| Species Common Name: Yellow Rattle |
| Species Botanical Name: Rhinanthus minor |
| A semi-parasitic, summer annual found in a wide range of grassland habitats on soils of moderate or low fertility. |
A Meadow Gem Yellow Rattle, if it establishes in your meadow, will reduce the growth of grasses through it's semi-parasitic action of living on the roots of grasses. Encourage it and let it seed at all cost, no matter what no matter how, Just do it! Never cut it until its sets hard seed, You can 'over top' (cut away) grass if its starts to smoother the Rattle and then.........Your meadow will rattle in the breeze |
| Management: Never cut from May to July, seed needs a frost to germinate and the ground / meadow must be gap created 'Gapped' |
| Tolerance of cutting: Low, |
| Cutting time: None, Early Spring, Autumn. |
| Edible / Medicinal: n/a |
Rattle, Rattle, Rattle. for wildflower growers this is the Summer and nothing (well nearly nothing means as much to us, as a meadow with rattle. If its present it means no work, less cutting, except one per
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Life Cycle (Form): Annual, persistent in grassland Flower Height: 10 to 30 cm Foliage Height: 5 - cm Flower Colour: Yellow, Flowering period: May, June, July, August (on meadows grazed or cut up to May), Time to Flower: 7 months Soil Type: Will grow in most soils. pH Type: Acid, Neutral, Alkaline. Moisture: Dry, Moist, Wet Aspect: Full sun, Wildlife Value: Medium, |
Hay or Yellow Rattle grows on the roots of grass & clover. It is a hemiparasite species. We stock three other such annuals facing extinction, Eyebright, Loosewort and Red Bartsia. They are all adapted to survival in grassland. Manage them carefully. All are very rare & endangered with extinction. |
Dwarf Red Rattle is a hemiparasite species. We stock three other such annuals facing extinction, Eyebright, Loosewort and Yellow Rattle. They are all adapted to survival in grassland. Manage them carefully. All are very rare & endangered with extinction.
Life Cycle (Form): Biennial or short lived Perennial for acid soil on infertile Bog - Peatlands - wet fields
Flower Height: 10 cm
Foliage Height: 20 cm
Flower Colour: Pink
Flowering period: June,
Time to Flower: 12, months
Soil Type: Will grow in wet, moist peaty soils
pH Type: Acidic soil
Moisture: Damp
Aspect: Full sun,
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