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1 pound will cover approximately 500 square feet (20'
x 25' area)
- All annuals, will need to reused the following year
- 18 vibrantly colored wildflowers
- Can be sown in Spring or after the first frost in
fall
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Centaurea cyanus
"Corn Flower" |
Grows 2 to 2 1/2
feet high. Blooms in spring-summer. Bright blue button-like
flowers on multi-stemmed plants with grayish green leaves.
Easy to grow from seed. |
Clarkia unguiculata
"Godetia" |
Grows 2 to 3 feet
high. Blooms in spring-summer. Long graceful stems of single
or double flowers in shades of white, rose, pink, salmon
or purple. Seeds germinate readily and start to bloom in
about 12 weeks. |
Coreopsis tinctoria
"Calliopsis" |
Grows 2 to 2 1/2 feet high.
Blooms in summer. Dainty yellow and maroon flowers on long
slender stems. Easily grown from seed. |
Cosmos bipinnatus
"Cosmos" |
Grows 3 to 4 feet high. Blooms
in summer-fall. Daisy-like flowers are pink, white, rose
or crimson with yellow centers. Foliage is lacy and multi-stemmed.
Easy to grow from seed. Self-sows readily. |
Gailladia pulchella
"Indian Blanket" |
Grows to 2 feet high. Blooms
in summer-fall. Showy daisy-like flowers are bright red
with yellow tips. Flowers are single to semi-double. Easily
grown from seed. |
Gilia capitata
"Gilia" |
Grows to 2 feet high. Blooms
in summer. Numerous small, light blue flowers in a dense
head-like cluster about 1 inch across. Leaves finely divided.
Easy to grow. |
Gypsophila muralis
"Baby's Breath" |
Grows to 2 feet high. Blooms
in summer. Well-branched stems with small blue-green leaves
and delicate tiny white flowers in mass. Easily grown. |
Iberis amara
"Rocket Candytuft" |
Grows 1 to 1 1/2 feet high.
Blooms in summer. Showy spikes of large, upright, cone-shaped
flowers. Strong, sturdy stems. Easy to grow. |
Linaria maroccana
"Toadflax" |
Grows to 1 1/2
to 2 feet high. Blooms in spring-summer. Dainty, small flowers
in shades of pink, yellow, white or purple on slender stems.
Easy to grow. |
Linum grandiflorum rubrum
"Flowering Flax" |
Grows to 2 feet high. Blooms
in summer. Showy, brilliant scarlet-red, cup-shaped flowers
on long, wiry stems. Prolific bloomer. Easily grown from
seed. |
Lobularia maritima
"Sweet Alyssum" |
Grows to 6 inches high. Blooms
in spring-fall. Numerous clusters of small, white, sweet-smelling
flowers. |
Lupnus texensis
"Texas Bluebonnet" |
Grows to 1 foot high. Blooms
in spring. Spikes of blue-tipped with white flowers above
dark green lobed leaves. Plants are bushy. |
Malcolmia maritima
"Virginia Stock" |
Grows to 8 inches high. Blooms
in spring-summer. Small, dainty flowers in shades of red,
pink, white or lavender with a sweet fragrance. Fast growing
and prolific. Self-sowing. |
Nemophila menziesii
"Baby-Blue Eyes" |
Grows to 8 inches high. Blooms
in spring-summer. Light blue saucer-shaped flowers bloom
at the tips of trailing stems. Leaves are deeply cut. |
Oenopthera lamarckiana
"Evening Primrose" |
Grows to 3 feet high. Bloom
sin spring-fall. Long stems bear large yellow cup-shaped
flowers that re 2-3 inches across. Easily grown from seed.
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Papaver rhoeas
"Flanders Poppy" |
Grows to 1 to 1 1/2 feet high.
Blooms in summer. Long stems support showy, bright red flowers
with tissue paper-like petals and a black or white blotch
at the base. Easy to grow. |
Phlox drummondii
"Annual Phlox" |
Grows to 1 1/2 feet high. Bloom
sin spring-summer. Clusters of bright red or mixed colored
flowers atop erect stems. Leaves are lance-shaped, pale
green. Easily grown from seed. |
Silene ameria
"Sweet William Catchfly" |
Grows to 1 1/2 feet high. Bloom
sin summer-fall. Showy terminal clusters of deep pink tubular
flowers. |
