 | | | Cornfield Seed Mix These are plants, or arable 'weeds', which once coloured old cornfields with reds, blues and yellows before they were banished by modern weedkillers. Sown in a sunny site their massed blooms produce a spectacular display of colour peaking in June, and a fabulous boon for butterflies, bees, and other pollinating insects. Later Spring sowings - up to the end of April - will result in later flowering. This mixture contains a selection of the brightest, most popular cornfield flowers, and will grow well on most soil types. It is possible to re-establish cornfield annuals each year from self sown seeds if, after flowering, the plants are cut back and removed, and the ground re-cultivated. Please see Emorsgate's excellent Richard Brown on YouTube. If you wish to boost the numbers of your favourite annuals they can be over-sown at the same time.
They are also recommended for sowing at 0.5-1g per square metre together with any of our perennial wildflower mixtures as a nurse, which is what we did at Archie's meadow - pictured left. We also have a mix of annual and perennials in our orchard meadow.
100% wildflowers
% Wildflowers (by weight)
30.0 Corncockle Agrostema githago
5.0 Corn Chamomile Anthemis arvensis
20.0 Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
20.0 Corn Marigold Chrysanthemum segetum
5.0 Scentless Chamomile Matricaria perforata
5.0 Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
10.0 Corn Poppy Papaver rhoeas
5.0 Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Sowing rate: 4 g per square metre, 40 kg per hectare, 15 kg per acre.
Mixtures may be ordered in 1 kg increments from 1 kg upwards. Quantities from 2 kg to 10 kg at the 2 kg rate and over 10 kg at the 10 kg rate.
Supplier : Herbiseed
We donate half of our profit on sales of this product to Butterfly Conservation
We strongly recommend reading up meadows before buying seed - see our resources section, brief guide to preparation and aftercare, and illustrative projects. We also run courses on meadow creation and management and offer design and ecological survey services. Although our seed has high germination rates, you need to be careful about initial care and establishing an annual regime. Don't be put off though - once you get the hang of it it's pretty straightforward.
Although we mostly sell mixes, we do also sell Yellow Rattle as a useful regulator of grass growth and Viper's Bugloss, as the bumblebee's favourite nectar flower. If you are interested in any other individual species please ask.
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Key to symbols | | Quantity:
1 kg
£55.00
2 to 9 kg, cost per kg
£52.00
10 or more kg, cost per kg
£48.00
Prices include VAT (where applicable) and delivery to mainland UK
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