Outsidepride Northeast Wildflower Seed Mix - 1 LB

Nice flowers

Spring germination seemed low relative to the amount of seed I planted in prepared beds (tilled to 6”, covered with <1” of soil).However, the display was colorful and mostly as pictured in the description.I would recommend this product.

I planted over 7 lbs of this mix and 2 lbs of another mix on a 1/3 acre. I over seeded because I was scared there might be a low germination rate. Everything is looking pretty good and it is still early in the season. I only expect it to get more dense. I'm looking forward to next year and seeing more of the perennials and biennials.Added year two pic, a lot of yellow and purple cone flower. Even though a ton of annuals year one, they didn’t reseed themselves very well into year 2Added year three pic. (in a couple more weeks they would probably show better). The perennials are getting thicker and taller this year. The annuals are pretty thin, which include the weeds now that the perennials are overtaking everything. People are constantly stopping to take pictures and ask about them. The bird and bee population is pretty impressive. Last year my daughter sold flowers at the kid's farmers market, which was a great learning experience.

Nice flowers when they finally bloom. Assortment is not as thick as shown in the product picture.

To be clear, over half of these flowers are NOT native wildflowers to the northeastern United States. At least two of them couldn't even be called wildflowers as they're cultivated hybrids. So if you're looking for native wildflowers, this is not your best choice.New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae): nativeCornflower (Centaurea cyanus): NOT nativeSiberian Wallflower (Erysimum × marshallii): NOT native (English hybrid)Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum × superbum): NOT native (European hybrid)Lance-leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata): native (thought not to NY)Larkspur (Consolida ajacis): NOT native (Eurasia)Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus): NOT native (Eurasia)Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea): native (thought not to NY)Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella): nativeAnnual Baby's Breath (Gypsophila elegans): NOT native (Eurasia)Gayfeather (Liatris): depends on the speciesSpurred Snapdragon (Antirrhinum cornutum): NOT native (California)Scarlet Flax (Linum grandiflorum): NOT native (Algeria)Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima): NOT native (Europe)Perennial Lupine (Lupinus perennis): nativeCorn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas): NOT native (Eurasia, North Africa)Smooth Penstemon (Penstemon laevigatus): nativeBlack-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta or Rudbeckia fulgida): nativeCatchfly (Lychnis): NOT native (Eurasia, North Africa)UPDATE: 3 years in, only 7/19 of the flowers ever germinated: Cornflower, Siberian Wallflower, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Larkspur, Sweet William, Purple Coneflower, Catchfly. Out of the 7, 5 are European species, and the other 2 aren't native to New York. In retrospect, I should have gone out and bought individual seeds.

These germinated very quickly but I didn't get any blooms this year. So the jury is still out until next year, I think!

I spread the seeds in a field behind my house. It looks like most of the seeds sprouted. Overall... good quality.

For over 20 years I have planned wild flowers and this year I decided to switch to a new brand of seeds -- these Outsidepride Northest Wildflower seeds. For the first time in 20 years, using the same procedure, I have had no flowers come up from planting a pound of seeds. Ok, one very sickly flower came up but that was it. The soil was tilled 5 times, the seeds were planted at the right depth, they were watered and the area had a bunch of little sprouts come up but not a single flower.It was strange that all the seeds looked the same -- there did not appear to be any mixture. The plants growing are all identical in look and height but no flowers.A complete waste of time and money. By far the worst wildflower seeds I have ever purchased!