Shade Flower Mix

Description

Item Details from Seed Savers:

This shade seed mixture contains a colorful array of more than 15 annuals and perennials that tolerate partial shade. Not suitable for densely shaded areas, it works best in locations that receive strong, filtered sunlight or 1-4 hours of direct sun per day.

Varieties include:

Annual Baby's Breath (Gypsophila elegans)
Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)
Candytuft (Iberis umbellata)
Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Cynoglossum amabile)
Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla)
Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata)
Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
Dwarf Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)
Giant Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea)
Johnny Jump-Up (Viola cornuta)
Lance-Leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Rocket Larkspur (Delphinium consolida)
Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum maximum)
Spurred Snapdragon (Linaria maroccana)
Sweet William Pinks (Dianthus barbatus)
Tussock Bellflower (Campanula carpatica)

You may sow the shade mix 1 to 2 weeks before your average last frost date. Mix the seed with some sand or sawdust, broadcast the seed, and then go over the area with a rake to work the seed into the soil a little.

This product is best seeded at 6-12 lbs per acre or 5 ounces for 1000 square feet

Packet of 1/4 oz.