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AMENITY FLOWER MIXTURES
www.lgseeds.co.uk/coloursplash
AMENITY FLOWER MIXTURES
The Quality and • Very easy to grow in the Colour Splash mixtures meet the high expectations of the Contents
Benefits of Colour
Spring public, who enjoy seeing a splash of colour. For wildlife, they can
2 provide a refuge that offers a rich and varied source of food. THE ORIGINS AND 3
• Aurora and Biodiversity BENEFITS OF 2-3
Splash Mixtures
mixtures are suitable for When sown strategically near municipal sites and landscape COLOUR SPLASH
Autumn sowing areas, Colour Splash mixtures represent a simple way of
brightening up such locations and enhancing their aesthetic FESTIVAL 4
• Cost effective way of appeal to the general public.
Limagrain are plant breeders and suppliers of superior seed
improving the landscape AURORA 5
varieties and mixtures for the amenity industry, farmers and For bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects, they
growers. Limagrain is the largest plant breeder and supplier • Fast flowering from sowing provide a supply of pollen and nectar - useful when the natural NEW WAVE 6
in the UK forage and amenity market. with long flowering season environment is under threat from development and habitat loss.
HONEY BEE 7
• Does not require fertiliser
Varieties and Quality Control
of pesticides Colour Splash flower mixtures have lifted CELEBRATION 8
Limagrain select varieties that produce consistent results that community spirits and made the London
are formulated into mixtures to give outstanding results. Purity • Robust plants that can
Borough of Ealing a brighter place to live. BIODIVERSITY 9
and germination of seed lots are checked at each stage of the withstand reasonable
Since 2013, the park service team for Ealing
production process and packed to meet industry standards, to spells of dry weather Borough Council have added more Colour FLORAL CANVAS 10
ensure customers receive high quality seed ready for sowing and Splash mixtures each year and there are now
• Helps raise awareness of
brightening the landscape. a total of 91 sites around the Ealing borough POPPY MIXTURE 11
the local environment
which have Limagrain’s wildflowers, equating
• Reduced water to over 200,000 sq.m. The stunning flowers BUTTERFLY MIX 12
consumption are not only catching the eye of the Ealing
residents, they are attracting a lot of insects, TECHNICAL GUIDE 13 - 14
• Improves Biodiversity butterflies, ladybirds, grass-hoppers and bees
and that in turn has brought bigger species CONTACTS 15
• Provides a food source and
Front Cover image: to their parks, such as kestrels, woodpeckers,
cover for insects, bees and courtesy of Ealing
badgers, shrews and little owls.
Business Member 2020/21 Borough Council
birds
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CS 1 FESTIVAL CS 2 AURORA
This rich mixture contains some new varieties, such as Sunbow Zinnia and Trianon Cosmos are varieties that
the Sunbow Zinnia, which provides several waves of provide more effective and long-lasting flowering.
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flowers, whereas the more classic varieties of Zinnia
Aurora is the general all purpose mixture for all soil types.
only flower once.
This is a medium height mixture, around 0.5m tall.
Festival offers good cover and a source of nectar for insects and wildlife.
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It is an appropriate mixture for dry land, since a lack of water will only
Aurora contains:
tend to limit growth height. 3 3
1 Polka Dot Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus
This is a tall growing mixture, around 1 to 1.5m or 2 Sunbow Zinnia - Zinnia elegans
more on fertile soil.
3 Pacific Beauty English Marigold - Calendula officinalis
Festival contains: 4 California Poppy - Eschscholzia californica
1 Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus 4 5 Garden Cosmos - Cosmos bipinnatus 4
2 Yellow Cosmos - Cosmos sulphureus
Floral arrangement:
3 Cosmos Bipinnatus Sensation - Cosmos bipinnatus
ANNUALS: GERMINATION:
4 Sunbow Zinnia - Zinnia elegans 5 flowers 8 - 10 days in the correct
5 Tithonia Torch - Tithonia speciosa SOWING: climatic conditions
5 April - June, 2g/m2 FLOWERING: 5
Floral arrangement: HEIGHT: From mid-June to early
0.5m November. First Cornflower
ANNUALS: GERMINATION:
and Eschscholzia, then Zinnia
5 flowers 8 - 10 days in the correct ADVANTAGES:
and finally Trianon Cosmos
SOWING: climatic conditions Good cover; Aurora can be
and Pacific Beauty
April - June, 2g/m 2
FLOWERING: seen easily from a distance
PACKAGING OPTIONS:
HEIGHT: From late June to mid-
4kg bag and / or 400g metal
1 - 1.5m November. First Cornflower,
can / bag
then Cosmos Sulphureus,
ADVANTAGES:
Zinnia, Tithonia and then
Good cover for wild habitat;
finally Cosmos Bipinnatus
Festival can be easily seen
from a distance PACKAGING OPTIONS:
4kg bag and / or 400g metal
can / bag
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CS 3 NEW WAVE CS 4 HONEY BEE
New Wave provides good cover for fauna and a great Honey Bee mixture is composed of flowering plants for
Andy Laing, Course Manager,
source of nectar for insects. Gaudet Luce Golf Club, landscaping, which will attract insects, bees and other
Worcestershire.
pollinators.
