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Pro Flora Cornfield Annuals Wildflower Seeds

Pro Flora Cornfield Annuals Wildflower Seeds are specially designed to recreate the colourful displays once commonly seen throughout Britain’s arable countryside. This carefully balanced mixture combines striking annual wildflowers with fine meadow grasses to produce an eye-catching display of colour during the first growing season. Ideal for gardens, estates, parks, public open spaces, schools and landscape projects, this blend delivers a spectacular succession of blooms while providing valuable food sources for bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects.

For centuries, traditional cornfield flowers flourished alongside cereal crops before modern farming practices greatly reduced their numbers. Pro Flora Cornfield Annuals Wildflower Seeds help recreate these iconic rural landscapes by combining species that have long been associated with British farmland. Brilliant blue Cornflowers, vivid red Corn Poppies, golden Corn Marigolds, elegant Corn Cockle, Corn Chamomile and Night-flowering Catchfly create a striking tapestry of colour from late spring through summer, transforming open spaces into beautiful wildlife-friendly meadows.

The mixture contains approximately 20% wildflower seed and 80% carefully selected fine meadow grasses, providing excellent establishment while maintaining the open conditions needed for annual flowers to thrive. Unlike perennial meadow mixtures that develop gradually over several seasons, this blend provides an impressive floral display during its first year, making it particularly suitable where rapid visual impact is required.

Throughout the flowering season, the abundant nectar and pollen attract a wide range of beneficial insects including honeybees, bumblebees, solitary bees, butterflies and hoverflies. As flowering finishes, seed heads provide an additional food source for many farmland birds while contributing to the natural regeneration of the display where conditions allow.

This versatile mixture performs well across a broad range of soil types provided the site is reasonably free draining and receives plenty of sunlight. It can be established in new landscape schemes, garden meadows, orchard margins, roadside verges and educational projects where a colourful seasonal display is required. Depending on management, the area can be cultivated and resown annually for a vibrant display each year or managed as a longer grass habitat to encourage greater biodiversity.

Whether your objective is to create a colourful wildflower meadow, improve biodiversity or restore the appearance of traditional cornfield habitats, Pro Flora Cornfield Annuals Wildflower Seeds provide an attractive, reliable and environmentally beneficial solution suitable for a wide variety of locations throughout the UK.

Sowing & Propagation

Sow Pro Flora Cornfield Annuals Wildflower Seeds during March to May or from late August to October, depending on the desired flowering period.

Prepare a fine, firm and weed-free seedbed by removing existing vegetation and perennial weeds before sowing. Broadcast the seed evenly at the recommended rate of 5 g per square metre. Mixing the seed with dry sand helps achieve an even spread over larger areas. Lightly rake or roll after sowing to ensure good seed-to-soil contact, but avoid burying the seed deeply, as many wildflower species require light to germinate.

Maintain adequate soil moisture during dry periods until seedlings become well established.

Growing On

During the establishment year, both the annual flowers and fine grasses develop quickly to provide a colourful display.

Avoid applying fertilisers, as excessive soil fertility encourages vigorous grass growth at the expense of flowering species. Ensure the area remains free from invasive perennial weeds while young plants establish.

If an annual display is required each year, cultivate the area after flowering and resow the following spring or autumn. Alternatively, allow the grasses to remain and manage the site with a reduced mowing regime to create a more natural grassland habitat.

Meadow Management

Once flowering has finished and seed has matured, cut the area during late summer or early autumn.

Allow the cut material to remain for several days so seed can naturally disperse before removing all arisings from the site. For a repeat annual display, lightly cultivate the soil before resowing. Alternatively, maintain the area as long grass with occasional mowing to encourage a more diverse wildlife habitat.

Why Choose Pro Flora Cornfield Annuals Wildflower Seeds?

Pro Flora Cornfield Annuals Wildflower Seeds provide one of the quickest and most colourful ways to establish a traditional wildflower display. Unlike perennial meadow mixtures that require several years to reach maturity, this blend delivers vibrant colour during its first growing season while supporting pollinating insects and recreating the beauty of Britain’s historic cornfield flora.

Ideal for gardens, public landscapes, conservation projects and educational sites, this attractive mixture combines ease of establishment with outstanding visual impact, making it an excellent choice for anyone wishing to create a traditional wildflower meadow with minimal maintenance.

Key Features

• Traditional cornfield annual wildflower mixture
• Approximately 20% wildflowers
• Approximately 80% fine meadow grasses
• Colourful first-year flowering display
• Suitable for a wide range of soil types
• Supports bees, butterflies and pollinating insects
• Ideal for gardens, parks, estates and landscape projects
• Can be resown annually or managed as long grass
• Recommended sowing rate 5 g/m²
• Suitable for spring or autumn sowing

Mixture
20% Wild Flowers
40% Corn Cockle (Agrostemma githago)
20% Cornflower (Centurea cyanus)
10% Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum)
10% Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
15% Night Flowering Catchfly (Silene noctiflora)
5% Corn Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis)

80% Grasses
5% Browntop Bentgrass (Agrostis capillaris) 25% Crested Dogstail
(Cynosurus cristatus)
20% Hard Fescue (Festuca trachyphylla)
10% Sheep’s Fescue (Festuca ovina)
30% Red Fescue (Festuca rubra)
10% Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass
(Poa pratensis)