Which flowers are best for my meadow?
The following are some examples of good wildlife-friendly plants for your meadow. Make sure to check the pH of your soil before choosing a seed mix, as not all plants can grow in all soils.
Alkaline (calcareous) soils
Grasses |
Wildflowers |
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Upright brome |
Cowslip |
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Crested hair-grass |
Greater knapweed |
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Quaking grass |
Fairy flax |
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Crested dog's tail |
Oxeye daisy |
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Yellow oat-grass |
Wild thyme |
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Smaller cat's tail |
Yellow rattle |
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Kidney vetch |
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Field scabious |
Acidic soils
Grasses | Wildflowers |
| Common bent | Mouse-ear hawkweed |
| Meadow foxtail | Heath bedstraw |
| Smooth meadow-grass | Lesser stitchwort |
| Sweet vernal-grass | Rough/lesser hawkbit |
| Wavy hair-grass | Common sorrel |
| Heath grass | Tormentil |
| Selfheal | |
| Devil's-bit scabious |
Neutral soils
Grasses | Wildflowers |
| Sweet vernal-grass | Common knapweed |
| Crested dog's tail | Lady's bedstraw |
| Meadow fescue | Bird's-foot trefoil |
| Yellow oat-grass | Native red clover |
| Red fescue | Oxeye daisy |
| Common Bent | Yellow rattle |
| Field scabious | |
| Meadow buttercup |