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Butterfly and Bee Wildflower Seeds LWBM 80/20

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Butterfly and Bee Wildflower and Grass Seed Mixture LWBM 80/20

Beautiful for your garden and beneficial to bees, butterflies and other pollinators. For this flower seed mixture we’ve chosen the best wildflowers for bees and butterflies - a treasure trove of nectar-rich wildflowers recommended by the RHS, along with a wide variety of perennials and grasses to develop a hearty habitat for passing pollinators. The combination of native flowers and meadow grasses will help accomplish the ultimate food source to attract butterflies and bees.

This mix contains 26 different flower species and 6 meadow grasses
Sowing Rate: 5 grams per sq/m - 1kg covers 200sq/m

Mixture specifications, sowing instructions and maintenance can be found below.

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100g Covers 20m² £12.00 250g Covers 50m² £24.00 1kg Covers 200m² £49.00 5kg Covers 1000m² £225.00

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Mixture Specification

	Common Name	Latin Name	Quantity	Flowers	Height	Type
1	Agrimony, Common	Agrimonia eupatoria	0.2%	Jun - Sep	50 - 150cm	Perennial
2	Borage	Borago officinalis	1.4%	Aug-Sep	60 - 80cm	Annual
3	Clary, Wild	Salvia verbenaca	0.8%	May - Aug	30 - 40cm	Perennial
4	Clover, Red	Trifolium pratense	0.6%	May - Sep	20 - 60cm	Perennial
5	Clover, White	Trifolium repens	0.2%	Jun - Sep	15 - 20cm	Perennial
6	Corn Cockle	Agrostemma githago	1.6%	May - Aug	50 - 70cm	Annual
7	Cornflower	Centaurea cyanus	1.2%	Jun - Oct	20 - 80cm	Annual
8	Daisy, Ox-eye	Leucanthemum vulgare	1%	May - Sep	20 - 100cm	Perennial
9	Foxglove, Wild	Digitalis purpurea	0.6%	Jun - Aug	50 - 100cm	Biennial
10	Knapweed, Common	Centaurea nigra	1.2%	Jun - Sep	30 - 80cm	Perennial
11	Knapweed, Greater	Centaurea scabiosa	1%	Jun - Sep	50 - 90cm	Perennial
12	Loosestrife, Purple	Lythrum salicaria	0.2%	Jun - Sep	100 - 200cm	Perennial
13	Marjoram, Wild	Origanum vulgare	0.2%	Jul - Oct	20 - 50cm	Perennial
14	Meadow Cranesbil	Geranium pratense	0.2%	May-Aug	40 - 60cm	Perennial
15	Musk Mallow	Malva moschata	1%	May - Sep	20 - 150cm	Perennial
16	Poppy, Common	Papaver rhoeas	1%	May - Jul	50 - 70cm	Annual
17	Ragged Robin	Lychnis flos-cuculi	0.4%	May - Aug	30 - 90cm	Perennial
18	Sainfoin	Onobrychis viciifolia	1.4%	Jul - Sep	30 - 40cm	Perennial
19	Scabious, Field	Knautia arvensis	1.4%	Jul - Sep	30 - 200cm	Perennial
20	Scabious, Small	Scabiosa columbaria	0.6%	Jul - Aug	20 - 60cm	Perennial
21	Teasel	Dipsacus fullonum	0.2%	Jul - Aug	100 - 200cm	Biennial
22	Trefoil, Bird's-foot	Lotus corniculatus	0.4%	Jun - Aug	10 - 40cm	Perennial
23	Vetch, Kidney	Anthyllis vulneraria	0.4%	May - Oct	15 - 50cm	Perennial
24	Viper's Bugloss	Echium vulgare	0.4%	May - Oct	50 - 100cm	Biennial
25	Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	1%	Jun - Oct	20 - 100cm	Perennial
26	Yellow Rattle	Rhinanthus minor	1.4%	Jun - Sep	20 - 50cm	Annual
	Bent, Common	Agrostis castellana	4%		50 - 100cm	Grass
	Crested Dogstail	Cynosurus cristatus	20%		30 - 60cm	Grass
	Fescue, Sheeps	Festuca ovina	16%		15 - 50cm	Grass
	Fescue, Slender Creeping Red	Festuca rubra, litoralis	24%		10 - 20cm	Grass
	Meadow Grass, Smooth Stalked	Poa pratensis	6.4%		30 - 90cm	Grass
	Timothy, Small Leaved	Phleum pratense ssp Bertolinii	9.6%		50 - 100cm	Grass

