PRO FLORA 5

Wet loamy soils 

This mixture is ideal for low lying heavier soils represented best by lowland water meadows and flood plains that experience seasonal flooding. These soils can have a higher nutrient levels so careful management of the grass species is key to the successful establishment of this mix. 

Sowing rate: 5g/m2

% COMMON NAME SPECIES HEIGHT (CM) COLOUR PERIOD
  20% WILD FLOWERS        
1 BETONY STACHYS OFFICIANLIS 30-80 PURPLE JUNE SEPT
11 BLACK KNAPWEED CENTAUREA NIGRA 30-80 PURPLE JUNE SEPT
1 DEVILS BIT SCABIOUS SUCCISA PRATENSIS 20-80 LILAC JULY SEPT
3 GIPSYWORT LYCOPUS EUROPAEUS 30-100 WHITE JULY SEPT
5 GREATER BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL LOTUS ULIGINOSUS 5-40 YELLOW JUNE OCT
3 GREAT BURNET SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS 40-90 RED JUNE SEPT
2 HEMP AGRIMONY EUPATARIUM CANNABINUM 30-180 WHITE JULY SEPT
1 MARSH MALLOW ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS 90-120 PINK AUG SPET
1 MARSH WOUNDWORT STACHYS PALUSTRIS 20-100 PINK JULY SEPT
11 MEADOW BUTTERCUP RANUNCULUS ACRIS 30-100 YELLOW MAY SEPT
6 MEADOWSWEET FILIPENDULA ULMARIA 50-150 WHITE JUNE AUG
9 OX-EYE DAISY LEUCANTHERMUM VULGARE 20-100 WHITE MAY OCT
1 PEPPER SAXIFRAGE SILAUM SILUS 50-75 WHITE JUNE AUG
4 PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE LYTHRUM SALICARIA 5-100 PURPLE JULY SEPT
3 RAGGED ROBIN LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI 30-80 RED MAY JUNE
8 SELFHEAL PRUNELLA VULGARIS 5-20 PURPLE JUNE SEPT
2 SNEEZEWORT ACHILLEA PTARMICA 20-150 WHITE JULY SEPT
1 SQ. STEM ST. JOHNS WORT HYPERICUM TETRAPTERUM 30-60 YELLOW JULY SEPT
5 TUFTED VETCH VICIA CRACCA 100-200 PURPLE JUNE AUG
9 YELLOW FLAG IRIS IRIS PSUDACORUS 60-120 YELLOW MAY JULY
13 YELLOW RATTLE RHINANTHUS MINOR 15-40 YELLOW MAY AUG
100          
  80% GRASSES        
4 BROWNTOP BENTGRASS AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS 10-70 - -
20 CHEWINGS FESCUE FESTUCA RUBRA COMMUTATA 20-90 - -
19 CRESTED DOGSTAIL CYNOSURUS CRISTATUS 5-75 - -
6 MEADOW FOXTAIL ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS 30-120 - -
2 PENDULAS SEDGE CAREX PENDULA 80-150 - -
5 SHEEPS FESCUE FESTUCA OVINA 5-60 - -
25 SLENDER CREEPING RED FESCUE FESTUCA RUBRA LITORALIS 20-100 - -
10 SMOOTH STALKED  MEADOW GRASS POA PRATENSIS 10-90 - -
1 SOFT RUSH JUNCUS EFFUSUS 20-70    
4 SWEET VERNAL GRASS ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM 10-100 - -
4 TUFTED HAIRGRASS DESCHAMPSIA CAESPITOSA 20-200 - -
100