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NATIVE
WILDFLOWER
   MIXTURES

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           mixtures and varieties please
                                                                 and conservation areas. Mixed herbs                               Dial 01472 370124 for a quick response to all your seed
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                                                                 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.
WILDFLOWER MIXTURES www.lgseeds.co.uk/lgwildflower - Limagrain UK
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                                         Business Member 2020/21

            Limagrain UK Limited, Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire LN7 6DT
                       Tel: 01472 370124 enquiries@limagrain.co.uk

June 2021
                                                                   www.lgseeds.co.uk/lgwildflower
WILDFLOWER MIXTURES www.lgseeds.co.uk/lgwildflower - Limagrain UK
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