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List of species in SSWCG “Wildflower mix” 2023

 

Annuals:

Agrostemma githago, Corn Cockle
Centauria cyanus, Cornflower
Cota austriaca, Corn Chamomile
Glebionis segetum, Corn Marigold
Myosotis arvensis, Field Forget-me-not
Papaver rhoeas, Common Poppy
Silene noctiflora, Night-flowering Catchfly
Veronica persica, Common Field- Speedwell

 

Perennials:

Achilllea millefolium, Yarrow
Anthyllis vulneraria, Kidney Vetch

Centaurea scabiosa, Greater Knapweed

Centauria nigra, Common Knapweed

Daucus corota, Wild Carrot
Galium album, Hedge Bedstraw

Galium verum, Lady’s Bedstraw

Geranium pratense, Meadow Cranesbill

Hippocrepis comosa, Horseshoe Vetch

Knautia arvensis, Field Scabious
Leontodon hispidus, Rough Hawkbit

Leucanthenum vulgare, Oxeye Daisy
Linum catharticum, Fairy Flax

Lotus corniculatus, Birdsfoot Trefoil
Malva moschata, Musk Mallow
Medicago lupulina, Black Medick
Plantago lanceolata, Ribwort Plantain
Plantago media, Hoary Plantain

Poterium sanguisorba, Salad Burnet
Primula veris, Cowslip
Ranunculus acris, Meadow Buttercup
Rhinanthus minor, Yellow Rattle

Scabiosa columbaria, Small Scabious

Silene vulgaris, Bladder Campion

(A mIxture of Emorsgate EC2 Special cornfield mixture and EM6F general purpose wildflower mix, all seed of wild British origin)

 

Growing instructions
Sow in spring or autumn.

Sowing under glass
Fill a seed tray ¾ deep with peat-free compost, firm and water well. Sprinkle seeds very thinly on the surface and cover with a very light layer of fine compost or grit. Cover the tray with plastic or glass and keep moist and out of the sun.

Remove the cover when the first seeds germinate. Prick out seedlings into pots when the first true leaves develop. Grow on, and harden off outside, planting when conditions are suitable, ideally after frost and prior to some rain.

Sowing outside
Prepare a fine seedbed. Sow the seeds thinly in patches, or in rows. Firm the soil to give a good seed/soil contact but do not cover the seeds. Keep moist.

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