Tallgrass Woods Edge Savanna

for Wet Mesic to Dry Mesic Soils

This savanna mix will do well with some sun and partial shade. As with all our mixes, there will be blooms all season. Being a tall mix, species getting 4' or higher as shown in this picture such as the Culver's Root, Big Bluestem, Early Sunflower, and Purple Coneflower will compete well with weedy vegetation.

*If you have a wetter soil you might consider augmenting this mix with some appropriate wetter species such as sedges or other species specified for savanna and wet soils.

All mixes are subject to change without notice depending on availability of species.

Seeding Rate: 10.04 lbs/acre
106 seeds/sq ft

(Add a Seed Mix Enhancement for that extra splash of color!)

Forbs (52.04%) Species Name % Yellow Giant Hyssop 0.52 Purple Giant Hyssop 0.51 Smooth Blue Aster 1.36 Crooked-stemmed Aster 0.68 Short's Aster 0.68 Hairy Wood Mint 0.34 Great Indian Plantain 6.78 Tall Bellflower 1.48 Tall Coreopsis 0.68 Purple Coneflower 4.07 Sweet Joe Pye Weed 1.36 Biennial Gaura 2.71 Cream Gentian 1.36

Forbs (continued) Species Name % Early Sunflower 0.68 Glade Mallow 5.42 Foxglove Beardtongue 1.36 Solomon's Seal 4.07 Hairy Mountain Mint 0.81 Black-eyed Susan 2.49 Sweet Black-eyed Susan 0.54 Brown-eyed Susan 1.24 Late Figwort 0.81 Solomon's Plume 6.78 Culver's Root 0.93 Golden Alexanders 3.73

Grasses (47.96%) Species Name % Big Bluestem 9.49 Prairie Brome 5.42 Palm Sedge 2.49 Canada Wild Rye 5.42 Silky Wild Rye 12.23 Virginia Wild Rye 5.42 Bottlebrush Grass 7.49

 • 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 using seed, read the excerpt from our catalog….