The mixture features yellow tones and withstands heat and drought I have used the Colour Splash
range for 8 years, which has
very well. This mixture is perfect for attracting pollinating insects whilst beautifying
resulted in me being able
to take almost 1 hectare of the countryside.
6 This is a tall growing mixture, around 1 to 1.5m. previously maintained grass out
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In addition to species that have been recognised for a long time for their
of regular maintenance and sow
New Wave contains: with annual and biennial wild melliferous character, such as Borage or Cornflower, other species such as
flowers. Cosmos Sulphureus, Godetia and Rudbeckia are included in the mixture.
1 Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus
This has had a noticeable effect
2 Garden Cosmos - Cosmos bipinnatus on the amount of wildlife and This is a tall growing mixture, around 1 to 1.5m.
has enabled us to have over
3 Yellow Cosmos - Cosmos sulphureus
4 Garden Chrysanthemum - Chrysanthemum
20 managed bee hives on site
which produces local honey that
Honey Bee contains: Floral
5 Golden Tickseed - Coreopsis tinctoria
is then sold via the clubhouse to 1 Borage - Borago officinallis arrangement:
the members. The reaction from
6 Tithonia - Tithonia speciosa both members and visitors has 2 Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus ANNUALS:
11 flowers
7 California Zinnia - Zinnia elegans
been fantastic and we often see 3 Godetia - Clarkia elegans
members bringing their cameras SOWING:
to take photographs during 4 Garden Cosmos - Cosmos bipinnatus
Floral arrangement:
April - June, 2g/m2
their round of golf.
5 Yellow Cosmos - Cosmos sulphureus HEIGHT:
The key to success is all in the
ANNUALS: GERMINATION: 6 Californian Poppy - Eschscholzia californica 1 - 1.5m
preparation, get that right and
7 flowers 8 - 10 days, if the climatic ADVANTAGES:
conditions are favourable
its easy! 7 Sunflower - Helianthus annuus
SOWING: Good cover for wild
April - June, 2g/m2 FLOWERING: 8 Indian Blanket - Gaillardia pulchella habitat
HEIGHT: From mid-June to early 9 Farewell to Spring - Clarkia amoena GERMINATION:
1 - 1.5m November. First Cornflower 8-10 days, in the correct
and Chrysanthemums, then 10 Black Eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirta
ADVANTAGES: climatic conditions
Tickseed and finally Cosmos, 11 Common Zinnia - Zinnia elegans
Good cover with an FLOWERING:
Zinnia and Tithonia
abundance of flowers From mid-June to
PACKAGING OPTIONS: mid-October
4kg bag and / or 400g metal
PACKAGING OPTIONS:
can / bag
4kg bag and / or 400g
metal can / bag
Andy Laing, Course Manager,
Business Member 2020/21 Gaudet Luce Golf Club, Worcestershire Business Member 2020/21
CS 5 CELEBRATION CS 6 BIODIVERSITY
This mid-height, strikingly rich mixture is designed to
Celebration is a mixture made up of flowers such as
attract butterflies, pollinating insects and in general, small
Cornflower and Poppy, which were once found in
invertebrate or vertebrate fauna. This mixture will provide
abundance in traditional cornfields, in the days before
predatory insects with food and water. It will also provide
the widespread use of herbicides became commonplace.
a food source for many vertebrates.
