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Monday 21 March 2022

And Why Not Grow Some Wildflowers?

 

Growing wild flowers is becoming increasingly popular.


Last year on the gardening programs we had Gardener's World Adam Frost planting perennials like Ox Eyed Daisy and Scabious in the the grass in his garden and we had wildlife experts on Beechgrove raking areas of grass to plant meadow perennials.

More from our Garden Designer on how to grow wildflowers.

Yellow Rattle is often seeded to slow the grass down in layman's terms.

We have a range of perennial wild flowers in 9cm pots to get you started and seeds which it is time to start now.


We also have wildflower mixes.


Here is a list of some of our 9cm wildflower pots.


Hieracuium aurantiacum     Fox and Cubs

Viola odorata Sweet     Violet

Primular veris    Cowslip

Primula eliator     Oxslip

Myosotis sylvatica      Forget-Me-Not

Dipsacus fullonum      Teasel

Knautia arvensis      Field Scabious

Trifolium pratense      Red Clover

Daucus carota      Wild Carrot

Stachys officinalis     Betony

Galium verum     Lady’s Bedstraw

Linum perenne      Perennial Flax

Linaria vulgaris      Toadflax

Prunella vulgaris      Selfheal

Leucanthemum vulgare     Ox-Eye Daisy

Silene latifolia      White Campion

Lotus corniculatus      Bird’s Foot Trefoll

Digitalis purpurea      Foxglove

Campanula glomerata      Clustered Bellflower

Geranium robertianum      Herb Robert

If you are beginning a wild area of planting don't forget the many bulbs you will also be able to include such as bluebells, snowdrops, anemone and wild daffodils.