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Cottage Garden Mix 100% Wildflowers – JC3167

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Cottage Garden Mix 100% Wildflowers - JC3167
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Mixed native and non-native annuals and perennials for a classic cottage garden look. Elegant blooms support pollinators from May to October.

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Cottage Garden Mix 100% Wildflowers (JC3167) is a charming blend of over 25 wildflower species, combining native and non-native annuals and perennials to create a classic cottage garden effect.

Featuring species such as Devil’s-bit Scabious, Cosmos, Musk Mallow, and Poppy, this mix delivers a harmonious and elegant colour palette with long-lasting blooms from May through October. Cottage Garden Mix provides both visual impact and ecological value, supporting pollinators and beneficial insects in ornamental beds, borders, and public landscapes.

Ideal for show gardens, community gardens, ecological landscaping, and low-maintenance ornamental planting, this mix offers sustainable, multi-season interest while maintaining a traditional cottage garden aesthetic.

  • Seedbed Preparation: Prepare a fine, firm seedbed, free from weeds and competing vegetation. Light raking or rolling helps ensure good seed-to-soil contact.
  • Sowing Time: Best sown in spring or early autumn when soil moisture is consistent.
  • Sowing Rate: Broadcast evenly and lightly firm. Avoid deep sowing to ensure optimal germination.
  • Establishment: Annual and perennial species establish at different rates. Annuals provide early flowering, while perennials develop fully over subsequent seasons.
  • Management: Cut once or twice annually depending on site objectives. Remove arisings to maintain low fertility and encourage long-term species diversity.
  • Long-Term Care: Avoid fertilisers and minimise soil disturbance to maintain balance and prolonged flowering.

Colours

Height Variable, depending on species (50–120cm)
Usage Cottage garden beds, ornamental borders, ecological landscaping, pollinator support
Species Count 25+ species
Lifecycle Mix Perennial & Annual
Flowering Period May – October

Core species, colours and flowering period

 

Flower Col A M J J A S O
Common Knapweed – Centaurea nigra ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Meadow Saxifrage – Saxifraga granulata ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Devil’s-bit Scabious – Succisa pratensis ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Musk Mallow – Malva moschata ✔ ✔ ✔
Tufted Vetch – Vicia cracca ✔ ✔ ✔
Viper’s-bugloss – Echium vulgare ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Red Campion – Silene dioica ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
White Campion – Silene latifolia ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Daisy – Bellis perennis ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Giant Bellflower – Campanula latifolia ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Bladder Campion – Silene vulgaris ✔ ✔ ✔
Cosmos Albatross ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Cosmos Gloria ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Corn Chamomile – Anthemis arvensis ✔ ✔
Common Poppy – Papaver rhoeas ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Meadow Crane’s-bill – Geranium pratense ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Field Scabious – Knautia arvensis ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Poppy ‘Shirley’ – Papaver rhoeas ✔ ✔ ✔
Bishops Flower – Ammi majus ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Cornflower (mixed) – Centaurea cyanus ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Oxeye Daisy – Leucanthemum vulgare ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Foxglove – Digitalis purpurea ✔ ✔
Gypsophila elegans ‘Covent Garden’ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Clarkia Elegans ‘Double varied’ ✔ ✔ ✔
Coreopsis Tinctorea (Dwarf Mixed) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

 

Location overview Performs best in open, sunny locations with well-draining soils. Suitable for garden beds, borders, public spaces, and ecological planting schemes where long-term ornamental and ecological benefits are desired.
Shade tolerance Prefers full sun to partial shade. Flowering may reduce in denser shade.
Soil type Medium-textured, well-draining soils including loam, sandy loam, and garden soils.
Soil fertility Low to moderate fertility is ideal. High fertility may favour leafy growth over flowering.
Moisture Tolerates moderately dry to moist soils. Avoid waterlogged conditions to ensure healthy establishment and flowering.

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