A colorful and abundantly blooming summer flower meadow offers a lot of variety for the eye as well as plenty of food for numerous insects and other small animals. In the following article you will find out which summer flowers should not be missing in a beautiful meadow and what you should consider when planting them.

Sow seeds for summer meadow flowers in April at the earliest

Many summer meadow flowers are annual or biennial plants that should not be sown until April at the earliest. Many seeds can be sown into June and provide lots of colorful splashes of color in summer. When choosing the types of flowers, pay attention to different colours, growth heights and flowering times and duration - such criteria create more variety and also ensure that new flowers keep coming as soon as other types have faded.

Prepare soil before sowing

Flower seeds need to be lightly incorporated into the soil in order for them to germinate and grow. Simply sprinkling them on an existing lawn or meadow is not enough - in this case the germination rate will remain very low. Before sowing, work the soil with a hoe or rake to loosen it. Mix the flower seeds with some sand as this will help to get a more even distribution. Press the seeds lightly with a hoe or similar. After sowing, the soil should be kept slightly moist.

Suitable summer meadow flowers

There are many thousands of different types of summer meadow flowers, whereby a distinction can be made between wild and garden flowers. For a colorful garden meadow, typical summer flowers such as sunflowers, mallows, zinnias, silk poppies, morning glory, girls' eyes, nasturtiums or candytufts are just as suitable as wild summer flowers, which include the following species:

  • Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), white flowering medicinal plant
  • Adonis (Adonis aestivalis), red flowering, very poisonous and rare former field weed
  • Corn Radle (Agrostemma githago), pink flowering, poisonous and very rare wildflower
  • Meadow arnica (Arnica chamissonis), strong yellow flowering, perennial medicinal plant
  • Field marigold (Calendula arvensis), annual yellow flowering summer flower
  • Meadow bellflower (Campanula patula), violet flowering, biennial plant
  • Field bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides), violet flowers, with spike-like flower clusters
  • or meadow daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare). white blooming flower for rough meadows
  • Meadow knapweed (Centaurea jacea), red flowering dye plant (colours yellow)
  • Centaury (Centaurium erythraea), red flowers, biennial
  • Chicory (Cichorium intybus), blue flowers
  • Toadflax (Linaria vulgaris), bright yellow flowers all summer long

tips and tricks

You can buy ready-made seed mixtures in specialist shops, but you can also put together different seeds according to your own taste. Be sure to resow the seeds every spring, as the self-seeding of the summer meadow is hampered by birds, etc.

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