This mix is designed to give a good ground cover and display from May to August and is based on the varieties found naturally on the meadows at Goren Farm. It is designed to be sown into existing grass or into a newly prepared seedbed. The seeds are harvested on Goren Farm or locally in the south west.
Importantly this mix contains a good proportion of yellow rattle seed which will assist the flowers to get established in early summer by reducing the vigour of the grasses.
Contains 38+species of flowers: 5% Yellow Rattle, Knapweed, Cat's-ear, Rough Hawkbit, Ribwort Plantain, Wild Red &White Clover, Meadow Bulbous Buttercup,Red Sorrel,Birdsfoot Trefoil, Common Spotted &southern marsh Orchid, Field Forget-me-not.Grass and Meadow VetchlingCommon &Tufted vetch, Lady's bedstraw,Black Medic, Selfheal, Pignut, Betony,Cowslip,Wild Carrot, Meadow Cranesbill,Yarrow. Goats beard, Tormentil,Ox-eye Daisy,Smooth hawk weed, corn poppy. +Micro seeding, 1%: Perforated leaf st John's wort, Devil's Bit Scabious, Ragged Robin, Musk Mallow Snakeshead Fritillary. Campion,speedwell germander, Small quantities added to the mix to promote biodiversity through natural reseeding over time. contains a small amount of grasses as harvested from our meadows<2%.
Sowing Rate:
This is the Maximum Sowing rate and can be reduced 10 times if need be as the seeds will spread. However, some species will spread very rapidly such as Yellow Rattle whilst things like betony cowslip and orchids will take 5 years to start to spread prolifically. 0.1-1g/m2 or 1.6kg/acre.
NB. rates can be varied to account for local conditions, bare seedbed and well dry soils may benefit from higher seed rates.
recommended additional species, vipers bugloss, Sainfoin can be ordered separately, corky fruited water dropwort is suggested for sites within its geographic distribution, east Devon, Somerset, Hampshire Wiltshire or if it occurs locally.
General growth height 30-60cm.
NB. sowing rates can be varied to account for local conditions, bare seedbed and well dry soils may benefit from higher seed rates.