Seedbed Preparation: Prepare a fine, firm seedbed. Remove aggressive or competitive species. Sowing Time: Best sown in spring or autumn when soil is moist. Sowing Rate: Broadcast evenly and lightly roll to ensure good seed-to-soil contact. Establishment: Expect flowering from year one. Full sward diversity develops over 2–3 seasons. Management: Cut lightly once or twice annually depending on objectives. Remove arisings to prevent nutrient build-up. Long-Term Care: Avoid fertilisers and minimise disturbance to maintain SuDS-adapted wildflower diversity.

Colours Height 20–150cm depending on species and moisture conditions Usage SuDS swales, attenuation basins, rain gardens, floodplain planting, BNG delivery, wetland conservation, low-input ecological landscaping Core species, colours and flowering period Flower Col A M J J A S O Bird’s-foot-trefoil – Lotus corniculatus ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Great Burnet – Sanguisorba officinalis ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Salad Burnet – Sanguisorba poterium ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Creeping Buttercup – Ranunculus repens ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Meadow Buttercup – Ranunculus acris ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Oxeye Daisy – Leucanthemum vulgare ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Fleabane; Common – Pulicaria dysenterica ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Gypsywort – Lycopus europaeus ✔ ✔ ✔ Autumn Hawkbit – Leontodon autumnalis ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Hedge Bedstraw – Galium mollugo ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Iris; Yellow/Flag – Iris pseudacorus ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Lady’s Bedstraw – Galium verum ✔ ✔ ✔ Meadowsweet – Filipendula ulmaria ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Purple; Loosestrife – Lythrum salicaria ✔ ✔ ✔ Ribwort Plantain – Plantago lanceolata ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Devil’s-bit Scabious – Succisa pratensis ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Yellow-Rattle Or Hay-Rattle – Rhinanthus minor ✔ ✔ ✔

Location overview Best suited to water-sensitive, seasonally wet soils, including swales, pond margins, attenuation basins, and damp grassland areas. Performs well in both urban and rural SuDS sites. Shade tolerance Prefers full sun to partial shade. Flowering may reduce under dense shade. Soil type Waterlogged winter soils and free-draining summer soils. Tolerates seasonal fluctuations and moderate drought. Soil fertility Low to moderate fertility is ideal. Fertiliser is not recommended to maintain wildflower diversity. Moisture Tolerates winter waterlogging and remains resilient through summer dry periods once established.

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SuDS Mix 100% Wildflowers (JC3555) is a specialist native wildflower seed mixture designed for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). Whether used in swales, attenuation basins, rain gardens, or other water-sensitive areas, this mix establishes a diverse, resilient meadow that tolerates seasonal waterlogging in winter and dry conditions in summer. The mixture combines perennials and biennials adapted to fluctuating soil moisture, providing structural diversity, seasonal colour, and ecological function. Once established, JC3555 supports pollinators, invertebrates, wetland birds, and biodiversity objectives, while maintaining low-maintenance performance under variable moisture regimes. This mix is perfect for developers, landscape designers, BNG schemes, flood management projects, and conservation-led SuDS initiatives, delivering reliable ecological and visual outcomes in water-sensitive sites.

Habitat & Location-Based Wildflower Seed Mixes 100% Wildflower Seed Mix, 2grams per sqm, Native wildflowers, Perennial

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A native wildflower mix for SuDS schemes. Ideal for swales, attenuation basins, rain gardens, and seasonal wet-to-dry sites.

Product Description

SuDS Mix 100% Wildflowers (JC3555) is a specialist native wildflower seed mixture designed for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). Whether used in swales, attenuation basins, rain gardens, or other water-sensitive areas, this mix establishes a diverse, resilient meadow that tolerates seasonal waterlogging in winter and dry conditions in summer.

The mixture combines perennials and biennials adapted to fluctuating soil moisture, providing structural diversity, seasonal colour, and ecological function. Once established, JC3555 supports pollinators, invertebrates, wetland birds, and biodiversity objectives, while maintaining low-maintenance performance under variable moisture regimes.

This mix is perfect for developers, landscape designers, BNG schemes, flood management projects, and conservation-led SuDS initiatives, delivering reliable ecological and visual outcomes in water-sensitive sites.

Advice & Care

Seedbed Preparation: Prepare a fine, firm seedbed. Remove aggressive or competitive species.
Sowing Time: Best sown in spring or autumn when soil is moist.
Sowing Rate: Broadcast evenly and lightly roll to ensure good seed-to-soil contact.
Establishment: Expect flowering from year one. Full sward diversity develops over 2–3 seasons.
Management: Cut lightly once or twice annually depending on objectives. Remove arisings to prevent nutrient build-up.
Long-Term Care: Avoid fertilisers and minimise disturbance to maintain SuDS-adapted wildflower diversity.

Features

Colours

Height	20–150cm depending on species and moisture conditions
Usage	SuDS swales, attenuation basins, rain gardens, floodplain planting, BNG delivery, wetland conservation, low-input ecological landscaping

Core species, colours and flowering period

Flower	A	M	J	J	A	S	O
Bird’s-foot-trefoil – Lotus corniculatus		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Great Burnet – Sanguisorba officinalis			✔	✔	✔	✔
Salad Burnet – Sanguisorba poterium		✔	✔	✔	✔
Creeping Buttercup – Ranunculus repens	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Meadow Buttercup – Ranunculus acris	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Oxeye Daisy – Leucanthemum vulgare		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Fleabane; Common – Pulicaria dysenterica			✔	✔	✔	✔
Gypsywort – Lycopus europaeus				✔	✔	✔
Autumn Hawkbit – Leontodon autumnalis			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Hedge Bedstraw – Galium mollugo			✔	✔	✔	✔
Iris; Yellow/Flag – Iris pseudacorus		✔	✔	✔	✔
Lady’s Bedstraw – Galium verum			✔	✔	✔
Meadowsweet – Filipendula ulmaria	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Purple; Loosestrife – Lythrum salicaria			✔	✔	✔
Ribwort Plantain – Plantago lanceolata	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Devil’s-bit Scabious – Succisa pratensis				✔	✔	✔	✔
Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris			✔	✔	✔	✔
Yellow-Rattle Or Hay-Rattle – Rhinanthus minor			✔	✔	✔

Growing Conditions

Location overview	Best suited to water-sensitive, seasonally wet soils, including swales, pond margins, attenuation basins, and damp grassland areas. Performs well in both urban and rural SuDS sites.
Shade tolerance	Prefers full sun to partial shade. Flowering may reduce under dense shade.
Soil type	Waterlogged winter soils and free-draining summer soils. Tolerates seasonal fluctuations and moderate drought.
Soil fertility	Low to moderate fertility is ideal. Fertiliser is not recommended to maintain wildflower diversity.
Moisture	Tolerates winter waterlogging and remains resilient through summer dry periods once established.

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