Following the massive response we have seen in relation to the wildflowers within the Mayflower Forest at Marsh Mills, we would like to share the seed mix and the rationale behind the design.
The mixes used are 100% wildflowers and have been developed specifically for this project. More standard mixes usually contain 80% grasses and as such have less visual impact.
The Rationale behind the mixes are as follows:
The initial boundary to the roundabout was laid with wildflower turf, the mix was supplied by Wildflower Turf Ltd and is called Native Enriched Turf. This was selected as a robust mix which would protect the seeding behind, yet still provide a great mix of visually attractive and biodiverse species.
Behind the turf a bespoke seed mix was developed. This mix was designed specifically for the Mayflower 400 celebrations and as such was engineered to provide a massive hit of colour in the first season right through to the autumn, achieved by the high percentage of wildflower annuals. The seeding was incorporated within a specialised compost developed by Wildflower Turf Ltd.
Although the bespoke Mayflower Forest mix is not commercially available, the base mix can be supplied as seed from Wildflower Turf Ltd and will provide a visually impressive wildflower meadow. Just ask for the seed used in the Meadowscape Pro Native Enriched mix.
Mayflower 400 Mix: supplied by Wildflower Turf Ltd
Common Name Scientific Name
| Alpine Forget Me Not | Myosotis alpestris |
| Alpine Rock Cress | Arabis alpina |
| Autumn Hawkbit | Leontodon autumnalis |
| Babys Breath | Gypsophila elegans |
| Betony | Stachys officinalis |
| Birdsfoot Trefoil | Lotus corniculatus |
| Black Medic | Medicago lupulina |
| Bladder Campion | Silene vulgaris |
| Blue Flax | Linum perenne |
| Borage | Borago officinalis |
| Cats Ear | Hypochaeris radicata |
| Common Columbine | Aquilegia vulgaris |
| Common Corncockle | Agrostemma githago |
| Common Pink | Dianthus plumarius |
| Common Knapweed | Centaurea nigra |
| Common Poppy | Papaver rhoeas |
| Common Toadflax | Linaria vulgaris |
| Common Vetch | Vicia sativa |
| Cornflower | Centaurea cyanus |
| Cowslip | Primula veris |
| Crimson Clover | Trifolium incarnatum |
| Dames Violet | Hesperis matronalis |
| English Marigold | Calendula officinalis |
| Fenugreek | Trigonella foenum-graecum |
| Field Scabious | Knautia arvensis |
| Garden Candytuft | Iberis umbellata |
| Great Large Bellflower | Campanula latifolia |
| Honesty | Lunaria annua |
| Horned Pansy | Viola cornuta |
| Kidney Vetch | Anthyllis vulneraria |
| Lady’s Bedstraw | Galium verum |
| Larkspur | Delphinium consolida |
| Meadow Cranesbill | Geranium pratense |
| Mountain Madwort | Alyssum montanum |
| Musk Mallow | Malva moschata |
| Nodding Catchfly | Silene pendula |
| Oxeye Daisy | Leucanthemum vulgare |
| Perforate St John Wort | Hypericum perforatum |
| Perennial Flax | Linum perenne |
| Ragged Robin | Lychnis flos-cuculi |
| Red Campion | Silene dioica |
| Red Flax | Linum annum |
| Rough Hawkbit | Leontodon hispidus |
| Salad Burnet | Sanguisorba minor |
| Self Heal | Prunella vulgaris |
| Siberian Wallflower | Cheiranthus allionii |
| Strawberry Clover | Trifolium fragiferum |
| Tufted Vetch | Vicia cracca |
| Viper Bugloss | Echium vulgare |
| Wallflower | Cheiranthus cheiri |
| White Campion | Silene latifolia |
| White Melilot | Melilotus albus |
| Wild Marjoram | Origanum vulgare |
| Wild Red Clover | Trifolium pratense |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium |
| Cone flower | Rudbeckia fulgida Goldsturm |
| Coneflower | Rudbeckia hirta Autumn Colours |
| Conefolwer | Rudbeckia purpurea |
| Dahlia | Dahlia variabillis Bishops children |
| Coreopsis | Coreopsis Mayfield Giants |
| Madwort | Madwort / Golden Tuft Alyssum saxatile ‘Corbeille d’Or’ |
| Common Daisy | Bellis perennis |
| English Marigold | Calendula officinalis ‘Double Dwarf Fiesta Gitana’ |
| Wallflower | Cheiranthus cheiri ‘Tom Thumb’ |
| Shasta Daisy | Chrysanthemum maximum ‘Silver Princess’ |
| Dwarf Tickseed | Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Presto’ |
| Cottage Pink | Dianthus plumarius ‘Sweetness’ |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea ‘ Feeling White’ |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea Feeling Pink’ |
| Californian Poppy | Eschscholzia californica Varied |
| Hyssop | Hyssopus officinalis |
| Garden Candytuft | Iberis umbellata varied / white |
| Perennial Flax | Linum perenne ‘Diamond’ Dwarf White |
| Perennial Flax | Linum perenne ‘Saphyr’ Dwarf Blue |
For further advice on wild flower meadows please contact Adam King on adam@ygs-ec.co.uk
