When to Plant Wildflower Seed

WHEN TO PLANT WILDFLOWERS

When to Plant: The best time to plant wildflower seed in your area depends on the climate and rainfall patterns as well as the species you are planting. In cool climates, plant annuals, perennials or mixtures of annuals and perennials in spring, early summer or late fall. Fall plantings should be late enough so that seeds do not germinate until spring. In the north the soil temperatures need to be low enough that the wildflower seeds will remain dormant until spring, then when the grounds warm up the seeds will germinate.

Perennials can also be sown in early fall provided that there are at least 10-12 weeks of growing time before the plants go dormant for the winter. In mild climates, plant wildflower seed during the cooler months of the year, fall through spring, for best results. Perennials generally do not bloom until second year.

Wildflowers usually will do best when kept irrigated until established (4 to 6 weeks), so they are best planted in the Spring. You generally can plant wildflower seed mixtures into the summer if watered until established. In cool season areas, Wildflowers may be planted in the fall, if seeds are planted late enough to remain dormant until spring.

In areas with moderate winters, Wildflowers can be seeded in late Fall, resulting in an early spring blooming period. An adjacent planting can be made that same spring to extend flowering blooms into Summer and Fall of the year.

Wildflowermix.com NOTE: The color of wildflowers viewed in digital pictures on this site will vary depending on the monitor used and display settings.  The actual grow-out color of any wildflower species will depend on many unknown variables including site fertility, weather, time of year, lighting effects for the time of day, etc. Colors of any one wildflower usually will vary in shade from pictures available on this site or from the same or similar wildflowers grown at different locations. While we make every effort to try and present the most likely true color of wildflowers on this site, pictures shown are not guaranteed to be true to color. Search our store for products:      Web Seedland.com   © 1999 Seedland, Inc. - All rights reserved. USA Sales | Worldwide Sales | About us | Contact Seedland | Questions? Guarantees | Seed tests | Quality Issues | Advertising | Exports | Commercial Wholesale | Payment FAQ's | Privacy & Security | Accounting Questions