Cornfield Collection

Landlife Wildflower Seed RangeBy choosing Landlife Wildflower seeds you are directly helping to save wildflowers and the wildlife that depend on them for their survival. Landlife is a charity (reg 290510) who plough the profits from their sales into environmental activitiies in creative conservation - in other words developing new spaces for wildflowers to grow as well as safeguarding existing areas.A collection of five different species of native wildflower once a common sight in cornfields. This summer-flowering mixture is ideal for providing a splash of colour in sunny areas of the garden with poor, well-drained soil. By purchasing Landlife seeds you are helping to protect existing wildflower areas and develop potential new sites where wildflowers may grow.Position: full sunSoil: poor, well-drained soilRate of growth: average Flowering period: June to August Flower colour: blue, violet, yellow and redOther features: includes: Agrostemma githago (corncockle), Centaurea cyanus (cornflower), Chrysanthemum segetum (corn marigold), Papaver rhoeas (field poppy), Papaver dubium (long headed poppy); all parts of the corncockle and poppies are poisonous if ingested; highly attractive to beneficial pollinating insectsHardiness: fully hardyGarden care: When sowing seeds do not use a fertiliser since wildflowers prefer poor soils. Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering. In autumn cut the faded flowerheads down to the ground and compost the dead stemsGoes well with: Knautia arvensis, Cardamine pratensis, Lonicera pericymenum, Briza media, Papaver rhoeas, Leucanthemum vulgare
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