Beneficial Insectary Wild Flower Seed Mix
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Beneficial Insectary Wildflower Seed - Studies have found that flowering plants have the potential to attract beneficial insects such as ladybugs, lacewings, ground beetles and other insects that feed on pests. Certain wildflowers will attract these beneficial insects.
MORE SPECIALTY WILDFLOWER MIXTURES OPTIONS
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
55+ F
SOWING RATE
1/4 lb per 500 - 1,000 SF
AVERAGE GERM TIME
7 - 30 days
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
DEPTH
1/4 inch or less
Beneficial Insectary Wildflower Seed - Studies have found that flowering plants have the potential to attract beneficial insects such as ladybugs, lacewings, ground beetles and other insects that feed on pests. Certain wildflowers will attract these beneficial insects. Many of the nectar sipping/pest-eating insects that are attracted to flower pollen will also pollinate your fruit and vegetable crops and increase your yields. The larger the area planted the better the results. Insectary wild flower seed mix will allow you to reduce insect damage without purchasing costly and harmful chemicals. You get the benefit of erosion control, pest control, soil enrichment, and the beautiful colorful appearance of a wild flower display. Mix contains: white yarrow, baby's breath, candytuft, sweet alyssum, baby blue eyes, California bluebells, and white dutch clover. White dutch clover and yarrow are perennials and the rest are annuals. Mixture will bloom from early spring until fall.
Wild flower seed mixture includes:
- Baby's Breath, Annual
- Candytuft, Annual
- Baby Blue-Eyes
- Bluebell, California
- Clover, White
- Alyssum, Tall White Sweet
Seeding rate: 1/4 LB Per 500 - 1,000 SF or 5 LBS Per 10,000 - 20,000 SF.
Question: Why such a broad range on the seeding rate?
Answer: Wild flower seed planting applications vary tremendously from the back yard flower bed to the 5 acre meadow. Various seeding rates are needed depending on the type of application you are considering. For your specific application use this for your guideline:
- For a meadow look with scattered wildflowers using the lower end of the seeding rate
- For an average display with good coverage use the middle range of the seeding rate
- For a lush stand with almost solid wildflowers choose the upper end of the seeding rate
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
55+ F
SOWING RATE
1/4 lb per 625 SF to 1/4 lb per 1,250 SF
AVERAGE GERM TIME
7 - 30 days
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
DEPTH
1/4 inch or less
Short Annual Wild Flower Mix - Sow wild flower seeds to create this gorgeous look in your garden! Annual varieties in this mix have a spreading or mounding growth form which creates an even, 12 inch tall carpet of brilliant flowers in sunny hues. This Short Annual Wild Flower Mix includes cultivars such as Rocket Candytuft 'Empress', Calendula 'Gypsy Festival', Sweet Alyssum 'Royal Carpet', French Marigolds and Classic Zinnia. This low growing wild flower seed mix works well as an annual ground cover to create a beautiful flower bed.
Seeding Rate: 1/4 LB Per 625 - 1,250 SF or 5 LBS 25,000 - 50,000 SF.
Why such a broad range on the seeding rate? Wild flower seed planting applications vary tremendously from the back yard flower bed to the 5 acre meadow. Various seeding rates are needed depending on the type of application you are considering. For your specific application use this for your guideline:
- For a meadow look with scattered flowers using the lower end of the seeding rate
- For an average display with good coverage use the middle range of the seeding rate
- For a lush stand with almost solid flowers choose the upper end of the seeding rate
Rock Garden Perennials - This wild flower seed mixture contains perennial flowers that are perfect for the rock garden. These dwarf wildflowers only reach approximately 8 inches in height and have a long bloom season as the flower seed selection has different flowers blooming at different times. Perennial wildflowers come back year after year and do not need replanted.
Seeding Rate: 5,000 wild flower seeds covers approximately 150 square feet
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
55+ F
SOWING RATE
1/4 lb per 625 - 1250 SF
AVERAGE GERM TIME
7 - 30 days
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
DEPTH
1/4 inch or less
Pollinator Wildflower Seed - Pollinators are probably the first beneficial insect that we think of. Without pollinators, our food resources would be drastically reduced. Pollination is required to produce seeds and fruit in up to 80 percent of the world's flowering plants, including 2/3 of the world's food plants. It would be difficult to imagine our food choices without food plants!
Pollinator Wild flower seed mixture includes:
- 7% Blue Flax
- 6% Carousel Sunflower
- 6% Yellow Prairie Coneflower
- 6% Lance-leaved Coreopsis
- 5% Clasping Coneflower
- 5% Crimson Clover
- 5% Cosmos Sensation Mix
- 5% Pale Purple Coneflower
- 3% Teddy Bear Sunflower
- 3% Partridge Pea
- 3% Black-eyed Susan
- 3% Arroyo Lupine
- 3% Coriander
- 2% Dwarf Sunspot Sunflower
- 2% California Poppy
- 2% Perennial Lupine
- 2% California Bluebell
- 2% Basil Genovese
- 2% Lacy Phacelia
- 2% Dwarf Lupine Pixie Delight
- 2% Zinnia California Giant
- 2% Lemon Bee Balm
- 1% New England Aster
- 1% Plains Coreopsis
- 1% Wild Bergamot
- 1% Butterfly Milkweed
- 1% Prairie Aster
Seeding rate: 1/4 LB Per 625 - 1,250 SF or 5 LBS 25,000 - 50,000 SF.
Tall Annual Cutflowers - If you want a wildflower seed to germinate quickly, establish in no time, and bloom within a few months, look no further then this tall annual cutflower mix of wildflowers. Nice long stems make these the perfect flowers for cutting and putting in to live flower bouquets. You can do subsequent plantings every month during the growing season so you can have an endless supply of flowers!
Seeding Rate: 5,000 wild flower seeds covers approximately 150 square feet
