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This mix is for establishment of a rich diverse prairie community including conservative species. It is most appropriate for mesic soil. Dormant fall sowing is highly recommended.
Download Diverse Prairie Mix Specifications
| PLS oz/acre | Grasses and Sedges |
|---|---|
| 6 | Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem) |
| 16 | Bouteloua curtipendula (Side-Oats Grama) |
| 2 | Carex bicknellii (Prairie Oval Sedge) |
| 4 | Carex brevior (Plains Oval Sedge) |
| 2 | Carex muhlenbergii (Sand Bracted Sedge) |
| 48 | Elymus canadensis (Canada Wild Rye) |
| 2 | Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass) |
| 32 | Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) |
| 8 | Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass) |
| 8 | Sporobolus heterolepis (Prairie Dropseed) |
| 128 | Subtotal |
| PLS oz/acre | Forbs |
| 1 | Allium cernuum (Nodding Wild Onion) |
| 1 | Amorpha canescens (Leadplant) |
| 1 | Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed) |
| 1 | Baptisia alba (White False Indigo) |
| 0.5 | Baptisia bracteata (Cream Wild Indigo) |
| 1 | Coreopsis palmata (Plains Coreopsis) |
| 2 | Coreopsis tripteris (Tall Coreopsis) |
| 2 | Vernonia gigantea (Tall Ironweed) |
| 1.5 | Dalea purpureum (Purple Prairie Clover) |
| 1 | Drymocallis arguta (Prairie Cinquefoil) |
| 1 | Echinacea pallida (Pale Purple Coneflower) |
| 3 | Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) |
| 2 | Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master) |
| 1 | Helianthus grosseserratus (Sawtooth Sunflower) |
| 1 | Helianthus mollis (Downy Sunflower) |
| 1 | Helianthus occidentalis (Western Sunflower) |
| 1 | Helianthus pauciflorus (Showy Sunflower) |
| 3 | Heliopsis helianthoides (False Sunflower) |
| 1 | Lespedeza capitata (Round-Headed Bush Clover) |
| 0.5 | Liatris aspera (Rough Blazing Star) |
| 1 | Liatris pycnostachya (Prairie Blazing Star) |
| 1 | Liatris spicata (Dense Blazing Star) |
| 0.5 | Monarda fistulosa (Bergamot) |
| 1 | Oligoneuron riddellii (Riddell’s Goldenrod) (sub: Sol ohi) |
| 1 | Oligoneuron rigidum (Stiff Goldenrod) |
| 3 | Parthenium integrifolium (Wild Quinine) |
| 0.5 | Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue) |
| 0.5 | Pycnanthemum virginianum (Mountain Mint) |
| 4 | Ratibida pinnata (Yellow Coneflower) |
| 2 | Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan) |
| 3 | Rudbeckia subtomentosa (Sweet Black-Eyed Susan) |
| 2 | Senna hebecarpa (Wild Senna) |
| 2 | Silphium integrifolium (Rosinweed) |
| 2 | Silphium laciniatum (Compass Plant) |
| 3 | Silphium terebinthinaceum (Prairie Dock) |
| 0.5 | Solidago juncea (Early Goldenrod) |
| 1 | Solidago nemoralis (Gray Goldenrod) |
| 1 | Solidago speciosa (Showy Goldenrod) |
| 0.5 | Symphyotrichum ericoides (Heath Aster) |
| 1 | Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Aster) |
| 1 | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster) |
| 1 | Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (Sky Blue Aster) |
| 1 | Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort) |
| 2 | Vernonia fasciculata (Smooth Ironweed) |
| 0.5 | Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver’s Root) |
| 1.5 | Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) |
| 64 | Subtotal |
