General purpose wild flower seed mixture
This is my mix for all soils types and I reckon it is better than any other ‘standard mix’ you will find, due to its long season of flowering, extra large range of species, beauty and wildlife value.
My native seed mixtures are unique, so please browse through their contents by scrolling further down this page and you will see a much greater variety of species than is usually obtainable within a commercially available mix. Many of the species present, such as Orchid are unique and not found in other seed mixtures.
This mix produces some beautiful wild flower landscapes, small and large. I specialise in creating these habitats and this is my unique seed combination to cover all soil types. It contains 35 different native wildflower species at a higher than normal ratio of 30% wild flowers to grasses.
Once established this species rich mix will display a wide range of some of our most beautiful native wild flowers with different flowers coming into bloom from spring, through summer and well into the autumn to produce a continuous cascade of changing colour. It is suitable for any soil but for woodland or shaded areas I suggest you use my ‘woodland and shade mix’.
To view my instruction sheet on how to create a wild flower area using this mix, click here.
For something nice to surround your wild flower area click here to see my ‘maintenance free fencing’ or as an alternative to seeding, consider using my ‘wild flower turf’. For environmentally friendly pest deterrents I suggest you check out the products from the following company’s website by clicking here. For pretty wild flower jewellery check out my colleague Abby’s site on Etsy by clicking here (receive a 10% discount by entering code: WFLM10).
Species | Latin name | Average number of seeds contained within a 33m2 seeding pack |
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Betony | Stachys officinalis | 360 |
Birds-foot-trefoil | Lotus corniculatus | 520 |
Bulbous Buttercup | Ranunculus bulbosus | 350 |
Cat’s-ear | Hypochaeris radicata | 480 |
Common Knapweed | Centaurea nigra | 400 |
Common Sorrel | Rumex acetosa | 400 |
Common Spotted Orchid | Dactylorhiza fuchsii | 900 |
Corn Chamomile | Anthemis arvensis | 1,000 |
Corn Marigold | Chrysanthemum segetum | 1,000 |
Corncockle | Agrostemma githago | 440 |
Cornflower | Centaurea cyanus | 440 |
Cowslip | Primula veris | 420 |
Dark Mullein | Verbascum nigrum | 100 |
Devil’s-bit Scabious | Succisa pratensis | 280 |
Field Scabious | Knautia arvensis | 70 |
Greater Knapweed | Centaurea scabiosa | 102 |
Hoary Plantain | Plantago media | 400 |
Lady’s Bedstraw | Galium verum | 1,000 |
Meadow Buttercup | Ranunculus acris | 600 |
Meadow Cranesbill | Geranium pratense | 52 |
Meadow Vetchling | Lathyrus pratensis | 24 |
Musk Mallow | Malva moschata | 420 |
Oxeye Daisy | Leucanthemum vulgare | 1,000 |
Red Campion | Silene dioica | 640 |
Red Poppy | Papaver rhoeas | 5,000 |
Rough Hawkbit | Leontodon hispidus | 260 |
Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | 1,000 |
Small Scabious | Scabiosa columbaria | 480 |
Toadflax | Linaria vulgaris | 600 |
Tufted Vetch | Vicia cracca | 24 |
Viper’s Bugloss | Echium vulgare | 100 |
Wild Carrot | Daucus carota | 770 |
Wild Red Clover | Trifolium pratense | 310 |
Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | 1,000 |
Yellow Rattle | Rhinanthus minor | 480 |
Grasses | |
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Sweet Vernal-grass | Anthoxanthum odoratum |
Crested Dog’s-tail | Cynosurus cristatus |
Quaking Grass | Briza media |
Sheep’s Fescue | Festuca ovina |
Smaller Cat’s-tail | Phleum bertolonii |
Common Bent | Agrostis capillaris |
Slender Creeping Red Fescue | Festuca rubra |
Yellow Oat-grass | Trisetum flavescens |
I also have for sale seeds of some rarer individual species, such as other Orchids and Helleborines. They can be chosen from the ‘Rarities’/ ‘Additional Species’ page. Click here for details of the Additional Species.
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Price
£14.40 – £684.00 inc.VAT