MINI MEADOWS Wildflower Seed Mix Annuals & Perennials Butterflies Hummingbirds Non-GMO 500 Seeds (2 grams)

We sell ONLY 100% Seed. NO FILLERS added!! These seeds will last years if kept dry and in a dark area!  We count the seeds three different times, weighing them each time.   When we measure for your orders, we always add Extra.  Customers will get varying amounts of seeds because of the variety of sizes in this mix!  Remember everything in your package is a viable seed no matter how tiny. We believe all seeds are created equal ? no matter what size ? they all produce beautiful flowers!
 

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Plant our Mini Meadows Wildflower Seed Mix for a beautiful display of some of our most loved wildflower seeds.

These easy-to-grow wildflowers will offer years of enjoyment for new and experienced wildflower gardeners alike.

What's in this Mix?

Why Plant A Wildflower Mix? We've been crafting and refining wildflower mixes since we first began selling seeds in 1981. With over four dozen choices, we have mixes based on geographic regions, bloom cycles (such as All Annual Mix and All Perennial Mix, and many special purposes (such as Dry Area Mix, Wildlife Habitat, and Partial Shade Mix). All are easy to grow and have been designed to provide a long season of blooms.

A balanced mix of annuals and perennials ? annuals bloom in the first season, just 6-8 weeks after planting, and provide color all season long. A colorful array of perennial wildflowers will bloom in the second season and for many years to come.

The Mini Meadows Wildflower Seed mix includes 26 wildflowers ? 12 annuals and 14 perennials.

FAST FACTS

• Common Name: Mini Meadows Wildflower Seed Mix
• Seed Life Cycle: Mix of Annuals & Perennials
• Light Requirements: Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
• Bloom Time: Early summer to late fall
• Mature Height: Wildflowers in this collection range from 8-84" tall (8 inches-7 feet)
• Ships As: Seed
• Days to Germination: Germination rates will vary. This collection ranges from 7-42 days after sowing depending on soil and weather conditions.
• Days To Bloom: Days to bloom will vary. This collection ranges from 50-365 days after germination.
• Non-GMO: Yes
• Soil Moisture: Average, Well Draining
• Soil Type: Sandy Soil, Loamy Soil, Well-Drained Soil
• Wildflower Mix or Specie: Mixtures
• Ideal Region: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West, Southwest, Pacific Northwest
• Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• Advantages: Bee Friendly, Attract Butterflies, Great For Mass Plantings, Easy To Grow, Low Maintenance, Good For Cut Flowers

MIX CONTENTS

1. Common Milkweed
2. Butterfly Weed
3. New England Aster
4. Borage
5. Calendula Pacific Beauty
6. Shasta Daisy
7. Lance Leaved Coreopsis
8. Plains Coreopsis
9. Dwarf Cosmos Sensation Mix - Early Blooming
10. Sulphur Cosmos
11. Rocket Larkspur Imperial Mix
12. Purple Coneflower
13. Blanket Flower
14. Indian Blanket
15. Sunflower Chocolate Cherry
16. Candytuft
17. Blazing Star
18. Blue Flax
19. Sweet Alyssum
20. Wild Lupine
21. Red Poppy or Shirley Poppy
22. Mexican Hat
23. Gloriosa Daisy
24. Black-eyed Susan
25. Stiff Goldenrod
26. Cut and Come Again Zinnia Bordeaux Mix

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS

For most temperate regions of the United States, spring planting is best carried out within a month or so after the final frost of the winter season. The exact date will naturally vary based on your region and the severity of the winter season. The important thing is to not ?jump the gun? and plant too early; if seeds are installed prior to a late-season frost, they will be lost for the season and will need to be re-seeded.

For this mix, a late summer or early fall planting is recommended, once temperatures have started to cool but with your first expected frost still a few weeks out.

For areas that tend to have little to no frost (Florida, Texas, California, etc..), wildflower can be planted all year round except in the dead of summer. For areas that get a hard, killing frost (Indiana, New York, Minnesota, etc..), wildflower should be planted in spring, summer and fall. Most wildflower mixes unless otherwise noted need at least 6 hours of sun to perform well. Full sun all day will give best results.

Preparing the Soil: Remove all vegetation from the area where wildflower seed will be sowed. Remove any plants, till the soil and rake the area flat. If soil is a hard, no draining clay soil then compost should be added to help aid drainage.

Planting Wildflower: Sand should be added to wildflower mixes that do not have filler already mixed in. Sand will help spread seeds better without clumps and can be seen better to aid in spreading. with sand for better visibilty and scatter the seeds directly on top of the soil. If you are sowing a larger area, we recommend using a seed spreader if not, you can sow by hand. After the seeds has been spread out they should be lightly compressed into the soil, making sure not to bury them but compressed enough so rain and wind will not move. You can either walk on them, use a board or if you are sowing a larger area, rent a seed roller.

Growing Wildflower: It is important to keep the soil moist until the seedlings are about 4-6? tall. After that, the seedlings will survive on natural rains. During dry weather the occasional watering will help. Do not let soil dry out while they are seedlings are this will kill the plants.

Caring for Wildflower: Once a year the wildflower meadow should be mowed over. Wait until late fall when all the flowers have bloomed and dropped their seeds. Then with a weed trimmer, or a mower set on a tallest setting, mow over the entire meadow of wildflower. This will encourage strong growth in the spring without competing with dead old foliage.