The wildflower garden is full of beautiful bachelor buttons; there are many blues along with pink, lavender, and one or two white bachelor button flowers. I want to save the seeds of all of them but especially want to collect the white variety as there are fewer plants of this color.
As you can see in the photograph the plants are packed in, and after they bloom, it is hard to differentiate one from the other. A marker in the soil wouldn’t work, but something wrapped around the stem itself would be ideal. Aha, what about a self-adhesive address label? Most of us have these stored with our mailing supplies. I folded a label around the stem of the bachelor button, wrote the variety of plant on the end, and it is holding well. The marking might fade, but I am confident the label will stick. The glue is strong enough to withstand the mailing process, and I am sure even a little rain will not loosen the adhesive. Hopefully, I will be able to create my own wildflower mix with my favorites for next Spring.
MINDING MY P'S WITH Q 
Great tip!
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Thanks Candice, now why did it take me 40 years to think of this???
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Better late than never. At least we can all benefit from your discovery.
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I love the positivity and hope this post radiates. Wildflowers- I think I would love to see your garden.
Susie
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I love the wildflower gardens Susie…I think it is because they are so unpredictable. I love the surprises that spring up and bloom.
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Wow ! Have you read the story of Alice Vonk from Pennsylvania ? It is so inspiring.
The unpredictability of a wildflower garden would thrill me too. Its like last year’s leftovers turning into a thing of beauty this year.
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I think I have heard of the white marigold…is she the lady who bred the flower??? I will have to look her up. I am saving my seeds from the favorites for next year.
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Kathy,
Is this something new you are doing or have you always collected the best seeds and given them away ?
Alice Vonk- white marigold.
Every time she planted a seed,she planted a prayer.
Susie
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I didn’t know she planted a prayer, what a lovely thought. I have given the seeds away, and I have sold them too…I have also participated years ago in Seed Trading, and from there I have received some of my best coleus seeds years ago, and it’s been so long I don’t even remember who they were from at that time.
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Oh, you are a horticultural scientist like Alice Vonk- try praying over each seed you sow, and see if there is a difference, Kathy.
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I will…thanks Susie.
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I love these gardens! Always full and colorful. 😊💗🌞
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Thanks so much Lisa…they are an inspiration for art and other projects. I often press them and use them in cards, etc.
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You are very clever!
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Oh my Anne…maybe in some things and completely without sense in others.
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That’s true of most of us, but I enjoy admiring the traits in others that I lack.
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That’s a great way to look at it.
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Our local Councils are beginning to sow wildflower mixes along the verges. They are spectacular. Good luck with yours
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