PLEASE NOTE: Corncockle is beautiful and in the wild rare, so we think it's important to include it in this mix, but it is toxic when eaten. The classic red poppies in this mixture contrast beautifully. Species making up over 10% of the mix are shown in bold. A mix of annual wildflowers some of which are now declining in numbers in the wild in the UK. You can usually expect to receive your seed within five working days of placing an order. A new generation of seedlings will appear. Once they have set seed, leave the plants in the gound for a while then remove them and hoe over the bare soil. They can be sown in spring or in autumn, when they will flower the following summer. The wildflower seeds in the mix are sustainably harvested from plants in the UK, so they not only have UK provenance, they also have British origin. Despite this a couple of species in this mix, Corncockle and Cornflowers, are now rare in the wild. We also recommend them for school projects, sowing in containers, and for seed packets they are quick to grow and pretty bombproof, enjoying a range of lower fertility soils and conditions. It is really important you don't exceed this kind of density. This usually means you will be sowing at only something like 0.5g / square metre. We sometimes add them to some of our meadow mixes as a "nurse" though they can suppress weeds, as well as announcing that someone has seeded there! If you are going to use them like this, only add around 5-10% of the main mix you are using. They're not as helpful ecologically as perennial meadow species as they don't persist and only flower briefly. Why and How Can I Sow Annual Wildflowers?Ĭornfield annuals can give a cheerful splash of bright primary colours to wasteland or verge. They will flower pretty reliably 8 - 10 weeks after seeding. Nor do they flower for long we generally recommend sowing them in two lots, with a two week interval. These flowers are NOT found in wildflower meadows! They're not perennials, so won't come back year after year unless you allow them to set seed and then agitate the soil with a hoe or similar. We think both species were accidentally brought to Britain from the Continent by farmers, in the Iron Age. For the French the cornflower (pictured) has a similar resonance as the poppy does for us. That soil disturbance was why there were so many poppies in Flanders, incidentally. Harvest just before bud break, sear stem ends (10 seconds) and expect a 2-4 day vase life.Cornfield annuals - flowers like poppies and cornflowers - were once considered arable weeds. Ploughing arable fields triggered their germination, and you still see poppies in particular, before harvest. Will tolerate low fertility and moisture.īe gentle with the roots when transplanting to avoid transplant shock that can cause very slow growth.Ĭontinue to cut and deadhead and the plants will be wildly floriferous! Tolerant to most soil types but prefers well-drained and evenly moist soil with a pH between 6.0-7. Slugs LOVE poppy plants so keep and eye out! Note: We transplant all our poppies in the Spring because, such small seeds and such hungry slugs! Take care to keep plants from becoming root-bound and be gentle when transplanting. Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before your last frost. The corn poppy and its cultivars such as the Shirley poppy are widely grown in gardens, and are frequently found in packets of seed labelled wildflower mixes.
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