Wildflowers for a sunny meadow

wildflower plug plant collection

This wonderful collection of 13 varieties of wild plug plants for sunny areas will arrive in a tray of 104 plants. This will cover an area of approximately 21m², planting 5 plants per 1m².

The plugs are young plants, not seedlings, and cost just over 64 pence each. Each individual plug's root volume is approximately 55cc, with a diameter of 36mm and a depth of 60mm. The top growth will depend on the variety and the time of year.

Below is what you can expect in your collection, depending on availability.

• Yarrow, Achillea millefolium - 15-40cm tall with white/pink flowers
• Agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria - 30-60cm tall with yellow flowerspikes
• Lesser knapweed, Centaurea nigra - 40-60cm tall with mauve thistle flowers
• Greater knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa - 60-100cm tall with purple flowers
• Centaury, Centaurium erythraea - 15-20cm tall with pink flowers
• Basil, Clinopodium vulgare - 25-35cm tall with rosy-pink flowers all summer
• Red valerian, Centranthus ruber - 45cm tall with fragrant red flowers
• Dropwort, Filipendula vulgaris - 30-45cm tall with cream and pink flowers
• Lady's bedstraw, Galium verum - groundcover with tiny yellow flowers
• Meadow cranesbill, Geranium pratense - 30-45cm tall with bright blue flowers
• Rock rose, Helianthemum nummularium - 15cm tall with bright yellow flowers
• Perforate St.John's wort, Hypericum perforatum - 30-45cm tall with yellow blooms
• Common catsear, Hypochaeris radicata - 15-30cm tall with yellow flowers
• Field scabious, Knautia arvensis - 30-60cm tall with pale blue flowers
• Meadow vetchling, Lathyrus pratensis - 30-45cm tall with yellow flowers
• Oxeye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare - 30-45cm white 'moon' daisy
• Bird's foot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus - 15-30cm tall with yellow flowers
• Musk mallow, Malva moschata - 30-45cm tall with delicate pink flowers
• Marjoram, Origanum vulgare - 30cm tall with pink flowers in August
• Jacob's ladder, Polemonium caeruleum - 30-90cm tall with dark purple flowers
• Ribwort plantain, Plantago lanceolata - 15-30cm with brownish flowers
• Cowslip, Primula veris - 10-15cm bunches of yellow flowers in May-June
• Selfheal, Prunella vulgaris - 10-30cm tall with red-purple blooms in May-June
• Meadow buttercup, Ranunculus acris - 40-100cm tall perennial with lemon-yellow flowers
• Sorrel, Rumex acetosa - 60-100cm erect perenial flowering in May-June
• Wild clary, Salvia verbenaca - 30-40cm tall with violet-blue flowers
• Salad burnet, Sanguisorba minor ssp minor - 30-50cm tall with reddish purple flowerheads
• White campion, Silene alba - 30-45cm tall, flowers all summer
• Tufted vetch, Vicia cracca - clambering perennial with blue-violet flowers