Mix 136 - Northern Wildflower Garden Mix for Medium to Moist Soils
Mix 136 (Northern Wildflower Garden Mix) is designed for the environmental conditions of the Northern Tier States and for sites with mesic to wet soils. Flowering period and flower colors are coordinated for full season variety. The amount of seed of each species in the mix has been calculated using the number of seeds per pound of each species factored by establishment parameters. Mix 136 contains the following 5 native grass species and 20 native wildflower species as shown below. Recommended Rate 6.0-8.75 PLS pounds/acre.
Mix Table
Specifications
Common Name | Botanical Name | PLS Oz/Lb |
Plains Coreopsis | Coreopsis tinctoria | 0.1530 |
Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa | 0.2290 |
Blackeyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | 0.6190 |
Ohio Spiderwort | Tradescantia ohiensis | 0.3720 |
Appalachian Beardtongue | Penstemon laevigatus | 0.1810 |
Lupine | Pupinus perennis | 1.0630 |
Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | 1.3100 |
False Sunflower | Heliopsis helianthoides | 1.3220 |
Spiked Blazing Star | Liatris spicata | 0.8590 |
Seed Box | Ludwigia alternifolia | 0.1450 |
Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | 0.1570 |
Blue Vervain | Verbena hastata | 0.2040 |
Iron Weed | Vernonia gigantea | 0.5100 |
Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | 0.3500 |
New England Aster | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | 0.1680 |
Showy Tickseed | Bidens aristosa | 1.0680 |
Hollow-Stemmed Joe-Pye Weed | Eutrochium fistulosum | 0.1640 |
Yellow Wingstem | Verbesina alternifolia | 0.6570 |
Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | 0.4170 |
Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | 0.0520 |
Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | 3.2810 |
Switchgrass 'CAVE-IN-ROCK' | Panicum virgatum 'CAVE-IN-ROCK' | 1.1250 |
Bottlebrush Grass | Elymus hystrix | 0.4690 |
Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | 0.3750 |
Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | 0.7500 |