All these wild flowers are sown in our Wildflower Roof Turf. Additional Sedum species are added to the Green Roof PLUS mix. (see bottom of the page) The varieties which flower is dependent on underlying soil types and other environmental factors. We can also include various types of erosion control materials.

Wildflower Turf Content

Common Name: Autumn Hawkbit
Latin name: Leontodon autumnalis

Low often prostrate usually hairy annual. Leaflets rounded or oblong, often toothed. Flowers yellow, 2-3mm many to a raceme. Open grassland over limestone on well drained soils. April - September

Common Name: Black Medick
Latin name: Medicago lupulina

Low to medium perennial, stems branched, flowerheads 20-35mm yellow, leaves narrow/oblong, deeply toothed. Pollinated mainly by Bees, Calcareous soil. June - October

Common Name: Clustered Bellflower
Latin name: Campanula glomerata

Short to medium roughly hairy perennial, with erect flowering stems. Basal leaves rounded or heart-shaped, toothed, long-stalked; Stem leaves similar, though often narrower, mostly short stalked. Flowers deep bright blue, occasionally paler blue or white, erect bells, 15-30mm ;long, in tight terminal clusters. Open woodland grassy places, on calcareous soils. Pollinated by various bees and butterflies. June to August.

Common Name: Common Knapweed
Latin name: Centaurea nigra

Medium to tall, roughly hairy perennial. Leave elliptical to oval, flowerheads purple, 20-40mm solitary or in branched clusters, florets all equal in length. Rough grassland and meadows on a wide variety of soils. Pollinated by a variety of insects. June - September

Common Name: Common Spotted Orchid
Latin name: Dactylorhiza fuchsii

Short to medium. Leaves 7-12, usually dark-spotted, keeled, often bract-like. Bracts usually shorter than flowers. Flowers white to reddish-purple, the lip with deeper looped-line markings and spots.; lip 7-11mm, deeply 3-lobed. Grassy areas, open woodland often on calcareous soils often in large colonies. June to early August

Common Name: Corncockle
Latin name: Agrostemma githago

Medium to tall greyish, hairy erect annual. Leaves annual lanceolate, pointed. Flowers dull purple, occasionally white, 30-50mm, with long leaf-like sepals much exceeding the petals, borne on long slender stalks. Waste places and cornfields. Pollinated by Butterflies or self-pollinated. May - August

Common Name: Cornflower
Latin name: Centaurea cyanus

Medium to tall annual; stems erect, generally branched above greyish-cottony. Leaves lanceolate, untoothed or slightly toothed. Flowerheads violet-blue or dark blue, rarely white or purple, 15-30mm, solitary, the outer floret's spreading, much larger than the inner, flower bracts with a blackish-brown fringed border. Open habitats and disturbed ground. In decline. June - August

Common Name: Wild Pansy
Latin name: Viola tricolor

Variable, low to short, hairless annual or short lived perennial. Stems erect or ascending . Leaves oval with a heart-shaped base, the upper leaves narrower, generally lanceolate, all bluntly toothed. Flowers violet-blue or a mixture of violet-blue, yellow and white, occasionally entirely yellow. 10-25mm, the spur 3-5mm. Rough grassland open spaces of waste ground on acidic or neutral soils. April - October

Common Name: Hoary Plantain
Latin name: Plantago media

Low to medium, often hairy, greyish, with solitary or few leaf rosettes. Leaves elliptical-oval, 7-9 veined, with curly hairs. Flowers whitish, fragrant, in spikes shorter than the long ridged stalks; anthers lilac occasionally whitish. Dry grassy habitats, waste spaces on calcareous soils. May - August

Common Name: Lesser Stitchwort
Latin name: Stellaria graminea

Short to tall creeping perennial with weak straggly , much branched stems, square and smooth. Leaves linear to lanceolate, pointed, smooth. Bracts membranous with hairy margin. Flowers lax clusters of 10 or more 5-12mm petals equalling or longer than the sepals. Woodland grassland - light calcareous soils. May - August

Common Name: Scarlet Pimpernel
Latin name: Anagallis arvensis

Low prostrate or ascending annual with square stems. Leaves mostly opposite, oval, pointed, with black gland dots beneath, unstalked. Flowers scarlet, occasionally pink or blue (especially in the South), 4-7mm, petals hairy margined, often slightly toothed at apex. Flowers open widely in bright sunlight. Disturbed, cultivated ground generally well drained and light soils. May-October.

