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Yellow Rattle Seeds - Description
- Yellow Rattle Seeds
- AKA Meadow Maker
- Did you know All our Wildflower Seed is:
- Provenance Irish
- Native & Naturlised Wildflora
- No Imports, Varieties or Cultivars
- Nor EU Forbes Are Used in our Wildflower Seed Mixtures
- Rhinanthus minor
- Used to Control Grass & Prevent Grass Growth in Wildflower Meadows
- We recommend using Yellow Rattle along with our other Wildflower Seed Mixtures
- Pack Size: 20 Grams
- Coverage
- Full Cover: 20m2
- Gap Creation: 40m2
- Irish Grown Wildflowers
- Mix Contains: 100% Yellow Rattle Seed (No Chaff)
- Annual Flower, Self-seeds Each Year
- New Plants Emerge Each Spring
Yellow Rattle Seeds - Tips
- Sow seeds between July & September
- Seed can be sown into existing grass / meadow or onto fresh, prepared soil
- If sowing into grass, first cut grass short
- Best when sown in clumps of seed - Don't blanket sow
- Sow smaller areas around your meadow
- This will give the yellow rattle better establishment
- Note: While Yellow Rattle restricts grass growth & germination it will not prevent Scutch grass
- Scarify & remove grass cuttings, moss & thatch
- Seed can be sown along with other wildflowers & our wildflower seed mixes
- Seed requires a period of cold weather to germinate (approx. 4 months)
- If you sow in spring, you will first need to mimic this cold period by places seed in fridge for 4 weeks
Yellow Rattle Seeds - Plant Details
- Native Irish plant
- Height: 30cm
- Flower: Drooping trumpets in yellow
- Flowering Time: All throughout the Summer
- Maintenance Level: No maintenance needed
- Suppresses grass growth
- How it works:
- Yellow Rattle develops root network
- These roots seek out roots of other plants
- Then once contact is made, yellow rattle absorbs water from these roots
- Leading to a 60% drop off in growth
Yellow Rattle Seeds - Uses
- Add to wildflower mix
- Use to stop grass from growing in meadows
- The roots of Yellow Rattle seek out grass roots & strangle them
- This removes the vigour from grass
- The result is that your wildflowers can grow without being smothered in grass
- Use in gap creation - If your meadow is covered in grass, create gaps / patches of bare soil throughout the meadow & re-seed with Yellow Rattle
- Ideal for all wildflower mixes
- Ideal for use on very fertile soils
- Use to reduce maintenance & weeding of your meadow
