Lots of little baby seedlings coming up! So exciting! Here are a few Larkspur (Consolida ambigua), which I sowed from a packet in fall.
Nearby is a hoard of Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damescena), self sown from a transplant I put in last spring.
Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) came up volunteer as well. I hope they'll retain the brown color of the type I planted last spring, but it's likely they'll revert to plain yellow.
California poppies (Eschscholzia californica), sown from a packet in fall, have popped up in several places, but this one is the most robust.
And one of my favorites from Wave Hill: Verbena bonariensis!
When I visited Wave Hill many years ago, I collected some native Browalia (with staff permission) seed - sadly the volunteers have fled a couple of years ago, but you've reminded me that I should probably hunt up some new seed to start again in my garden. Seeing your success with Fall sowing makes me think I'm missing a good opportunity to get things going earlier in my garden.
Barbarapc
Posted by: Barbarapc | May 05, 2012 at 08:46 AM