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NATIVE Photo courtesy of Les Moore, Bumblebee Conservation Trust WILDFLOWER MIXTURES Habitats for wildlife Cultivation and Mixture Key Areas Contents Creating the perfect habitat is vitally important and will Composition Our range of wildflowers can be sown on many types of THE ORIGINS AND BENEFITS amenity and agricultural areas, including: 2-3 2 enable future generations to know that we played our part Unlike other seed suppliers, we do not OF LG WILDFLOWER 3 in securing our wildlife and plant populations. By investing import our wildflower seeds from Europe – Parks, Gardens and Landscape areas: in native British wildflower seeds you will be helping to all of our varieties used within our mixtures BEE POLLINATORS AND The appearance of these locations can be greatly improved 4 deliver ecological and environmental benefits by attracting are native British species. TRUST MEMBERS by having an established wildflower area. The rich and and sustaining a number of wildlife species. varied wildflower species give a flowering period from We use reputable English suppliers who SOWING - 6 STEPS TO SUCCESS 5 source their stock from undisturbed spring all the way through to autumn, creating a colourful Reasons to Grow Native Wildflowers meadows and propagate on to provide environment whilst providing a habitat for wildlife. WOODLANDS AND HEAVY SHADE & stock to plant in the field. New stocks are 7 Wildflowers attract and sustain a number of wildlife species. WETLAND AND WATER MEDOW Not only are they of great ecological importance, they increase collected periodically to vary the gene- Golf Courses: floral diversity, are great composters, can help to regulate pool of the various species and produce LIMESTONE MIX AND Golf Courses can provide excellent habitats for wildflowers 8 water filtration systems and aid habitat creation. robust native plants. Seed is harvested, CLAY & HEAVY SOILS as part of a low maintenance scheme which can help to cleaned and stored in modern cold stores In recent years the main increase in wildflower planting has improve the biodiversity on the golf course. to maintain optimum germination. ACID SOILS MIX AND been for landscaping purposes and regeneration sites, as 9 GENERAL PURPOSE / LOAM SOILS well as urban areas such as private gardens and public green All our LG mixtures are selected to suit Highways: spaces. A display of wildflowers can be seen to improve a variety of situations, habitats and soil Road highway schemes are also very popular sites to HEDGEROWS & SEMI SHADE AND types. This can range from sandy soil to a 10 peoples’ interaction and enjoyment of nature in urban establish wildflowers as they provide areas for insects SANDY / DRY SOILS MIX environments. hedgerow habitat. and wildlife while requiring less mowing and maintenance Low maintenance grass species are compared to 100% grass swards. FLOWERING LAWN AND • Sowing LG wildflowers can help restore plant species 11 included in the mixture to act as a nurse POLLINATORS MIX and habitats that have suffered sharp declines over recent crop in the early years of establishment Agricultural land: decades CORNFIELD ANNUALS MIXTURE AND and growth. The grasses help suppress 13 • Sowing LG wildflowers helps to create attractive habitats Farmers and landowners are now being encouraged to BEE MIXTURE weed invasion, whilst allowing the in landscapes where native wildflowers are scarce, thereby establish field margins and new areas of wildflowers which wildflowers to flourish. improving mental well-being and increasing the importance will help populations of butterflies, bees and other insects FLOWER RICH MARGIN AND 14 of wildflowers in everyday life increase. This also provides habitats for game birds and MEADOW MIXTURE All of our LG wildflower mixtures contain: other wildlife. Farmers who meet the eligibility, may be able • Sowing native species beyond the limits of a species native to sow wildflowers as part of their Countryside Stewardship CONTACTS 15 • 80% Low Maintenance Grass Mixture range may allow species to adapt to climate change Scheme levels. Further details are available from • 20% Native British Wildflowers www.gov.uk/countrysidestewardship
RHS - Plants for Pollinators Over the past 50 years, the number of traditional wildflower meadows has sadly declined which Sowing - 6 Steps to Success has resulted in a noted decrease of British 1. 