V&A Meadowland Mixed Seeds||EVAEX

A mixture of cornfield weeds and other attractive wild flowers, suitable for newcomers to wild flower growing. Create a flowering meadow or just a natural patch in the flower garden. Along with some of the pretttiest wild flowers are nectar and food plants for bees, butterflies and other insects to make a haven for wildlife. Some plants flower the first summer, the rest in spring, summer or autumn the next year.

Meadowland Mixture contents include: Ladys Bedstraw, Meadow Buttercup, Corn Chamomile, Wild Clary, Cowslip, Crane's Bill, Ox-eye Daisy, Foxglove, Harebell, Corn Marigold, Field Scabious, Teasel, Toadflax and many others. Height range 60-150cm (8"-5").

Packet image: Hyacinth wallpaper design by John Henry Dearle for Morris & Co. England, about 1900-1912.

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