California Native Wildflower Seed Mixes

Hills of California Wildflower Mixture

Our mix of 15-20 sun-loving annual natives. A dazzling display for over 3 months, (5 in coastal areas) which will delight the eye, prevent erosion, provide cut flowers for the house, and reseed itself.

Includes: California poppy, farewell-to-spring (tall and dwarf), Chinese houses, mountain garland, globe gilia, bird's eye gilia, globe gilia, tidy tips, mountain phlox, blue flax, miniature lupine, sky lupine, arroyo lupine, golden lupine, blazing star, baby blue eyes, five spot, desert bluebells, tansy-leafed phacelia, and owl's clover.

California Shady Wildflower Mixture

Native species that thrive in dry or moist shade. Slightly fewer species are included as fewer wildflowers bloom in shade. Good under oaks. Includes a good quantity of the lovely clarkias, with their long bloom period and desirability as cut flowers. Includes: showy clarkia, Chinese houses, mountain phlox, mountain garland, five spot, tansy-leaf phacelia, bird's eye gilia, tall and dwarf farewell-to-spring, and baby blue eyes.

Coast of California Wildflower Mix

A mix formulated initially for Sea Ranch in Gualala, California, this collection of annual and perennial wildflowers from the coast includes such beauties as: red maids, showy clarkia, coastal California poppy, globe gilia, tidy tips, goldfields, baby blue byes, beach aster, sea pink, and grindelia.

Marin Meadows Mix

Inspired by our location, this is a carpet forming mix, a low-growing mosaic of richly-colored flowers appropriate to many areas of California. None of the flowers are over 1' tall. goldfields (Lasthenia glabrata) is the backbone of the mix which includes: baby blue eyes, miniature lupine, sky lupine, tidy tips, owl's clover, five spot, Chinese houses, mountain phlox, dwarf farewell-to-spring, California bluebells, and California poppy. 

Swathe Quarter-pound

Order a Swathe 1/4 lb. and list 4 individual species of your choice, one ounce of each, for $30.00. Note that this offer applies to annual wildflowers only, and not to those which say packet only. Also, note that perennial wildflowers, unless specified, are not sold by the ounce, so should not be among your choices for the Swathe 1/4 lb.

The Swathe 1/4 lb. is our way to promote play with wildflowers.The delicious possibilities are endless. You might choose to plant a pool of tidy tips that overlaps with a pool of goldfields, a dynamite combination often found in those parts of California still fortunate enough to have annual wildflower displays. You might unify these pools with a sprinkling of baby blue eyes or sky lupine. Your fourth species could be an offset sowing of Chinese houses. Delicious! The possibilities are endless!

List four annual species of your choice in Shopping Cart:

There are NO subsitutes for the 1/4# swathes.
Purple owl's clover (Castilleja exserta) is NOT one of the choices.

Helpful Hints on Growing Wildflowers

Like any seeds, wildflowers need moisture to germinate, and the water- conscious gardener can take advantage of the fall rains or can plant in spring and supply the water himself. The seeds will germinate and make good growth during the rainy winter and explode into bloom when the sun comes out in the spring. Our Notes on Growing California Wildflowers gives additional information. 

Coverage Rates By Weight

These are approximations only. Applications will vary depending on slope and soil and weather conditions. In our experience, it is not necessary to thin wildflowers once they have germinated.

Seed that is not used when purchased will remain viable, with little change in germination rates, for up to three years, if it is kept in a cool, dry location.