Table 1. The flowering and harvest dates, the seed maturation rating, and the germination and yield components of the wildflower species evaluated in 1994.

Species	Flowering Date	Harvest Date	SMRz	% germ.	yield lbs/A	viable seed yield lbs/A	Cat.y
Silene armeria	4-Apr	26-May	1	100	1122	1122	I
Hesperis matronalis	14-Apr	1-Jul	2	98	2658	2605	I
Monarda citriodora	29-Apr	18-Jul	1	78	1426	1112	I
Coreopsis tinctoria	26-Apr	21-Jun	1	63	293	185	II
Bidens aristosa	19-Aug	20-Oct	1	59	70	41	II
Rudbeckia hirta	18-May	26-Jul	1	53	944	500	II
Centaurea cyanus	11-Mar	9-Jun	2	50	1646	823	II
Ipomopsis rubra	18-May	2-Sep	1	45	5112	2300	II
Gypsophilia muralis	18-May	21-Jun	2	68	176	120	II
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum	23-Mar	18-May	4	22	120	27	II
Achillea millefolium	29-Apr	1-Jul	2	10	169	17	III
Coreopsis lanceolata	22-Apr	5-Jun	4	43	326	140	III
Cosmos bipinnatus	26-May	12-Aug	5	0	935	0	III
Cosmos sulphureus	18-May	26-Jul	5	48	228	110	III
Eschscholzia californica	8-Mar	5-Jun	4	28	132	37	III
Gaillardia aristata	29-Apr	10-Sep	3	14	227	32	III
Gaillardia pulchellaq	29-Apr	24-Jun	3	20	783	157	III
Oenothera speciosa	4-Apr	26-May	2	0	270	0	III
Papaver rhoeas	4-Apr	9-Jun	1	0	55	0	III
Phlox drummondii	8-Mar	5-Jun	5	68	414	281	III
Salvia coccinea	5-Jun	2-Sep	5	68	249	20	III
Verbena tenuisecta	8-Mar	18-May	5	5	42	2	III

^zSeed maturation ratings (SMR) were based on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1=85% to 100% of seeds mature at one time, 2=60% to 84% of seeds mature at one time, 3=seeds mature over a period of weeks, seed heads remain intact, 4=seeds mature and shatter over a period of 2 to 4 weeks, and 5=seeds mature and shatter over a period of 4 to 8 weeks.

^yCategories for the potential commercial seed production species were as follows: I=excellent potential: seed maturation rating 1 or 2, and germination > 75%, II=moderate potential: seed maturation rating 1,2,3,or 4, and germination > 44%, III= low potential: seed maturation rating 5, and/or germination < 45%.