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Wild Flower
Calendar
December
Fresh
Yellow Rattle Seed -
Fresh Yellow Rattle seed should be sown
before Christmas to ensure that it is subjected to at least 8 weeks of
chilling in the soil to successfully germinate in the spring. Fresh seed has a higher
success rate than seed which has been dried for longer. Yellow
Rattle is a useful plant to introduce when creating a wild
flower meadow. It is semi-parasitic on the roots of plants,
especially grasses, & once established will reduce the vigour of the
original grass by up to 50%.
Apart from a few stragglers,
there are few wild flowers
in evidence during December. A splash of colour is
provided by berries and attractive seed heads (Teasels and Wild Clematis
in particular). If the winter
is exceptionally mild, then Snowdrops and Winter Aconites may be in
flower towards the end of the month. Click on the photograph to buy seeds
and depending on the time of year, plugs and bulbs may also be
available.
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