Celebration is a rich mixture, mid-height and perfect for creating a pastoral
Floral
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environment. This mixture flowers particularly quickly; only 50 days after
Biodiversity contains useful plants which act on the soil; the roots of these arrangement: 9
plants promote the micro fauna, soil aeration and the decomposition of
germination. ANNUALS, BI-ANNUALS
organic matter. The inclusion of Lupins in the mixture will enrich soil fertility AND PERENNIALS:
Due to the presence of Perennials and spontaneous seeding of some because these plants are leguminous and have the ability to ‘fix’ nitrogen 15 flowers
annuals, the area may be maintained without reseeding for two or three from the atmosphere. SOWING:
seasons, under the right management. April to mid-June, 2g/m2
This is a medium growing mixture, around 0.5 - 0.8m. HEIGHT:
This is a medium / tall growing mixture from 0.8 - 1m. 0.5 - 0.8m
Floral Biodiversity contains: ADVANTAGES:
Celebration contains: arrangement: 1 White Yarrow - Achillea millefolium Provides many benefits for
1 White Yarrow - Achillea millefolium the fauna and soil, lasting
ANNUALS AND 2 Large Green Basil - Ocimum basilicum 2 to 3 years
2 Borage - Borago officinalis PERENNIALS:
10 flowers 3 Mixed California Poppy - Eschscholzia californica FLOWERING:
3 Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus
SOWING: 4 Mixed Double Barbeau Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus From mid-June to late
4 Red Poppy - Papaver rhoeas September the first year,
From April to mid-June, 5 Red Poppy - Papaver rhoeas then from April to July in
5 Githago Milas - Agrostemma githago milas 2g/m2
6 Queen of May Chrysanthemum - Chrysanthemum leucanthemum the following years
6 HEIGHT:
Queen of May Chrysanthemum - Chrysanthemum leucanthemum PACKAGING OPTIONS:
0.8 - 1m 7 Aegean Wallflower - Erysimum cheiri
7 Red Flax - Linum grandiflorum 1 or 4kg bags
ADVANTAGES: 8 Silvercup Mont Blanc Lavatera - Lavatera trimestris
8 Blue Perennial Flax - Linum perenne Pastoral aspect, rapid 9 Red Flax - Linum grandiflorum
9 Calendula Pacific Beauty - Calendula officinalis flowering and 2 to 3 years
of cover 10 Blue Perennial Flax - Linum perenne
10 Vipers Bugloss - Echium vulgare
FLOWERING: 11 Pixie Delight Dwarf Lupin - Lupinus nanus
From end of June to end 12 Mixed Simple Sweet William - Dianthus barbatus
of September the first
year, then from April to 13 Calendula Pacific Beauty - Calendula officinalis
July in the following years 14 Mixed Thlaspi Umbellata - Iberis umbellata
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PACKAGING OPTIONS: 15 Vipers Bugloss - Echium vulgare
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CS 7 FLORAL CANVAS CS 8 POPPY MIXTURE
Floral Canvas is a low growing colourful mixture, which Poppy Mixture is an excellent choice for those wanting
will provide a superb floral environment. to create a vivid red show of colour. It is a popular
choice for those wanting to create Armistice displays as
The mixture is exclusively composed of annuals: Cornflower, Poppy and
Red Flax. It will flower around 50 days after germination and will continue
the poppies create a poignant reminder of those who
until the first frost. lost their lives in battle.
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Poppy Mixture is best sown in areas of full sunlight; shaded areas should
This is a low growing mixture, around 0.4 - 0.5m.
be avoided. It is composed of 100% poppies.
Floral Canvas contains: This is a low growing mixture, around 0.3 - 0.4m.
1 Borage - Borago officinalis
2 Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus Floral arrangement:
3 Golden Tickseed - Coreopsis tinctoria ANNUALS: ADVANTAGES:
4 Mexican Aster - Cosmos bipinnatus 100% Poppies A fantastic display of red
SOWING: flowers
5 California Poppy - Eschscholzia californica
April to May, 2g/m2 FLOWERING:
6 Red Flax - Linum grandiflorum
HEIGHT: From June to July
7 Dwarf Lupin - Lupinus nanus Floral 0.3 - 0.4m PACKAGING OPTIONS:
8 China Aster - Callistephus chiensis arrangement: 500g
9 English Marigold - Calendula officinalis ANNUALS AND
PERENNIALS:
10 Wild Candytuft - Iberis amara 11 flowers
11 Sunbow Zinnia - Zinnia elegans SOWING:
Early April to June, 2g/m2
HEIGHT:
0.4 - 0.5cm
ADVANTAGES:
A great mixture for
ground cover
FLOWERING:
Around 50 days after
germination
PACKAGING OPTIONS:
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Technical Guide to
CS 9 BUTTERFLY MIX
Colour Splash
When to sow Colour Splash
Butterfly mix is a mid to tall mixture designed in particular
to attract butterflies and other pollinators. Sowing should primarily take place in spring, as the soil must
be warm and moist enough to promote seed germination. It is
The mixture will produce a vast array of flowers in the first year followed
possible to sow seeds from the end of March or the beginning of
by flowering in the second year.
