Lady Bedstraw Wildflower Seed

Lady Bedstraw Wildflower Seed is a perennial plant that attracts one's eye in a meadow by its mats of creeping stems with whorled leaves and dense clusters of lemon-yellow, honey-scented flowers. The small funnel-shaped flowers have four lobed petals. The plant grows well on dry grasslands and hedgebanks or dunes by the sea.

Latin Name

• Galium verum

Life Cycle

• Perennial

Flowering Time

• June to October

Lady Bedstraw Wildflower Seed Max Flowering Height

• 80cm

Lady Bedstraw Wildflower Seed Approx Sowing Rate

• 2.75kg/Acre

Wildflower Site Preparation

The site should be weed free. Annual weeds should be controlled by mechanical means or by the use of contact based herbicide. Perennial weeds, for example docks thistle, nettles and couch grass can be dealt with using a translocated herbicide such as Round-Up. Cultivate to achieve a fine seed bed, sow seed mix and then roll to ensure firmness. The best results are obtained when there is good contact between the soil and the seeds.

Sowing Times

Sowing can best be achieved by mixing the seed with dry sand, dry sifted topsoil or sawdust and evenly broadcast. It is important that the seed is in contact with moisture in the soil so the seedbed should be lightly raked and then rolled.