35 Wildflowers ♦ seedsource.com Soil Type Sunlight Soil Moisture Sand Loam Clay Caliche Full Partial Dappled Shade > > > X w Medium-Moist MaxiMilian Sunflower Helianthus maximiliani Easy to grow and very grand, Maximilian Sunflower is a beautiful plant even before it blooms, forming a circular-shaped colony that needs lots of space to express itself. It likes moist soils, and provides food in the form of seed for birds and small mammals. A good larval plant and important nectar source for butterflies and bees. Live roots available on p. 77 Perennial Seeding Rate Bloom: Aug–Nov Open Space: 2 lb per acre Height: 3–6’ Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 10,000 sf Item #1018 Mexican Hat Ratibida columnifera Prolific and widespread throughout the prairie regions, Mexican Hat is a good nectar plant for butterflies — and deer, goats, sheep and cattle absolutely refuse to eat it! Hence its reputation as a “weed” not particularly welcomed by ranchers. Very easy to grow, from Minnesota and Montana down to Louisiana and across to Mexico. Perennial Seeding Rate Bloom: May–Oct Open Space: 1 lb per acre Height: 1–3’ Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 20,000 sf Soil Type Sunlight Soil Moisture Sand Loam Clay Caliche Full Partial Dappled Shade > > > > X w Well Drained Item #1004 Mealy Blue Sage Salvia farinacea Blooms reliably through extreme Texas heat when many plants stop flowering. The powdery, “mealy” coating on its stems and calyxes helps reduce water loss, making it exceptionally drought tolerant even in shallow, poor soils. A magnet for native bees and butterflies, playing an outsized role in supporting pollinators. Aromatic scent protects this plant from deer. Perennial Seeding Rate Bloom: Apr–Oct Open Space: 3 lbs per acre Height: 1–3’ Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 7,500 sf Item #1027 Soil Type Sunlight Soil Moisture Sand Loam Clay Caliche Full Partial Dappled Shade > > > > X w Dry 10,000 sf 1 lb $54 750 sf D-pak $19 30 sf 1 pkt $3.49 25+ lbs $32.30 / lb 20,000 sf 1 lb $34 750 sf D-pak $19 25 sf 1 pkt $3.49 10 sf 1 pkt $6 Soil Type Sunlight Soil Moisture Sand Loam Clay Caliche Full Partial Dappled Shade > > X w Well Drained MiSSouri PriMroSe Oenothera macrocarpa Among the most hardy and drought-tolerant of the perennials, the Missouri Primrose puts forth big, showy blooms in the spring and early summer. Found from central Texas to Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Nebraska, in well drained sandy or caliche soils. An attractive addition to rocky slopes, and the seed pods are beautiful when dried. Perennial Seeding Rate Bloom: Apr–June Open Space: 12 lb per acre Height: 6–12” Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 1,500 sf Item #3112 5 sf 1 pkt $3.49
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