Name | Latin Name | Quantity | Flowers | Type | |
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Shepherd's Purse | Capsella bursa-pastoris | 4% | May, June, July, August | Annual | |
Chicory | Cichorium intybus | 8% | July, August, September, October | Perennial | |
Field Bindweed | Convolvulus arvensis | 7% | June, July, August, September | Climber, Perennial | |
Common Catsear | Hypochaeris radicata | 2% | May, June, July, August, September | Perennial | |
Common Nipplewort | Lapsana communis | 3% | July, August, September | Annual | |
Autumn Hawkbit | Scorzoneroides autumnalis | 2% | August, September, October | Perennial | |
Rough Hawkbit | Leontodon hispidus | 2% | May, June, July, August, September | Perennial | |
Musk Mallow | Malva moschata | 4% | July, August | Perennial | |
Common Mallow | Malva sylvestris | 4% | June, July, August, September | Perennial | |
Sainfoin | Onobrychis viciifolia | 8% | July, August, September | Perennial | |
Ribwort Plantain | Plantago lanceolata | 8% | April, May, June, July, August | Perennial | |
Hoary Plantain | Plantago media | 4% | May, June, July, August | Perennial | |
Hedge Mustard | Sisymbrium officinale | 5% | April, May, June, July, August, September | Annual | |
Corn Sowthistle | Sonchus arvensis | 4% | July, August, September, October | Perennial | |
Common Sowthistle | Sonchus oleraceus | 5% | May, June, July, August | Annual | |
Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | 6% | April, May, June | Perennial | |
Wild Red Clover | Trifolium pratense | 5% | May, June, July, August, September | Perennial | |
Wild White Clover | Trifolium repens | 5% | June, July, August, September | Perennial | |
Tufted Vetch | Vicia cracca | 3% | June, July, August | Climber, Perennial | |
Common Vetch | Vicia sativa | 7% | June, July, August | Annual | |
Greater plantain | Plantago major | 4% | April, September | Perennial |
NT Tortoise Food Mix
Seed Mixture (Per kg)
A mix of 21 wild species all suitable to grow as tortoise food. Can either be sown outside at a rate of 20g per square metre or sown into trays inside at a rate of 50g per square metre. When sowing inside, leaving a gap of about 3 weeks between subsequent sowings ensures fresh plants are available through the season.
Mix is 100% Wildflower seeds.
Common Name(s): NT Tortoise Food Mix
Description
NT species | ||||
Latin Name | English Name | Mix Composition | ||
Capsella bursa-pastoris | Shepherd’s Purse | 4% | ||
Cichorium intybus | Chicory | 8% | ||
Convulvus arvensis | Field Bindweed | 7% | ||
Hypochaeris radicata | Common Catsear | 2% | ||
Lapsana communis | Nipplewort | 3% | ||
Leontodon autumnalis | Autumn Hawkbit | 2% | ||
Leontodon hispidus | Rough Hawkbit | 2% | ||
Malva moschata | Musk Mallow | 4% | ||
Malva sylvestris | Common Mallow | 4% | ||
Onobrychis viciifolia | Sainfoin | 8% | ||
Plantago lanceolata | Ribwort Plantain | 8% | ||
Plantago major | Greater Plantain | 4% | ||
Plantago media | Hoary Plantain | 4% | ||
Sisymbrium officinale | Hedge Mustard | 5% | ||
Sonchus arvensis | Corn Sowthistle | 4% | ||
Sonchus oleraceus | Smooth Sowthistle | 5% | ||
Taraxacum officinale | Dandelion | 6% | ||
Trifolium pratense | Red Clover | 5% | ||
Trifolium repens | White Clover | 5% | ||
Vicia cracca | Tufted Vetch | 3% | ||
Vicia sativa | Common Vetch | 7% | ||
21 species | 100% |
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