Traditional
Old English Meadow
Mixture 2 This
seed mixture consists of perennial/biennial wild flower
seeds (20% by weight) and wild grass species (80% by weight). It
contains a greater number of wild flower types than Mixture 1. The
composition is based on traditional old meadows. All of the wild
flower seeds are of British native wild origin. The grass seed is
of British native wild origin where possible (marked with W). The
seeds will grow well on most soil types and should be sown at the rate
of 4g per square metre. The mix will consist of
seeds from the
following:
Wild
Flowers:
§
Bird's Foot Trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
§ Common Sorrel
Rumex acetosa
§ Common
Knapweed
Centaurea nigra
§ Cowslip
Primula veris
§ Field
Scabious
Knautia
arvensis
§ Hoary
Plantain
Plantago
media
§ Lady's
Bedstraw
Galium verum
§ Meadow
Buttercup
Ranunculus
acris
§
Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
§ Ribwort
Plantain
Plantago lanceolata
§ Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
§ Wild
Carrot
Daucus
carota
§
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
§ Yellow
Rattle
Rhinanthus minor
Grasses:
§ Common Bent
Agrostis capillaris
§ Crested
Dogstail
Cynosurus cristatus
§ Smaller
Catstail
Phleum bertolonii
§ Slender
Creeping Red Fescue
Festuca rubra
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