Includes a mix of 21 different beautiful flower varieties. Cover dry spaces with drought tolerant wildflowers! Mix includes annuals and perennials. Easy to grow and require little maintenance
Wildflower establishment requires some important steps:
- Site selection/preparation: It's important to address competition from weeds: pull, till, or use organic herbicides. If planting in the spring/summer you can wait for weeds to germinate, control and then plant the wildflower seeds.
- Seeding: You will want to have good seed to soil contact, broadcasting by hand is a good approach on small plot, may want to mix with an inert carrier, sand or other. Raking in and covering with soil 2-3 times seed thickness.
- Watering: During establishment for the first month, can be from rain in spring or supplement with irrigation.
- Timing: The best time to plant is in spring to early summer and even again in late fall.
This mix includes the following:
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Genus/Species
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Common Name
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HEIGHT
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TYPE
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COLOR
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Centaurea cyanus
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Cornflower
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36"
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A
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Blue
|
 |
Cheiranthus allionii
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Siberian Wallflower
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18"
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B
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Orange
|
 |
Chrysanthemum maximum
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Shasta Daisy
|
36"
|
P
|
White
|
 |
Coreopsis tinctoria
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Plains Coreopsis
|
36"
|
A
|
Yellow/Red
|
 |
Dianthus barbatus
|
Sweet William
|
24"
|
B
|
Mix
|
 |
Dimorphotheca auranantiaca
|
African Daisy
|
12"
|
A
|
Yellow
|
 |
Echinacea purpurea
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Purple Coneflower
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36"
|
P
|
Purple
|
 |
Eschscholtzia californica
|
California Poppy
|
12"
|
A
|
Orange
|
 |
Gaillardia aristata
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Perennial Gaillardia
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24"
|
P
|
Yellow/Red
|
 |
Gaillardia pulchella
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Annual Gaillardia
|
24"
|
A
|
Yellow/Red
|
 |
Gypsophila elegans
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Annual Baby's Breath
|
24"
|
A
|
White
|
 |
Linaria maroccana
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Spurred Snapdragon
|
24"
|
A
|
Mix
|
 |
Linum lewisii
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Blue Flax
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24"
|
P
|
Blue
|
 |
Lobularia maritima
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Sweet Alyssum
|
10"
|
A
|
White
|
 |
Oenothera lamarckiana
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Evening Primrose
|
36"
|
B
|
Yellow
|
 |
Papaver rhoeas
|
Corn Poppy
|
24"
|
A
|
Red
|
 |
Penstemon strictus
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Rocky Mtn. Penstemon
|
36"
|
P
|
Blue
|
 |
Ratibida columnifera
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Prairie Coneflower
|
24"
|
P
|
Red
|
 |
Rudbeckia hirta
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Black Eyed Susan
|
36"
|
A/B/P
|
Gold
|
 |
Rudbeckia hirta
|
Gloriosa Daisy
|
36"
|
A/B/P
|
Yellow/Red
|
 |
Silene armeria
|
Catchfly
|
18"
|
A
|
Pink
|
|
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ANNUAL
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64%
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BI-ANNUAL
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11%
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PERENNIAL
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25%
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