Mixed edible flower seeds are one of the most exciting, colorful, and delicious blends a garden could hope to grow. Edible flowers mix is handpicked to include more than twenty of the most popular edible flowers including borage, calendula, chives, nasturtium, sage, spearmint, and many, many more. Mixed edible flowers promise sweet fragrant blooms best grown like wildflowers and planted outside near a window or walkway until ready to eat. Edible flowers mix is an ideal low-maintenance grow for busy home gardeners who still want fresh herbs and flowers without having to tend an entire garden.
Growing Edible Flowers Mix Garden Seeds
- Taxonomy: Varies
- Seed Type: Mix of annuals and perennial
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Since there are more than twenty edible flowers in the mix, it is recommended to broadcast the seeds directly just like wildflowers after the frost. Mixed edible flowers have varying days to germination and maturity. Seeds may not be ideal to sow inside because there is too much variety and not all varieties may be represented in a small planter.
- Days to Maturity: Varies
- Hardiness Zone: 1 – 9
- Planting Depth: Broadcast directly and evenly rake and tamp
- Plant Spacing: Varies
- Growth Habit: Varies
- Soil Preference: Moist, organically rich, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun – Partial Shade
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Mixed edible flowers have a wildflower hardiness and will thrive wildly in wide open spaces. Do not water overhead to ensure there is no excess moisture on the foliage that could cause one of the several varieties to develop mold, rust, or mildew. Always monitor for aphid, mealy bugs, and slugs.
- Color: A bright seasonal mix with more than twenty varieties of flowers
Since there are more than twenty edible flowers in the mix, it is recommended to broadcast the seeds directly just like wildflowers after the frost. Mixed edible flowers have varying days to germination and maturity. Seeds may not be ideal to sow inside because there is too much variety and not all varieties may be represented in a small planter. Broadcast edible flower mix in moist, organically rich, and well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Mixed edible flowers have a wildflower hardiness and will thrive wildly in wide open spaces. Do not water overhead to ensure there is no excess moisture on the foliage that could cause one of the several varieties to develop mold, rust, or mildew. Always monitor for aphids, mealy bugs, and slugs. Mixed edible flower seeds is a blend of annuals and perennials that mature at varying times throughout the season into world renowned edible blooms.
Mixed edible flowers includes Calendula (Calendula officinalis), Bee Balm (Monarda officinalis), Shiso (Perilla frutescens), Signet Marigold (Tagetes tenulfolia), Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum), Chives (Allium schoenoprasum), Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum), Borage (Borage officinalis), Caraway (Carum carvi), White Wallrocket (Diplotaxis erucoides), Hyssop (Diplotaxis erucoides), Lovage (Levisticum officinale), Chamomile (Matricaria recutita), Spearmint (Mentha spicata), Basil (Ocimum basilicum), Oregano (Origanum vulgare), Sage (Salvia officinalis), and Thyme (Thymus vulgare).