Establishing and Managing New Meadows, Wetlands, Ponds and Woodland Wildflowers

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Biodiversity From the Roots Up Giles Laverack
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• Amenity Grasses
• Certified Seed
• Good Specifications
• 20 Species
• 3.00/kg

• Wildflowers
• No Regulations
• Poor Specifications
• 200 Species
• 30.00 /kg

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Local provenance or origin (Tree seed provenance
map)
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Mix for Wet Areas and Pond Edges

• Caltha palustris (MARSH MARIGOLD)
• Filipendula ulmaria (MEADOW SWEET)
• Geranium pratense (MEADOW CRANESBILL)
• Iris pseudacorus (YELLOW IRIS)
• Pulicaria dysenterica (COMMON FLEABANE)
• Ranunculus acris (MEADOW BUTTERCUP)
• Lotus uliginosus (MARSH TREFOIL)
• Lythrum salicaria (PURPLE LOOSTRIFE)
• Vicia sativa (COMMON VETCH)
• Silene dioica (RED CAMPION)
• Succisa pratensis (DEVIL'S BIT SCABIOUS)
• Sanguisorba minor (SALAD BURNET)
• Festuca rubra ssp litoralis (SLENDER CREEPING RED
  FESCUE)
• Festuca arundinacea (TALL FESCUE)
• Lychnis flos cuculi (RAGGED ROBIN)
• Prunella vulgaris (SELF-HEAL)
• Cynosurus cristatus (CRESTED DOGTAIL)

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Germination of seed bought from UK companies 2006
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