Perennial Flower Seed Mix 1000+

This is all flower seed and not 95% filler like the seed mixes you see at the big box stores. The seeds range from the size of a dried pea to smaller seeds half the size of a grain of sand. Best for zones 3-9 these seeds can be planted from in fall before your first hard freeze to spring after your last frost, as long as your soil is not covered in snow and workable.

If sowing in late winter/early spring it's best to wait until after your last frost. Work enriched garden soil 6 inch deep and spread via a shaker where you can mix your packet of seeds with two cups of dry sand or four cups of peat before spreading (this prevents clumping your flowers together). Depending on if you want a dense floral look 1000 seeds will cover 100 square feet, or if you want a breezy country meadow look they will spread to 1000 square feet.

These require light to germinate so spread and cover with a light dusting of peat to keep the birds away, or you can use a light covering of straw. Another enemy of flowers seeds are ants, so if you are not opposed treat your seed area with some ant bait before seeding so they don't take some of your seeds for a winter snack. Perennials can take up to one year to flower so while you will get some flowers your first year you will have to be patient and wait for all of the varieties to bloom.,This is all flower seed and not 95% filler like the seed mixes you see at the big box stores.

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