Beneficial Insectary Blend, Wildflower Seed

Key Attributes

Sun
Sun: Full Sun
Days To Maturity (# Days)
Days To Maturity (# Days): 365
Botanical Name
Botanical Name: Blend

Beneficial Insectary Blend, Wildflower Seed

The Beneficial Insectary Blend is a beautiful mixture of wildflowers that are deer resistant and will attract beneficial insects to the garden. This mix will bring an abundance of  ladybugs, lacewings, ground beetles and other insects that feed on pests. 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. This mix should be planted at 9-18 lbs. per acre and for smaller areas, use 7 oz. per 1,000 sq.ft.
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Key Attributes

Sun
Sun: Full Sun
Days To Maturity (# Days)
Days To Maturity (# Days): 365
Botanical Name
Botanical Name: Blend

Product Details

Weight

0.07

Depth

0.65

Height

4.5

Width

3.25

Botanical Name

Blend

Seed Type

Seed

Additional Characteristics

Attracts Pollinators

Sow Depth

1/4"

Breed

Open-pollinated

Sun

Full Sun

Life Cycle

Perennial

Sow Method

Direct Sow

Categories

Flowers

Days To Maturity (# Days)

365

Seeds Per Acre

14-18 lbs

Components

<ul> <li>17.67% Annual Candytuft (Iberis umbellata)</li> <li>13.22% Siberian Wallflower (Cheiranthus allionii)</li> <li>13.22% Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum)</li> <li>13.22% Orange California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)</li> <li>8.82% Dwarf Mixed Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)</li> <li>8.82% Lance Leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)</li> <li>4.41% 'Alaska' Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum maximum)</li> <li>4.41% Gayfeather (Liatris spicata)</li> <li>2.20% Dill (Anethum graveolens)</li> <li>2.20% Bishop's Flower (Ammi majus)</li> <li>2.20% Creeping Daisy (Chrysanthemum paludosum)</li> <li>2.20% Globe Gillia (Gillia capitata)</li> <li>2.20% Purple Praire Clover (Dalea purpurea)</li> <li>1.45% Black-Eyed Susan ( Rudbeckia hirta)</li> <li>1.10% Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)</li> <li>1.10% Tall White Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)</li> <li>0.99% Basket of Gold (Alyssum saxatile)</li> <li>0.57% Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)</li> </ul> 99.53% Pure Seed, 82+3% Germination, 0.44% Inert Matter, 0.03% Weed Seed

Components

  • 17.67% Annual Candytuft (Iberis umbellata)
  • 13.22% Siberian Wallflower (Cheiranthus allionii)
  • 13.22% Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum)
  • 13.22% Orange California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
  • 8.82% Dwarf Mixed Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
  • 8.82% Lance Leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
  • 4.41% 'Alaska' Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum maximum)
  • 4.41% Gayfeather (Liatris spicata)
  • 2.20% Dill (Anethum graveolens)
  • 2.20% Bishop's Flower (Ammi majus)
  • 2.20% Creeping Daisy (Chrysanthemum paludosum)
  • 2.20% Globe Gillia (Gillia capitata)
  • 2.20% Purple Praire Clover (Dalea purpurea)
  • 1.45% Black-Eyed Susan ( Rudbeckia hirta)
  • 1.10% Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
  • 1.10% Tall White Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
  • 0.99% Basket of Gold (Alyssum saxatile)
  • 0.57% Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
99.53% Pure Seed, 82+3% Germination, 0.44% Inert Matter, 0.03% Weed Seed

Growing Instructions

When to Plant:
For areas that tend to have little to no frost (Florida, Texas, California, etc..), wildflower can be planted all year round except in the dead of summer. For areas that get a hard, killing frost (Indiana, New York, Minnesota, etc..), wildflower should be planted in spring, summer and fall. Most wildflower mixes unless otherwise noted need at least 6 hours of sun to perform well. Full sun all day will give best results.

Preparing the Soil:
Remove all vegetation from the area where wildflower seed will be sowed. Remove any plants, till the soil and rake the area flat. If soil is a hard, no draining clay soil then compost should be added to help aid drainage.

Planting Wildflower:
Sand should be added to wildflower mixes that do not have filler already mixed in. Sand will help spread seeds better without clumps and can be seen better to aid in spreading. with sand for better visibilty and scatter the seeds directly on top of the soil. If you are sowing a larger area, we recommend using a seed spreader if not, you can sow by hand. After the seeds has been spread out they should be lighly compressing into the soil, making sure not to bury them but compressed enough so rain and wind will not move. You can either walk on them, use a board or if you are sowing a larger area, rent a seed roller.

Spreading Rate:
In general wildflower should be spread at 4-10 ounces per 1,000 sq.ft. or 4-15 lbs. per acre. Each wildflower mix should have exact details on spreading rate in the description. If not use the above rates.

Growing Wildflower:
It is important to keep the soil moist until the seedlings are about 4-6″ tall. After that, the seedlings will survive on natural rains. During dry weather the occasional watering will help. Do not let soil dry out while they are seedlings are this will kill the plants.

Caring for Wildflower:
Once a year the wildflower meadow should be mowed over. Wait until late fall when all the flowers have bloomed and dropped their seeds. Then with a weed trimmer, or a mower set on a tallest setting, mow over the entire meadow of wildflower. This will encourage strong growth in the spring without competing with dead old foliage.

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