Backyard Retreat Mix

An easy-to-grow mix of 34 annual and perennial wildflowers serves as habitat for birds, insects, and butterflies

Backyard Retreat Mix
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About Backyard Retreat Mix

"Bee" one with nature in your own backyard!  This easy-to-grow mix of 34 annual and perennial wildflowers serves as habitat for birds, insects, and butterflies, providing a full season of beauty and observing our winged friends.

The annuals in Backyard Retreat Mix will provide the most first year flowers; some of the perennials will also bloom first year, with increase blooms ongoing years as they establish themselves.  Plant in early spring or late fall.

Wildflowers included: Aromatic Aster, Blackeyed Susan*, Blanketflower, Blue Flax, Butterfly Milkweed, Canada Milkvetch,  Common Milkweed, Drummond Phlox*, False Sunflower, Gloriosa Daisy, Grayhead Coneflower, Hoary Vervain, Illinois Bundleflower, Joe Pye Weed, Lance Leaf Coreopsis, Leadplant, Mexican Red Hat, New England Aster, Pale Purple Coneflower,  Perennial Lupine, Plains Coreopsis*, Purple Coneflower, Purple Prairieclover, Sky Blue Aster, Showy Partridgepea*, Sky Blue Aster, Stiff Goldenrod, Thickspike Gayfeather, Upright Coneflower, White Prairieclover, Wild Bergamot

*Annuals

 

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Product Details

Height Range: 24 - 60 inches
Seeding Rate: Broadcast: 1 oz. / 150 sq ft or 1 Lb. / 3,500 sq ft | Drilled: 10 Lbs. / Ac
Growing Season: Warm Season
Lifespan: Perennial
Planting Season: Spring
Winter/Dormant
Target Solution: Drought Tolerant
Sand Tolerant
Shade Tolerant
Full Sun
Erosion Control
High Elevation
Quick Establishment
Low Maintenance
Deer Resistant
Ideal for Birds
Ideal for Bees
All Purpose Solution
Use: Conservation
Ground Cover & Erosion Control
Landscape & Ornamental
Revegetation
Wildlife Habitat & Food
Multi-Purpose Use
Blooming Season: February - August
Color: Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow