THE CHANCES OF SURVIVAL 
May we suggest, in the interest of 
conservation, that you buy at least three 
of one kind of wildflower. When you buy 
only one of a kind, cross pollination 
cannot take place. Also, it has been our 
experience that wildflowers seem to want 
the company of their own kind. One lone 
plant either doesn’t live long or it sur- 
vives in a weak sort of way, even in the 
best habitat. Two do a little better, but 
still not as well as they should. A clus- 
ter of no less than three seems to be the 
best assurance of survival, assuming, of 
course,that other factors are suitable 
such as soil,moisture and shade conditions. 
If your plant budget is limited, it 
is better to buy three or more of one or 
two kinds now, and add to your variety 
later, than to buy one of six different 
kinds. We have no rules about this; you 
are free to make your own choice. But for 
the sake of the wildflowers and their fut- 
ure, this is our advice. 
WILDFLOWER SEEDS 
Many requests come in for wildflower 
seeds. But we make no attempt to carry 
them for many and justifiable reasons. 
Very few wildflower seeds produce plants 
which will develop blossoms in less than 
three years. Most of these seeds take 
their time germinating, often not sprouting 
for three or four or even more years. 
Once they do sprout they take that many 
more years to reach blossoming size. They 
are children of Nature, untamed like the 
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