Description
Perennial Garden Wildflower Seed Mixture 6835. Open Pollinated. Perennial Mixture.
1 pkt sows approx. 3-5 m².
Our perennial garden mixture contains more than dozen reliable garden favourites. We have combined both dwarf and tall varieties to provide a spectacular show from top to bottom all season long. Mature garden height ranges from 25-120 cm. Contains: Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta, Gaillardia Gaillardia Grandiflora, Lance Leaf Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata, Catchfly Silene armeria, Iceland Poppy Papaver nudicaule, Wild Lupins Lupin perennis, Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea, Evening Scented Primrose Oenothera lamarckiana, Russell Lupines Lupine russellianus, Rocky Mountain Penstemon Penstemon strictus, Shasta Daisy Leucanthemum maximum, Sweet William Dianthus barbatus, Wallflower Cheiranthus allioni. For larger areas, sow at 125 g/90 m² or 9.5 kg/ha.
How to Grow
Sow wildflower seeds into a prepared seedbed from early May through mid-June or in the fall from mid-September through to late October. A late fall sowing additionally allows any dormant seed to be naturally stratified over the winter. A very early spring sowing in late March and early April is also effective at providing natural stratification on any dormant seed. Site Preparation. Remove weeds by hand or apply an organic non-selective herbicide. Loosen soil to 2.5 cm depth with a stiff rake, cultivator or hoe. Flowers will germinate and establish themselves much better when planted into a bed of well drained loose soil, rather than dense or compacted topsoil. Broadcast the seed and let mother nature do the rest. Smaller seeds can be mixed with dry sand to improve distribution when sowing. Natural forces such as rain, snow and frost-heaving of the soil will work the seed down into the soil bed. Irrigate through the first growing season as needed.