5. Insects. In order for pollination to take place, we need Select a weed-free low fertility site. Cut the sward every six to eight weeks during the perfect flowers to attract those all-important Broad-leaved weeds and coarse grass weeds the first year after sowing and remove the bees so they can ensure the plants become can be highly competitive on fertile soils cuttings to help reduce competition from fertilised and produce seeds and fruit. which can adversely affect wildflower seed grasses and weeds. A cutting height of 50 Limagrain’s 10 different LG mixtures and the germination, establishment and subsequent – 100mm should be used which will prevent Cornfield Annual Mixture which are listed in this growth. the grass from growing faster than the slower booklet all contain some of the recommended 2. growing wildflowers. Any large weeds should 4 plants on the Royal Horticultural Society’s list of 5 be removed by hand, or carefully spot sprayed plants which are ‘Plants for Pollinators’. You can Control weeds before sowing. Perennial in the autumn. A final cut should take place read more about the need for bees on the RHS and annual weeds should be controlled by a after any flowers have dropped their seed and website www.rhs.org.uk translocated herbicide. Fertilizer should not clippings should be removed. be used. 3. Cultivate the ground to provide a fine, 6. In the following years, a first cut should take place in early spring, before growth starts, weed-free seed bed, firm if necessary. Take and then again in October after all wildflower care to sow evenly, at the recommended rate seeds have been shed. Remove the cuttings. of between 3g/m2 and 5g/m2. Any large weeds that are still present in year 4. Thoroughly mixing one-part seed with four two should be removed by hand or careful spot sprayed. Business Member 2020/21 parts dry sand ensures easy distribution. Rake the seed in lightly and firm the soil by treading, or preferably rolling. This ensures that the seed Bumblebee Conservation Trust comes into seed / soil contact. Sow mixtures Photo courtesy of Pieter Haringsma, Bumblebee Conservation Trust Limagrain are pleased to be associated with either from early March to early May, or from and support the efforts of the Bumblebee early August to the end of September. This will Conservation Trust as it is the only charity in help ensure optimum establishment of the UK dedicated solely to the protection of most species. bumblebees. Their expert conservation team support bumblebee friendly habitats, raise awareness and gather scientific evidence about WILDFOWER SOWING GUIDE bumblebee populations, to safeguard the future J F M A M J J A S O N D of these iconic insects and vital pollinators. You can read more about their work at www.bumblebeeconservtion.org Sowing possible Optimum sowing window
NATIVE WILDFLOWER MIXTURES LG Wildflower mixtures 1 - 10 all contain: • 80% Low Maintenance Grass Mixture • 20% Native British Wildflowers LG 1 WOODLAND & LG 2 WETLAND & HEAVY SHADE WATER MEADOW A suitable mixture for heavy shaded A mixture for all damp, moist and areas and woodlands, the flower wetland soils, it is also suited for banks species selected are found naturally in of ponds, streams and rivers. these low light environments. 6 80% Low Maintenance Grass Mixture 80% Low Maintenance Grass Mixture 7 • Browntop Bent Agrostis capillaris • Browntop Bent Agrostis capillarisa • Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra commutata • Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra commutata • Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus • Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus • Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina • Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina • Slender Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra litoralis • Slender Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra litoralis • Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass Poa Pratensis • Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass Poa Pratensis • Strong Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra rubra • Strong Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra rubra 20% Native British Wildflowers 20% Native British Wildflowers • Betony Stachys officinalis • Betony Stachys officinalis • Bluebell Hyacinthoides non - scripta • Greater Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus uliginosus • Foxglove Digitalis purpurea • Knapweed Centaurea nigra • Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata • Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris • Hedge Bedstraw Galium mollugo • Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria • Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica • Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare • Nettle Leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium • Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria • Red Campion Silene dioica • Ragged Robin Lychnis flos-cuculi • Self-heal Prunella vulgaris • Red Campion Silene dioica • Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris • Self-heal Prunella vulgaris • Wood Aven Geum urbanum • Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica • Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia • Water Avens Geum rivale SOWING RATE: SOWING RATE: 3 - 5g/m 2 3 - 5g/m2 Business Member 2020/21 PACK SIZE: PACK SIZE: 1kg Business Member 2020/21 1kg
