Wildflower Seed Mixes (M-Z)
A-CD-LM-Z

Name
Color
Height
Annual/
Perenn
Calif
Native
Water
Req.
Spread
Description

Marigold French Dwarf
(Tagetes Patula)  

or-yl

6"-18"

A   

no

med   

6"   

All terrain flower & ground cover, for quick cover & color with ground cover, dainty

Mimulus Aurantiacus 
Sticky Monkeyflower  

or-yl

2'-4' 

P 

yes 

any  

3'-6' 

Coastal/inland shrub & ground cover, good revegetation & erosion control, for central & northern California coastal areas *

Mimulus Longiflorus 
Southern Monkeyflower    

wt-or

1'-3' 

P 

yes 

any  

2'-4' 

Coastal/inland shrub & ground cover, all Mimulus are showy & grow fast, for central & southern California, deep roots *

Mimulus Puniceus    
Mission Red Monkeyflower  

red  

2'-4' 

P 

yes 

any  

4'-6' 

Coastal/inland shrub & ground cover, all Mimulus thrive in wet or dry soils, for southern California, showy flowers *

Nasturtium
(Tropaeolum Majus) 
Dwarf Jewel Mixed 

mix  

12"-18"

P    

no

any  

2'-5' 

All terrain flower & ground cover, full sun or part shade, warm climate perennial or annual in cold *

Nemophila Maculata   .
Five Spot 

wt-pk 

6"  

A 

yes 

lt-med 

6"  

All terrain flower & ground cover, for meadow, landscape & wildflower planting, many 1" wide flowers with purple   spot tipping each lobe

Nemophila Menziesii 
Baby Blue Eyes

blu  

6"-12"

A 

yes 

lt-med

8"-12"

All terrain flower & ground cover, for fast color & cover, reseeds, sun or part shade, attractive flowers *

O'Connors Strawberry Clover
(Trifolium Fragiferum)

pk   

6"-12"

P     

no

med  

1'-3' 

Coastal/inland ground cover, reroots on horizontal stems lush green effect,  popular erosion control *

Oenothera Cheiranthifolia
Beach Evening Primrose    

yel

1'-2'

P 

yes

lt-med

2'-3'

Coastal/inland flower & ground cover, for landscape cover & coastal bluff stabilization, blooms first year from seed *

Oenothera Hookeri
California Evening Primrose    

yel  

2'-4' 

P 

yes 

any   

2'   

Coastal/inland flower, seeds easily, for moist areas, showy flowers

Oenothera Lamarckiana
Evening Primrose 

yel 

3'-5'

A    

no

lt-med

3'   

All terrain flower, handles many climates & soils, showy flowers open early evening

Oenothera Missouriensis
Missouri Primrose 

yel

8"   

P      

no

light 

12"  

All terrain flower & ground cover, for wildflower, prairie & meadow planting in central U.S., large flowers & spreading stems

Orthocarpus Purpurascens 
Owl's Clover 

pur

6"-12"

A 

yes

any 

4"-10"

All terrain flower & ground cover, handles many soils, good seed & reseed, for fast cover & bright spring color *

Papaver Nudicaule  
Iceland Poppy

mix  

1'-2' 

P     

no

med    

1'  

All terrain flower & ground cover, for quick color & wildflower mix, attractive flowers, showy

Papaver Rhoeas  
Flanders Poppy   

red  

2'-3'

A     

no

med   

1'-2'

All terrain flower & ground cover, fast growth, large bright flowers, for cover or wildflower mix

Parkinsonia Aculeata
Mexican  Palo Verde 

yel  

15'-30'

P     

no

light

15'-30'

Inland/desert shrub or tree, fast, reliable, handles alkaline soils & heat, green bark under attractive flowers

Penstemon Palmeri   
Palmer Penstemon

 

wt-pk

2'-4' 

P 

yes  

light  

1'  

Inland/desert/mountain flower, for rocky, dry area revegetation below 6000' elev., fragrant flowers

Penstemon Spectabilis 
Showy Penstemon   

pur 

2'-4' 

P 

yes  

light 

1'-3'

Coastal/inland flower & ground cover, for rocky, dry soil revegetation below 6000' elev., used in wildflower mix

Penstemon Strictus   "Bandera"  

pur  

2'-3' 

P      

no

light  

2'  

All terrain flower & ground cover, best in part shade & hot summers, similar to "P. Spectabilis *

Phacelia Campanularia
California Blue Bell 

blu 

6"-12"

