Habitat Creation | Wildflower habitats
recommended species and mixtures
Wildflower seed mixtures include
Cornfield mixture
Contains fast growing colourful native annual species |
Meadow mixture
For creating species rich meadows, where soils vary in composition |
Pond Edge mixture
Contains wild waterside species |
Woodland mixture
Good for sowing among established trees |
Hedgerow mixture
Suitable for shady areas |
Tussock mixture For large tussocky grasses & wildflowers |
Most wildflower meadow seed mixes are sold as 80% grasses, and 20% wildflowers. This proportion gives a suitable balance between the matrix of grasses and the more seasonal growth of wildflowers. The grasses are usually slow growing, low maintenance grasses.
Wildflower species recommended for a perennial/biennial meadow mixture
| Meadow mixture Clay sub soils |
Meadow mixture Sandy sub soils |
| Black medlick | Bird's foot trefoil |
| Cowslip | Bladder Campion |
| Devil's-bit scabious | Evening primrose |
| Field scabious | Field forget-me-not |
| Lesser knapweed | Lady's bedstraw |
| Meadow buttercup | Musk mallow |
| Meadowsweet | Ox-eye daisy |
| Ragged robin | Viger's bugloss |
| Self heal | Wild carrot |
| White campion | Yarrow |