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Wildflower Seeds Mix (Butterfly Flower Seeds)

Wildflower Seeds Mix (Butterfly Flower Seeds)
This mix contains all the right flowers to achieve an ideal garden for the butterflies.
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100 Wildflower Seeds Mix (Butterfly Flower Seeds)
US$2.25
500 Wildflower Seeds Mix (Butterfly Flower Seeds)
US$8.00
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SKU Butterfly Flower Seeds
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Butterfly gardens can be any size; a window box, part of your landscaped yard, or even a wild untended area on your property. You can prolong the butterfly's stay in your garden and draw in others by providing both the food and shelter they need. This mix contains all the right flowers to achieve an ideal garden for the butterflies. This mix contains a variety of nectar-producing plants to provide flowers in bloom throughout the season to encourage a continuous succession of new visitors. It is especially important to have flowers in mid to late summer, when most butterflies are active. Flowers with multiple florets that produce abundant nectar are ideal. Butterfly host plants included in this mix are also very important to your butterfly garden to provide a site for the butterfly to lay eggs and also food source for the emerging caterpillar. Be prepared for heavy munching on your host plants! Because tiny caterpillars cannot travel far to find their own food, the female butterfly locates and lays her eggs on only the type of plant that the caterpillar can use as food. Most species of caterpillars are particular about the type of plants they can eat. If the egg was not placed on the correct plant, the caterpillar hatching from that egg will not survive. This butterfly mix will grow in any good, well drained soil. For best results, plant your butterfly garden in full sun, and keep the seeds moist until they germinate. Do not fertilize wildflowers unless the soil is extremely depleted of nutrients. Fertilizers encourage weed growth and lush foliage rather than flowers. If the soil needs improvement, we suggest adding organic matter such as weed-free grass clippings, well rotted compost or peat moss. The wild flowers need to be watered regularly during the summer to keep the plants at their peak. To aid in natural reseeding and to keep a neat appearance, you can mow the flowers after they have gone to seed and lost their bloom. Mow them at a height of 4-6 inches-mowing below 3 inches could damage the perennial flowers.
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Common name Wildflower Mix : Butterfly Flower
Species Wildflower mix
Germination First remove existing vegetation to avoid competition from other plants. This may be done by pulling, tilling under, or spraying with a general herbicide. Next prepare the seed bed by raking the soil to a maximum of one inch. Shallow soil preparation will limit disturbance of dormant weed seed. After your ground is cleared and weed free, you will apply your seed. For small areas, broadcast the seed by hand. For larger areas we recommend using a carrier such as clean, dry sand to help in even distribution. Use a ratio of 2 parts sand to 1 part seed when broadcasting or using a drop or cyclone seeder. Lightly cover the seed no more than 1/4 of an inch by raking or dragging. All seeds, including wildflowers, need ample moisture to germinate and develop into healthy seedlings. Best results will be obtained by soaking the planted areas thoroughly and maintain consistent moisture for 4-6 weeks; then gradually reducing the watering. If you can't water, plant the seeds prior to rain season. Fall plantings should be done late enough so that the seeds do not germinate until spring. In mild climates, plant in the cooler months of the year, fall through spring. Early plantings should be done when warm spring weather and adequate rainfall will accelerate germination
and seed growth.
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