Clay Soil 100% Wildflower Seed Mix

Clay can be heavy, sticky and strangely determined to cling to every shoe you own. Fortunately, these wildflowers are built for it.

This 100% mix contains no added grasses and brings together species chosen for heavier, moisture retaining soils, including betony, meadowsweet, ragged robin and field scabious.

This is a 100% wildflower mix.

Wildflowers included:

• Betony
• Meadowsweet
• Birdsfoot Trefoil
• Musk Mallow
• Black Medick
• Oxeye Daisy
• Agrimony
• Ragged Robin
• Common Cat’s Ear
• Ribwort Plantain
• Common Sorrel
• Self Heal
• Cowslip
• Sheep Sorrel
• Field Scabious
• Tufted Vetch
• Foxglove
• Yarrow
• Lady’s Bedstraw
• Yellow Rattle
• Meadow Buttercup

When to sow
For best results, sow from March to May or August to October.

Where to sow
Sow on prepared bare clay soil in sun or partial shade. Break up compacted ground before sowing.

How to sow
Remove existing grass and weeds to expose bare soil. Lightly rake the surface, scatter the seed evenly, then gently press or tread it into the soil. Do not bury the seed deeply.

Sowing rate
3 g per m².

Measurements and timings are only a guide. Growing is not an exact science, so do not worry if everything is not perfectly placed.

Keep the surface damp while seeds germinate, without waterlogging it. Remove obvious weeds, do not feed and cut back after flowering.

Flowering
Generally late spring to late summer.

Height
Around 20 cm to 1 metre.

What to expect
Annual and faster species may appear first, while perennial flowers become more prominent as the planting matures.

Wildlife value
The flowers provide pollen and nectar for bees, butterflies, hoverflies and other visiting insects.

We want your seeds to grow. If you follow our sowing instructions, give them a fair chance, and they still do not grow, we’ll put it right.

Eligible customers can choose either a refund for the seeds that did not grow, or replacement seeds of the same value.

For more information on our policy go to our No Grow No Fee page.