Wiltshire Calcareous Soils Meadow Seed Mix
This is a stunning meadow mix, typical of neutral to calcareous grassland. It's harvested from a meadow outside Broad Chalke, home of the Chalke Valley history festival, in the Cranborne Chase AONB.
The harvesters categorise it as being MG5b, leaning to CG3. It's characterised by its very high and diverse floral content, which contains some very lovely things indeed. Also a good quantity (3%) of one of our most beautiful grasses, Briza media, Quaking grass.
You can expect to receive your seed within five working days of placing an order, although this might vary according to demand. This mix is available in quantities of 1kg and upwards through our main website.
Typical Major Wildflower Species (78%):
Glaucous sedge Carex flacca
Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris
Yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor
Black medic Medicago lupulina
Ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Fairy flax Linum catharticum
Red clover Trifolium pratense
Common knapweed Centaurea nigra
Hoary plantain Plantago media
Birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Major Grasses (10%):
Bent Agrostis spp.
Quaking grass Briza media
Crested dogstail Cynosaurus cristata
Inert matter 12%
Other species are present in smaller quantities - details on request.
Other species are present in smaller quantities.
Supplier: Bright Seeds