How to create a wild flower meadow
Also available:
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
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Poppy, common
Papaver rhoeas
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A Red Sun Ht. to 50cm Fl. May – August |
9cm | Available spring 2012 | Buy |
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Marigold, corn
Chrysanthemum segetum |
A Sun Ht. to 60cm Fl.June – October | 9cm | Available spring 2012 | Buy |
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Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus |
A Blue Sun Ht. to 80cm Fl. June – August |
9cm | Available spring 2012 | Buy |
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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
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Agrimony
Agrimonia eupatoria |
P Sun Ht. to 50cm Fl. June – August |
9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Betony
Stachys officinalis |
P Sun or part shade Ht. to 50cm Fl. June – Sept | 9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Birdsfoot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus |
P Sun Ht. to 35cm Fl. May – Sept important plant for bees and butterflies |
9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Buttercup, meadow
Ranunculus acris |
P Sun Ht. to 70cm Fl. April – May | 9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Centaury, common
Centaurium erythraea |
P Sun Ht. to 15cm Fl. June –October prefers well drained soil | 9cm | Sorry not available |
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Clover, red
Trifolium pratense |
P Sun Ht. to 30cm Fl. May – Sept |
9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Cowslip See Cottage Garden Natives | ||||
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Cranesbill, meadow
Geranium pratense |
P Blue Sun Ht. to 60cm Fl. May – Sept | 9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Cuckoo flower/lady’s smock See Cottage Garden Natives | ||||
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Fritillary, snakehead See Cottage Garden Natives | ||||
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Goatsbeard
Tragopogon pratensis |
A or P Sun Ht. to 60cm Fl. June -July | 9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Knapweed, common
Centaurea nigra |
P Purple Sun Ht. to 50cm Fl. June – Sept |
9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Lady’s bedstraw
Galium verum |
P Sun Ht. to 75cm Fl. June – August | 9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Marjoram
Origanum vulgare |
P Scented Sun Ht. to 40cm Fl. July – Sept |
9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Mallow, musk (pink or white) See Cottage Garden Natives | ||||
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Meadowsweet See Wetland and Pond | ||||
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Ox-eye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare |
P Sun Ht. to 65cm Fl. May – August | 9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Pasque flower See Cottage Garden Natives | ||||
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Quaking grass
Briza media |
9cm | 2.25 | Buy | |
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Rock rose
Helianthemum nummularium |
P Small shrub Ht. to 25cm Fl. May – August |
9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Salsify See Cottage Garden Natives | ||||
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Saxifrage, meadow
Saxifraga granulata |
P White Sun Ht. to 45cm Fl. April – June | 9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Scabious, fieldKnautia arvensis | P Sun Ht. to 80cm Fl. June – Sept |
9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Self heal
Prunella vulgaris |
P Sun or part shade Ht. To 20cm Fl. June – Sept |
9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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St Johns Wort, perforate
Hypericum perforatum |
P Sun Ht. to 50cm Fl. June – Sept | 9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Vetch, common
Vicia sativa |
P Sun or part shade Ht. scrambles to 1m Fl. April – Sept | 9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Vetchling, meadow
Lathyrus pratensis |
P Sun or part shade. Ht. scrambles to 1m Fl. May – August | 9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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Yarrow
Achillea millefolium |
P White or pink Sun Ht. 45cm Fl. June – Nov |
9cm | 2.25 | Buy |
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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 |