With increased pressure upon habitats for pollinating insects, Pro Flora 15 brings together a mix of species specifically to attract pollinators. This mix of native origin wild flowers and fine-leaved non-competitive grasses will thrive on a wide range of soils with a prolonged flowering period, ideal for bees, butterflies and other pollinators. This mixture will also benefit other predators higher up the food chain.

Sowing rate: 5m2
Flowering height: 5cm to 2m
Flowering period: April-November

Mixture

20% wildflowers

 

%

Species

Birdsfoot Trefoil

4.5%

Lotus corniculatus

Black Knapweed

15%

Centaurea nigra

Devil's Bit Scabious

0.5%

Succisa pratensis

Field Scabious

0.5%

Knautia arvensis

Kidney Vetch

5%

Anthyllis vulnearia

Meadow Buttercup

10%

Ranunculus acris

Ox-Eye Daisy

12%

Leucanthermum vulgare

Red Clover

2.5%

Trifolium pratensis

Sainfoin

20%

Onobrychis viciifolia

Selfheal

15%

Prunella vulgaris

Tufted Vetch

2.5%

Vicic cracca

Viper's Bugloss

2.5%

Echium vulgare

Wild Carrot

7.5%

Daucus carota

Wild Clary

2.5%

Salvia verbenaca

80% grasses

 

%

Species

Browntop Bent

5%

Agrostis capillaris

Chewings Fescue

34%

Festuca rubra commutata

Crested Dogstail

35%

Cynosurus cristatus

Meadow Foxtail

3%

Alopecurus pratensis

Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass

20%

Poa pratensis

Sweet Vernal

3%

Anthoxantomum odoratum