Meadow and Cornfield

How to create a wild flower meadow

Also available:

Wildflower Meadow Seed Mix

Wildflower Meadow Plug Collection

Some plants are only available at certain times of year. If your order cannot be dispatched immediately we will contact you and let you know
P perennial B biennial A annual

 

Nectar source for bees and butterflies

 

Cornfield Flowers

All cornfield flowers are annuals and will set seed each year but require the ground to be dug or raked over each year for good germination and flowering

Size £
Poppy, common
Papaver rhoeas
A Red Sun Ht. to 50cm Fl. May – August . 9cm Available spring 2012 Buy
Marigold, corn

Chrysanthemum segetum

A Sun Ht. to 60cm Fl.June – October 9cm Available spring 2012 Buy
Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus

A Blue Sun Ht. to 80cm Fl. June – August . 9cm Available spring 2012 Buy
Corn cockle

Agrostemma githago

A Sun Ht. to 1m Fl. June – August 9cm Available spring 2012 Buy

Meadow Flowers and Grasses

If you are creating a hay meadow using seed, plants or plugs or a combination of these, please read our information on preparation and maintenance Click here

You may wish to consider our  Wildflower meadow seed mix

Size
£
Agrimony

Agrimonia eupatoria

P Sun Ht. to 50cm Fl. June – August 9cm 2.25 Buy
Betony

Stachys officinalis

P Sun or part shade Ht. to 50cm Fl. June – Sept 9cm 2.25 Buy
Birdsfoot trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

P Sun Ht. to 35cm Fl. May – Sept important plant for bees and butterflies 9cm 2.25 Buy
Buttercup, meadow

Ranunculus acris

P Sun Ht. to 70cm  Fl. April – May 9cm 2.25 Buy
 Centaury, common

Centaurium erythraea

P Sun Ht. to 15cm Fl. June –October prefers well drained soil 9cm Sorry
not available

 Clover, red

Trifolium pratense

P Sun Ht. to 30cm Fl. May – Sept 9cm 2.25 Buy
Cowslip See Cottage Garden Natives
Cranesbill, meadow

Geranium pratense

P Blue Sun Ht. to 60cm Fl. May – Sept 9cm 2.25 Buy
Cuckoo flower/lady’s smock See Cottage Garden Natives
Fritillary, snakehead See Cottage Garden Natives
Goatsbeard

Tragopogon pratensis

A or P Sun Ht. to 60cm Fl. June -July 9cm 2.25 Buy
Knapweed, common

Centaurea nigra

P Purple Sun Ht. to 50cm Fl. June – Sept 9cm 2.25 Buy
Lady’s bedstraw

Galium verum

P Sun Ht. to 75cm Fl. June – August 9cm 2.25 Buy
Marjoram

Origanum vulgare

P Scented Sun Ht. to 40cm Fl. July – Sept 9cm 2.25 Buy
Mallow, musk (pink or white) See Cottage Garden Natives
Meadowsweet See Wetland and Pond
Ox-eye daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

P Sun Ht. to 65cm Fl. May – August 9cm 2.25 Buy
Pasque flower See Cottage Garden Natives
Quaking grass

Briza media

9cm 2.25 Buy
Rock rose

Helianthemum nummularium

P Small shrub Ht. to 25cm Fl. May – August 9cm 2.25 Buy
Salsify See Cottage Garden Natives
Saxifrage, meadow

Saxifraga granulata

P White Sun Ht. to 45cm Fl. April – June 9cm 2.25 Buy
Scabious, fieldKnautia arvensis P Sun Ht. to 80cm Fl. June – Sept 9cm 2.25 Buy
Self heal

Prunella vulgaris

P Sun or part shade Ht. To 20cm Fl. June – Sept 9cm 2.25 Buy
St Johns Wort, perforate

Hypericum perforatum

P Sun Ht. to 50cm Fl. June – Sept 9cm 2.25 Buy
Vetch, common

Vicia sativa

P Sun or part shade Ht. scrambles to 1m Fl. April – Sept 9cm 2.25 Buy
Vetchling, meadow

Lathyrus pratensis

P Sun or part shade. Ht. scrambles to 1m Fl. May – August 9cm 2.25 Buy
Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

P White or pink Sun Ht. 45cm Fl. June – Nov 9cm 2.25 Buy
Yellow rattle

Rhinanthus minor

A Sun Ht. to 40cm Fl. May – August Semi-parasitic on meadow grasses so important in establishing a flower-rich meadowContains grass host. 9cm Available spring 2012 Buy

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