Burpee Shakers Wildflowers Pollinator Mix 13682

All I got was basil. Tons and tons of basil. I couldn’t believe my eyes

So far this bagged mix has provided several weeds (stink weed is now overrun my garden), cilantro, carrot, lettuce and mustard greens. What an absolute disappointment.

I am thrilled to be able to garden again, with some help, after several years of health issues preventing me from bending, etc. So when we planted these seeds, it was a highlight of my spring! Admittedly, there was a challenge not having too many seeds fall onto the soil, I figured I'd do some thinning as plants sprouted. Here's the problem: Over the weeks, I'd say that probably 90% of what has come up is actually GRASS. Since this is my first time with such a product, it's taken me a little while to figure out that what looks like grass, IS grass! And then, to do a bit of research and discover the best thing is to trim it very low, so as not to disturb roots of what I want to grow. Can you say grueling? I don't mind pain-staking work, however I do have very bad arthritis, and a very challenging back. I've been trimming the grass in my 8'x8' garden for about 2.5 hours, maybe gotten through 1/3? After all's said and done, the actual flowers I'll have left will be tall and straggly (for competing w/the grass) but hopefully will get stronger. Lastly, there's Purslane (portulaca) in the mix, which I can't find listed in any of Burpee's wildflower mixes. Very mysterious- what did I receive, anyway?

The list in the description is different than the list on the package. Description: "Cheiranthus allionii (Siberian Wallflower), Cynoglossum amabile (Forget-Me-Not), Callistephus chinensis (China Aster, Single Mix), Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower), Linum perenne (Blue Flax), Coreposis lanceolata (Lance Leaved Coreopsis), Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket), Papaver rhoeas (Corn Poppy Mix), Ocimum basillicum (Sweet Basil), Reseda odorata (Sweet Mignonette), Phacelia tanacetifolia (Lacy Phacelia), Rudbeckia amplexicaulis (Clasping Coneflower), Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan), Ratibida columnifera (Mexican Hat), Oenothera biennis (Evening Primrose), Coreopsis tinctoria (Plains Coreopsis), Aster novae-angliae (New England Aster), and Monarda fistulosa (Bergamot)"