Burpee Pollinator Mix Wildflower Flower Seeds

So far this bagged mix has provided several weeds (stink weed is now overrun my garden), cilantro, carrot, lettuce and mustard greens. What an absolute disappointment.

I am thrilled to be able to garden again, with some help, after several years of health issues preventing me from bending, etc. So when we planted these seeds, it was a highlight of my spring! Admittedly, there was a challenge not having too many seeds fall onto the soil, I figured I'd do some thinning as plants sprouted. Here's the problem: Over the weeks, I'd say that probably 90% of what has come up is actually GRASS. Since this is my first time with such a product, it's taken me a little while to figure out that what looks like grass, IS grass! And then, to do a bit of research and discover the best thing is to trim it very low, so as not to disturb roots of what I want to grow. Can you say grueling? I don't mind pain-staking work, however I do have very bad arthritis, and a very challenging back. I've been trimming the grass in my 8'x8' garden for about 2.5 hours, maybe gotten through 1/3? After all's said and done, the actual flowers I'll have left will be tall and straggly (for competing w/the grass) but hopefully will get stronger. Lastly, there's Purslane (portulaca) in the mix, which I can't find listed in any of Burpee's wildflower mixes. Very mysterious- what did I receive, anyway?

The list in the description is different than the list on the package. Description: "Cheiranthus allionii (Siberian Wallflower), Cynoglossum amabile (Forget-Me-Not), Callistephus chinensis (China Aster, Single Mix), Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower), Linum perenne (Blue Flax), Coreposis lanceolata (Lance Leaved Coreopsis), Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket), Papaver rhoeas (Corn Poppy Mix), Ocimum basillicum (Sweet Basil), Reseda odorata (Sweet Mignonette), Phacelia tanacetifolia (Lacy Phacelia), Rudbeckia amplexicaulis (Clasping Coneflower), Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan), Ratibida columnifera (Mexican Hat), Oenothera biennis (Evening Primrose), Coreopsis tinctoria (Plains Coreopsis), Aster novae-angliae (New England Aster), and Monarda fistulosa (Bergamot)"

They are beautiful but I didn't see the small writing on top stating they were annuals. I never imagined a wild flower mix would be annuals. Make sure you buy a bag that will reseed itself every year. Now I will have to start all over in the spring.

I bought these seeds last year and I am back for more. Super easy to plant and maintain. I live in a city and use a smaller shared plot in the backyard for herbs and flowers. Nothing fancy. I ended up with a beautiful mix that both the bees and butterflies enjoyed!

!st time growing from seeds (container garden) summer 2019. This batch has pretty tiny blue flowers — beware the burrs. It also includes something superpowered - Enormous, prickly stems that grow for I don’t know how long until they flower. The stalks didn’t look good in my container and my tested patience collapsed when my mate said, ‘It looks like a strip of weeds alongside the highway.”

There are so many negative reviews but frankly I had fabulous luck! Absolutely insane how many flowers came up and different varieties as stated on the bag

We planted this mix here in Togo, Africa. We had the most prolific garden of Basil, but not a single flower of any kind??? I'm thinking it must have been mislabeled or something. The reason I gave it 2 stars is because I actually love Basil, so it wasn't a total waste for me. Actually, when my wife told me on Basil was growing, I thought she was nuts. The packaging was beautiful but you may not get anything like you see.

Sowed only the southwest in early fall and all that ever came up was the basil. Bummer.

By late im season (aug and sept) I had stunning 5' tall zinnias and marigolds. Seriously! Earlier had bachelor buttons and nasturtium and it looked like a weedy mess. Would plant again more sparingly.

I'd give this zero stars if I could. I turned a boat into a planter, and thought it would make a great pocket garden for pollinators. Was excited for the first couple weeks after planting this mix, because plants started sprouting like mad, but it all turned out to be weeds and grass. I waited to see if it would bloom. Three months have now passed. The grass is tall, the weeds are strong, and there is literally not a SINGLE flower in there.

I planted these in the spring and nothing at all came up. So disappointed. Waste of my money.

We scattered this mix in two garden areas in spring. The flowers were very scarce however the majority, 70%, of the plants that sprouted and survived were basil. Don't buy this unless you want basil instead of flowers.

We planted these seeds, giving them plenty of time to germinate and grow, in the hopes they would produce a plot of wildflowers for us to enjoy and and watch flourish. They grew, but they looked nothing like wildflowers and more like aggressive weeds. During their course only one blossom bloomed. As titled, these were a sad disappointment. Won't be buying them again.

I planrd the seeds this springs and everything has come up and I have so many flowers and the pollinators seems to be coming around my garden more. Love this mix.

I prepped soil and spread seed mix. Watered regularly. The soil is still bare, give or take some weeds. Extremely disappointed

Not a single seat came up. I started them in the house. So sad and very disappointed will never buy seats from here again

Cynoglossum amabile (Forget-Me-Not) is in this mix. Oh so pretty little blue flowers .... until it turns to seed. It has terrible burr like super sticky seeds that ruined my clothes. I had to throw out a whole outfit that was covered in them. I was pretty upset. Which is why I researched it on the web and found out this plant can be invasive. There is debate out there about if Myosotis sylvatica and Cynoglossum amabile are both invasive. The later is in this packet. Research it for yourself and decide for yourself. Just based off the seeds terrible clothes ruining sticky seeds, my advice is: Do not buy this!

I had cleared a bed along my very long driveway last year. I put down wet newspaper, brown paper, and cardboard and covered it with free city compost. I sowed the seeds around April 1 and planted a few marigold plants. The seeds took off like crazy. There quite a few varieties and colors, and they are about four feet tall and covered with bees and butterflies all day long. The plants did not grow like the seeds.

Not only excellent for pollination - My husband deliberately planted some along our walkways - to greet me as I come home from work - It's beauty erases any negativity of the day. Thank you!