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Wood Vetch –vicia sylvatica – is normally found in hedgerows, open woodlands and on banks. It will grow well in sun or shade and is a very decorative plant to include in a wildflower garden. Wood Vetch is a scrambling plant and has creamy white flowers from June to September that are marked with purple-blue. Wood Vetch looks best growing with woodland wild flowers such as Wood Cranesbill, Wood sage, Herb Robert, and Wood Avens.

How to grow Wood Vetch Seeds
Wood Vetch seeds should be sown in spring or autumn, outside, where they are to flower, or in seed trays and covered lightly with compost. Germination can be improved by lightly rubbing the seeds between 2 sheets of sandpaper. This is known as scarification and helps break down the tough outer shell of Wood Vetch seeds. The seedlings can then be pricked out and grown on, for planting out later in the year.


To buy Wood Vetch seeds
To purchase Wood Vetch seeds, please select a quantity above and click add to cart. To ensure the best chance of success, we sell all of our wildflower seeds by weight, which ensures each wildflower seed packet contains a good quantity of seeds. The recommended sowing rate is 1 gram per square metre, and the number of Wood Vetch seeds per gram is approx. 55. All of our Wildflower seed packets contain seeds of Native British provenance.


Summary
type - perennial,
colour - White or Cream,
height - 175 to 200cms,
flowering months - June, July, August, September,
habitat - Semi-Shade (Orchards, Hedgerow, Banks, Open Woodland),
Attracts Butterflies