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Easy-care family garden mix

Peek-a-Bloom™

Eleven approachable flowers chosen to make sowing, watching, and discovering a garden especially engaging for kids and first-time gardeners.

Peek-a-Bloom™ turns a sunny patch into a garden kids can actually follow: seedlings appear, different flowers take turns, pollinators arrive, and there is always something new to notice. Eleven easy-care annual flowers make it a lively choice for families, classrooms, first-time gardeners, or anyone who thinks growing things should still feel a little magical.

Coverage2 oz up to 500 sq ft · 4 oz up to 1,000 sq ft · 8 oz up to 2,000 sq ft · 1 lb up to 4,000 sq ft
SunlightFull sun is best
When to PlantPlant in spring after the danger of hard frost; in mild-winter climates, fall sowing can also be appropriate.
Peek-a-Bloom™ flowers and seed package
Paper Street Perennials product photograph.

What you’re planting

11 listed species

  1. Annual Baby’s Breath
  2. Annual Candytuft
  3. Calendula
  4. Catchfly
  5. Cornflower
  6. Gloriosa Daisy
  7. Plains Coreopsis
  8. Red Corn Poppy
  9. Scarlet Flax
  10. Sulphur Cosmos
  11. Zinnia
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What to Expect

Let the planting develop.

Expect quick-changing annual garden color, with different flowers emerging and blooming on their own schedules. The mix is designed to reward observation as much as the finished display.

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How to Plant

Prepare, sow, and press.

Clear competing growth, loosen and expose the soil, scatter seed evenly, press or rake very lightly for seed-to-soil contact, and water gently. Keep the surface consistently moist through germination without washing seed away.

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Plant with confidence

Use the guide on your bag, then follow the steps for successful establishment.

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