WF1 will establish quickly in areas such as road verges, inner city derelict sites and wasteland areas, where an initial display of colour is required.

The annual species produces a display in the first year and colour is provided by the perennial species for persistence.

Mixture

5.0%

Phacelia

(Phacelia tanacetifolia)

5.0%

Cornflower

(Centaurea cyanus)

10.0%

Corncockle

(Agrostemma githago)

2.5%

Oxeye Daisy

(Leucanthemum vulgare)

1.0%

Foxglove

(Digitalis purpurea)

10.0%

Oxeye Sunflower

(Heliopsis helianthoides)

2.5%

Smooth Blue Aster

(Symphyotrichum laeve)

6.0%

Lance-Leaved Coreopsis

(Coreopsis lanceolata)

3.2%

Ribwort Plantain

(Plantago lanceolata)

15.0%

Corn Poppy

(Papaver rhoeas)

5.0%

Corn Chamomile

(Anthemis arvensis)

8.5%

Purple Coneflower

(Echinacea)

2.5%

Salad Burnet

(Sanguisorba minor)

5.0%

Leo (Birdsfoot Trefoil)

(Lotus corniculatus)

2.8%

Rudbeckia

(Rudbeckia Hirta)

5.0%

Corn Marigold

(Chrysanthemum segetum)

2.0%

Evening Primrose

(Oenothera biennis)

2.0%

Calendula Art Shades

(Calendula art shades)

2.0%

Cosmos "Sensation Mix"

Cosmos "sensation mix")

3.0%

Red Campion

(Silene dioica)

2.0%

Common Knapweed

(Centaurea nigra)

Usage guide

Sowing Rate

1-5 g/m2

Sowing Time

March - October

Sowing Depth

10 mm

Sowing Instructions

Create a fine friable seedbed down to 150 mm in depth. Carry out two equal sowings at right angles to each other and diagonally to main axis. Broadcast manually or use seed drill, rake level and roll. Ensure good seed to soil contact.

Maintenance

1st cut in mid-September - 1st October and collect the arisings

Cutting height 70 -100 mm

Cut down to 70 -100 mm from early September. Remove arisings. If practical consider leaving up to one fifth of the area uncut, the remaining dead stalks will provide a nesting and hibernation site and egg laying habitat for invertebrates over the winter. Alternate this area each winter.

If possible, and with the obvious exception of areas you are leaving uncut, lightly mow the sward down to 70 -100 mm as required throughout the winter months until March and collect the clippings.