Seedbed Preparation: Create a fine, firm seedbed. Remove perennial weeds before sowing. Sowing Time: Best sown in autumn or spring when soil moisture is adequate. Sowing Rate: Broadcast evenly and lightly roll to ensure good seed-to-soil contact. Establishment: Expect flowering from year one, with full meadow development over 2–3 seasons. Management: Cut once or twice annually depending on objectives. Remove arisings to reduce fertility and encourage wildflower persistence. Long-Term Care: Avoid fertiliser application and minimise soil disturbance to maintain botanical diversity.

Colours Height 20–120cm depending on species and site conditions Usage BNG delivery, sandy soil meadow creation, parkland, field margins, heathland, development landscapes, conservation grassland Core species, colours and flowering period Flower Col A M J J A S O Agrimony – Agrimonia eupatoria ✔ ✔ ✔ Lady’s Bedstraw – Galium verum ✔ ✔ ✔ Bird’s-foot-trefoil – Lotus corniculatus ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Meadow Buttercup – Ranunculus acris ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Wild Carrot – Daucus carota ✔ ✔ Meadow Crane’s-bill – Geranium pratense ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Oxeye Daisy – Leucanthemum vulgare ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Common Knapweed – Centaurea nigra ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Musk Mallow – Malva moschata ✔ ✔ ✔ Dark Mullein – Verbascum nigrum ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Ribwort Plantain – Plantago lanceolata ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Common Poppy – Papaver rhoeas ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Sainfoin; Native – Onobrychis viciifolia ✔ ✔ ✔ Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Common Sorrel – Rumex acetosa ✔ ✔ ✔ Kidney Vetch – Anthyllis vulneraria ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Yarrow – Achillea millefolium ✔ ✔ ✔ Yellow-Rattle Or Hay-Rattle – Rhinanthus minor ✔ ✔ ✔

Location overview Best suited to open, sandy, free-draining soils including heathlands, dunes, coastal areas, low-fertility grasslands, and urban brownfield sites. Performs well in both rural and urban environments. Shade tolerance Prefers full sun to light partial shade. Flowering may reduce under dense shade. Soil type Sandy, low-fertility, free-draining soils that are prone to drought. Ideal for soils with low water-holding capacity. Soil fertility Low fertility is ideal. Avoid fertiliser or nutrient enrichment to maintain wildflower diversity. Moisture Tolerates dry conditions and thrives in well-drained sandy soils. Drought-tolerant once established.

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Sandy Soils 100% Wildflowers (JC8004) is a native wildflower seed mixture specifically formulated for sandy, low-fertility, free-draining soils prone to drought. This 100% wildflower mix establishes a vibrant, species-rich meadow that is highly resilient under challenging conditions, providing long-term ecological value, pollinator support, and visual appeal. The composition includes robust perennials, biennials, and annuals that are adapted to sandy soils, ensuring rapid establishment, drought tolerance, and low-input management. JC8004 is ideal for landscape design, BNG delivery, farmland diversification, conservation projects, and meadow creation. Once established, the sward provides structural diversity, seasonal colour, and habitat for pollinators, invertebrates, and birds, while remaining low-maintenance and resilient in sandy, free-draining soils. This mix is especially suitable for field margins, parkland, development sites, heathland, and low-input grasslands.

Wildflower Seed Mixes by Soil Type 100% Wildflower Seed Mix, 2grams per sqm, Native wildflowers, Perennial

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A native wildflower mix for sandy, free-draining, low-fertility soils. Ideal for BNG, development, and long-term drought-tolerant meadows.

Product Description

Sandy Soils 100% Wildflowers (JC8004) is a native wildflower seed mixture specifically formulated for sandy, low-fertility, free-draining soils prone to drought. This 100% wildflower mix establishes a vibrant, species-rich meadow that is highly resilient under challenging conditions, providing long-term ecological value, pollinator support, and visual appeal.

The composition includes robust perennials, biennials, and annuals that are adapted to sandy soils, ensuring rapid establishment, drought tolerance, and low-input management. JC8004 is ideal for landscape design, BNG delivery, farmland diversification, conservation projects, and meadow creation.

Once established, the sward provides structural diversity, seasonal colour, and habitat for pollinators, invertebrates, and birds, while remaining low-maintenance and resilient in sandy, free-draining soils. This mix is especially suitable for field margins, parkland, development sites, heathland, and low-input grasslands.

Advice & Care

Seedbed Preparation: Create a fine, firm seedbed. Remove perennial weeds before sowing.
Sowing Time: Best sown in autumn or spring when soil moisture is adequate.
Sowing Rate: Broadcast evenly and lightly roll to ensure good seed-to-soil contact.
Establishment: Expect flowering from year one, with full meadow development over 2–3 seasons.
Management: Cut once or twice annually depending on objectives. Remove arisings to reduce fertility and encourage wildflower persistence.
Long-Term Care: Avoid fertiliser application and minimise soil disturbance to maintain botanical diversity.

Features

Colours

Height	20–120cm depending on species and site conditions
Usage	BNG delivery, sandy soil meadow creation, parkland, field margins, heathland, development landscapes, conservation grassland

Core species, colours and flowering period

Flower	A	M	J	J	A	S	O
Agrimony – Agrimonia eupatoria			✔	✔	✔
Lady’s Bedstraw – Galium verum			✔	✔	✔
Bird’s-foot-trefoil – Lotus corniculatus		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Meadow Buttercup – Ranunculus acris	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Wild Carrot – Daucus carota			✔	✔
Meadow Crane’s-bill – Geranium pratense		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Oxeye Daisy – Leucanthemum vulgare		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Common Knapweed – Centaurea nigra			✔	✔	✔	✔
Musk Mallow – Malva moschata			✔	✔	✔
Dark Mullein – Verbascum nigrum			✔	✔	✔	✔
Ribwort Plantain – Plantago lanceolata	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Common Poppy – Papaver rhoeas		✔	✔	✔	✔
Sainfoin; Native – Onobrychis viciifolia			✔	✔	✔
Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris			✔	✔	✔	✔
Common Sorrel – Rumex acetosa		✔	✔	✔
Kidney Vetch – Anthyllis vulneraria			✔	✔	✔	✔
Yarrow – Achillea millefolium			✔	✔	✔
Yellow-Rattle Or Hay-Rattle – Rhinanthus minor			✔	✔	✔

Growing Conditions

Location overview	Best suited to open, sandy, free-draining soils including heathlands, dunes, coastal areas, low-fertility grasslands, and urban brownfield sites. Performs well in both rural and urban environments.
Shade tolerance	Prefers full sun to light partial shade. Flowering may reduce under dense shade.
Soil type	Sandy, low-fertility, free-draining soils that are prone to drought. Ideal for soils with low water-holding capacity.
Soil fertility	Low fertility is ideal. Avoid fertiliser or nutrient enrichment to maintain wildflower diversity.
Moisture	Tolerates dry conditions and thrives in well-drained sandy soils. Drought-tolerant once established.

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