 | | | Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor) Seed Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor) is an attractive partially parasitic grassland annual. Once it is established it can reduce the competitive vigour of certain grasses by up to 50%, thus benefiting other sown wild flowers - see our resources section or listen hear to find out more about Rattle and its uses from Steve Morton of Herbiseed.. You will find it included in a number of our mixes.The most suitable sites for Yellow Rattle will be grassland of low to medium fertility and with a balanced sward which is not dominated by coarse vigorous grasses. To sow Rattle into existing grass, cut or graze it short (25mm) and harrow, rake, or lightly disc, aiming to create up to 50% bare soil. We have done just this very successfully in Caroline's meadow.
Yellow Rattle seed must be sown in autumn or early winter, say up to Christmas, as it needs to be chilled to trigger its germination the following spring. We recommend adding it to a newly established meadow after its first season.
Our Rattle is harvested in Devon from 70 acres of ancient wildflower meadow.
If you would like 200 grammes or less and you have no other purchases to make - ie your overall order size is below our £50 normal minimum - please contact us on 01749 812775 to arrange payment and delivery.
Sowing Rate: Up to 1g per square metre.
Mixtures may be ordered in 0.1 kg increments from 0.1 kg upwards. Quantities up to 10 kilos at the kilo rate, thereafter prices on request.
Supplier : Goren Farm
We donate half of our profit on sales of this product to The Bumblebee Conservation Trust
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 to help you. 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.
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