Flowered meadows
MP08635 - Wild flowers - Flowers from nature
- Sowing periodAutumn
- Sowing periodSpring
- Life spanMulti-year
- HeightLow
- HeightTall
- HeightMedium tall
- Flowering periodAutumn
- Flowering periodSpring
- Flowering periodSummer
Description
A natural rural wildflower meadow designed primarily to enhance biodiversity by introducing wild flowers and in particular wild arable plant species. This mixture provides a highly varied flowering display from April to June in the years following sowing, even if initial establishment may appear slow. The presence of robust perennial plants within the mixture ensures a long-lasting wild flower vegetation. To guarantee its natural persistence, the mixture should be mown and mulched in September during the first year, and in July in subsequent years.
Plant height: 30–70 cm
Flowering: from spring onwards
Composed of 9 annual and 28 perennial species.
Composition
| species | |
|---|---|
| Alpine aster | Aster alpinus |
| Bird's-foot trefoil | Lotus corniculatus |
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta |
| Blanketflower | Gaillardia aristata |
| Boreal chickweed | Cerastium biebersteinii |
| Brown knapweed | Centaurea jacea |
| Bullwort | Ammi majus |
| Common mallow | Malva sylvestris |
| Corn Cockle | Agrostemma githago |
| Corn Marigold | Chrysanthemum segetum |
| Dill | Anethum graveolens |
| Gayfeather | Liatris spicata |