Meadow Research

Name	Flowering season	Requirements	Other info
Centaurea- mixed cornflower + dwarf blue	Spring and summer Flowering from minsummer onwards	Full sun	Attracts butterflies Endangered in native habitat 16-35 inches tall or 10-20 inches??
Clarkia- Farewell to Spring	Annual plant	Summer to autumn	Coastal hills and mountains Up to 1m tall Pink to pale purple Releases numerous seeds
Coreopsis- Dwarf Plains and Dwarf Red	Midsummer to fall		Daisy-like flowers Up to 4 feet for tall varieties Yellow or pink Multiplies readily
Dimorphotheca African daisy	Summer blooming	Full sun required	6 inches to 12 inches Drought resistant
Gaillardia- Indian blanket	Annual flowering	Dry hot climate in full sun	Up to 60cm
Gilia- Bird’s eyes	Spring/ summer	Full sun	Violet/lavender 30-45m
Gilia- Globe gilia	Spring/summer	Full sun	Violet/lavender 45-60cm 36 inches
Gypsophilia- Baby’s Breath	Spring and summer	Full sun	Good percentage of doubles 5-120cm tall
Linaria- Toadflax	Summer flowering	Full sun or partial shade in the west
Linum- Scarlet flax	Early summer to autumn	Full sun	A foot high
Lobularia- sweet alyssum	Annual	Full sun	Low growing 5-30cm
Lupinus- Dwarf Lupin	Summer	Partial to full sun	0.3-1.5m (note, dwarf)
Malcomia- Virginia stock	Annual	Full sun	6-12 inches Easy to grow Pink, purple, white Fragrant
Nigella- Love in a Mist	Annual Early summer	Full Sun	Found in neglected, damp patches of land White, blue, pink, pale purple Capsule containing seeds- turns brown in late summer Self seeds Don’t over-water 20-50cm/ 30-45cm
Papaver- corn poppy	Annual	Can’t grow in shade Moist soil	0.6m Noted for attracting wildlife
Silene- Catchfly	Annual		Sticky Up to 45cm
Chrysanthemum- Garland daisy	Late summer	sunny	Up to 90cm Yellow and white
Cosmos	Summer onwards		colourful
Cynoglossum- forget me not	spring	Moist, gritty loam and partial shade	Alpine Up to 20cm Long flowering
Eschscholzia- Californian poppy	Mid-summer to early autumn	Sunny well drained	30-45 cm
Gaillardia- Blanket flower	Long period Summer to autumn	Towards front of boarder	Up to 45cm

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