Can you plant wildflower seeds in November? Here's when it works (and when to wait until spring)

Prairie planting in a wildflower garden.

Can you plant wildflower seeds in November? It’s a question I’ve asked myself countless times (usually while browsing discounted seed packets at my local garden centre), and one I suspect many others will be obsessing over, even as they pack away their trowels for winter.

Here's the problem: there are a lot of mixed messages around the topic of when to plant wildflower seeds. I'm married to a professional gardener, and he's always told me – in no uncertain terms – that it's a very bad idea ('Don't even think about it, Kayleigh').