green sprouts pushing up

…are taking their time popping up their heads above the soil on the roof that I carefully prepared for them, after planting a few weeks ago – a combination of the Rainbow and Shady mixtures of native California wildflowers seeds from Theodore Payne, my local non-edible plant mecca…..

Rainbow Mix:

• Clarkia amoena, (Farewell-to-Spring)
• Clarkia unguiculata, (Elegant Clarkia Mixed Double)
• Eschscholzia californica, (California Poppy)
• Eschscholzia californica maritima, (Golden West Poppy)
• Gilia capitata, (Globe Gilia)
• Lasthenia californica, (Goldfields)
• Layia platyglossa, (Tidy Tips)
• Lupinus succulentus, (Arroyo Lupine)
• Phacelia campanularia, (Desert Blue Bells)
• Phacelia tanacetifolia, (Tansy leaf Phacelia)

Shady Mix:

• Clarkia amoena, (Farewell to Spring)
• Clarkia unguiculata, (Elegant Clarkia Mixed Double)
• Collinsia heterophylla, (Chinese Houses)
• Nemophilia maculata, (Five Spot)
• Nemophilia menziesii, (Baby Blue Eyes)