Cotswold Flood Plain Meadow Seed Mix
This is a perfect seed mix for creating a meadow on wet loamy soils, harvested from a site close to Malmesbury. It's one of the best examples of lowland hay meadow in Europe, and has been managed in the same way for centuries. The site is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is also protected as a Special Area of Conservation. Our supplier has special permission from English Nature to harvest part of this Coronation Meadow in a sustainable way. The species mix is characterised as MG4.
There are full instructions on the back of the packet. You can expect to receive your seed within five working days of placing an order.
Species making up over 4% of the seed mix are shown in bold. The mix has a huge element of Yellow Rattle - over 19% - which makes it an ideal cost effective way of establishing new meadows.
Major Wildflower Species:
Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed
Leontodon hispidus Rough Hawkbit
Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy
Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot Trefoil
Medicago lupulina Black Medick
Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain
Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup
Rhinanthus minor Yellow Rattle
Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel
Sanguisorba officinalis Great Burnet
Scorzoneroides autumnalis Autumn Hawkbit
Succisa pratensis Devilsbit Scabious
Trifolium pratense Wild Red Clover
Grasses:
Agrostis capillaris Common Bent
Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal-grass
Briza media Quaking Grass
Bromopsis erecta Upright Brome
Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dogstail
Dactylis glomerata Cocksfoot
Festuca rubra Red Fescue
Other species are present in smaller quantities.
Supplier: Emorsgate Seeds
Photo credit: Emorsgate Seeds