April, but late spring frosts should be avoided. Sowing may be
12 A medium height mixture around 0.5m. undertaken until the end of June. 13
Butterfly Mix contains: Where to sow Colour Splash
1 Yarrow - Achillea millefolium
Colour Splash mixtures can be sown on a wide range of sites
2 Morning Glory - Ipomoea purpurea
Floral and soils, these include golf courses, council parks, road verges,
3 Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus arrangement: landscape areas and gardens.
4 Shasta Daisy - Leucanthemum × superbum
ANNUALS, BI-ANNUALS
Andy Parker Smith, Soil
Systems - Landscape and
5 Tickseed - Coreopsis AND PERENNIALS: Which type of land should not be used Sportsground Contractor.
12 flowers
6 Garden Cosmos - Cosmos bipinnatus
SOWING: for Colour Splash? As a contractor, quality of
7 Yellow Cosmos - Cosmos sulphureus
April - June, 2g/m 2
product and service is vital.
8 Foxglove - Digitalis excelsior hybrid Avoid using land that is completely shaded or covered by trees. I have been using Colour Splash
HEIGHT:
9 Sweet William - Dianthus barbatus 0.5m Most species used in the mixures need full sunlight, or at least mixtures for 8 years now, over
many diverse terrains from
ADVANTAGES: half. Although the flowers used in the Colour Splash mixtures
10 Perennial Flax - Linum perenne Wales and the West Country to
Provides an array of are resistant to drought, the plants will not survive in extreme Fort William in Scotland and I
11 Rocket Candytuft - Iberis amara am very pleased to say that my
flowers that will attract conditions if the soil cannot retain water sufficiently. Finally, all
12 Zinnia mixed - Zinnia lilliput sunbow varié butterflies, bees and
plots which are susceptible to being overtaken by weeds should
customers keep coming back
pollinators and informing their clients and
be avoided, such as landfills, farmland with a history of weeds friends.
GERMINATION:
8 - 10 days in correct and old vacant land. The mixtures and varieties
conditions in Colour Splash have great
FLOWERING: How to prepare soil for Colour Splash longevity, are impressive to see
and are also a welcome food
End of June until source for my bees in my own
November or first frost in Soil preparation is a critical step. Under no circumstances should
garden.
first year then April - July the seed be sown on an area that is already covered (lawns etc.).
in the second year The seed needs to be in contact with the soil and lightly covered
PACKAGING OPTIONS: in order to germinate. In most cases, it is necessary to work the
1kg bag
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Technical Guide to
Colour Splash Key Contacts
How to sow Colour Splash seeds Limagrain is committed to quality and
service to the highest degree.
Keep seeds in their original packaging at normal Limagrain Head Office at
Rothwell in Lincolnshire
temperatures (5°C to 20°C) until planting day. The packaging
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seeds well. During the entire sowing period, whether it is Dial 01472 370124 for a quick response to all your seed www.lgseeds.co.uk/mm
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For small areas (a few hundred m2), hand sowing is the best
for Colour Splash?
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE:
All mixtures/individual varieties in this catalogue
option. Mix the seeds with sand or similar material at a ratio
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are offered strictly subject to safe harvest, final
certification and remaining unsold on receipt of
of 3 parts inert material to 1 part flower seeds. Sowing with 2g/m2 gives excellent results. orders. All other Terms and Conditions of sale
will be advised by your MM distributor.
a hand seed drill is also possible.
For larger surfaces (several thousand m2 or more), it may be How to maintain
wise to use mechanised sowing. Colour Splash Matt Gresty Sam Horner
Using a micro-granule or fertiliser applicator is possible.
Colour Splash mixtures require very AMENITY PRODUCT MANAGER AMENITY SEED SPECIALIST
Ensure that the seeds are lightly covered - a suitable roller
little maintenance. These flowers do & SEED SPECIALIST
can be used to provide adequate contact with the soil.
not need to be watered, fertilised
North West England, Midlands, Channel Islands, Southern England
Sowing with a seed drill has many advantages; the seeds are or treated with pesticides. On the
Ireland and Wales Mobile: 07769 740314
buried and packed down, which promotes germination. Seed contrary, the objective is to let them
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drills used typically for grass can be useful as some flower live freely; the flowers and their
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seeds are small and need to be buried in very shallow seed small associated ecosystems will
beds (0.5cm). establish themselves.
John Heaphy Richard Camplin
AMENITY SEED SPECIALIST AMENITY PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Scotland & North East England Mobile: 07789 507567 Tel: 01472 370219
Mobile: 07774 929742 Email: richard.camplin@limagrain.co.uk
Produce a medium fine Sow seed evenly by hand or Roll in seed to provide good
1 seedbed 2 machine 3 Lightly rake in seed 4 seed to soil contact Email: john.heaphy@limagrain.co.uk
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