Shade tolerant turf with wild orchid seed
the most popular for under trees
suitable for most soil types and will also thrive out in the open
contains 42 native wild flowers and grasses at 75% wild flowers
Some notes on woodland and shade plantings
Please be aware that in areas which are under particularly heavy shade the young plants within the shade tolerant turf will be slow to grow to maturity. The best product to use in the more heavily shaded areas would be my wild flower bulbs and rhizomes click here to view these or my mature plant collections for woodland and shade click here to view these.
It is important to remove leaf fall off the wild flower turf at the end of the year, using a leaf blower is the easiest method.
Please note for orders under 15 square metres add £2 per square metre to the price shown below.
Price: £14.50 per m2 plus vat and delivery
You will notice that this product you cannot buy straight off the website; this is because the delivery price varies due to quantity and distance. If you ring or email me with your order I can then calculate the delivery price for you.
For orders or enquiries telephone Colin: 01435 810446
To send an email click here
Turf management:
Ideally cut the plant growth once every Autumn (other cuts optional) and clear the cuttings. If near trees remove leaf fall from the turf once the leaves have all fallen.
For details on how to lay and manage your turf click here
For details on watering your turf click here
Size of each roll either: width 77cm x length 162cm (1.25m2) or width 64cm x length 100cm (0.64m2), depending upon which of our sites we are lifting it from.
Turf weight: typical per m2 18kg or typical water saturated per m2 22kg
Approximate established height: between 30cm and 75cm – the height will be affected by your underlying soil’s fertility and the amount of shade
* I will send you my native Early Purple Orchid seed separately to sow over the surface once the turf is laid (simple instructions will be included with the seed packet).
| Wild flower content | Latin name |
|---|---|
| Autumn Hawkbit | Scorzoneroides autumnalis |
| Betony | Betonica officinalis |
| Bird's-foot trefoil | Lotus corniculatus |
| Cat's-ear | Hypochaeris radicata |
| Common Knapweed | Centaurea nigra |
| Common Sorrel | Rumex acetosa |
| Common Toadflax | Linaria vulgaris |
| Common Vetch | Vicia sativa ssp. segetalis |
| Cowslip | Primula veris |
| Dames Violet | Hesperis matronalis |
| *Early Purple Orchid | Orchis mascula |
| Field Scabious | Knautia arvensis |
| Kidney Vetch | Anthyllis vulneraria |
| Lady’s Bedstraw | Galium verum |
| Meadow Buttercup | Ranunculus acris |
| Meadow Cranesbill | Geranium pratense |
| Meadow Vetchling | Lathyrus pratensis |
| Meadowsweet | Filipendula ulmaria |
| Musk Mallow | Malva moschata |
| Oxeye Daisy | Leucanthemum vulgare |
| Perforate St John's Wort | Hypericum perforatum |
| Pepper Saxifrage | Silaum silaus |
| Ragged Robin | Silene flos-cuculi |
| Red Campion | Silene dioica |
| Ribwort Plantain | Plantago lanceolata |
| Rough Hawkbit | Leontodon hispidus |
| Salad Burnet | Poterium sanguisorba |
| Sanfoin | Onobrychis viciifolia |
| Selheal | Prunella vulgaris |
| Spiny Restharrow | Ononis spinosa |
| Tufted Vetch | Vicia cracca |
| White Campion | Silene latifolia |
| Wild Carrot | Daucus carota |
| Wild Marjoram | Origanum vulgare |
| Wild Mignonette | Reseda lutea |
| Wild Red Clover | Trifolium pratense |
| Wood Sage | Teucrium scorodonia |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium |
| Yellow Rattle | Rhinanthus minor |
| Grasses | |
| Crested Dog's-tail | Cynosurus cristatus |
| Sheep's Fescue | Festuca ovina |
| Yellow Oatgrass | Trisetum flavescens |
Early Purple Orchids in flower