Beneficial bugs wildflower seed mix
This seed mix will help build a fortress around your garden complete with an army of beneficial insects. This blend is perfectly blended to attract lacewings, lady beetles, hoverflies, syrphid flies, and parasitic wasps. These beneficial bugs eat the bugs that attack your plants. All of these bugs eat the bad guys like aphids, gnats, etc.
Planting these around the perimeter of your garden will attract enough of the good guys to keep the bad guys from eating and infesting your veggies. You will have a rainbow of colors around your garden with the pot of gold being your safe and sound crop. A little bonus as well, this mix also contains dill and cilantro. These are powerful attractors of beneficial insects, but why not use a little for yourself as well?
Due to the immense variety of seeds in this mix, the maturity date will vary for each kind of flower. These can be sprinkled on the ground in Spring, or sprinkled on the ground in late fall so they can bloom the first thing the following spring.
Seeds in this mix: Bergamot, Bishop’s Flower, Black-Eyed Susan, California Poppy, Candytuft, Cilantro, Dill, Dwarf Cosmos, Fennel, Gayfeather, Globe Gilia, Indian Blanket, Lance-Leaved Coreopsis, Purple Prairie Clover, Rockcress, Shasta Daisy, Siberian Wallflower, Baby Blue Eyes and Sweet Alyssum
Seed count: Approx 250 seeds
Botanic name:
Various
Plant spacing:
Minimal spacing. Sprinkle evenly to create an even layer of dense wildflowers.
Color:
A spectrum of reds, purples, pinks, white, blues, oranges, and yellows.
Sowing depth:
1/8 inch. Top sow barely covering the seeds, keeping the soil moist at all times.
Sun requirements:
Full sun
Utilization:
This mix is specifically blended to attract pollinators, butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects. These are great for the sheer beauty and function they provide, but the mix also contains fennel and cilanro which can be used in the kitchen.
Frost Hardy:
No
Maturity days:
Varying maturity days based on the different varieties. All varieties will bloom by mid spring to early summer.
Life cycle:
Annuals/perrenials
Can I start indoors?
Yes
Container friendly:
Yes
Vine Habit:
