PRO FLORA 12

    Water margins & Pond edges

    Establishing mixtures on water margins can be difficult due to fluctuating water levels, try and sow when weather conditions look stable. Only use this mix where there is a constant supply of moisture, this is essential for the indicator species to thrive.

    Sowing rate: 5g/m2

    % COMMON NAME SPECIES HEIGHT (CM) COLOUR PERIOD
      20% WILD FLOWERS        
    2 COMMON FLEABANE PULICARIA DYSENTERICA 30-80 YELLOW JULY SEPT
    5 GIPSY WORT LYCOPUS EUROPAEUS 30-100 WHITE JUNE SEPT
    3 GREAT BURNET  SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS 40-90 RED JUNE SEPT
    8 GREATER BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL LOTUS ULIGINOSUS 5-40 YELLOW AUG SEPT
    2 HEMP AGRIMONY EUPATARIUM CANNABINUM 30-180 WHITE JULY SEPT
    1 MARSH MALLOW  ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS 90-120 PINK AUG SEPT
    WHITE
    12 MEADOW BUTTERCUP RANUNCULS ACRIS 30-100 YELLOW MAY SEPT
    10 MEADOWSWEET FILIPENDULA ULMARIA 50-150 WHITE JUNE AUG
    2 PEPPER SAXIFRAGE SILAUM SILUS 50-75 WHITE JUNE AUG
    6 PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE LYTHRUM SALICARIA 50-100 PURPLE JULY SEPT
    3 RAGGED ROBIN LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI 30-80 RED MAY JUNE
    9 SALAD BURNET SANGUISORBA MINOR  20-90 YELLOW MAY SEPT
    12 SELF HEAL PRUNELLA VULGARIS 5-20 PURPLE JUNE SEPT
    2 SNEEZEWORT ACHILLEA PTARMICA 20-150 WHITE JULY SEPT
    1 SQUARE STEMMED ST J. WORT HYPERICUM TETRAPTERUM 30-60 YELLOW JULY SEPT
    6 TUFTED VETCH VICIA CRACCA 100-200 PURPLE JUNE AUG
    2 WATER AVENS GEUM RIVALE 60-80 PINK APRIL JULY
    14 YELLOW FLAG IRIS IRIS PSUDACORUS 60-120 YELLOW MAY JULY
    100          
      80% GRASSES        
    5 BROWNTOP BENTGRASS AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS 10-70 - -
    1 SOFT RUSH JUNCUS EFFUSUS  20-70 - -
    32 CRESTED DOGSTAIL CYNOSURUS CRISTATUS 5-75 - -
    10 MEADOW FOXTAIL ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS 30-120 - -
    1 PENDULAS SEDGE CAREX PENDULA 60-180 - -
    7 ROUGH STALKED MEADOW GRASS POA TRIVIALIS 20-100 - -
    10 SHEEPS FESCUE FESTUCA OVINA 5-60 - -
    25 SLENDER CREEPING RED FESCUE FESTUCA RUBRA LITORALIS 20-100 - -
    4 SWEET VERNAL ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM 10-100 - -
    5 TUFTED HAIRGRASS DESCHAMPSIA CAESPITOSA 20-200    
    100