Shady Woodland Seed Mix
For Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic Soils
This native woodland seed mix is best suited for a shady site where tree branches are trimmed to allow light to penetrate. There are bloom times throughout the growing season. Shade-loving species such as Solomon's Plume, Columbine, Jacob's Ladder, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Wild Geranium, and Early Meadow Rue are representative of a natural woodland. We suggest you also enhance this woodland seeding by transplanting species not available in seed such as Ferns, Trilliums, Hepatica, and Trout Lily.
All mixes are subject to change without notice depending on availability of species.
Seeding Rate:11.94 lbs/acre
96 seeds/sq ft
Forbs (59.81%)
| Species Name |
% |
| Wild Leek |
12.56 |
| Columbine |
1.05 |
| Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
4.56 |
| Poke Milkweed |
0.91 |
| Drummond's Aster |
1.14 |
| Arrow-leaved Aster |
1.37 |
| Short's Aster |
0.46 |
| Hairy Wood Mint |
0.46 |
| Tall Bellflower |
2.28 |
| Pointed-leaved Tick Trefoil |
1.43 |
| Wild Geranium |
2.28 |
| Goldenseal |
0.52 |
|
Forbs (continued)
| Species Name |
% |
| Great Waterleaf |
3.42 |
| Bishop's Cap |
0.46 |
| Sweet Cicely |
9.12 |
| Jacob's Ladder |
1.14 |
| Solomon's Seal |
2.28 |
| Woodland Knotweed |
1.05 |
| Lion's Foot |
0.46 |
| Hairy Mountain Mint |
5.24 |
| Solomon's Plume |
5.70 |
| Zig Zag Goldenrod |
0.23 |
| Early Meadow Rue |
1.71 |
|
Grasses (40.19%)
| Species Name |
% |
| Hairy Wood Chess |
1.43 |
| Gray Sedge |
2.28 |
| Slender Wood Sedge |
1.57 |
| Common Bur Sedge |
0.52 |
| Beak Grass |
5.24 |
| Silky Wild Rye |
10.28 |
| Virginia Wild Rye |
12.56 |
| Bottlebrush Grass |
6.30 |
|
DID YOU KNOW...?
Establishing a native plant community from seed can take 3 years or more
YEAR 1: SITE PREPARATION AND SEEDING YEAR
• Many areas will need 1 growing season (spring-fall) for site preparation, an exception may be an area with lawn grass. Remove existing grass/weeds AND the weed seed bank in the soil by using herbicides or other methods you determine to be best. Sowing the seed: We are an advocate for fall or frost plantings (mid-Oct or after). Spring plantings (April-June) are an acceptable second choice. You should not plant in the summer. (Click here for “
Pros and Cons to Fall vs. Spring Plantings”).
YEAR 2: FIRST GROWING SEASON
• Most sites need
maintenance mowings to keep weeds from going to seed and to allow light to penetrate the ground encouraging growth of the majority of the slow-growing natives. You may get some blooms this year, most likely the Black-eyed Susan, but you must sacrifice those beautiful flowers if you want the other species to establish! Keep the area cut to 4-6” this year.
Don’t pull the weeds! This will disturb the root systems of the nearby natives trying to establish.
YEAR 3: SECOND GROWING SEASON
• This may or may not be the year you start enjoying the fruits of your labor. You may need to mow once yet this year. Be patient – although some species may reach flowering stages in year 3, many could take 5 years or more.
For more information on
'Establishing a Native Plant Community', read the excerpt from our catalog….
