For Dry Mesic Soils
Our showiest short mix! A heavy concentration of dazzling flowers, particularly the Echinacea (Coneflower) species, native to various areas of the US. Does best on slightly drier soils. The corresponding picture shows Royal Catchfly, Black-eyed Susan, Rattlesnake Master, Nodding Onion, Purple Coneflower, Pale Purple Coneflower, Purple Prairie Clover, and Wild Quinine.
All mixes are subject to change without notice depending on availability of species.
Seeding Rate:13.18 lbs / acre
89 seeds / sq ft
(Add a Seed Mix Enhancement for that extra splash of color; prices start at just $7.)
Forbs (55.96%)
| Species Name |
% |
| Anise Hyssop |
0.36 |
| Nodding Onion |
1.42 |
| Butterfly Weed |
3.79 |
| Sky Blue Aster |
0.95 |
| Blue Wild Indigo |
2.06 |
| White Wild Indigo |
2.06 |
| Sm Yellow Wild Indigo |
0.95 |
| Harebell |
0.21 |
| Sand Coreopsis |
1.90 |
| Tall Larkspur |
2.06 |
| Echinacea angustifolia |
2.37 |
| Echinacea pallida |
4.74 |
| Echinacea paradoxa |
5.69 |
|
Forbs (continued)
| Species Name |
% |
| Echinacea purpurea |
2.06 |
| Echinacea tennesseensis |
4.12 |
| Rattlesnake Master |
4.13 |
| Cream Gentian |
1.03 |
| Stiff Gentian |
1.03 |
| Button Blazing Star |
2.06 |
| Wood Betony |
1.03 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue |
0.62 |
| Large-flowered Beardtongue |
5.16 |
| Purple Prairie Clover |
1.90 |
| Black-eyed Susan |
1.90 |
| Wild Petunia |
1.90 |
| Royal Catchfly |
0.47 |
|
Grasses (44.04%)
| Species Name |
% |
| Little Bluestem |
16.51 |
| Side-oats Grama |
16.51 |
| Prairie Brome |
7.22 |
| Copper-shouldered Oval Sedge |
1.42 |
| Plains Oval Sedge |
2.37 |
|
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….
