The "Lady Bird" Wildflower Garden was designed to bring the pastoral beauty of a wildflower field right into your yard. In tribute to Lady Bird Johnson who promoted the roadside planting of native wildflowers throughout Texas and across the country, the "Lady Bird" Wildflower Garden combines the colors, textures, and various heights of 16 varieties of flowers. There are 20 pre-cut planting squares, so you can be creative and customize your garden. As always, a little extra care will insure you have maximum results from your Instant Flower Garden® product.
Varieties - White Alyssum (Loblaria martima), Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila insignis), Bird's Eye (Gilia tricolor), California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Candytuft (Iberis umbellata), Catchfly (Silene armeria), Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Cynoglossum amabile), Clarkia (Clarkia pulchella), Creeping Daisy (Chrysanthemum paludosum), Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Dwarf Godetia (Clarkia amoena), Dwarf Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria), African Daisy (Dimorphotheca aurantiaca), Fire Spot (Nemophila maculata), Rocket Larkspur (Delphinium ajacis), and Spurred Snapdragon (Linaria maroccana).
General Installation and Watering - Simply roll out the seeded mat on prepared loosened soil and add water. See Garden Basics for more detailed instructions, soil preparation essentials, and other helpful tips.
Special Considerations - Determine the size and shape of your garden. For a larger garden, space the mats 6 to 10 inches apart. Any unused mats can be interplanted in another garden or used in a container.
Where to Plant - Full sun to partial shade.
What You Can Expect - The Instant Flower Garden® "Lady Bird" Wildflower Garden plants will germinate in 2 to 4 weeks depending upon conditions and soil temperature. Patience is necessary in this phase. Cool evenings and overcast days can delay germination. Then, after the second set of leaves unfold, some thinning may be necessary to avoid crowding and allow for stronger mature plants. Expect the "Lady Bird" Wildflower Garden flowers to grow to a height of 6 to 36 inches and continue blooming throughout the season.
Be sure to visit Garden Basics for more helpful tips and techniques.
In order to achieve optimal growing conditions, it is best to plant this product after the last frost of Spring 2008.