Common Name: Sheep's-bit
Latin name: Jasione montana

Hairy, low to medium annual, biennial occasionally perennial. Stems erect to ascending, leafless above. Leaves oblong linear to lanceolate, wavy, generally untoothed. Flowers blue, really pink or white, in terminal globular heads each surrounded at the base with a ruff of oval untoothed bracts. Corolla 5-lobed almost at the base. Rough grassland, heaths on light sandy soils. May - August

Common Name: Small Scabious
Latin name: Scabiosa columbaria

Short to medium, much branched, hairy perennial. Basal leaves to lanceolate, unlobed or pinnately-lobed, long stalked. Flowerheads bluish-lilac, 20-40mm, the outer florets slightly longer than the central ones with dark bristles at the base. Bracts shorter than the florets. Grassy places, dry calcareous soils. July - August

Common Name: Thrift
Latin name: Armeria maritima

Low short hairy cushion forming perennial with a branching stock. Leaves deep green, linear, usually 1-veined. Flowers pink, red or white in dense heads 15-25mm across borne on long leafless stalks. Fragrant. Pollinated by various insects including bees and butterflies. Cliffs meadows and salt marshes, dry pastures and gravelly soils. April - August

Common Name: Viper's Bugloss
Latin name: Echium vulgare

Short to medium, erect bristly biennial, rarely perennial, stems solitary or several. Leaves elliptical to lanceolate, stalked, with obscure lateral veins, the uppermost narrower and unstalked. Flowers pale to bright blue or blue-violet, pink in bud, 15-20mm long, with an oblique mouth , borne in branched coiled cymes; stamens long-protruding. Dry open habitats. June - September

Common Name: Wild Basil
Latin name: Clinopodium vulgare

Short to medium softly hairy perennial, faintly aromatic; stems erect and mostly unbranched. Leaves oval lanceolate, short stalked. Flowers pinkish-purple, 12-22mm long, in dense rather distant whorls, the upper lip flat; calyx purplish, somewhat curled. Open woodland, dry grassy habitats, generally calcareous soil. July - September

Common Name: Wild Thyme
Latin name: Thymus praecox ssp. brittanicus

Small, strongly aromatic perennial.Woody below, stems hairy on two opposite sides only. Flowers in crowded or oblong clusters, small, female or hermaphrodite, borne on separate plants. Calyx bell shaped, usually 2 lipped, hairy in the throat. Close grazed pastures and meadows. May - September

Common Name: Birdsfoot Trefoil
Latin name: Lotus corniculatus

Yellow pea-like flowers with distinctive birds foot seedpods. Commonly known as “Eggs and Bacon”. Butterflies and moths favourite. Flowers May to September. Grows to 30cm.

Common Name: Bladder Campion
Latin name: Silene vulgaris

Medium to tall perennial, erect stems all shoots flowering. . Flowers white16-18mm, fragrant, petals deeply notched. Calyx inflated, bladder-like. Dry calcareous soils, May - September

Common Name: Common Toadflax
Latin name: Linaria vulgaris

Medium to tall, tufted perennial with a creeping rhizomatous rootstock. Stems numerous usually branched in the upper half. Leaves linear to narrowly elliptical, mostly alternate. Flowers bright to pale yellow, 25-33mm long in a long dense raceme, the spur 10-13mm long, straight. Pollinated by various bees. Wide range of poor soils, July - October

Common Name: Common Vetch
Latin name: Vicia sativa

Ladder-like leaflets with “needle” on ends. At bottom leaves are stipules on each of these is a black spot, this secretes sugary substance that attracts ants that then help to defend the plant against insects. Variable pink/purple flowers from June onwards. Grows to a height of 40cm.

Common Name: Cowslip
Latin name: Primula veris

Member of Primrose family. Pretty clusters of small primrose-like yellow flowers. Flowers April to May. Grows to a height of 30cm.

