YELLOW RATTLE (Rhinanthus Minor) / Meadow grass plug
Delivery in 5-14 days.
2 (occasionally 3/4 if you are lucky) yellow rattle plants (annual wildflower), grown in a super-plug with 5 varieties of native meadow grasses (Bents/Fescues). For adding direct to wildflower meadows / wild areas in Spring, to help to restrain grasses and weeds. If you are planning to sow Rattle more widely, adding these plugs is a great way to boost establishment, even at scale.
Click on the Blog section of this website to find a very popular article on Yellow Rattle (all you need to know).
When you get your plug(s), the Rattle is the dark green seedling with zig-zag leaves, poking through the companion grasses.
FLOWERING MONTHS - J F M A 🌸🌸🌸 A S O N D
LEVEL OF MOISTURE - Dry or semi-damp grasslands.
LEVEL OF SHADE - Full sun or half-the-day sun
WILDLIFE QUALITIES- Loved by Bees
HEIGHT Medium-short (grasses in the plug grow medium- tall)
BORDERS? ✅
CONTAINERS? ✅
MEADOWS? ✅
ROUGH LAWN? ❌Cannot be mown May - July or plants die / don't reseed.
MeadowMakers guarantee
We make every effort to package your plants in an environmentally friendly way, ensuring their quality. We don't use plastics, unlike any other nursery we know.
If your plants arrive damaged sufficiently that you believe they should be replaced, take a photo and email MeadowMakers2021@gmail.com.
We offer a no-quibble replacement or refund.