Wildflower Farm
www.wildflowerfarm.com Wildflower Farm grows and sells hardy perennial wildflower and native grass seeds and wildflower meadow mixes online.
Wildflower Farm developed and distributes Eco-Lawn, the low maintenance sustainable drought tolerant lawn. Eco-Lawn is available online and through numerous retailers throughout North America.
06/12/2023
Gallardia aristata or Blanket Flower blanketing a highway embankment.
Seeded 15 years ago in sandy soil; never watered, never fertilized.
🌱🌱🌱 a long blooming wildflower hero.
See comments for germination details.
01/12/2023
Fondly recalling late summer’s wildflower beauty. Plant identification in captions.
03/11/2023
An autumnal rose bud? Why, no! It’s Wild Wine Cups or Calliroe involucrata.
Here in my newly planted Drive Shed Garden it functions as a floriferous ground cover. Here it is darting and dancing amongst blades of Oat Grass.
08/10/2023
This wildflower life has been my life since 1986. Growing wild; seeding wild, quietly living wild and dancing through the days. Celebrating the beauty of Helianthus maximillianii, Liatris ligulistylus, Rattlesnake Master; our beautiful barns.
11/08/2023
Perks of the job. 💕🌱 When your husband gifts you a work-related bouquet. Out in the Wildflower Farm production fields some Liatris pychnostachya had drifted into the 80 foot row of fall blooming Liatris aspera! Major points for the tall, blue-eyed one. 🌿
23/05/2023
It’s Zizia time! A perfect companion for the blues and purples of Amsonias, Camassias and late blooming giant Muscari.
04/04/2023
Do you grow bright orange Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepius tuberosa) an essential plant for the Monarch Butterfly in your garden or meadow? You can grow this beauty in a sandy soil and full sun. It’s NOT TO LATE to grow Butterfly Milkweed from seed using the Speed Dial Method of Cold Moist Stratification. Here’s how: https://www.wildflowerfarm.com/starting-flower-seeds.html
02/04/2023
Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) time is coming!!!
This spring-blooming beauty loves super sharp drainage. Here at Wildflower Farm we grow them in gravel.
You still have time to seed ALL the wildflowers!! Hooray for the Speed-Dial Method of Cold Moist Stratification! 🌱🌱🌱🌱
21/01/2023
Twenty-three years ago TODAY Wildflower Farm launched its online shopping cart. The online growing guide and wildflower catalogue had launched in 1996. Wildflower Farm was one of the VERY FIRST ONLINE SHOPPING SITES in the world!
In 2000, our brilliant webmaster, wildflower expert, the elusive and ever-modest, Paul Jenkins, (AKA the tall blue-eyed one) built this extensive wildflower gardening guide and e-commerce site!
You're most cordially invited to visit!!! We are here for you!!! http://www.wildflowerfarm.com
You can learn about us here: https://www.wildflowerfarm.com/about-us-96.html
19/01/2023
Wildflowers from seed!
So many methods to grow wildflowers!
Germination methods galore: https://www.wildflowerfarm.com/starting-flower-seeds.html
Meadow methods: https://www.wildflowerfarm.com/
Ready! Set! Grow!🌱
03/01/2023
Wildflower germination techniques abound! Check out germination hints in Miriam’s book Taming Wildflowers - available on the Wildflower Farm website.
While you’re on our website check out the link “Starting Wildflower Seeds” for videos and written step by step wildflower germination techniques! 🌱 https://www.wildflowerfarm.com/starting-flower-seeds.html
13/11/2022
Day 6 Eco-Lawn and amaryllis project.
Eco-Lawn is an alternative turf grass developed 20+ years ago by Wildflower Farm. It’s deep rooted, drought tolerant and grows successfully all over North America.
I do enjoy using it in containers as well!! Here’s more info on Eco-Lawn -
https://www.wildflowerfarm.com/what-is-eco-lawn.html
11/10/2022
Switch Grass Farm.
30/08/2022
My book, Taming Wildflowers was a joy to create! A memoir, wildflower pollinator garden guide, and a step by step guide to creating a DIY wildflower wedding.
https://www.wildflowerfarm.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=63&product_id=67
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13/08/2022
A stunning swath of Sweet Black Eyed Susans. Rudbeckia subtomentosa is splendidly long blooming from midsummer into autumn
13/08/2022
Sweet Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia Subtomentosa
A true perennial beauty
https://www.wildflowerfarm.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=129&search=Sweet+black+eyed+susan
💕💕💕💕🌱🌱🌱🌱Monarch enjoying Red Milkweed
03/08/2022
Good morning!! Monarda fistulosa and Little Bluestem grass; Echinaceas paradoxa and purpurea.
It’s a lovely day!!
31/07/2022
Quiet Please‼️ Red Milkweed Leaves Being Devoured…
20/07/2022
Bright Orange Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepius tuberosa)
and Pale Purple Coneflower ( Echinacea pallida) in their glory!!!
10/06/2022
Native Lupins in bloom in the Wildflower Farm seed production fields! A glorious sight!🌱💚
04/06/2022
Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) & Golden Alexander (Zizia) bouquet. Magical spring colours. Prairie Smoke is also known as Grandpa’s Whiskers and you can see why. We’ll be harvesting the Prairie Smoke seeds today!
03/06/2022
Prairie Smoke in their glory right now!!!🌱
01/05/2022
What a beautiful memory. The Wildflower Farm store really rocked.
25 years of playful pollinator friendly plants and magical merchandising. What fun we had. Thousands of visitors graced us with their enthusiasm and love for wildflowers and our beautiful planet.
Though we closed our shoppe a few years ago you can still purchase our wildflower seeds, seed mixes and Eco-Lawn from our website. Http://www.wildflowerfarm.com. 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
Happy to host European and American visitors to Wildflower Farm! Massively indulgent and practical gifts abound. A recent visitor from Arkansas bought our Eco-Lawn seed spreader& luscious Lavender lotion - (lightweight to take on the plane) and we're shipping him his 10 lbs of Eco-Lawn.
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