Garden State Parkway Wildflower Seeds Now Available In New Jersey

Not every driver who takes to the Garden State Parkway will notice the wildflowers that grace the fields along the highway. But those who do will often find a spectacularly colorful variety of flowers just feet away from the roadway.

Each year, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) plants annual and perennial wildflower mixes along the roadsides, medians, and interchanges of the Garden State Parkway in an effort to beautify its roadways and create havens for birds, butterflies, and pollination insects.

It’s an effort that the agency takes pride in, according to Cynthia Hall Domine, president of synchronicity and licensing agent for the NJTA.

“Each year, drivers look forward to the splendor of the Garden State Parkway wildflowers,” Domine said.

Now, those with green thumbs can take the Parkway experience home with them via the Triumph Plant Company’s “Garden State Parkway Wildflower Seeds.”

According to a company news release, the seeds - which are officially licensed by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority - are available in two mixes: annual and perennial. The annuals are a mix of Cosmos seeds. The perennial mix includes Black-Eyed Susan, Coneflower, Coreopsis and Blanketflower seeds. Both mixes are sold in one-ounce seed packets and quarter-pound bags, and are currently available at www.gspwildflowers.com.

“The wildflowers of the Garden State Parkway are renowned and enjoyed by the millions of people driving the New Jersey roadway each year,” President of Triumph Plant Company Jim Johansen said. “Now, home gardeners can recreate these beautiful wildflower plantings in their own yards, gardens, and window boxes.”

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Photos: Triumph Plant Company, used with permission