BFS 8 – High Nutrient Initial Establishment Wildflower Grassland Mix – 50% Flora

This high-nutrient wildflower grassland mix suits ground where soil fertility supports strong grass growth, since an ordinary meadow mix can lose its flowers to grass competition on this kind of site. Its wildflowers grow tall in the sward or scramble up grass stems, meadow vetchling being one example, so they can hold their place among more vigorous grasses. Sow with at least 50% wildflower content to give the flowers a fair start.

It is a colourful mix with a long flowering period, and it supports wildlife within the meadow sward. During the initial establishment period (4-6 years), graze or mow lightly and remove the cuttings; this helps reduce fertility. Once fertility has dropped through this management, you can move up to a higher-diversity mix, such as BFS 1 Traditional Hay Meadow Mix.

Sow at 3g/m². The mix is 50% wildflowers (14 species) and 50% grasses (6 species).

All seeds in this mixture are subject to availability at the time of purchase.

Species in the BFS 8 mix:

• Wildflowers:
  • 6% Achillea millefolium – (Yarrow)
  • 10% Centaurea nigra – (Black Knapweed)
  • 8% Lathyrus pratensis – (Meadow Vetchling)
  • 8% Leucanthemum vulgare – (Oxeye Daisy)
  • 5% Lotus corniculatus – (Common Birdsfoot Trefoil)
  • 4% Lychnis flos-cuculi – (Ragged Robin)
  • 10% Plantago lanceolata – (Ribwort Plantain)
  • 10% Ranunculus acris – (Meadow Buttercup)
  • 5% Rhinanthus minor – (Yellow Rattle)
  • 10% Rumex acetosa – (Common Sorrel)
  • 7% Sanguisorba minor – (Salad Burnet)
  • 7% Silene dioica – (Red Campion)
  • 6% Trifolium pratense – (Red Clover)
  • 4% Vicia cracca – (Tufted Vetch)
• Grasses:
  • 5% Agrostis capillaris – (Common Bent)
  • 5% Anthoxanthum odoratum – (Sweet Vernal Grass)
  • 25% Cynosurus cristatus – (Crested Dogstail)
  • 40% Festuca rubra – (Red Fescue)
  • 15% Festuca rubra ssp. commutata – (Chewings Fescue)
  • 10% Poa trivialis – (Rough Meadow Grass)