Prairie smoke seedlings

prairie smoke seedlings, it's a native wildflower from seed collected in MB and these were cold stratified for from mid february until early april. when they flower they have this distinctive wispy effect where the name comes from. starting perennial wildflowers like this is a good investment, they're at herbaceous perennial so they'll regrow from the ground every spring, they work to start them from seed can be just once. native plants on the canadian prairies are well adapted to our swings from -40C to +35C and dry summers.