Acid & Clay Soil Mixture
Ref: mixacid
A suitable mixture for both acidic and heavy clay soil types. It is essential to prepare a well worked seedbed which has been managed to allow the control and removal of aggressive weeds. The seeds should be spread evenly and sown at no more than 10mm deep. Sow between March and May, or August and early October.
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Species breakdown in this mix
Bentgrass
Common Bentgrass is a perennial grass with fine leaves, The seed head is delicate and attractive, opening loosely from late spring through to autumn. Older swards in heavily grazed or trampled areas may form dense, low growing clumps.
Betony
Betony is a very attractive addition to any wildflower mix, its vibrant colour and lack of maintenance required make it an ideal choice.
Common Sorrel
Common Sorrel is a short to tall acid-tasting perennial, native in a wide range of grassy places. This species has dioecious plants with established populations potentially containing twice as many female plants as male.
Crested Dogstail
Traditionally a grazing grass, which helps to fill out the base of the sward. This compact tufted perennial is found in abundance in sheep pastures. It is not aggressive and grows well late into the season when other grasses are giving up. It has good winter greenness but is inclined to produce wiry stems if not cut or grazed.
Hedge Bedstraw
Hedge bedstraw is a medium to tall scrambling grassland perennial with dense clusters of small cream/white flowers, growing up to 3 or 4 feet in height. It is particularly common throughout the southern half of Great Britain.
Ladys Bedstraw
This is a weakly stemmed, sprawling species, when cut is has a notable sweet smell.
Lesser Knapweed
Lesser knapweed is also known as common black knapweed. It is a competitive wild flower found throughout the UK and parts of western Europe, in old meadows and roadsides. It may be known as 'hardheads'.
Meadow Buttercup
There are several species of buttercup, this species is different from the creeping buttercup that many regard as a grassland weed. Found in older grasslands and damp grassy places, it is the tallest of the common buttercups.
Meadow Foxtail
A tufted perennial which is widespread throughout the British Isles. It is commonly found in low lying areas, particularly in river meadows. It is noted as one of the earliest growing grasses in the spring.
Meadow Vetchling
This perennial species grows up to 3 ft in height and is known to ‘scramble’, meaning it delicately climbs up and over other plants for support. Clusters of flowers are produced on long upright stems.
Meadowsweet
This upright perennial can reach 4 ft in height, with its masses of cream flowers, it is sometimes mistaken for one of the parsley family.
Native Red Clover
Native red clover, sometimes known as Essex or indigenous red clover, is a native variety to the UK. Generally this variety is smaller and lower yielding than an agriculturally bred strain, but with a longer lifespan. Despite being lower yielding than some varieties, it is notably early to flower, often seen from April to May.
Ox-eye Daisy
Ox-eye daisy is a robust wildflower species, the flower head is a typical daisy shape, with white petals and yellow central florets. They grow in solitary heads and are around three to five centimetres wide.
Red Fescue / Chewings Fescue
Also known as chewings fescue, this is a fine leaved, tufted grass. It is distinguished from creeping red fescue by its absence of creeping rhizomes. It remains dark green throughout most of the season.
Red Fescue / Chewings Fescue Species Guide 
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Ribwort Plantain wildflower
The erect leaves are ribbed with 3 to 6 veins. The flower stalk is deeply furrowed, and the flower spikes are shorter and very compact. It grows from 6 inches to 2 feet tall and is a good source of vitamins and minerals for grazing animals.
Rough Stalked Meadow Grass
Rough stalk meadow grass is a very common species throughout the UK and Europe. It can be found in lowland pastures, river meadows and waste ground. Recognisable from its tufted habit and erect culms. It is generally leafy towards the base, and will fill out the bottom of the sward as it tolerates partial shading.
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Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris)
Self heal is a low growing plant with oval leaves and bluish or violet flowers that appear in dence, oblong clusters on the tops of its stems. Self heal is widely found throughout the UK
Sheeps Fescue
The finest leaved and least aggressive fescue, it is found throughout the UK. It is hardy and drought resistant and will with-stand heavy grazing or close cutting, however it has a low forage yield. It is a useful species for providing a low growing, low maintenance green cover on difficult soils. It is one of the earlier fine fescues to flower in the spring.
Sheeps Sorrel
Slender low/ short perennial. Its leaves, which are all stalked, have spreading lobes at the base. Leaves are arrow-shaped at the top whilst clasping onto the stem.
Yarrow Wildflower
This is a common perennial species that flowers late into the season, with tiny disticnt white or pink flowers. The latin 'milfoil' means a thousand leaves and refers to the tiny divide segments of the feathery leaves.
Yellow Rattle
Erect, annual, hairless parasitic herb. Growing up to 50 cm in height. The leaves are narrow-lanceolate, coarsely toothed and slightly wrinkled on the outer edge, stalkless and arranged in opposite pairs. Flowers are situated in short leafy spikes.
| Contents per Kg | % | kg | |
 | certified meadow foxtail | 5.0 | 0.050 |
| certified rough stalked meadowgrass | 5.0 | 0.050 |
| certified crested dogstail | 15.0 | 0.150 |
| certified common bentgrass | 20.0 | 0.200 |
| certified red/chewings fescue | 20.0 | 0.200 |
| certified sheeps fescue | 20.0 | 0.200 |
| Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris) | 2.0 | 0.020 |
| Ladys Bedstraw (Galium verum) | 2.0 | 0.020 |
| Lesser Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) | 1.3 | 0.013 |
| Betony (Stachys officinalis) | 1.2 | 0.012 |
| Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor) | 1.2 | 0.012 |
| Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) | 1.0 | 0.010 |
| Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) | 1.0 | 0.010 |
| Hedge Bedstraw | 1.0 | 0.010 |
| Meadow Buttercup | 1.0 | 0.010 |
| Meadow vetchling | 1.0 | 0.010 |
| Meadowsweet | 0.8 | 0.008 |
| Sheeps Sorrel | 0.6 | 0.006 |
| Common Sorrel | 0.5 | 0.005 |
| Native red clover - | 0.2 | 0.002 |
| Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) | 0.2 | 0.002 |
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