A colorful, carefree wildflower mix.
Blend of 14 perennials and reseeding annuals, designed for optimum performance in areas with short summers and long, harsh winters. Well-suited to Northern climates, providing a range of heights, colors and flower types from spring to fall. Colorful annuals the first year with some perennials blooming late summer. Second and subsequent years the perennials and reseeding annuals provide an ever-changing panorama of color. Mix contains: Blanket Flower, Annual Bachelor's Button, Purple Coneflower, Lanceleaf and Plains Coreopsis, Blazing Star, Toadflax, Corn Poppy, Catchfly, Shasta Daisy, Black-eyed Susan, Foxglove, Dame's Rocket, Phlox and Evening Primrose. SEEDING RATE: PKT. (2 gm.), sows 100' row or 25 sq.ft.; 1-2 oz./1,000 sq.ft.; 4 lb./acre. Full sun. Avg. 9,400 seeds/oz. Packet: 650 seeds.
Plant Cycle: (TP)
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FLOWER SPECIES IN MIX: Centaurea cyanus - Bachelor's Button (A), Coreopsis lanceolata - Lanceleaf Coreopsis (P), Coreopsis tinctoria - Plains Coreopsis (P), Hesperis matronalis - Dame's Rocket (B), Leucanthemum X superbum - Shasta Daisy (P), Liatris spicata - Spiked Gayfeather (P), Linaria maroccana - Toadflax (A), Digitalis purpurea - Foxglove (P), Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower (P), Gaillardia aristata - Blanket Flower (P), Oenothera lamarkiana - Evening Primrose (P), Papaver rhoeas - Corn Poppy (A), Phlox drummondii - Phlox (A), Rudbeckia hirta - Black-eyed Susan (P), Silene armeria - Catchfly (A).
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Growing Information:
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CULTURE: Outdoors (recommended planting method): Prepare weed-free field or bed area. Broadcast mixture evenly over area. Lightly rake seed and gently tamp into soil. Seed should be no deeper than 1/8". Keep area moist to aid germination. Planting Times: Plant in late spring, after late frost, early summer or fall. Fall seeding can be very successful, especially on dry soils. Fall plantings are "dormant seedings"; the seeds will not germinate until spring.
GERMINATION: 10-28 days at 65-75°F.
LIGHT/SOIL REQUIREMENT: Full sun in average, well-drained soil.
SEEDING RATES: A packet contains 2 grams (approximately 650 seeds) and sows a 100 ft. row or 25 sq.ft. Plant 1-2 oz. per 1000 sq. ft.; 4 lb. per acre.
USE: Natural plantings for beds and field areas.
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Considered a wildflower Variety is a Wildflowers type. |
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Easy Choice Variety is easy-to-grow. |
