
Includes a mix of the 23 of the most popular flower varieties known to attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies! Scatter this mix of seeds in your garden for the most beautiful assortment of 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:
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GENUS/ SPECIES
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COMMON NAME
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PLANT TYPE
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PLANT HEIGHT (inches)
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FLOWER COLORS
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1. Asclepias tuberosa
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Butterfly Milkweed
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Perennial
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24 to 36
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Orange
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2. Aquilegia caerulea
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Mrs. Scott Elliot
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Perennial
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24 to 36
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Yellow/Red/Violet/Blue
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3. Antirrhinum tetra
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Snapdragon
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Annual
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24 to 36
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Lavender/Yellow/Pink/White
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4. Callistephus chinensis
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Aster
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Annual
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24 to 36
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Blue/Pink/White/Purple
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5. Cosmos bipinnatus
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Cosmos Sensation Mix
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Annual
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36 to 60
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White/Pink/Crimson/Rose
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6. Cynoglossum amabile
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Chinese Forget Me Not
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Annual/ Biannual
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18 to 20
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Blue
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7. Delphinium consolida
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Larkspur Giant Imperial Mix
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Annual
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12 to 26
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White/Pink/Blue/Violet
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8. Digitalis purpurea
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Foxglove
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Biannual/ Perrenial
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24 to 48
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Purple/Cream
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9. Gilia tricolor
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Bird's Eyes
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Annual
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12 to 18
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Lavender-White
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10. Lavatera trimestris
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Treemallow
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Annual
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24 to 48
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White/Pink
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11. Linaria maroccana
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Toadflax
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Annual
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12 to 24
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Pink/Yellow/Violet
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12. Lobularia maritima
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Alyssum, Carpet of Snow
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Annual
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8 to 16
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White
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13. Lychnis chalcedonica
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Maltese Cross
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Perennial
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24 to 36
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Scarlet
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14. Mirabilis jalapa
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Four O'clock
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Tender Perennial
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12 to 24
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Red/Pink/Yellow.White
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15. Monarda citriodora
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Lemon Mint
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Annual
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12 to 24
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Lavender/White
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16. Nicotiana alata
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Tobacco Plant
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Annual
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12 to 24
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Red/White/Green/Yellow
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17. Papaver rhoeas
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Red Corn Poppy
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Annual
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12 to 30
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Red
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18. Penstemon strictus
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Gloxinia Penstemon
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Perennial
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24 to 36
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Blue
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19. Salvia coccinea
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Scarlet Sage
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Annual/ Perennial
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12 to 24
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Red
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20. Silene armeria
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Catchfly
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Annual/ Biannual
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16 to 22
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Pink
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21. Tagetes erecta
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Marigold Crackerjack
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Annual
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24 to 36
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Yellow/Orange
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22. Tropaeolum majus
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Nasturtium Dwarf Jewel
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Annual
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12 to 36
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Red/Yellow/Orange/Pink
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23. Zinnia elegans
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Zinnia
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Annual
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12 to 36
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White/Purple/Yellow/Orange/Red
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