Showy Northeast Native Wildflower & Grass Mix

The native wildflowers and some grasses provide a gorgeous display of color from spring to fall. Designed for upland sites with well-drained soils and full sun to semi-shaded areas; ideal for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. 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

• 27.9% Schizachyrium scoparium, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Little Bluestem, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
• 11.2% Bouteloua curtipendula, Butte
  (Sideoats Grama, Butte)
• 10.7% Echinacea purpurea
  (Purple Coneflower)
• 4.0% Coreopsis lanceolata
  (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
• 4.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 2.8% Penstemon digitalis, PA Ecotype
  (Tall White Beardtongue, PA Ecotype)
• 2.7% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 2.6% Asclepias tuberosa, PA Ecotype
  (Butterfly Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Zizia aurea, PA Ecotype
  (Golden Alexanders, PA Ecotype)
• 1.3% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
• 1.2% Liatris spicata
  (Marsh Blazing Star)
• 1.0% Aster oblongifolius, PA Ecotype
  (Aromatic Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Baptisia australis, Southern WV Ecotype
  (Blue False Indigo, Southern WV Ecotype)
• 1.0% Lespedeza capitata, RI Ecotype
  (Roundhead Lespedeza, RI Ecotype)
• 1.0% Lespedeza virginica, VA Ecotype
  (Slender Lespedeza, VA Ecotype)
• 0.8% Eragrostis spectabilis, RI Ecotype
  (Purple Lovegrass, RI Ecotype)
• 0.8% Rudbeckia triloba, WV Ecotype
  (Browneyed Susan, WV Ecotype)
• 0.8% Senna hebecarpa, VA & WV Ecotype
  (Wild Senna, VA & WV Ecotype)
• 0.6% Aster laevis, NY Ecotype
  (Smooth Blue Aster, NY Ecotype)
• 0.4% Aster pilosus, PA Ecotype
  (Heath Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Senna marilandica
  (Maryland Senna)
• 0.4% Solidago nemoralis, PA Ecotype
  (Gray Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Penstemon hirsutus
  (Hairy Beardtongue)
• 0.2% Pycnanthemum incanum, MD Ecotype
  (Hoary Mountainmint, MD Ecotype)
• 0.2% Solidago bicolor, PA Ecotype
  (White Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Solidago juncea, PA Ecotype
  (Early Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Tradescantia ohiensis, PA Ecotype
  (Ohio Spiderwort, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Species:

  Showy Northeast Native Wildflower & Grass Mix

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species, Pollinator Favorites, Uplands & Meadows

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Purple, Red, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  4.5 ft

• pH:

  4.0 – 8.0

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:

  15 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).