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A mixture of robust wildflowers for arable field margins and other areas where soil fertility is high. An ideal habitat for small mammals, birds, amphibians etc. which in turn attract birds of prey eg. Barn Owls. After the first year the mixture can be left uncut and allowed to form a tussocky structure. Can be sown with separate Cornfield annuals as a nurse crop if flowering is required in the first season. Sow at 3-4 grams per square metre or 10-16 Kgs per acre. Mixture specification (all percentages by seed weight) 80% meadow grass:20% Wild flower * Species marked with an asterisk are included on the RHS Plants for Pollinators list, designed to help gardeners and organizations find wildflower seeds and plants for pollinating insects such as bees. Please click the BUNDLED ITEMS tab above, to view photos of all individual species contained within this mix, which can also be purchased individually *AGRIMONY Agrimonia eupatorium 2 % of mix *BLACK KNAPWEED Centaurea nigra 0.6 % of mix COCKSFOOT (grass) Dactylis glomerata 15 % of mix *COMMON ST JOHN`S WORT Hypericum perforatum* 0.5 % of mix *COMMON VETCH Vicia sativa ssp.nigra 2 % of mix CRESTED DOGSTAIL (grass) Cynosurus cristatus 20 % of mix *GREATER KNAPWEED Centaurea scabiosa 1 % of mix *HEDGE BEDSTRAW Galium mollugo 1.5 % of mix *MEADOW CRANESBILL Geranium pratense 0.5 % of mix MEADOW FESCUE (grass) Festuca pratensis 10 % of mix MEADOW FOXTAIL (grass) Alopecurus pratensis 5 % of mix *OXEYE DAISY Leucanthemum vulgare 1.6 % of mix *RED CAMPION Silene dioica 2.1 % of mix RED FESCUE (grass) Festuca rubra ssp. Rubra 10 % of mix RIBWORT PLANTAIN Plantago lanceolata 2.1 % of mix *SELF HEAL Prunella vulgaris 1 % of mix TALL FESCUE (grass) Festuca arundinacea 10 % of mix *TEASEL Dipsacus fullonum 1 % of mix TUFTED HAIRGRASS Deschampsia cespitosa 5 % of mix *TUFTED VETCH Vicia cracca 1 % of mix *UPRIGHT HEDGE PARSLEY Torilis japonica 1.5 % of mix *WILD CARROT Daucus carota 1.1 % of mix *YARROW Achilla millefolium 0.5 % of mix YORKSHIRE FOG (grass) Holcus lanatus 5 % of mix | ||
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mm9_1 a mixture of robust wildflowers for arable field margins and other areas where soil fertility is high an ideal habitat for small mammals birds amphibians etc which in turn attract birds of prey eg barn owls after the first year the mixture can be left uncut and allowed to form a tussocky structure can be sown with separate cornfield annuals as a nurse crop if flowering is required in the first season sow at 3 4 grams per square metre or 10 16 kgs per acre
