PRO FLORA 4

Calcareous soils 

Calcareous lime rich soils can often be lower in nutrient and free draining. On very thin soils, establishment can be slow and the grass growth a little thinner, this is ideal for the long term development of the flower species in the mix.

Sowing rate: 5g/m2

% COMMON NAME SPECIES HEIGHT COLOUR PERIOD
  20% WILD FLOWERS        
1 BETONY STACHYS OFFICIANLIS 30-80 PURPLE JUNE SEPT
7 BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL LOTUS CORNICULATUS 5-40 YELLOW JUNE AUG
2 BLADDER CAMPION SILENE VULGARIS 20-60 WHITE MAY SEPT
10 BULBOUS BUTTERCUP RANUNCULUS BULBOSUS 15-35 YELLOW MAY AUG
2 COMMON TOADFLAX LINARIA VULGARIS 50-90 YELLOW JUNE OCT
1 COWSLIP PRIMULA VERIS 10-30 YELLOW APRIL JUNE
4 DROPWORT FILIPENDULA VULGARIS 60-80 WHITE JUNE AUG
2 DARK MULLIEN VERBASCUM NIGRUM 110-130 YELLOW JUNE OCT
7 GREATER KNAPWEED CENTAUREA SCABIOSA 50-90 PURPLE JULY AUG
10 KIDNEY VETCH ANTHYLLIS VULNEARIA 15-30 YELLOW MAY AUG
12 LADY’S BEDSTRAW GALIUM VERUM 50-80 YELLOW JUNE SEPT
11 MEADOW BUTTERCUP RANUNCULUS ACRIS 30-100 YELLOW MAY SEPT
8 OX-EYE DAISY LEUCANTHERMUM VULGARE 20-100 WHITE MAY OCT
4 SMALL SCABIOUS SCABIOSA COLUMBARIA 20-45 LILAC JUNE AUG
10 TUFTED VETCH VICIA CRACCA 100-200 PURPLE JUNE AUG
8 WILD CARROT DAUCUS CAROTA 30-100 WHITE JUNE SEPT
1 WILD MIGNONETTE RESEDA LUTEA 20-50 YELLOW JUNE AUG
100          
  80% GRASSES        
5 BROWNTOP BENTGRASS AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS 10-70 - -
10 SMOOTH STALKED MEADOW GRASS POA PRATENSIS 10-90 - -
22 CRESTED DOGSTAIL CYNOSURUS CRISTATUS 5-75 - -
5 GOLDEN OATGRASS TRISETUM FLAVESCENS 20-80 - -
1 QUAKING GRASS BRIZA MEDIA 15-75 - -
20 HARD FESCUE FESTUCA TRACHYPHYLLA 15-70    
10 SHEEPS FESCUE FESTUCA OVINA 5-60 - -
20 SLENDER CREEPING RED FESCUE FESTUCA RUBRA LITORALIS 20-100 - -
5 SMALLER CATSTAIL PHLEUM BERTOLONII 10-50 - -
2 UPRIGHT BROME BROMUS ERECTUS 40-120 - -
100