Mesic to Dry Native Pollinator Mix

The native wildflowers and grasses in this mix provide an attractive display of color from spring to fall. Designed for mesic to upland sites and full sun to lightly shaded areas. This mix will attract a variety of pollinators and songbirds. Mix formulations are subject to change without notice depending on the availability of existing and new products. While the formula may change, the guiding philosophy and function of the mix will not.

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Mix Composition

• 29.4% Schizachyrium scoparium, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Little Bluestem, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 18.5% Elymus virginicus, PA Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 12.0% Sorghastrum nutans, PA Ecotype
  (Indiangrass, PA Ecotype)
• 8.0% Echinacea purpurea
  (Purple Coneflower)
• 5.0% Panicum clandestinum, Tioga
  (Deertongue, Tioga)
• 3.0% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Coreopsis lanceolata
  (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 2.5% Verbena hastata, PA Ecotype
  (Blue Vervain, PA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Zizia aurea, PA Ecotype
  (Golden Alexanders, PA Ecotype)
• 1.5% Lespedeza capitata, RI Ecotype
  (Roundhead Lespedeza, RI Ecotype)
• 1.5% Penstemon digitalis, PA Ecotype
  (Tall White Beardtongue, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Asclepias tuberosa, PA Ecotype
  (Butterfly Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
  (Narrowleaf Mountainmint)
• 1.0% Senna hebecarpa, VA & WV Ecotype
  (Wild Senna, VA & WV Ecotype)
• 0.9% Aster pilosus, PA Ecotype
  (Heath Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.8% Aster novae-angliae, PA Ecotype
  (New England Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.7% Asclepias incarnata, PA Ecotype
  (Swamp Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Baptisia australis, Southern WV Ecotype
  (Blue False Indigo, Southern WV Ecotype)
• 0.5% Geum canadense, PA Ecotype
  (White Avens, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Rudbeckia triloba, WV Ecotype
  (Browneyed Susan, WV Ecotype)
• 0.4% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Asclepias syriaca, PA Ecotype
  (Common Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Solidago nemoralis, PA Ecotype
  (Gray Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Aster prenanthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Zigzag Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Eupatorium perfoliatum, PA Ecotype
  (Boneset, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Solidago bicolor, PA Ecotype
  (White Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.1% Solidago juncea, PA Ecotype
  (Early Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Herbaceous Flowering Species, Pollinator Favorites, Uplands & Meadows

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Purple, Red, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  5.0 ft

• pH:

  4.5 – 8.2

Indicator Regions

• Northcentral & Northeast:

• Midwest

• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain

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Tolerances

Seed Information

• Seeding rate per acre in a mix:

  20 lbs/acre with 30 lbs/acre of a cover crop. For a cover crop use either grain oats (1 Jan to 31 Jul) or grain rye (1 Aug to 31 Dec).