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• Appearance: In this category, both products fared well. Both produced two flushes of blooms, one in the spring and one in the summer. Flowers in the pink-throughpurple range dominated the spring flush; yellow and orange blooms characterized the summer blooms.
As far as visual interest, the pre-seeded carpet offered a wider range of flowers than did the shake-and-scatter mix which, during both bloom cycles, was dominated by one or two varieties. Even so, these dominant varieties were striking, definitely making a statement in the urban landscape.
On the other hand, several of the varieties in the pre-seeded carpet were so delicate that their impact was lost among the larger flowers.
• Maintenance: Wildflowers are valued for their easy maintenance, and both plantings lived up to their reputations.
Once established, the plants received minimal irrigation and little tending, and neither appeared the worse for it.
Once the second flush of blooms petered
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