Hi Everyone!
I posted this in the Wildflowers forum, but it may belong here instead. Sorry for the repeat, but I need help!
I recently moved to Idaho, and now have 12 1/2 acres. Our place is in a river canyon, and part of it is a very steep hillside. My dream is to cover the hillside in wildflowers. I've flung countless seeds, but nothing has started growing yet, and it's making me crazy. I spread the first several hundred thousand seeds back in March when we were here the first time, and I can't find anything growing. So, I flung about a million more seeds a few days ago. I know it's too early to see blooms, but I'm not patient when it comes to blooms!
On another thread, we were discussing a plant that some people got rid of, or decided not to plant, because it reseeded too much, which made me think that I need to get some plants that do that. I guess it doesn't have to be a wildflower, but it needs to be able to survive with mostly mother nature providing the needed moisture, since I can't really water the area where I want to grow these plants. Our area supposedly gets about 25 inches of annual rainfall, but I think we are in a bit of a drought this year. We're supposedly in zone 7b, but I think our house is more likely in 7a, since we're 800 feet higher than town is.
I'm looking for plants that will grow in my zone that reseed bad, and can survive without any pampering. If they are deer resistant, even better, but I'm probably hoping for too much there! I do have Lupine growing all over, which is great, but I need more than just Lupine. Also, the taller the better. Anyone have any suggestions?
