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Shade Flower Garden MixShade Flower Garden Mix

Turns a drab shady spot into sheltered haven of color! The widely adapted species in this mix were selected to produce a rainbow of color over a long season in areas with light to dense shade. Sow this mix from mid-spring until the end of June on a prepared site where it will receive at least one-half day of full sun. 2 oz. 1#

 

List of ingredients

% by
Weight
% by
Seed
Life Color Genus & Species Common Name Height Bloom
Season

1.00
6.00
2.00
4.00
2.00
14.00
14.00
1.00
12.00
2.00
8.00
8.00
3.00

10.00
1.00
3.00
6.00
3.00
6.8%
7.3%
1.4%
6.1%
5.0%
10.7%
2.8%
8.5%
3.1%
4.2%
17.0%
8.2%
4.6%
1.6%
1.8%
4.8%
3.1%
2.0%
A
A
P
A
A
A
A
Bi
A
A
A
A
P
A
Bi
P
P/A
P
Blue
Blue
Red/Blue
Pink/Red
Pink/White
Lvndr/White
Blue
Purple/Pink
Red
Mix
Purple
Lvndr/White
Blue
Purple/White
Yellow
Yell/Orange
Red
Purple/White
Ageratum houstonianum
Anagallis monelii
Aquilegia vulgaris
Clarkia amoena
Clarkia unguiculata
Collinsia heterophylla
Cynoglossum amabile
Digitalis purpurea
Linum grandiflorum rubrum
Lobularia maritima
Malcomia maritima
Mathiola bicornis
Myosotis alpestris
Nemophila maculata
Oenothera lamarckiana
Rudbeckia hirta
Salvia coccinea
Viola tricolor
Floss Flower
Blue Pimpernell
European Columbine
Farewell-to-Spring/Godetia
Mountain Garland
Chinese Houses
Chinese Forget-Me-Not
Foxglove
Scarlet Flax
Sweet Alyssum
Virginia Stock
Evening-Scented Stock
Forget-me-not
Five Spot
Evening Primrose
Black-eyed Susan
Scarlet Sage
Johnny Jump-Up
10"
8"
18"
18"
36"
24"
18"
47"
24"
4"
12"
20"
12"
12"
48"
30"
24"
7"
Sum/Fall
Sum
Spr/Sum
Sum
Spr/Sum
Spr/Sum
Sum
Spr/Sum
Spr/Sum
Spr/Fall
Spr
Sum
Sum
Spr/Sum
Sum
Sum/Fall
Sum
Spr/Fall

 

Songbird Flower Garden MixSongbird Flower Garden Mix

Turns your backyard into a colorful bird sanctuary! This colorful, well-balanced mix produces colorful blooms throughout the growing season. When the blossoms fade, substantial seed heads remain to attract popular songbirds including finches, grosbeaks, cardinals, and many more. Sow this mix from mid-spring until the end of June on a prepared site where it will receive at least one-half day of full sun. 2 oz. 1#

 

List of ingredients

% by
Weight
% by
Seed
Life Color Genus & Species Common Name Height Bloom
Season
0.50
0.75
5.00
2.00
0.50
2.50
3.00
4.00
12.00
25.00
18.00
1.00
0.25
3.75
17.75
4.00
12.6%
3.5%
17.2%
1.4%
4.9%
1.5%
6.1%
5.7%
0.8%
3.9%
2.6%
8.5%
7.8%
1.2%
19.7%
2.5%
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
P
A
P
A
A
A
A
Blue
Red
Blue
Mix
Yellow/Red
Rd/Pnk/Wh
Orange
Red/Yellow
Yellow
Blue
Blue
Yellow
Pink
Orange/Red
Red
Pink
Ageratum houstonianum
Amaranthus caudatus
Aster tanacetifolius
Centaurea cyanus
Coreopsis tinctoria
Cosmos bipinnatus
Eschscholzia californica
Gaillardia pulchella
Helianthus annuus
Lupinus perennis
Lupinus succulentus
Ratibida columnaris
Silene armeria
Tithonia rotundifolia
Trifolium incarnatum
Vaccaria pyramidata
Floss Flower
Love-Lies-Bleeding
Prairie Aster
Bachelor Button
Plains Coreopsis
Cosmos
California Poppy
Indian Blanket
Dwarf Sunflower
Perennial Lupine
Arroyo Lupine
Yellow Prairie Coneflower
Catchfly
Mexican Sunflower
Crimson Clover
Dairy Pink, Cow Cockle
6-8"
48"
24"
35"
30"
47"
18"
26"
16"
36"
24"
30"
36"
47"
30"
24"
Sum/Fall
Sum
Spr/Sum
Spr/Sum
Sum/Fall
Sum/Fall
Spr/Sum
Sum/Fall
Sum/Fall
Spr/Sum
Spr/Sum
Sum/Fall
Sum
Sum/Fall
Sum
Spr/Sum