If Creeping Buttercup threatens your clumps of Ragged Robin cut it just as the Ragged Robin flowers fade. Do not let the buttercup get higher than the Ragged Robin.
Any other Summer meadow flowers will re-grow later, but you may have to control Creeping buttercup twice cutting it in May and June thus delaying the flowering of other species until August.
Life Cycle (Form): Perennial
Flower Height: 20 to 50 cm
Foliage Height: 5 - 30 cm
Flower Colour: Pink
Flowering period: May, June,
Time to Flower: 12, months
Soil Type: Will grow in most damp soils.
pH Type: Neutral, Alkaline.
Moisture: Moist, Wet
Aspect: Full sun,
Wildlife Value: Medium, Attracts Butterflies, Bumblebees, Hoverflies and Insects.| Species Common Name: Ramsons |
| Species Botanical Name: Allium ursinum |
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| Management: Restrict brambles and nettles, |
| Tolerance of cutting: Low, |
| Cutting time: Late Summer, Autumn. after foliage dies down |
| Edible / Medicinal: Edible, Do not consume unless advised. Contain chemicals that can cause an allergic reaction to certain people, I eat small quantities, a better species is Garlic Hedge Mustard |
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Life Cycle (Form): Perennial Flower Height: 20 to 30 cm Foliage Height: 5 - 20 cm Flower Colour: White, Flowering period: April, May, June, Time to Flower: 36 months Soil Type: Will grow in most wet soils, pH Type: Neutral, Alkaline. Moisture: Moist, Wet Aspect: Partial shade, Deep shade. Wildlife Value: Low, Attracts Insects. |
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