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Coastal Areas Wildflower Seeds LW10P 100%

Our Coastal Wildflower Seed Mix has been specially formulated for sandy, free-draining coastal soils. Combining hardy UK native wildflowers, it is ideal for creating colourful, wildlife-rich displays along coastal paths, dunes, embankments, grassland margins and other coastal landscapes. The mix contains a diverse range of nectar-rich species, including Ox-eye Daisy, Common Knapweed, Bird's-foot Trefoil, Viper's Bugloss and Lady's Bedstraw, producing a succession of blooms from spring through to autumn.

  • Resilient wildflowers well suited to challenging coastal conditions
  • Contains 19 different UK native wildflower species
  • Sowing Rate: 3 grams per sq/m
  • 1kg covers 330sq/m
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Sowing Instructions

How to sow wildflower seeds

  • Remove all weeds and debris.
  • If the area has been overtaken by weeds, it is important to reduce the number of weeds in the soil.
  • It may be necessary to allow time for the first flush of weeds to germinate and then remove them before attempting to sow wildflowers.
  • Wildflowers prefer poor soil with low nutrients and if it is practical to do so you could remove any good quality topsoil.
  • Prepare the soil to a fine tilth.
  • Try not to disturb the soil any further as this may bring more weed seeds to the surface.
  • Most wildflower seeds are best sown February to April and late August to October, with the ideal time being autumn. Avoid hot summer months.
  • It is advisable to mix the wildflower seed with a carrier (dry sand) to assist with sowing. This will help in distributing the seed evenly over a large area.
  • Sow pure wildflower mixtures (100%) at a rate of 3g/m2
  • Sow wildflower with grass mixtures at 5 g/m2
  • It should not be necessary to rake the seed over as the light helps germination on many species.

 

A few weeks after sowing, the seeds will begin to germinate. If you are using a wildflower seed mixture the growth of the different flowers (and grasses if you have them in the mix) will vary, so if grasses start to emerge first there's no need to worry. 

 

  • Annuals will flower the same year if sown during the spring or the previous autumn.
  • Perennial wildflower species will establish during the first year of sowing and flower during the second year.
Mixture Specification
  Common Name Latin Name Quantity Flowers Height Type
1 Bedstraw, Lady's Galium verum 6% Jun - Sep 50 - 80cm Perennial
2 Campion, Bladder Silene vulgaris 4% May - Sep 25 - 60cm Perennial
3 Carrot, Wild Daucus carota 6% Jun - Oct 30 - 100cm Perennial
4 Cat's-ear, Common Hypochaeris radicata 2% Jun - Oct 15 - 50cm Perennial
5 Clover, Haresfoot Trifolium arvense 5% Jul - Sep 10 - 30cm Annual
6 Daisy, Ox-eye Leucanthemum vulgare 10% May - Sep 20 - 100cm Perennial
7 Evening-primrose Oenothera biennis 6% Jun - Oct 60 - 100cm Biennial
8 Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis 5% Jun - Sep 20 - 60cm Biennial
9 Knapweed, Common Centaurea nigra 10% Jun - Sep 30 - 80cm Perennial
10 Knapweed, Greater Centaurea scabiosa 6% Jun - Sep 50 - 90cm Perennial
11 Marigold, Corn Chrysanthemum segetum 3% Jun - Oct 30 - 50cm Annual
12 Poppy, Common Papaver rhoeas 3% May - Jul 50 - 70cm Annual
13 St John's-wort, Common Hypericum perforatum 4% Jun - Sep 30 - 90cm Perennial
14 Toadflax, Common Linaria vulgaris 4% Jun - Oct 30 - 90cm Perennial
15 Trefoil, Bird's-foot Lotus corniculatus 6% Jun - Aug 10 - 40cm Perennial
16 Vetch, Kidney Anthyllis vulneraria 8% May - Oct 15 - 50cm Perennial
17 Viper's Bugloss Echium vulgare 3% May - Oct 50 - 100cm Biennial
18 Yarrow Achillea millefolium 4% Jun - Oct 20 - 100cm Perennial
19 Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor 5% Jun - Sep 25 - 50cm Annual

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