30 Wildflowers ♦ (800) 728-4043 Item #3143 Soil Type Sunlight Soil Moisture Sand Loam Clay Caliche Full Partial Dappled Shade > > > > X w Well Drained bush sunfloWer Simsia calva A few of these hardy, drought tolerant perennials can still be found on dry, rocky, caliche and clay hills around Texas and northern Mexico. Though the rough leaves discourage grazing animals, the seeds are excellent source of nutrition for many game and songbirds. This fantastic xeriscape plant grows from seed to full bloom in about 60 days. Perennial Seeding Rate Bloom: May–Nov Open Space: 3 lb per acre Height: 1–3’ Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 7,500 sf Item #1013 Clasping ConefloWer Dracopis amplexicaulis Very easy to grow. Often found along drainages or bottomland farm fields when left fallow after cultivation. Clasping Coneflower is named for the way the base of the leaves clasp themselves around the stem of the plant. Grows from Georgia to Texas. Annual Bloom: Apr– July Height: 1–3' Seeding Rate Open Space: 1.5 lb per acre Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 12,500 sf Soil Type Sunlight Soil Moisture Sand Loam Clay Caliche Full Partial Dappled Shade > > > X w Medium-Moist Item #3139 Soil Type Sunlight Soil Moisture Sand Loam Clay Caliche Full Partial Dappled Shade > > > X w b Well Drained butterfly WeeD Asclepias tuberosa “My first thought was that I had seen a ‘burning bush.’ The fiery-orange blooms of the butterfly weed are vivid beyond belief. Butterflies frantically flit from flower to flower,” says Zoe Kirkpatrick in her book, Wildflowers of the Western Plains. A plant that does equally well in a home garden and in wilder spaces. Perennial Seeding Rate Bloom: May–Sep Open Space: 8 lb per acre Height: 1–3’ Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 2,000 sf Available in Sustain the Migration Kit p. 22 Common sunfloWer Helianthus annuus A patch of these sunflowers in your flower bed will be a welcome site to numerous birds and butterflies offering you hours of beauty and wonder. Can be also planted in fields for dove, quail and songbirds to use as food. A favorite of the American Goldfinch. The young sprouts are perty tasty on salads for humans, too! Seeding Rate Open Space: 10 lb per acre Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 2,000 sf Annual Bloom: July –Oct Height: 5–6' Item #1028 Soil Type Sunlight Soil Moisture Sand Loam Clay Caliche Full Partial Dappled Shade > > > > X w Moist 150 sf D-pak $39 5 sf 1 pkt $3.49 750 sf D-pak $15 15 sf 1 pkt $3.49 250 sf D-pak $19 15 sf 1 pkt $3.49 25+ lbs $25.65 / lb 2,000 sf 1 lb $27 200 sf D-pak $15 10 sf 1 pkt $3.49 12,500 sf 1 lb $36
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