When to Plant Annual and Perennial Wildflower Seeds
For Spring planting, it is best carried out within a month or so after the final frost of the winter season. It is important to not plant too early; if seeds are installed prior to a late-season frost, they will be lost for the season and will need to be are-seeded.
For Fall planting, make sure you plant the seeds after the first killing frost to eliminate any chance of germination. Planting in the Fall gives you a jump start on Spring blooms.
Where to Plant Annual and Perennial Wildflower Seeds
Though many wildflowers do tolerate some filtered shade, and a few actually thrive in it. The vast majority are definitely sun-lovers. Wildflowers will generally sprout in all but the most difficult conditions. This means that pampering your site with fertilizer or rich sod is not usually necessary.
How to Care for Annual and Perennial Wildflowers
Although Wildflowers are pretty easy to take care of, there are some steps to keep it looking beautiful. Regularly weed to ensure your wildflowers are getting the nutrients they need. Water your plants during dry spells. Deadhead blooms that are spend to encourage new growth.
How to Plant Annual and Perennial Wildflower Seeds
Wildflower seeds require light to germinate, so be careful not to cover them when planting. Learn more about germination light requirements here.
Clear the area and work the soil as best you can before planting your seeds. Don't panic when some weeds sprout along with the flowers, this will happen when the soil is worked.
We recommend mixing your seeds with sand - 5 parts sand to 1 part seeds. This allows for a more even distribution and also provides a convenient way to mark which portions of the site have been seeded and which have not. For a smaller area, you can hand-broadcast the seeds. For larger areas, we recommend a seed spreader to create a better cast of the seeds.
After the seeds have been sown, lightly compress the seeds into the soil about 1/4" to protect from birds and wind.
Customer Photos
Bell Spring Wildflowers | Tom from Kentucky
My almost 20-year-old wildflower ditch garden | Cheryl Schelling from Iowa
My Mesa Brights! | Laura from Pennsylvania
Blooming Fields Cut Flowers | Margie Walls from Indiana
First YEILD FIELD! | Judy from Pennsylvania
Variety of wildflower seeds | Debi Rangel from New Mexico
Variety of wildflower seeds | Debi Rangel from New Mexico
Wildflower Fall Fun! | Carla from Oregon
My wild flower pasture | Mindi Thompson from Michigan
Wildflower Field Sunset | Erika from Michigan
Wild Flower Meadow | Elizabeth from Vermont
Garden delight | Jennifer Bean from Louisiana
Winnie in the Wildflowers | Pete from North Carolina
Zinnias and wildflower border | Carl from Michigan
Sulphurs and Sunflowers!! | Rick from North Carolina
Endless summer wildflower field | Dustin MacIver from Massachusetts
Southeast Wildflower Field | William from Virginia
Wildflower mix | Rocky from West Virginia
My Wildflower Meadow | Jill from Washington
Close-up from my 60+ foot wildflower patch | robert from Iowa
My native Wildflowers | robert from Iowa
Wildflower river | Stacie from Colorado
My wildflower garden | Randy from New Jersey
Florida Wildflower Bloom | Kim from Florida
Oregon coastal meadow | Henry from Oregon
Summer Love | Lisa from Indiana
New wildflowers on nature preserve conversion | June from South Dakota
Wild flowers on the side of the house. | Kitty Bryan from Florida
My Wildflower “Mini Meadow” | Diane from Michigan
Wildflowers | Debra from Missouri
My Wildflower Patch | marjorie winkelman from Connecticut
Busy Bee! | Jonathan from Iowa
Wild Flowers | Harry Rocheville from Indiana
My little wildflower meadow | Carrie from Wisconsin
Our Wildflower field | Sydney from Arkansas
Wild flowers | Fawn Johnson from Oregon
Garden party | Vicki from Michigan
Secret garden aka pollinator garden! | Lisa from California
Wildflowers cosmos | Christy from Wisconsin
My wildflowers! | Suzan from North Carolina
Wild Flowers | Rick Reichert from Minnesota
Perennial Wildflower Wonder | Kim Crawford from Ohio
Labor of love | Stephanie from Illinois
My cut flower garden thanks to Eden bros | brandon bishop from Kentucky
My wildflower field …a bee and butterfly paradise! | Dana Zehner from Georgia
Partial Shade Wildflower Mix | Loretta Cardinale from Georgia
My Wildflower Garden | Martha Hernandez from Georgia