Description
Designed for traditional meadow-style growth, the Medium Height Flowering Mix is sourced from 100% native Irish seed.
With proper management - cutting twice in the second year for example - this mix will persist for years, allowing native species to flourish. It also tolerates light grazing outside peak flowering months.
Species List:
Birdsfoot Trefoil, Black Meddick, Devil's Bit Scabious, Corn Marigold, Corn Poppy, Corncockle, Cornflower, Cowslip, Eyebright, Fleabane, Kidney Vetch, Lady's Bedstraw, Lesser Knapweed, Marjoram, Scentless Mayweed, Ox-eye Daisy, Ribwort Plantain, Red Campion, Red Clover, Red Bartsia, Rough Hawksbit, Selfheal, Sorrel, St Johnswort, White Campion, Wild Carrot, White Clover, Yarrow, Yellow Rattle
Mixture Specifications:
pH range: Suits all soils.
Soil: Tolerates moist to dry soil, or clay to a lighter loamy soil.
Aspect: Sunny
Life Cycle: Contains Annuals, Biennials & Perennials.
Height Range: 30cm - 160cm
Flowering Period: May to late July.
Fertility Range: Will grow on any soil; the less fertile the soil, the less cutting will be required.
Wintergreen: Moderate
See Instructions tab for info on sowing and maintenance.
Instructions
Seed Sowing Rates:
Normal sowing rates:
Pure wildflowers - no grass: 1.5 grams per metre.
Added grass seed: 1 to 5 grams per metre
Grasses can be sown with this mixture, as eventually grasses will invade and require cutting at least once per year depending on soil fertility.
Establishment:
Sow on weed free ground. Watch for creeping buttercup weed germination in your soil. If there are many, then it's best to allow weeds to germinate, kill them off, then sow the seed.
In the first year, cut in August and clear up the cuttings.
From the second year, cut in early April and again in late July or early August. After cutting, some species will re-emerge to flower.
Cut again in September or October when growth is strong. Remove the cuttings and rake or scarify the soil.
Maintenance
Even if it is flowering, cut it at the end of July or in very early August.
Once well-established the meadow can be cut or pasture grazed in midsummer to produce more flowers, or it can be kept at a lower flowering height.
If grazing keep it light. If cutting only to 4 inches, heavy amounts of cutting should be removed. Lighter amounts can be collected with the final autumn cut and collection of dead materials.
