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Rhinanthus Minor | Yellow Rattle

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Rhinanthus Minor | Yellow Rattle

Rhinanthus Minor | Yellow Rattle

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This is an extremely beneficial annual for the wildflower meadow. It is semi-parasitic and takes its water and nutrients from neighbouring...

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Plant description

This is an extremely beneficial annual for the wildflower meadow. It is semi-parasitic and takes its water and nutrients from neighbouring plants - particularly grasses. Therefore it is useful in maintaining just the right balance between wildflowers and overly vigorous grasses, which might otherwise take over completely. It is an attractive annual, with vibrant yellow flowers that provide summer colour and papery seedpods that rattle when the seed is ripe.
Position

Position

Full sun

Rate of growth

Rate of growth

Fast-growing

Flowering period

Flowering period

May - July

Soil type

Soil type

All soil types

Hardiness

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Eventual height & spread
Eventual height and spread

Specifications

Delivery Option
Standard delivery
Location
Outdoor
Product Code
SD30001397

Care guide

In autumn find a sunny spot with established grass or lawn (if you are trying to convert it to a wildflower meadow) that has been cut back to 4-5cm high. Scarify the soil with a wire rake opening up a few bare patches and scatter the seed onto this. Keep the grass short over winter and the seed will start to germinate in spring. Once established it self-seeds freely, but cutting it back before it flowers will prevent it coming back in subsequent years. Sow at 0.1g - 0.5g per sq m. Sow: August - November Flowering: May - July Approximate quantity: 50 seeds

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