This mix produces some stunningly beautiful wild flower landscapes, small and large. It is a unique seed combination created for the clay, loam and sandy soils of Surrey and the South East. It contains over 40 different native wild flower species at an exceptionally high ratio of 45% 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.

Agrimony - Agrimonia eupatoria

Betony - Betonica officinalis

Birds-foot-trefoil - Lotus corniculatus

Burnet-saxifrage - Pimpinella saxifraga

Cat’s-ear - Hypochaeris radicata

Common Knapweed - Centaurea nigra

Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii

Corn Chamomile - Anthemis arvensis

Corn Cockle - Agrostemma githago

Corn Marigold - Glebionis segetum

Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus

Cowslip - Primula veris

Devil’s-bit Scabious - Succisa pratensis

Field Scabious - Knautia arvensis

Grass Vetchling - Lathyrus nissolia

Greater Bird’s-foot-trefoil - Lotus pedunculatus

Greater Knapweed - Centaurea scabiosa

Harebell - Campanula rotundifolia

Lady’s Bedstraw - Galium verum

Lesser Stitchwort - Stellaria graminea

Meadow Buttercup - Ranunculus acris

Meadow Cranesbill - Geranium pratense

Meadow Vetchling - Lathyrus pratensis

Meadowsweet - Filipendula ulmaria

Musk Mallow - Malva moschata

Oxeye Daisy - Leucanthemum vulgare

Pepper Saxifrage - Silaum silaus

Pignut - Conopodium majus

Ragged Robin - Silene flos-cuculi

Red Clover - Trifolium pratense

Red Poppy - Papaver rhoeas

Rough Hawkbit - Leontodon hispidus

Salad Burnet - Poterium sanguisorba ssp sanguisorba

Selfheal - Prunella vulgaris

Scarlet Pimpernel - Anagallis arvensis

Snake’s Head Fritillary - Fritillaria meleagris

Sneezewort - Achillea ptarmica

Toadflax - Linaria vulgaris

Wild Carrot - Daucus carota

Wild Pansy - Viola tricolor

Yarrow - Achillea millefolium

Yellow Rattle - Rhinanthus minor

Choose a 1m² site that receives quite a lot of sun.

Within the area to be seeded kill off any existing vegetation. You can either remove the top thin layer of vegetation just below soil level to reveal bare ground using a spade or a turf-cutter, or lay some black plastic or old carpet over the top of the vegetation to kill it (this takes a few weeks).

You can sow your seeds anytime of the year but the rate of germination will depend on the level of moisture and warmth in the soil. Native wild flowers are hardy and winter sowing is fine but don’t expect to see germination until the ground warms up in the spring. Not all the species germinate at the same time, some are months behind others so
there is always new things to spot when you inspect your wild flower area.

Sow your seeds on the surface of the soil. For best results, spread a 1 cm thick layer of multi-purpose bagged compost over the top of the bare ground.

Between your fingers carefully scatter the seeds over your prepared soil.

Do not cover with soil. Don’t worry about birds eating your wild flower seeds – the seeds are too small. Some grass seeds may be taken but this will not affect your final wild flower lawn or meadow appearance. However, if you will have wild rabbits entering the seeded area then do protect it with netting.

If you sow in the spring you should see germination within a few weeks depending upon the levels of warmth and moisture in the soil. There will then be a succession of different species germinating throughout the following weeks and months. If you sow between September and February most of the annuals will germinate from April (although Corncockle can germinate soon after sowing if the weather is not too cold and will happily survive the winter). The large assortment of perennial wildflower species will germinate a month or two later than the annuals with germination continuing throughout the year. Although the annuals will flower fully in the first year (from May onwards) and some of the perennials too (from late June onwards), many of the perennials spend their first year bulking up their leaf growth and root structure and so the colourful display you will see
throughout the first year will be mostly coming from the annual wildflowers. It is from April of the second year when your wild flower area will burst into perennial bloom, with different species flowering en masse from early April right through until October and even November.