BSBM Mixtue Contents

Sowing Instructions

Prepare the Ground

Our Butterfly & Bee Wildflower seed mix with meadow grass performs best in low nutrient soils, which haven’t been heavily fertilised in the past. For best results sow into bare soil after clearing all existing plants and weeds from the area.

Cultivate the ground to a depth of 10cm to relieve compaction and create a fine level tilth, free from obstructions (to allow for mowing at a later stage). Finish the seedbed by treading or lightly rolling the area, so that it is firm enough to stand on without leaving indentations.

Where weeds have been prevalent, allow a flush of weeds to germinate and remove these before sowing.

In areas of high fertility, it may be necessary to remove the topsoil and sow into the subsoil. High nutrient soils encourage weeds and fast growing grasses which may outcompete the wildflowers in this mixture.

Sowing

This bee wildflower mix should be sown between March and June or September to October. Spring and autumn provide ideal conditions as moisture and warmth are in good supply.

Distribute seed with a handheld spreader, at the recommended sowing rate of 5g/sqm.

For best results mix the wildflower seeds with an inert carrier (such as sharp sand), at a ratio of four parts sand to one part seed (by weight).

This makes it easier to achieve an even distribution and also provides a visual marker, making it easier to see any missed patches and avoid seeding areas twice.

Regularly mix the seed when sowing, as seeds will naturally separate due to variations in size and weight.

Once sown, ensure good ‘seed to soil’ contact by lightly raking to a depth of 0.5cm or rolling the area.

It is also possible to broadcast, drill or hydroseed this mixture for larger or hard to reach areas. However, broadcast spreading throws heavier seeds further so this may impact the distribution and when drilling, the seed must not be buried deeper than 0.7cm.

Sowing Rate

The sowing rate of 5g/sqm is designed to produce optimum results. Reducing the sowing rate is likely to result in invasion from weed species.

Increasing the sowing rate generally leads to reduced diversity as the more aggressive species will outcompete slower growing plants.

Maintenance

First Year

This bee friendly wildflower mix contains many perennial species, which can be slow to establish and are unlikely to flower in the first year. Annual species such as Borage, Corncockle, Cornflower and Field Poppy will generally flower in year one. Therefore it is important to control weed and grass growth in year one.

Remove any weeds either by topping, mowing or by hand for smaller areas. Weed growth is common due to the action of disturbing the ground (rather than being caused by contaminated seed mixtures).

The nurse grasses within this mix are the first to grow and require topping or mowing in March and again in May.

Remove all clippings to ensure the grass canopy doesn’t interfere with the germination and spring growth of the wildflowers.

In September / October cut the area to 10cm using a scythe, strimmer or mower, leaving the cuttings for up to a week before removing. This allows them to dry and shed seeds back into the soil. Mow or graze the re-growth through autumn/ winter and again in early spring if needed.

Second Year

After twelve months the sward should be well established. Simply follow the same cutting pattern (in March and September/October). Avoid cutting from mid spring to summer to ensure best flowering results.

As an ongoing process, observe and remove any weeds which invade the area.

Over time, some species within the mixture may become more dominant due to environmental factors and natural selection. To encourage diversity, simply reduce the number of dominant plants in order to restore the balance.

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