Flower Mix Bring Home the Butterflies
It’s easy to convert your garden into a private retreat for butterflies with this mix of annual, biennial, and perennial flowers and herbs! A lovely range of flower colors, heights, and bloom times.
Mix includes (see diagram):
- China Aster
- Bishops Flower
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Borage
- Calendula
- Balsam
- Clover, Crimson
- Coreopsis, Lance-leaved
- Bachelor’s button
- Cosmos
- Dill
- Lemon Mint
- Dwarf Lupine
- Mexican Sunflower
- Parsley
- Pincushion Flower
- Blazing Star
- Purple Coneflower
- Rocky Mountain Bee Plant
- Snapdragon
- Sneezeweed
- Butterfly Flower/Milkweed
- Sweet Sultan
- Sweet William
- Tall Verbena
- Sweet Alyssum
- Sulphur Cosmos
Variety Info
- Type:Â Flower Mix
- Hardiness:Â Annuals, perennials, and biennials
- Exposure:Â Full sun
- Bloom Period:Â ANNUALS: Most annuals bloom from late spring to first fall frost. BIENNIALS/PERENNIALS: Most biennials and perennials will develop foliage the first season, and bloom the following season(s).
- Plant Dimensions: 12″–72″ tall
- Attributes:Â Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Pollinators
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. Cold Climates: 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date. You can also sow half the seed 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date (hoping the last frost is earlier than usual) and sow the second half a week or two after your average last frost date (just to be safe). Mild Climates: Fall through early spring.
- When to Start Inside:Â Not recommended.
- Days to Emerge: 7–21 days
- Seed Depth: ⅛”–¼”
- Seed Spacing:Â Scatter about 20 seeds per sq. ft. and rake in
- Thinning:Â As needed
