PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR

MIDWEST SUNNY MIX

                                                      Planting:                                                                     

   

                                                                ·         Find a warm, sunny location                                                                  

                                                                ·         Soil must be warm, mid May

                                                                      ·         Coverage, 6 square feet

                                                                      ·         Prepare the soil, and rake to remove clumps of soil or rocks

                                                                      ·         Broadcast the seed evenly

                                                                      ·         Pat it down well

                                                                      ·         Water well, with a fine spray

                                                                      ·         Water every 2 days until seeds begin to sprout

                                                                      ·         Then, weekly (more if needed)

                                         TYPES OF SEED IN MIX

SCIENTIFIC NAME BLOOMS COMMON NAME TYPE COLOR HEIGHT
Agastache foeniculum   S  Lavendar Hyssop   P Lavendar   12-36"
Aster novae-angliae  F New England Aster P Pink/Violet/Purple 24-60"
Centaurea cyanus (dwarf) S Dwarf Cornflower A Blue 12-16"
Centaurea cyanus S Polk Dot Coneflower A Blue/Pink/Purple/White 12-24"
Chrysanthemum maximum S Shasta Daisy P White 16-24"
Coreopsis lancelata S-F Lance-Leaved Coreopsis P Yellow 18-36"
Coreopsis tinctoria S-F Plains Coreopsis A Yellow-Maroon 12-36"
Echinacea purpurea S Purple Coneflower P Purple 24-36"
Gallardia pulchella S Annual Gallardia A Yellow-Red 12-24"
Heliopsis helianthoides S-F Ox-Eye Sunflower P Yellow 12-48"
Linum grandifloru rubrum S Scarlet Fox A Scarlet 12-36"
Machaeranthera tanacetufolia S-F Prairie Aster B Violet 12-18"
Oenothera missouriensis S Dwarf Evening Primrose P Yellow 8-12"
Papaver rhoeas S Cornpoppy A White/Pink?Red 12-30"
Petalostemon pupureum S-F Purple Prairie Clover P Purple 12-36"
Ratibida columnaris S-F Mexican hat Flower p Red/Yellow 24-30"
Ratibida columnifera S Prairie Coneflower B/P Yellow/Red 12-24"
Ratibida pinnata S Grey Headed Coneflower P Yellow 36-48"
Rudbeckia amplexicaulis S-F Clasping Coneflower A Yellow 18-30"
Rudbeckia hirta S-F Black-Eyes Susan A/B/P Yellow 12-36"