Acidic Soils (pH 6.0 - 5.0)

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

Species in this mixture are frequently found on poor acidic soils which tend to be dominated by a mineral or an organic content eg; heath land, peaty soils and moor land areas.

Contains: wildflowers 20% (20 species) grasses 80% (7 species)
Sowing Rate: 5g/sq. m
Pack Size: 1kg (200 sq. m)

Wildflower Mixture Information

Common Name	Species Name	Colour	Flowering Time	Height (cms)	%
Fragrant Agrimony	Agrimonia procera	Yellow	June - August	80 - 150	2
Betony	Stachys officinalis	Purple Red	July - Sept	25 - 50	1.2
Bird's Foot Trefoil	Lotus corniculatus	Yellow	May - October	15 - 40	0.8
Greater Bird's Foot Trefoil	Lotus uliginosus	Yellow	June - August	20 - 60	0.8
Meadow Buttercup	Ranunculus acris	Yellow	May - Sept	30 - 100	1.6
Common Cat's-Ear	Hypochaeris radicata	Yellow	June - October	15 - 50	0.2
Foxglove	Digitalis purpurea	Dark Red	June - August	50 - 150	0.8
Common Knapweed	Centaurea nigra	Red Purple	June - Sept	30 - 80	1.4
Lady's Bedstraw	Galium verum	Yellow	June - Sept	50 - 80	1
Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	White	May - Sept	20 - 100	1
Ragged Robin	Lychnis flos-cuculi	Pinkish Red	May - August	30 - 90	0.8
Wood Sage	Teucrium scorodonia	Pale Yellow	June - October	30 - 50	0.4
Devil's-Bit Scabious	Succisa pratensis	Violet - Blue	July - Sept	50 - 80	1
Sneezewort	Achillea ptarmica	White	July - Sept	40 - 60	0.8
Common Sorrel	Rumex acetosa	Brown	May - July	30 - 100	0.8
Sheep's Sorrel	Rumex acetosella	Brown	May - July	20 - 40	0.4
Common St. John's-Wort	Hypericum perforatum	Yellow	June - Sept	30 - 90	0.6
Tufted Vetch	Vicia cracca	Pink / Purple	June - Sept	100 - 150	2
Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	White	June - October	20 - 100	1.6
Yellow Rattle	Rhianthus 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	8
Slender Creeping Red Fescue	Festuca rubra ssp litoralis	7-10	16
Crested Dog's-tail	Cynosurus cristatus	5-75	12
Sheep's Fescue	Festuca ovina	5-60	32
Smaller Cat's-tail	Phleum pratense ssp bertolonii	10-50	4
Sweet Vernal-Grass	Anthoxanthum odoratum	10 - 100	4
Wavy Hair-Grass	Anthoxanthum odoratum	10 - 100	4

For further information regarding the Acidic Soils (pH 6.0 - 5.0) mixture or to discuss placing a bulk order, please contact our technical sales team on 03300 883986.

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