Shortgrass Prairie Seed Mix for Medium-Dry Soils

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for Medium-Dry Soils & Full Sun
Soils that have some sand, gravel, a rocky component, modest slope or thin, well drained soils are dry mesic sites. This mix is designed to do well in dryer conditions. Although some of the native plants in this seed mix have ranges that extend beyond zones 3-7, the majority will do best in this zone range. For more detailed information please see the RANGE MAP for each species. View the complete species list, including % by weight, under COMPONENTS.

For seed mixes of 1/8 acre or less, we include a temporary cover crop at no additional charge. ReGreen is a sterile, short-lived perennial wheat hybrid that can be planted spring or fall.

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

Establishing a native plant community from seed can take 3 years or more - learn more.

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

Shortgrass Prairie Seed Mix for Medium-Dry Soils by Prairie Moon® Nursery 13.12 lbs per acre \| 117 Seeds per sq/ft (FILTER PLANTS IN THIS SEED MIX)
WILDFLOWERS
Botanical Name (Common Name)	% by wt.
Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion)	3.81
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed)	3.81
Baptisia alba (White Wild Indigo)	1.43
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea)	5.72
Coreopsis lanceolata (Lance-leaf Coreopsis)	2.38
Dalea candida (White Prairie Clover)	1.91
Dalea purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover)	3.81
Drymocallis arguta (Prairie Cinquefoil)	0.95
Echinacea pallida (Pale Purple Coneflower)	8.10
Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master)	3.81
Euphorbia corollata (Flowering Spurge)	0.95
Parthenium integrifolium (Wild Quinine)	2.38
Pedicularis canadensis (Wood Betony)	0.71
Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue)	1.43
Penstemon grandiflorus (Large-flowered Beardtongue)	1.91
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (Sweet Everlasting)	0.48
Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan)	2.62
Ruellia humilis (Wild Petunia)	0.95
Solidago speciosa (Showy Goldenrod)	0.48
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (Sky Blue Aster)	1.43
Tephrosia virginiana (Goat's Rue)	1.43
Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort)	3.34
Verbena stricta (Hoary Vervain)	0.95
Total of WILDFLOWERS:	56.71 %
TREES, SHRUBS & VINES
Botanical Name (Common Name)	% by wt.
Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey Tea)	0.71
Totals of TREES, SHRUBS & VINES:	0.71 %

GRASSES, SEDGES & RUSHES
Botanical Name (Common Name)	% by wt.
Bouteloua curtipendula (Side-oats Grama)	19.06
Carex brevior (Plains Oval Sedge)	2.38
Koeleria macrantha (June Grass)	2.07
Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)	15.25
Sporobolus compositus (Rough Dropseed)	3.81
Totals of GRASSES, SEDGES & RUSHES:	42.58 %
(FILTER PLANTS IN THIS SEED MIX)
Last updated 1/27/22

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Q David • October 22 I am interested in planting understory plants in agricultural fields that will not shade out cash crops and will keep a living root in the ground for as much of the year as possible. Can you tell me if you have any seeds mixes that are less than 1 foot tall on average? Thanks in advance. BTW: as long as the herbaceous part is under 1 foot the flower stalks may be higher.

A Prairie Moon • October 24 Hi David. We do not have a seed mix that grows that short. There are some short-statured species that fill in fairly quick to create a ground cover, though. This list has been filtered to show plants that typically stay less than 1.5' in height. Many of these plants will take several years to really fill in - so they may not fit the bill for agricultural companion planting practices.

Native plant communities provide the inspiration for our seed-mix designs. All our mixes feature high seeding rates and a diverse balance of native species, which, when mature, will provide blossoms throughout the year. No matter what you want from a seed mix, you will need to make sure it fits the soil-moisture holding capacity and sun conditions of your site.

E stablishment of the diverse native-plant communities represented in our seed mixes can take three to five years. The most critical process before planting is preparing the site by removing unwanted species and working to deplete the soil’s weed seed bank. Find detailed site prep, planting and care instructions for our seed mixes through the following links:

ESTABLISHING A NATIVE SEED MIX - 3 YEAR PLAN

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR HAND SOWING A NATIVE SEED MIX

*PLEASE NOTE: we are a mail order nursery and have no retail facilities, but you may pick up your order if prior arrangements are made. Pick up orders are subject to **MN Sales Tax.

Shipping & Handling Charges:

SEED $100.00 and under: $5.00
Retail SEED orders over $100.00 ship free! Custom seed mixes or wholesale seed sales over $100, add 5% of the total seed cost
(for orders over $1,000 a package signature may be required)

BARE ROOT and POTTED PLANTS $50.00 and under: $9.00
over $50.00: 18% of the total plant cost. (For orders over $1,000 a package signature may be required.)

TOOLS and BOOKS have the shipping fee included in the cost of the product (within the contiguous US).

**We are required to collect state sales tax in certain states. Your state's eligibility and % will be calculated at checkout. MN State Sales Tax of 7.375% is applied for orders picked up at our MN location. Shipping & handling charges are also subject to the sales tax.

Shipping Season:

SEED, TOOLS and BOOKS are sent year-round. Most orders ship within a day or two upon receipt.

BARE ROOT PLANTS are shipped during optimal transplanting time: Spring (April-May) and Fall (Oct). Some ephemeral species are also available for summer shipping. Since our plants are field-grown, Nature sets the schedule each year as to when our season will begin and end. We fill all orders, on a first-come, first-serve basis, to the best of our ability depending on weather conditions beyond our control.

POTTED PLANTS (Trays of 32/38/50 plugs and 3-packs) typically begin shipping early May and go into June; shipping time is heavily dependent on all the species in your order being well-rooted. If winter-spring greenhouse growing conditions are favorable and all species are well-rooted at once, then we ship by order date (first come, first serve). We are a Midwest greenhouse, and due to the challenges of getting all the species in the Mix & Match and Pre-Designed Garden Kits transit-ready at the same time, we typically can't ship before early May. Earlier shipment requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

*We are unable to ship PLANTS (bare root or potted) outside the contiguous US or to CALIFORNIA due to regulations.

Delivery:

We ship using USPS, UPS and Spee Dee. UPS and Spee Dee are often used for expediting plant orders; they will not deliver to Post Office Box numbers, so please also include your street address if ordering plants. We send tracking numbers to your email address so please include it when you order.

FOR MORE DETAILED SHIPPING INFORMATION, INCLUDING CANADA SHIPPING RATES (SEED ONLY), PLEASE SEE 'SHIPPING' AT THE FOOTER OF THIS WEBSITE.