The 10 Easiest Wildflowers
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California poppy (Eschscholtzia californica)
* scarlet flax (Linum grandiflorum ‘Rubrum’)
* farewell to spring (Clarkia unguiculata)
* godetia (Clarkia amoena)
* wild heliotrope (Phacelia tanacetifolia)
* globe gilia (Gilia capitata)
* Shirley poppy (Papaver rhoes)
* African daisy (Dimorphotheca aurantica)
* bachelor buttons (Centaurea cyanus)
* cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
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Also growing in John Horn and Penny Trickett’s meadow are blue flax, bird’s eye gilia, Chinese houses, toadflax, five-spot nemophila, baby blue-eyes, arroyo lupin, white yarrow, mountain phlox, Mexican sunflower, sweet alyssum and blanket flower.
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Anthony Baker’s original seeds came from two sources:
* The Theodore Payne Foundation
10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley, CA 91352
(818) 768-1802)
* Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
P.O. Box 2209, Grass Valley, CA 95945
(800) 784-1722)
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