Basic Prairie Mix

This mix contains inexpensive adaptable species for a wide variety of upland sites. It is good for landscaping where diversity is not critical. Download Basic Prairie Mix Specifications
PLS oz/acre Grasses
16 Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem)
16 Bouteloua curtipendula (Side-Oats Grama)
32 Elymus canadensis (Canada Wild Rye)
16 Elymus virginicus (Virginia Wild Rye)
16 Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)
16 Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass)
112 Subtotal
PLS oz/acre Forbs
0.5 Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed)
3 Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
0.5 Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master)
3 Heliopsis helianthoides (False Sunflower)
0.5 Monarda fistulosa (Bergamot)
1 Oligoneuron rigidum (Stiff Goldenrod)
1 Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue)
4 Ratibida pinnata (Yellow Coneflower)
3 Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan)
3 Senna hebecarpa (Wild Senna)
2 Silphium integrifolium (Rosinweed)
2 Silphium terebinthinaceum (Prairie Dock)
0.5 Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster)
24 Subtotal