LG 3 LIMESTONE LG 4 CLAY & LG 5 ACID SOILS LG 6 GENERAL PURPOSE MIX HEAVY SOILS MIX / LOAM SOILS This mixture has been formulated for This mixture is suited for use on The species selected in the LG 5 mix are An excellent general-purpose meadow limestone and chalkland soils types and heavy / clay soil types and environments. suited for acidic soils, they will produce mix suitable for a wide range of includes a range of species that are an attractive diverse meadow mixture. habitats and areas. naturally found in these areas. 8 80% Low Maintenance Grass Mixture 80% Low Maintenance Grass Mixture 80% Low Maintenance Grass Mixture 80% Low Maintenance Grass Mixture 9 • Browntop Bent Agrostis capillaris • Browntop Bent Agrostis capillaris • Browntop Bent Agrostis capillaris • Browntop Bent Agrostis capillaris • Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra commutata • Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra commutata • Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra commutata • Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra commutata • Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus • Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus • Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus • Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus • Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina • Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina • Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina • Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina • Slender Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra litoralis • Slender Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra litoralis • Slender Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra litoralis • Slender Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra litoralis • Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass Poa Pratensis • Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass Poa Pratensis • Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass Poa Pratensis • Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass Poa Pratensis • Strong Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra rubra • Strong Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra rubra • Strong Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra rubra • Strong Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra rubra 20% Native British Wildflowers 20% Native British Wildflowers 20% Native British Wildflowers 20% Native British Wildflowers • Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria • Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus • Common Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus • Betony Stachys officinalis • Betony Stachys officinalis • Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus • Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra • Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus • Black Medick Medicago lupulina • Common Vetch Vicia sativa • Common Sorrel Rumex acetosella • Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus • Common Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus • Knapweed Centaurea nigra • Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris • Rough Hawkbit • Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra • Lady’s Bedstraw Galium verum • Common Vetch Vicia sativa • Cowslip Primula veris • Cowslip Primula veris • Lesser Trefoil Lotus corniculatus • Dandelion Taraxacum officinale • Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra • Dandelion Taraxacum officinale • Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare • Devil’s-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis • Lady’s Bedstraw Galium verum • Field Scabious Knautia arvensis • Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor • Lady’s Bedstraw Galium verum • Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare • Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa • Self-heal Prunella vulgaris • Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris • Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor • Hoary Plantain Plantago media • Teasel Dipsacus fullonum • Musk Mallow Malva moschata • Self-heal Prunella vulgaris • Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria • Wild Carrot Daucus carota • Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare • White Campion Silene alba • Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare • St John’s Wort Hypericum perforatum • Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor • Ragged Robin Lychnis flos-cuculi • Self-heal Prunella vulgaris • Self-heal Prunella vulgaris • Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare • White Campion Silene alba • Wild Carrot Daucus carota • Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare • Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea • Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor • Yarrow Achillea millefolium • Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor SOWING RATE: SOWING RATE: SOWING RATE: SOWING RATE: 3 - 5g/m 2 3 - 5g/m 2 3 - 5g/m 2 3 - 5g/m2 Business Member 2020/21 PACK SIZE: PACK SIZE: PACK SIZE: PACK SIZE: 1kg Business Member 2020/21 1kg Business Member 2020/21 1kg Business Member 2020/21 1kg
