All these wild flowers are sown in our Wildflower Turf. The varieties which flower is dependent on underlying soil types and other environmental factors. We can also include various types of erosion control materials. 50% wildflower 50% grass by weight. wildflower seed proportions by volume.

Wildflower Content

Common Name: Betony
Latin name: Stachys officinalis

Member of Mint family. Square stems bearing narrow oval deep green leaves with bright magenta pink flowers. Flowers June to September. Grows to a height of 75cm.

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: Cats-ear
Latin name: Hypochoeris radicata

Dandelion like yellow flower. Flowers May to August. Grows to a height of 60cm.

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: Ladies Bedstraw
Latin name: Galium verum

Tiny yellow flowers smelling of honey on tall thin stems. Attracts wide variety of butterflies and moths. Flowers June to August. Grows to a height of 80 cm.

Common Name: Lesser Knapweed
Latin name: Centaurea Nigra

Member of Daisy Family. Deep pink many petalled flowers opening from hard bud. Attracts butterflies and birds like the seeds. Flowers June to September. Grows to a height of 100cm.

Common Name: Meadow Buttercup
Latin name: Ranunculus acris

Flower with five bright glossy yellow petals, finer leaves and taller than common buttercup. Flowers May to September. Grows to a height of 50cm.

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: Ox-eye Daisy
Latin name: Leucanthemum vulgare

Member of Daisy family. Looks like a large daisy. Said to deter flies if planted near houses. Flowers May to September. Grows to height of 60—90 cm.

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: Red Campion
Latin name: Silene dioica

Member of Pink Family. Grows to 90cm. Pretty bright red flowers divided petals that close at night. Loved by Bumblebees and butterflies. Flowers May to September. Grows to a height of 100cm.

Common Name: Ribwort Plantain
Latin name: Plantago lanceolata

Brownish flowers. Good for seed eating birds and butterflies and moths. Flowers April to August. Grows to a height of 30cm.

Common Name: Salad Burnet
Latin name: Sanguisorba minor

Distinctive leaves which when crushed smell of cucumber and can be added to salads. Flower heads are round, pink followed by droopy yellow anthers. Attracts birds, bees and other insects. Flowers July onwards. Grows to a height of 80cm.

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: 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.

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: Autumn Hawkbit
Latin name: Leontodon autumnalis

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: 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 Sorrel
Latin name: Rumex acetosa

Short to tall acid tasting perennial. Leaves arrow-shaped. Male and female flowers on separate plants. Used in salads and sauces. Open meadows. Neutral or mildly acid soils. May - June

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: Field Scabious
Latin name: Knautia arvensis

Medium to tall , hairy perennial. Stem usually with purple spots. Leaves pinnately lobed. Flowerheads bluish-violet to lilac, occasionally purple, 20 - 40mm, hermaphrodite or female. Open woodland, meadows on dry calcareous soils, July - September

Common Name: Meadow Cranes-bill
Latin name: Geranium pratense

Medium to tall tufted, hairy perennial with erect stems. Leaves rounded in outline. Flowers deep violet-blue, 25-30mm, cup-shaped in pairs. Petals rounded. Usually pollinated by bees. Base-rich and calcareous soils, June to September

Common Name: Meadowsweet
Latin name: Filipendula vulgaris

Tall tufted perennial 1.5m. Leaves with up to 5 pairs of large leaflets. Flowers fragrant, small, cream 4-8mm petals often 5. Sickly scent. Pollinated by flies. Damp marshes, fens, wet woodland, on calcareous or somewhat acid soils. June - September

Common Name: Ragged Robin
Latin name: Lychnis flos-cuculi

Medium to tall perennial. Basal leaves often spoon-shaped, stalked; stem leaves linear lanceolate. Flowers bright rosy-purple, rarely white, 198-22mm, in apparent whorls forming a narrow panicle, petals notched. Damp meadows and woodland, peaty mineral rich soils. Pollinated by Butterflies and long tongued bees and flies. May - August

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: Tufted Vetch
Latin name: Vicia cracca

Clambering perennial up to 2m often less. Stem hairy, leaflets 6-15 pairs linear to oblong. Flowers bluish-violet, 10-12mm in a one-sided long stalked raceme. Pollinated chiefly by bees. Wide variety of soil types and habitats. June - August

Common Name: White Campion
Latin name: Silene latifolia

Medium - tall stickily hairy, short-lived perennial. Leaves oval to lanceolate. Flowers white, 25-30mm in lax branched clusters, petals deeply notched, male and female flowers on separate plants. Fragrant in the evening. Poor calcareous soils, May - October

Common Name: Wild Carrot
Latin name: Daucus carota

Short to tall hairy annual or biennial, stem solid often ridged. Leaves pinnate 2-3, feathery with linear of lanceolate segments. Flowers white, the central one of the umbel sometimes purple, 2mm umbels with numerous rays. Variable soils. June - August

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

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: 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