Single-species seed bombs featuring blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata), a native perennial for suitable sunny Prairie garden and meadow sites in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
A warm-coloured wildflower for dry to medium-moisture, well-drained soil. Established plants tolerate drought; seedlings still need moisture and competition control. Plant on exposed, prepared soil rather than established lawn. The finished seed-bomb formula requires its own germination test.
When to plant: spring after the soil warms, or fall while the soil is workable. No cold stratification is specified for the proposed Northern Wildflowers seed; confirm the final lot.
How to plant: remove the seed bombs from the carton. Place them directly on exposed, prepared soil with good soil contact in the habitat described below. Do not bury the whole bomb or scatter it into an established lawn. Water gently after placement and as needed to soften the coating and help it break down. Keep the planting surface moist, but not waterlogged, during germination and early growth; rain may provide some of this moisture.
Leave the seed bombs outdoors after planting. Do not soak them in a container or refrigerate damp bombs or the carton. Emergence can be uneven, and perennial plants may need more than one growing season to flower.
Regional fit: Prairie grassland habitats within AB, SK and MB; not a recommendation for every location in those provinces. A single-species product lets gardeners add one flower to an existing suitable planting. Use straight-species Gaillardia aristata, not Gaillardia × grandiflora hybrids or ornamental cultivars.
Single-species seed bombs featuring blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata), a native perennial for suitable sunny Prairie garden and meadow sites in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
A warm-coloured wildflower for dry to medium-moisture, well-drained soil. Established plants tolerate drought; seedlings still need moisture and competition control. Plant on exposed, prepared soil rather than established lawn. The finished seed-bomb formula requires its own germination test.
When to plant: spring after the soil warms, or fall while the soil is workable. No cold stratification is specified for the proposed Northern Wildflowers seed; confirm the final lot.
How to plant: remove the seed bombs from the carton. Place them directly on exposed, prepared soil with good soil contact in the habitat described below. Do not bury the whole bomb or scatter it into an established lawn. Water gently after placement and as needed to soften the coating and help it break down. Keep the planting surface moist, but not waterlogged, during germination and early growth; rain may provide some of this moisture.
Leave the seed bombs outdoors after planting. Do not soak them in a container or refrigerate damp bombs or the carton. Emergence can be uneven, and perennial plants may need more than one growing season to flower.
Regional fit: Prairie grassland habitats within AB, SK and MB; not a recommendation for every location in those provinces. A single-species product lets gardeners add one flower to an existing suitable planting. Use straight-species Gaillardia aristata, not Gaillardia × grandiflora hybrids or ornamental cultivars.
