Butterfly Mix Wildflower Seeds

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Butterfly Mix Wildflower Seeds - 100% Native Blend for Pollinator Borders

Transform your garden borders into a fluttering haven with our specially curated 100% wildflower seed mixture. This blend of eight native wildflower species is particularly attractive to butterflies, providing them with essential nectar sources throughout a long flowering season.

Our Butterfly Mix features a beautiful selection of wildflowers including Foxglove, Red Campion, Oxeye Daisy, Lesser Knapweed, Field Scabious, Native Red Clover, Corn Cockle, and Cornflower. Please note that in the first year, Oxeye Daisy, Cornflower, and Corn Cockle may be more prominent, with the other species establishing and flourishing in subsequent years. Rest assured, all our wildflower seed originates from wild UK stock, is commercially grown, and packed in the UK, ensuring you receive genuine native British wildflowers.

Key Features:

100% Wildflower seed mixture specifically for attracting butterflies
Features 8 butterfly-favourite native wildflower species
Long flowering season to support butterflies
Perfect for creating vibrant and beneficial borders
Native UK wildflower seed
Sow rate: 1 gram per square metre

Description:

Create a stunning and ecologically beneficial border with our Butterfly Mix Wildflower Seeds. This carefully chosen combination of native wildflowers is designed to entice and support a variety of beautiful butterfly species, adding a touch of natural elegance to your garden.

Planting Information:

Sow: March-May or Mid September - October (after the danger of frosts)
Colour: Mixed
Season: Long flowering season

Wildflower Species Included:

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Red Campion (Silene dioica)
Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
Lesser Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis)
Native Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) (Essex Red Clover)
Corn Cockle (Agrostemma githago)
Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

Origin and Quality:

We are committed to providing you with genuine native British wildflowers. The majority of the seed in this mix originates from wild UK stock, is commercially multiplied, and packed and distributed within the UK. This ensures you are buying high-quality seed to create beautiful and authentic wildflower borders.

When To Sow

Spring or Autumn. Keep an eye on the weather, avoid sowing around the time of frost or drought.

Sowing Rate
See individual product page for sowing rate. Increasing this rate may result in some species out competing others and reducing the rate may result in weeds or grasses dominating. *Tip 1 level teaspoon of wildflower seed is about 1.5g

Flowering Period
Annual species sown in Spring will bloom 8-10 weeks after sowing. Annuals sown in Autumn will bloom the following summer. Perennial species begin to flower the second year after sowing. If managed correctly, these flowers will return year after year.

Ground Preparation
Prepare pots or a bare seedbed in advance of sowing, free of weeds, grass, and other plants so that the wildflower seeds don't have to compete with other plants. This step is essential to establish wildflowers successfully.

Sowing

Lightly dig over and rake the soil to create a fine, firm seedbed.
Shake seed packet and mix the seeds with a carrier if using and scatter over the seedbed.
Lightly rake, roll or walk over the area to create good seed to soil contact. The aim is to push the seeds into the soil rather than to bury them too deep.
Water lightly and take care not to wash the seeds away.

Maintenance
Cut the plants back to 7cm in height after flowering in the autumn. Remove the cuttings to keep soil fertility low and to not smother emerging plants. Do not apply fertiliser or plant food.

This Seed Contains No Filler
Mix with a Carrier such as sand, sterile compost or Ready Brek to bulk the seed for a more even broadcast.