Commercial seed mixes are developed to show variation in height, bloom color and time. Choose a wildflower seed mix best for your site conditions. The best site for wildflowers has well-drained and aerated soil. Control weeds prior to seeding wildflowers. Water as needed for germination and maintenance.
Wildflowers are ideal for a more natural, less formal appearance.
A planting of wildflowers will become a complex, interactive plant community, not just a collection of individual plants. You may choose to model wildflower plantings after surrounding native-plant communities or use wildflowers to provide bold splashes of color. Many plants in wildflower seed mixes are not native to Colorado. A wildflower planting provides change throughout the growing season as different plants in the mix come into bloom. Due to varying characteristics of plants in a wildflower mix, the appearance of the planting may differ from year to year as some species thrive and dominate less aggressive species.