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Notice: Change To Seed Orders
We have temporarily suspended selling seeds for the next few months. This includes individual Seed Packets, Seed Collections and Meadow Mixes. If you would like to purchase our wild flower seeds you can still purchase them from www.wildgardenseeds.co.uk. If you click the link below it will take you to their website (in a new window) and you will be able to buy all of the seeds we have been stocking with free delivery

Wild Flower Seed Collections

Meadow Seed Mixes 

Seed Sowing Guide....


Wild Grasses


Common Bent

  Common Bent
 Agrostis capillaris
 Medium, native perennial grass which flowers from May to
 June. Prefers a sunny site.

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Smaller Catstail

  Smaller Catstail/Small Timothy
 Phleum bertolonii
 Medium, native perennial grass which flowers from June to
 July. This grass can be used as a host for Yellow Rattle. 
 Prefers a sunny site.

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Cocksfoot  

  Cocksfoot
 Dactylis glomerata
 Medium to tall, native perennial grass with purpish
  green flower heads from June to September. Suitable for 
 a sunny site. 

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Cotton Grass Cotton Grass
Eriophorum angustifolium

Native perennial grass which flowers from May to August followed by fluffy white 'cotton wool' seedheads.  Suitable for boggy areas as well as in pond margins up to 10cms.  Prefers acid soil.                           Plugs Available....
  Seeds (approx 30) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Crested Dogstail

  Crested Dogstail
 Cynosurus cristatus
 Medium, native perennial grass which flowers from June to
 August. Prefers sunny, dry sites and prefers acid or neutral
 soil.
   
        

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Blue Fescue

  Blue Fescue
 Festuca glauca
 Medium, perennial grass with bluish-grey leaves & flower 
  spikes. Prefers a sunny well-drained site.
           

  Seeds (approx 50) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Red Fescue

  Red Fescue
 Festuca rubra
 Medium, native perennial grass which flowers in June. Prefers a sunny site.
           

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Sheep's Fescue

  Sheep's Fescue
 Festuca ovina
 Medium, native perennial grass which flowers from May to July. Prefers a sunny site.
           

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Marsh Foxtail  

  Marsh Foxtail
 Alopecurus geniculatus
 Low growing native perennial grass with reddish-brown
 flower heads from May to July. Suitable for a damp site 
 such as at the edge of ponds. 

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

  

  Meadow Foxtail
 Alopecurus pratensis
 Tall growing native perennial grass with pale brown
 flower heads from April to June. Suitable for moist, but not 
 wet soils. 

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Hare's Tail

  Harestail Grass
 Lagurus ovatus

 Native annual grass which flowers from June to August
  followed by soft, fur-like, silky seedheads.  Suitable for a 
  sunny site.

  Seeds (approx 50) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Holy Grass Vanilla Grass (Holy or Sweet Grass)
Hierochloe odorata

Short, native perennial grass with greenish-gold flower heads from May to June.  Smells of newly mown hay with a hint of vanilla.  Suitable for sun or part shade.
3 Plugs @ £8         
6 Plugs @ £14       
12 Plugs @ £24     

Tufted Hairgrass

  Tufted Hair-grass
 Deschampsia cespitosa
 Tall, native perennial grass which flowers from June to
 September. Prefers a damp site such as beside a pond.

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Wavy Hairgrass

  Wavy Hair-grass
 Deschampsia flexuosa
 Medium, native perennial grass which flowers from June to
 July. Prefers a sunny site.

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Quaking Grass

  Quaking Grass
 Briza media
 Medium, native perennial grass which flowers from June to
 July followed by shaking seed heads.  Prefers sunny site and
 tolerates alkaline soil
.                         
                          

  Seeds (approx 50) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Quaking Grass

  Quaking Grass
  Briza media
 Medium native perennial grass flowering from June to July
 followed by shaking seed heads.  Prefers sunny site and
 tolerates alkaline soil
.
                         

3 Plugs @ £8           

6 Plugs @ £14          

12 Plugs @ £24       


Norfolk Reed  

  Common (Norfolk) Reed
 Phragmites australis
 Tall, native perennial grass with large feathery flower heads
  of purplish-brown from August to October. Grows at the
  edge of ponds and lakes. 

  Seeds (approx 50) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Sweet Vernal Grass 

  Sweet Vernal Grass
 Anthoxanthum odoratum
 Medium, native perennial grass with greenish-purple flowers
  from May to June. Smells of newly mown hay with a hint of
 vanilla. Suitable for sun or part shade.

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Sweet Vernal Grass

  Sweet Vernal Grass
 
Anthoxanthum odoratum
 Medium, native perennial grass with greenish-purple flowers
  from May to June. Smells of newly mown hay with a hint of
 vanilla. Suitable for sun or part shade.                     

