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Wildflowers - Blues Brothers Seed Mix |
Plant this mix to grow some of the most beautiful blue-colored flowers you've ever seen!
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 all of the following seed varieties:
| GENUS/SPECIES | COMMON NAME | TYPE | HEIGHT | COLOR | |
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Centaurea cyanus | Bachelor Button, Jubilee Gem or Cornflower | Annual | 12- 36 Inches | Blue |
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Centaurea cyanus | Chinese Forget-Me-Not or Chinese Hounds Tongue | Perennial | 18-24 Inches | Blue |
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Linum lewisii | Blue Flax | Perennial | 18-30 Inches | Blue |
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Ipomoea alba | Morning Glory, Heavenly Blue | Annual | 8 - 10 Feet | Blue |
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Lupinus angustifolius | Blue Lupine | Perennial | 12-13 Inches | Blue |
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Phacelia campanularia | California Blue Bells, Desertbells, Desert Bluebells, California-Bluebell, Desert Scorpionweed, and Desert Canterbury Bells. | Annual | 18-20 Inches | Blue |
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Nigella damascena | Love In a Mist | Annual | 15 Inches | Blue |
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Gilia capitata | Globe Gilia, Blue-Thimble-Flower, Bluehead Gilia, or Blue Field Gilia | Annual | 12-24 Inches | Blue |
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Nemophila menziesii | Baby Blue Eyes | Annual | 6 Inches | Blue |
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