Description
OSC Wildflower Seed Mixture 6830. Open Pollinated. Combination of Annual and Perennial.
1 pkt sows approx. 3-5 m².
We have combined popular proven wildflower varieties to give you the best of colour and garden performance. Flowering height averages 60-90 cm. Perennial (P) varieties will bloom continually from the second season on while many of the annuals (A) reliably re-seed themselves. Biennials (B) will bloom every second year. For larger areas, sow at 125 g/90 m2 or 9.5 kg/ha.
Contains:
Alyssum Carpet of Snow (Lobularia maritimum) (A)
Annual Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum coronarium) (A)
Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila elegans) (A)
Bachelor Buttons (Centurea cyanus) (A)
Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) (P)
Calendula Pacific Beauty (Calendula officinalis) (A)
Catchfly (Silene armeria) (P)
Lance Leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) (P)
Cosmos Sensation (Cosmos bipinatus) (A)
Evening Primrose (Oenothera lamarackiana) (P)
Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta gloriosa) (P)
Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) (P)
Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnaris) (P)
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) (P)
Flanders Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) (A)
Rocky Mountain Penstemon (Penstemon stictus) (P)
Russell Lupins (Lupine russelianus) (P)
Scarlet Flax (Linum grandiflorum) (A)
Soapwort (Saponaria cymoides) (P)
Wallflower (Cherianthus allioni) (B)
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.
