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[quote=Anonymous]We inherited a raised bed that implanted with wildflower seeds two seasons ago.   It was the SE US mix from American meadows.  The first year we got a lot of annuals, and I was confused why some of the flowers didn’t bloom until I realized they were biannual.  The perennials did come up and bloom as well though not as strongly as the annuals.  The second year, it was almost all perennials / biannual — the annuals hadn’t self seeded, and I hadn’t added any additional seed.  But wow, was it full of flowers.

Slopes are hard because your flowers will tend to fall over down the slope.  I would recommend shorter ones rather than taller ones.  I would also recommend not doing what I did and buying a crazy mix of seeds and instead just sticking to a handful of varieties.  In the first year you’ll  get a lot of weeds (with fewer the following year), and when you have too many varieties of flowers, it's impossible to tell what’s supposed to be there and what's not.

Also, do you have room for some compact bushes at the bottom of the slop?  They could keep the flowers from flopping over completely and also help control erosion.  [/quote]

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