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Weed or wildflower?

Posted by gray53 7b GA (My Page) on
Mon, Jun 18, 12 at 10:23

In April this year I ripped out 150 square feet of centipede grass on the east side of my house near the street. I left a 12 inch strip of sod to act as a path for hand-weeding. I scattered a 7-gram seed packet containing 15 perennial wildflower species, plus some other seeds I had lying around. I covered the seeds with a thin layer of soil and grass clippings and watered them for a couple of weeks. I hoped that out of all the seeds I planted, some would survive the heat and poor soil. However, very few of the seeds have grown. The only thing that is really thriving is crabgrass. I'm going to try sowing a mix of yellow and white clover on the bare spots. Anyway, could someone please identify this guy?


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RE: Weed or wildflower?

Echinacea, Coneflower.


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