3 Plugs @ £8           

6 Plugs @ £14          

12 Plugs @ £24       


 

  Timothy/Meadow Cat's Tail/Common Cat's Tail
 Phleum pratense 
 Medium, native perennial grass with pinkish flower heads
  from June to September.  Resistant to cold & drought.

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

 

  Upright Brome
 Bromopsis erecta
 Tall native perennial grass with purply-red flower heads
  from June & July. Suitable for chalky soils. 

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

 

  Wood False Brome
 Brachypodium sylvaticum
 Medium, native perennial grass with brown flower heads
  from July to August. Suitable for a shady site. 

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Yellow Oat Grass

  Yellow Oat Grass
 Trisetum flavescens
 Medium, native perennial grass which flowers from June to
 July. Prefers a sunny site.

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Yorkshire Fog  

  Yorkshire Fog
 Holcus lanatus
 Medium to tall, native perennial grass with pinkish
  flower heads from May to September. Suitable for a 
 sunny site. 

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Wild Sedges & Rushes


Branched Bur Reed Branched Bur Reed
Sparganium erectum
Medium to tall native perennial with strap-like leaves. Flowers from June to August with round prickly green fruit in August. Suitable for boggy areas as well as pond margins. Planting depth up to 40cm. Prefers sun or part shade.  Bare root plant.  Available late March to September.
3 Plants @ £10   
6 Plants @ £18   
12 Plants @ £32 

Hard Rush

  Hard Rush
  Juncus inflexus
 Native evergreen perennial rush with blue-green cylindrical
 stems and brown flowers from June to August.  Suitable for
 boggy conditions as well as in pond margins up to 5 cms.  
     
                                                  

3 Plugs @ £8              

6 Plugs @ £14             

12 Plugs @ £24          


Soft Rush

  Soft Rush
  Juncus effusus
 Native evergreen perennial rush with dark green cylindrical 
 with brown flowers from June to August.  Suitable for  
 boggy conditions as well as in pond margins up to 5 cms.      
 
                                    

3 Plugs @ £8              

6 Plugs @ £14             

12 Plugs @ £24          


Soft Rush

  Soft Rush
  Juncus effusus
 Native evergreen perennial rush with dark green cylindrical 
 with brown flowers from June to August.  Suitable for  
 boggy conditions as well as in pond margins up to 5 cms.  
                                                         

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Woodrush

  Great Woodrush
  Luzula sylvatica
 Medium native perennial sedge with brown flowers from
 May to June. Prefers damp, shady sites with acid soils.  
                                       

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Dwarf Sedge

  Dwarf Sedge
 Carex humilis
 Short, native perennial sedge with brown flower spikelets from March to May.  Prefers a partly shaded site. 
                                              

  Seeds (approx 25) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Cyperus Sedge

  Cyperus Sedge
 Carex pseudocyperus
 Tall, native perennial sedge with browny-gold flowers from
 April to June.  Prefers a damp, muddy site such as beside a  
 pond or in water margins. 
                                              

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Glaucus Sedge

  Glaucous Sedge
 Carex flacca
 Small, native perennial sedge with browny-purple flowers
  from July to August. Prefers a damp site with alkaline soils
  such as beside a pond.              

3 Plugs @ £8              

6 Plugs @ £14             

12 Plugs @ £24          


Glaucus Sedge

  Glaucous Sedge
 Carex flacca
 Small, native perennial sedge with browny-purple flowers
  from July to August. Prefers a damp site with alkaline soils
  such as beside a pond.                   

  Seeds (approx 50) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Lesser Pond Sedge Lesser Pond Sedge
Carex acutiformis

Tall native perennial with blue-green leaves. Flowers from July to September. Suitable for boggy areas as well as pond margins. Planting depth up to 10cm. Prefers sun or part shade.  Bare root plants or plugs.  Available late March to September.                                                                
3 Plants @ £9    
6 Plants @ £16  
12 Plants @ £28

Gtr Tussock Sedge

  Greater Tussock Sedge
 Carex paniculata
 Tall, native perennial sedge with greenish-brown flowers
  from May to June followed by shiny black seed heads.
 Prefers a damp site such as beside a pond.

  Seeds (approx 200) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Pendulous Sedge

  Pendulous Sedge
  Carex pendula
 Tall native perennial sedge with drooping flower spikes from
 May to August. Prefers damp, shady sites. Tolerates chalky
 soils.                                        

  Seeds (approx 100) @ £2.50

      

Price includes VAT

Pendulous Sedge

  Pendulous Sedge
  Carex pendula
 Tall native perennial sedge with drooping flower spikes from
 May to August. Suitable for boggy areas as well as in pond 
  margins. Prefers a shady site & tolerates chalky soils.  
 
Planting depth 0-30cms.  
Bare root or plug. 

3 Plants @ £8            

6 Plants @ £14          

12 Plants @ £24        



 

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