Typical of hedges and woodlands, garlic mustard enjoys damp, shady conditions. Its foliage can be deadly poisonous, but in controlled doses, can be used medicinally. If you try fitting one of these flowers over one of your fingertips, you’ll soon see why the scientific name of this cottage-garden favourite means ‘finger-like’. The burred seed are exceptionally well-adapted to grip onto the fur of passing animals, like natural Velcro. It has a long history of medicinal use, deriving its name from Argemone, a term used in ancient Greece to describe plants believed to beneficial to the eyes.
Square-stalked St John’s wort (perennial)Īgrimony is commonly found along roadsides, woodland edges, field edges and other well-drained grassy places. Sensible garden precautions should be followed when growing wildflowers, so refrain from eating any plant not known to be edible, wash hands after working in the garden and before eating or touching lips and eyes, and see that pets and children who cannot be entirely trusted not to consume vegetation are supervised. Grow Wild seeds are not to be used in or near natural areas. After producing seeds, these plants usually die in the same way as an annual. The ‘ Biennial’ flowers grow in their first year but don’t flower and produce seeds until their second year, although some occasionally defy convention by acting like annuals. While the ‘ Perennial’ flowers in the mix will wait to burst into flower in their second summer - and carry on for many years beyond, too. These seeds then grow into new plants the following year. Our ‘ Annual’ flowers put on a show in their first summer and quickly produce seed, dying in the process. How long after sowing can I expect to see flowers? They’re researched and sourced by experts at the UK Native Seed Hub, which is part of Kew Science, in partnership with UK based seed suppliers. 
These are a colourful and easy to grow mix of UK native-origin wildflowers. This page focuses on the wildflowers that Grow Wild distributes through our seed kits, or has distributed in the past. But don’t worry, we aren’t going to list them all here! There are around 1,600 species of wildflower in Britain and Ireland.
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