A 

yes 

light 

"8-14"

All terrain flower & ground cover, reseeds, dry or moist soil, for wildflower mixes, full sun or part shade, abundant flowers, attractive *

Phacelia Tanacetifolia
Lacy-Leaved Phacelia 

blu

1'-3'

A  

yes

lt-med

1'-2'

All terrain flower, reseeds, competes well, handles many soils & back dunes, hardy

Plantago Insularis  
Plantain  

 -   

4"-10"

A  

yes

any  

6"-12"

All terrain ground cover, disappears after flowering, popular as nurse crop for quick erosion control *

Prosopis Species    
Mesquite 

yel   

30'  

P  

yes 

light 

40'  

Inland/desert tree, very deep roots, for erosion control & windbreak, handles harsh dry heat & severe soils

Purshia Tridentata  
Antelope Brush

yel  

3'-10'

P  

yes 

light 

4'   

Inland/desert/mountain shrub, needs good drainage, popular for revegetation & stabilization, silver-gray foliage

Quercus Species      
Oak        

-   

6'-60'

P  

yes

lt-med

6'-60'

All terrain shrub or tree, acorns only available in fall, call Agrono-Tec for requirements before collection season

Ratibida Columnaris 
Prairie Coneflower 

yel 

2'-3' 

P    

no

lt-med

2'-3'

All terrain flower & ground cover, showy flowers, native to Texas & central U.S., strong & competitive, attractive

Rhamnus Californica  
Coffeeberry  

-   

3'-15'

P  

yes 

light

2'-5' 

All terrain shrub, handles many soils, use below 3500' elev., red berries turn black

Rhus Integrifolia    
Lemonade Berry

pk-wt

3'-10'

P  

yes 

light

5'-15'

Coastal/inland shrub, deep roots, aromatic, rounded plant, large berries follow flowers

Rhus Laurina        
Laurel Sumac 

wt   

6'-15'

P  

yes 

light

8'-20'

Coastal/inland shrub, deep roots, healthy to 25 F, red stems, rounded plant

Rhus Ovata      
Sugar Bush   

wt-pk

5'-12'

P  

yes 

light

5'-12'

Coastal/inland/desert shrub, handles heat & drought, leather like glossy dark green foliage, small red hairy fruit

Romneya Coulteri  
Matilija Poppy

wt   

3'-8' 

P  

yes

lt-med

4'-10'

Coastal/inland/desert shrub, deep underground spreading roots, fragrant flowers 6"-8" wide

Rudbeckia Amplexicaulis
Clasping Coneflower

yel

2'  

A      

no

light 

2'   

Coastal/inland/desert shrub, for roadside, prairie & wildflower plantings in central & S.E. U.S.

Rudbeckia Hirta     
Black-Eyed Susan  

yl-or

2'-3' 

P     

no

lt-med

2'-3'

All terrain flower & ground cover, for meadow & wildflower mix, large showy flowers, handles many soils

Salvia Apiana       
White Sage

wt   

3'-5' 

P 

yes  

light 

3'-6'

Coastal/inland/desert shrub deep roots & fast growth, flowers are 2'-3' above white-gray foliage

Salvia Leucophylla   
Purple Sage  

pur  

2'-6' 

P 

yes  

light 

3'-6'

Coastal/inland shrub, deep roots under white-gray foliage, for rocky dry slope erosion control

Salvia Mellifera     
Black Sage  

blu 

2'-5' 

P 

yes 

light

3'-6' 

Coastal/inland shrub, seeds readily, for stability & revegetation, aromatic & widespread

Silene Armeria        
Catchfly

pk   

2' 

A     

no

lt-med

1'   

All terrain flower, seeds easy, for meadow & wild flower plantings, also available: Dwarf S. Armeria, compact habit to 8"

Sisyrinchium Bellum
Blue-Eyed Grass 

blu 

4"-16"

P 

yes

any   

6"-12"

All terrain flower & ground cover, handles many climates  soils, dainty, iris like form with attractive flowers

Verbena Tenuisecta    
Moss Verbena

pur 

1'  

P     

no

lt-med 

3'  

Coastal/inland/desert flower & ground cover, easy seed, likes sunny, warm areas with good drainage, prostrate, fast spreading

Viguiera Laciniata   
San Diego Sunflower 

yel 

2'-4' 

P 

yes 

light 

4'-6'

Coastal/inland shrub & ground cover, deep roots for stability & revegetation, ray flowers over mounding shrub