This mixture is specially blended to handle the variable climates of the southwest, from long droughts to soaking rains. Results are particularly colorful featuring cosmos, lupine and red poppy, plus perennials including purple coneflower and gloriosa daisy. Sow as rainy season begins in mild areas; in the mountains, after spring frosts.
This mixture contains 26 wildflowers, 18 annuals for first-year color, plus 8 perennials or biennials for second and successive years' bloom. See full flower list below.
| Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Life Cycle |
Color |
Height |
Bloom Season |
| Centaurea cyanus |
Cornflower/Bachelor Button |
Annual |
Mixed |
24" |
Spring/Summer/Fall |
| Cheiranthus allionii |
Siberian Wallflower |
Perennial |
Orange |
18" |
Spring |
| Chrysanthemum coronarium |
Garland Chrysanthemum |
Annual |
White/Yellow |
36" |
Summer/Fall |
| Chrysanthemum leucanthemum |
Ox-Eye Daisy |
Perennial |
White |
30" |
Summer |
| Clarkia amoena |
Godetia |
Annual |
Pink/White |
14" |
Spring/Summer |
| Clarkia unguiculata |
Farewell-to-Spring |
Annual |
Pink/Lavender |
30" |
Spring/Summer |
| Collinsia heterophylla |
Chinese Houses |
Annual |
White/Violet |
24" |
Spring/Summer |
| Coreopsis lanceolata |
Lance-Leaf Coreopsis |
Perennial |
Yellow |
48" |
Summer/Fall |
| Coreopsis tinctoria |
Plains Coreopsis |
Annual |
Yellow/Red |
30" |
Summer/Fall |
| Cosmos sulphureus |
Sulphur Cosmos |
Annual |
Mixed |
33" |
Summer/Fall |
| Cosmos bipinnatus |
Wild Cosmos |
Annual |
Red/Pink/White |
47" |
Summer/Fall |
| Dimorphotheca sinuata |
African Daisy |
Annual |
Orange/Yellow |
16" |
Summer/Fall |
| Echinacea purpurea |
Purple Coneflower |
Perennial |
Purple |
36" |
Summer/Fall |
| Eschscholzia californica |
California Poppy |
Annual |
Orange |
18" |
Spring/Summer |
| Galillardia pulchella |
Indian Blanket |
Anual |
Red/Yellow |
26" |
Summer/Fall |
| Gysophila elegans |
Baby's Breath |
Annual |
White |
28" |
Spring/Summer |
| Linaria maroccana |
Baby Snapdragon |
Annual |
Mixed |
20" |
Spring/Summer |
| Linum grandiflorum rubrum |
Scarlet Flax |
Annual |
Red |
24" |
Spring/Summer |
| Linum perenne lewisii |
Blue Flax |
Perennial |
Blue |
24" |
Summer/Fall |
| Lupinus succulentus |
Arroyo Lupine |
Annual |
Blue |
48" |
Spring/Summer |
| Nemophilia menziesii |
Baby Blue Eyes |
Annual |
Blue |
9" |
Spring/Summer |
| Papaver rhoeas |
Red Poppy/Shirley Poppy |
Annual |
Mixed |
36" |
Spring/Summer |
| Phlox drummondi |
Drummond Phlox |
Annual |
White/Pink/Red/Purple |
20" |
Summer/Fall |
| Ratibida columnaris |
Prairie Coneflower |
Annual |
Yellow |
30" |
Summer/Fall |
| Rudbeckia gloriosa |
Gloriosa Daisy |
Perennial |
Yellow/Brown |
36" |
Summer/Fall |
| Silene armeria |
None-so-Pretty/Catchfly |
Annual |
Pink |
36" |
Summer |