They will fare poorly if planted too late. It's advisable to plant seeds of California poppy, bread seed poppy, larkspur, nigella and bachelors buttons now. Sprinkle them where you want them to grow.

Allow seed pods to develop, and if they are in a happy place they will reseed. In order for larkspur to germinate, the seed must have a cold period. Two weeks stashed in the refrigerator in a zip ...

For example, last year I sowed a packet of larkspur seeds in a space that abuts the sidewalk. I thought it was just blank space, but imagine my surprise last May when the larkspur plants came up ...