Mesic Prairie Mix

A widely adaptable mix recommended for areas of medium soil moisture. Use above the wet mesic mix in our Lake Edge Enhancement System. The best mix to use to replace large lawn areas in commercial landscaping.

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PLS oz/acreGrasses
16Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem)
32Elymus canadensis (Canada Wild Rye)
12Elymus virginicus (Virginia Wild Rye)
4Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass)
32Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)
16Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass)
112Subtotal
PLS oz/acreForbs
1.5Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed)
1Baptisia alba (White False Indigo)
2Coreopsis tripteris (Tall Coreopsis)
1Dalea purpureum (Purple Prairie Clover)
1Drymocallis arguta (Prairie Cinquefoil)
3Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
2Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master)
1Helianthus grosseserratus (Sawtooth Sunflower)
1Helianthus occidentalis (Western Sunflower)
0.5Helianthus pauciflorus (Showy Sunflower)
3Heliopsis helianthoides (False Sunflower)
2Liatris pycnostachya (Prairie Blazing Star)
0.5Monarda fistulosa (Bergamot)
2Oligoneuron riddellii (Riddell’s Goldenrod)
1Oligoneuron rigidum (Stiff Goldenrod)
0.5Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue)
0.5Pycnanthemum virginianum (Mountain Mint)
4Ratibida pinnata (Yellow Coneflower)
2Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan)
3Rudbeckia subtomentosa (Sweet Black-Eyed Susan)
2Senna hebecarpa (Wild Senna)
2Silphium integrifolium (Rosinweed)
2Silphium laciniatum (Compass Plant)
3Silphium terebinthinaceum (Prairie Dock)
1Symphyotrichum  laeve (Smooth Aster)
1Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster)
4Vernonia gigantea (Tall Ironweed)
0.5Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver’s Root)
48Subtotal