LG 7 HEDGEROWS & LG 8 SANDY / DRY LG 9 FLOWERING LG 10 POLLINATORS SEMI SHADE SOILS MIX LAWN MIX A suitable mix for hedgerows and A diverse mixture that includes a wide The LG Flowering lawn mix combines The Pollinators mix contains wildflowers semi shade. range of flower types suitable for sandy and slow growing grasses and low growing and grasses that help create the perfect dry soils. wildflowers that create an attractive wildflower meadow and habitat that flowering lawn or grassland area. will attract bees, butterflies and 10 pollinators. This mixture is suitable for 11 80% Low Maintenance Grass Mixture 80% Low Maintenance Grass Mixture a wide range of soils. • Browntop Bent Agrostis capillaris • Browntop Bent Agrostis capillaris 80% Low Maintenance Grass Mixture • Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra commutata • Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra commutata • Browntop Bent Agrostis capillaris • Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus • Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus • Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra commutata • Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina • Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina 80% Low Maintenance Grass Mixture • Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus • Slender Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra litoralis • Slender Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra litoralis • Browntop Bent Agrostis capillaris • Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina • Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass Poa Pratensis • Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass Poa Pratensis • Chewings Fescue Festuca rubra commutata • Slender Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra litoralis • Strong Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra rubra • Strong Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra rubra • Crested Dogstail Cynosurus cristatus • Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass Poa Pratensis • Sheeps Fescue Festuca ovina 20% Native British Wildflowers 20% Native British Wildflowers • Strong Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra rubra • Slender Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra litoralis • Betony Stachys officinalis • Black Medick Medicago lupulina 20% Native British Wildflowers • Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass Poa Pratensis • Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra • Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus • Strong Creeping Red Fescue Festuca rubra rubra • Buttercup Ranunculus acris • Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata • Knapweed Centaurea nigra • Self Heal Prunella vulgaris • Hairy St John’s Wort Hypericum hirsutum • Dandelion Taraxacum officinale 20% Native British Wildflowers • Yarrow Achillea millefolium • Hedge Bedstraw Galium mollugo • Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis • Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus • Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum • Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica • Hoary Plantain Plantago media • Field Scabious Knautia arvensis • Red Clover Trifolium pratense • Red Campion Silene dioica • Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria • Knapweed Centaurea nigra • Cowslip Primula veris • Self-heal Prunella vulgaris • Lady’s Bedstraw Galium verum • Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa • Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus • Teasel Dipsacus fullonum • Musk Mallow Malva moschata • Sainfoin Onobrychis vicifiolia • Black Medick Medicago lupulina • Wood Avens Geum urbanum • Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare • Red Clover Trifolium pratense • Wild Carrot Daucus carota • Yarrow Achillea millefolium • Perforate St John’s Wort Hypericum perforatum • White Clover Trofolium repens • Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare • Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata • Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare • Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare • Self-heal Prunella vulgaris • Purple Loostrife Lythrum salicaria • Viper’s Bugloss Echium vulgare • Buttercup Ranunculus acris • Wild Mignonette Reseda luteola • Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria • White Campion Silene alba • Borage Borago officinalis • Wild Carrot Daucus carota • Wild Clary Salvia verbenaca • Yarrow Achillea millefolium • Hedge Bedstraw Galium mollugo • Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor SOWING RATE: SOWING RATE: SOWING RATE: SOWING RATE: 3 - 5g/m 2 3 - 5g/m 2 3 - 5g/m 2 3 - 5g/m2 Business Member 2020/21 PACK SIZE: PACK SIZE: PACK SIZE: PACK SIZE: 1kg Business Member 2020/21 1kg Business Member 2020/21 1kg Business Member 2020/21 1kg
