Fleurs Reflet des Prés – flower mix

Description

Fleurs Reflet des Prés is a flower seed mixture from the EconSeeds catalogue (Graines Bertrand brand), from the Les Paysagers & Durables range – multi-year landscape mixtures. This mixture is very varied in colour, in fairly soft tones.

Advantages

• natural decorative effect that evolves throughout the season

• established by direct sowing, no planting required

• Les Paysagers & Durables range: multi-year landscape mixtures

• suited to low-maintenance landscaping

Specifications

• Product code: MP08698

• Range: Les Paysagers & Durables

• Life cycle: Multi-year (annuals and perennials)

• Composition: 16 annuals and 17 perennials

• Sowing period: March–June or September–November

• Flowering period: in summer if sown in spring; from the following spring onwards

• Height: 20–60 cm

• Sowing rate: 2–4 g/m²

Composition

Cornflower, Wallflower, Corncockle, Wallflower, Virginia stock, Cowherb, Oxeye daisy, Love-in-a-mist, Pot marigold, Soapwort, Yarrow, Perennial coreopsis, Iceland poppy, Sweet William.

Sowing method

Prepare the ground as for a lawn: remove weeds including roots, loosen the soil to about 10 cm and level it. Mix the seed with fine sand for even distribution, broadcast it, firm lightly and water with a fine spray. Do not bury the seed deeply.

Maintenance

Water until emergence and weed as needed. Multi-year mixtures should be cut above 15 cm, once or twice a year after flowering, to encourage the plants to start again.