - Purple	June - Sept	50 - 90	1.8
Lady's Bedstraw	Galium verum	Yellow	June - Sept	50 - 80	0.6
Meadowsweet	Filipendula ulmaria	Pale Cream	June - August	80 - 200	0.6
Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	White	May - Sept	20 - 100	0.2
Plantain, Hoary	Plantago media	Brown	May - Sept	15 - 45	0.4
Plantain, Ribwort	Plantago lanceolata	Brown	April - Sept	15 - 50	1.2
Salad Burnet	Sanguisorba minor	Browny Red	June - Sept	15 - 50	1.4
Field Scabious	Knautia arvensis	Mauve	July - Sept	30 - 200	1.6
Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Violet Blue	June - Sept	15 - 30	0.6
Common Sorrel	Rumex acetosa	Brown	May - July	30 - 100	1
Teasel	Dipsacus fullonum	Pale Purple	July - August	100 - 200	1
Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	White	June - October	30 - 100	0.6
Wild Clary	Salvia verbenaca	Violet Blue	May - August	30 - 40	0.6
Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	White	June - October	20 - 100	0.2
Yellow-Rattle	Rhinanthus minor	Pale Yellow	June - Sept	25 - 50	0.8

Contained Meadow Grass Information

Common Name	Species Name	Height (cms)	%
Browntop Bent	Agrostis castellana	20 - 80	3.2
Chewing Fescue	Festuca rubra ssp commutata	20 - 60	12.8
Slender Creeping Red Fescue	Festuca rubra ssp litoralis	7 - 10	16
Crested Dog's-Tail	Cynosurus cristatus	5 - 75	4
Meadow Fox-Tail	Alopecurus pratensis	30 - 120	4
Rough-stalked Meadow-Grass	Poa trivialis	20 - 100	7.2
Sheep's Fescue	Festuca ovina	5 - 60	12.8
Smooth-stalk Meadow-Grass	Poa pratensis	10 - 90	12
Sweet Vernal-Grass	Anthoxanthum odoratum	10 - 100	4
Tufted Hair-Grass	Deschampsia caespitosa	20 - 200	4

For further information regarding the Heavy Clay Soils mixture or to discuss placing a bulk order, please contact our technical sales team on 01902 440250.