SEED MIXTURES FOR FARMED AREAS Farmland takes up around LG CORNFIELD LG BEE 70% of the UK's land ANNUALS MIXTURE MIXTURE surface, so improving life for bumblebees here is vital. A popular mixture bringing together all A blend created to attract and maintain the elements needed to produce a field bumblebee populations. of traditional British native wildflowers Phacelia acts as a prolific flowering that reflect how meadows would look if Crop Options for Pollinators nurse crop whilst the red clover and 12 they were left to grow wild. sainfoin establish. 13 Creating the perfect habitat is vitally The phacelia will produce a fantastic important and will enable future 100% British native wildflowers. display of purple flowers that bees generations to know that we played our A splash of colour in the same year, will love. You will be able to hear the part in securing our wildlife and plant if spring sown. mixture buzz! populations. • Corn Cockle Agrostemma githago • Corn Marigold Chrysanthemum segetum Environmental Stewardship • Cornflower Centaurea Cyanus Mixture Formulation • Common Poppy Papaver Rhoeas • Phacelia The UK Government will continue to • Corn Chamomile Anthemis Arvensis • Birdsfoot trefoil offer Countryside Stewardship agreements • Sainfoin • Alsike clover to farmers and landowners in 2021, 2022 • Vetch and 2023. Countryside Stewardship will • Oxeye daisy eventually be replaced with the new • Wild carrot Contains Environmental Land Management (ELM) • Red clover Red Clover which is scheme which should be in place from rich in amino acids and 2024. is abundant is both Further details are available at pollen and nectar. It is known as a superfood www.gov.uk/countrysidestewardship for both honey bees Within the Countryside stewardship are Suitable for and bumblebees crops options specifically designed to Countryside benefit pollinators, our LG Bee mixture stewardship option AB1 is suitable for option AB1 - Nectar flower mix and LG Flower Rich margin are suitable for option AB8. SOWING RATE: SOWING RATE: You will also find in this section seeds 2g/m2 1.2 grams per m2 mixtures to establish wildflowers in Business Member 2020/21 cornfields and an option to recreate a PACK SIZE: PACK SIZE: traditional meadow. 1kg Business Member 2020/21 6kg, 0.5 hectare unit
LG FLOWER RICH LG MEADOW Key Contacts MARGIN MIXTURE Limagrain is committed to quality and Ideal for field margins and buffers. A traditional mixture without ryegrass The mixture will produce a habitat for for farmers wishing to recreate the service to the highest degree. Limagrain Head Office at bees and butterflies in the second year. meadows of the past. We are ISO 9001 accredited. Rothwell in Lincolnshire The area can be mowed in the first year Meadow mixture is well suited to low 14 to help tillering. fertility situations, flood meadows n Direct telephone line to our Customer Service Desk - For the latest news on our 15 mixtures and varieties please and conservation areas. Mixed herbs Dial 01472 370124 for a quick response to all your seed visit our website enquiries. or chicory can be supplied separately www.lgseeds.co.uk/lgwildflower for mixing in the drill, to enhance the n Careful monitoring of all orders and deliveries. 80% Low Maintenance Grass Mixture nutritional benefits of the sward. n First class delivery service with next-day delivery option. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE: • Browntop bent All mixtures/individual varieties in this catalogue are offered strictly • Chewings fescue subject to safe harvest, final certification and remaining unsold on receipt of orders. All other Terms and Conditions of sale will be • Crested dogstail advised by your Wildflower distributor. 100% Natural & Untreated Wildflower Sales Team • Sheeps fescue • Slender creeping red fescue 45% Meadow Fescue • Smooth stalked meadow grass 10% Rough Stalked Meadowgrass • Strong creeping red fescue 7.5% Smooth-Stalked Meadowgrass Wildflowers 7.5% Creeping Red Fescue Brian Copestake John Heaphy 17% Timothy • Agrimony 2% Crested Dog’s Tail • West Midlands & North Wales • Scotland & Northern Ireland • Birdsfoot trefoil 0.5% Meadow Foxtail • Knapweed Birdsfoot trefoil Telelphone: 01472 370121 Telelphone: 01472 370127 • Black medic 2.5% Birdsfoot Trefoil and kidney vetch 2% Alsike Mobile: 07702 681366 Mobile: 07774 929742 • Kidney vetch can attract the rare 3% Small-leaved White Clover • Oxeye daisy • Lady's Bedstraw long-tongued species 3% Medium-leaved White Clover • Salad burnet of bumblebees Rick Swait Henry Louth • Wild carrot Matt Gresty • Yarrow • West Wales & Southern England • Northern England & East Midlands • Red clover AMENITY PRODUCT MANAGER Suitable for Telelphone: 01472 370128 Telelphone: 01472 370131 • Ribwort plantain & SEED SPECIALIST • Sainfoin Countryside Mobile: 07885 775965 Mobile: 07870 488359 • St John's Wort stewardship • North West England • White campion option AB8 Graham Parnell Toby Green • Midlands • Channel Islands • Ireland and Wales • South West England and ROI • Eastern Counties SOWING RATE: SOWING RATE: Mobile: 07767 278335 Telelphone: 01472 370142 Telelphone: 01472 370116 2 grams per m2 2 grams per m2 Email: matthew.gresty@limagrain.co.uk Mobile: 07795 037959 Mobile: 07899 661864 PACK SIZE: PACK SIZE: 10kg, 0.5 hectare unit Business Member 2020/21 10kg, 0.5 hectare unit Business Member 2020/21 Limagrain UK Limited. Registered No.1305690 England. Registered Office. Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire.
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