Usually, the type of flower seeds included in the mix are listed on the packaging. Is this not the case? And they also tend to be pretty regional in nature as not all 'wildflowers' grow equally as well in all areas :-) Generally, some will get tall while others will remain smaller.

Just an FYI but often these wildflower meadow mixes produce what looks like a patch of colorful weeds. And are often overrun with real weeds!! IMO, they are not at all well suited for smaller planting areas close to a house but look best in open, rural settings where they can be sowed to produce a real meadow-like appearance.

back in the stone age .....gals second paragraph is exactly my experience .... pre WWW .... i had no idea what were weeds ... since most of what was included were unknown to me ... and no real way to ID stuff ...

not to mention the billions of weeds that popped out of a new previously unworked bed soil ...

i also suspected the small scale of my suburban project wasnt suited to the word prairie or meadow ....

ken

Ken, I was thinking the same thing, do both seasons and see how they do... also, I was hoping to use some in pots, my sister in law has a couple of huge pots that she planted in the spring with some sort of "wild flower mix" from costco ( out of all places!!! ) and my goodness, those were SO beautiful and yes, you could not see the base of the plants because they were covered with all kinds of greens from the mixed flowers.

and dont even ask about a semi concurrent attempt to sow a green manure crop in a small veg bed.. lol ...

ken