Common Name: Musk Mallow
Latin name: Malva moschata

Tall delicate pink mallow flowers with sweet musky scent. Good nectar food for butterflies etc. Flowers July to September. Grows to a height of 45cm.

Common Name:
Perforate St Johns-wort
Latin name: Hypericum perforatum

Yellow flowers with five petals, in clusters. A particular favourite of bees. Bears a fruit in a capsule that contains many seeds. Flowers May – September. Grows to a height of 80cm.

Common Name: Rough Hawkbit
Latin name: Leotodon hispidus

Low to medium perennial, stems generally unbranched, often with 1-3 small leaf-like bracts. Leaves oblong-narrow, deeply toothed. Flowerheads yellow 20 -35mm, the outer rays striped red outside. Flower bracts linear-lanceolate, dark green hairless to woolly. Grassy open slopes on calcareous soils, June-September

Common Name: Selfheal
Latin name: Prunella vulgaris

Distinctive oblong flower heads, deep blue/pink. Whole flower head resembles a fir cone in shape. This plant readily self-seeds. Excellent nectar plant for insects. Flowers May to June. Grows to a height of 30cm.

Common Name: Wild Marjoram
Latin name: Origanum vulgare

Medium to tall, tufted hairy perennial, aromatic. Stems erect often purplish. Leaves oval, untoothed, stalked, glandular. Flowers purplish-red, pinkish or white often darker in bud, 4-7mm in broad branched, flat-topped clusters. Bracts dark purple usually, leaf like. Open calcareous soils. A culinary herb. July - October

Common Name: Wild Red Clover
Latin name: Trifolium pratense

Very variable, short to tall tufted hairy perennial. Leaves oval to elliptical, often with a white crescent in the centre. Flowers reddish-purple or pink, 12-15mm in dense globose heads usually solitary and unstalked. Open moist well drained calcareous or weakly acid soils. May-September

Common Name: Yarrow Milfoil
Latin name: Achillea millefolium

Member of Pink Family. Frondy leaves & large panicles of tiny aromatic flowers. Butterflies, moths, ladybirds love it. Has many herbal properties. Yarrow is also drought resistant. Flowers July to October. Grows to a height of 92cm.

Common Name: Yellow Rattle
Latin name: Rhinanthus minor

Partly parasitic plant that inhibits growth of grass. Small, squat yellow flowers have two lips, with tiny violet teeth on upper lip. In seed stage the capsule rattles in the wind hence the name. Flowers May—August. Grows to a height of 30cm.

Grasses

Common Name: Sheep's Fescue
Latin name: Festuca ovina

Densely tufted, stems to 45cm, sheaths split to more than half way; leaves all thread-like, green or glaucous. Spikelets 5-6mm, green, glaucous or violet tinged. Dry open moors. Flowering June-July

Common Name: Creeping Red Fescue
Latin name: Festuca rubra

Sub-species of Red Fescue. Loosely tufted or shortly creeping. Stems 60cm but usually much shorter, leaf-sheaths completely closed when young. Leaves of non-flowering shoots thread-like, flowering stems flat, green, glaucous or bluish. Spikelets 7-10mm, green glaucous, or violet-tinged, sometimes hairy; anthers dull purple. Flowering May-June

Common Name: Crested Dogstail
Latin name: Cynosurus cristatus

Common tufted perennial with wiry stems usually 50-60cm, narrow leaves and short blunt outgrowths at leaf junction. Inflorescence compact 1-sided spike-like panicle. Meadows and pastures on a wide range of soils. Flowering June - August

Common Name: Red Fescue
Latin name: Festuca rubra

Loosely tufted ort shortly creeping. Stems 60cm but usually much shorter, leaf-sheaths completely closed when young. Leaves of non-flowering shoots thread-like, flowering stems flat, green, glaucous or bluish. Spikelets 7-10mm, green glaucous, or violet-tinged, sometimes hairy; anthers dull purple. Flowering May-June

Common Name: Slender Creeping Red Fescue
Latin name: Festuca rubra ssp.