The wonder of wild flowers will be coming to the Eden Project this summer with mass displays around the gardens and approaches.

Displays of the UK’s best known wild flowers including poppies, cornflowers, daisies and corn marigolds outside the Biomes will mark a new chapter as the National Wildflower Centre (NWC) joins the project as part of its Life Sciences Agenda.

Eden now owns the NWC and the centre has relocated to Cornwall.

New programmes are being devised with the bold aims of reversing ecological decline and bringing wild flowers back into the UK’s living culture.

The NWC is establishing creative conservation projects in urban and rural areas across the country and using wild flowers as a conduit for new cultural ecology projects. Above all the aim is to use wild flowers to bring biodiversity, delight and colour into the lives of communities, bridging social divides and stereotypes.

A new facility is being established at Eden, including seed cleaning and seed storage facilities. The aim is to build up living seed banks, and work with other advocates to display and incorporate this legacy into the UK’s urban and rural landscapes.

The official NWC launch will be held at Eden on July 10.

Mike Maunder, Eden’s Director of Life Sciences, said: ‘The National Wildflower Centre is a key part of Eden’s conservation agenda. While we work globally, it is vital that we are actively involved in the conservation of the UK and Cornwall’s natural resources.’

The re-establishment of the NWC at Eden was supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Charitable Trust.