Description
Butterfly Seed Mixture 6805.
A Colourful, Nectar-Rich Blend Specially Selected to Attract Butterflies.
Transform your yard into a vibrant wildlife haven with the Butterfly Seed Mixture. We have curated this specific blend of annuals and hardy perennials featuring vivid blooms in shades of violet, blue, orange, red, and white—colours scientifically proven to entice a wide variety of butterfly species. Reaching an average garden height of 60 cm (2′), this open-pollinated mix delivers high-nectar blooms and essential larval host plants from early summer right through to fall.
Quick Seed Details
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Product Code: 6805
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Type: Open-Pollinated Mixture of Self-Seeding Annuals & Hardy Perennials
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Coverage: 1 pkt sows approx. 3–5 m² (Large scale: 125 g per 90 m² or 9.5 kg per hectare)
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Average Height: 60 cm (2′)
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Light Requirement: Full Sun
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Blend Composition:
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Annuals (A): African Daisy (Dimorphotheca aurantiaca), White Alyssum (Lobularia maritima), Blue Bachelor’s Buttons (Centaurea cyanus), Candytuft (Iberis umbellata), Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria), Cosmos Sensation (Cosmos bipinnatus), Scarlet Flax (Linum grandiflorum ‘Rubrum’).
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Perennials (P): Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa), Catchfly (Silene armeria), Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris), Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera), Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Lance Leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata), Red Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), Wallflower (Erysimum cheiranthoides / Cheiranthus allionii).
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What you need to know to Plant & Grow
Establishing a wildflower meadow is straightforward when paired with proper timing and seedbed prep.
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Best Sowing Windows:
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Late Fall (Mid-Sept. – Late Oct.): Highly recommended. Uses natural winter freeze-and-thaw cycles to stratify dormant seeds for strong spring emergence.
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Early Spring (Late March – Early April): Provides a brief natural cold stratification period before soil warms.
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Late Spring (Early May – Mid-June): Direct sow into warm soil after frost risk passes.
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Site Preparation: Thoroughly clear existing weeds. Loosen the top 2.5 cm (1″) of soil using a rake, cultivator, or hoe—wildflower seeds establish far better in loose, well-drained soil than in compacted topsoil.
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Sowing: Broadcast the seed evenly over your planting area. Mixing smaller seeds with dry sand ensures uniform distribution. Natural forces such as rain, snow, and frost-heaving will work the seeds down into the soil.
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Maintenance: Keep the seedbed consistently moist by watering through the first growing season while plants establish.
Why this Butterfly Mixture belongs in Your Garden
If you want to support local biodiversity while enjoying continuous cut-flower colour, this mix is an essential addition. By combining critical native host plants like Butterfly Weed and Red Swamp Milkweed with nectar powerhouses like Purple Coneflower and Cosmos, it supplies both food for caterpillars and vital energy for adult butterflies like Monarchs, Swallowtails, and Painted Ladies.
