Narrative
For thin, infertile soils often found over chalk or limestone, with generally higher pH 7.0-8.0.
Includes 80% low maintenance grasses plus 20% Calcareous Soils wildflowers
Flower Seed Mixture
Bedstraw; Lady’s – Galium verum, Bird’s-foot-trefoil; Common – Lotus corniculatus, Burnet; Salad – Sanguisorba poterium, Buttercup; Meadow – Ranunculus acris, Carrot; Wild – Daucus carota, Cowslip – Primula veris, Crane’s-bill; Meadow – Geranium pratense, Daisy; Oxeye – Leucanthemum vulgare, Dropwort – Filipendula vulgaris, Mallow; Musk – Malva moschata, Marjoram; Wild – Origanum vulgare, Plantain; Ribwort – Plantago lanceolata, Poppy; Field or Common – Papaver rhoeas, Scabious; Small – Scabiosa columbaria, Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris, Sorrel; Common – Rumex acetosa, Vetch; Common – Vicia sativa, Vetch; Kidney – Anthyllis vulneraria Species subject to seasonal availability.
Characteristics
Composition | 80% grasses/20% wildflowers |
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Optimum sowing | March – May & August – October, subject to weather conditions |