Meadow flowers?

[bunn]

 In a fit of optimism, I have dug up all the self-seeded thistles in the small triangle of actual lawn on the lowest level at the back of the house, and planted a Welsh Meadow mix - this is locally harvested seed from Pembrokeshire & Ceredigion, so should in theory be right at home. I bought them from https://britishwildflowermeadowseeds.co.uk, and am now wondering if I should have gone for their 'coastal mix' instead. I was tempted by the extreme localness of the Welsh mix.  

I am going to paste the list of 'likely included' in here for ease of reference, so I can check if any of the plants listed appear.  There might also be the odd orchid, apparently, but tbh I would be happy with wild clover, stitchwort or yellow rattle, and absolutely ecstatic if I got some eyebright.  I've already got some trefoils, ox-eye daisies, and buttercups. 

Cuckoo Flower Cardamine pratensis

Common knapweed Centaurea nigra

Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum

Pignut Conopodium majus

Beaked Hawksbeard Crepis versicaria

Eyebright Euphrasia nemerosa

Catsear Hypochaeris radicata

Rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus

Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare

Bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus

Greater Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus pedunculatus

Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata

Self-heal Prunella vulgaris

Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris

Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor

Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa

Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea

Dandelion Taraxacum officinale

Lesser trefoil Trifolium dubium

Wild red Clover Trifolium pratense

White Clover Trifolium repens

Grasses:

Common Bent Agrostis capillaris

Sweet Vernal Grass Anthoxanthum odoratum

Crested dog's-tail Cynosaurus cristatus

Red Fescue Festuca rubra

Comments

[anna_wing]

Red clover - is that the one that's actually pink and has an amazingly sweet scent? I smelled some once growing wild by the seashore in, I think, Western Scotland, and have been fruitlessly looking for a perfume with that scent ever since.

Good luck with your meadow!

[bunn]

Yes, it's closer to pink than red, and makes a lot of nectar. Though I think wildflower scents vary enormously according to the weather and the exact place you find them.

[puddleshark]

In a fit of optimism...

Heh! I bought some forget-me-not, chamomile & mallow seeds earlier this year, but so far I seem to be lacking the optimism to actually scatter them. Must do that this weekend.

Your wild flower meadow mix sounds wonderful. I have a soft spot for Hawksbeards and Hawkbits.