Suggested Native Grass & Wildflower Mix For Transitional Areas Between Prairie & Traditional Landscape Features Such As Curbs, Mowed Turf, Parking Lot Islands Etc.

MNL MIX (T) - Transition Mix (less than 18 inches)

Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) 80.0%

Prairie brome (Bromus kalmii) 8.0%

White prairie clover (Dalea candidum) 1.0%

Purple prairie clover (Dalea purpureum) 3.0%

Narrow-leaved coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) 1.0%

June Grass (Koeleria cristata) 6.0%

Long-headed coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) 1.0%

Suggested rate/acre 12 lbs.

Suggested rate/1,000 square feet 5 oz.

Suggested Native Grass & Wildflower Mixes For 

Dry (Xeric) Sandy Sites, Where Shorter Species Are Desired

MNL MIX (G1) - Short Xeric Prairie Grass (2½ to 3 feet)

Side-Oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) 30.0%

Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis) 15.0%

Prairie Brome (Bromus kalmii) 4.0%

Canada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis) 5.0%

June Grass (Koeleria cristata) 4.0%

Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 41.0%

Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) 1.0% 

Suggested rate/acre 12 lbs. PLS

MNL MIX (F1) - Short Xeric Wildflower 

Fragrant Giant Hyssop (Agastache foeniculumn) 2.0%

Prairie Onion (Allium stellatum) 2.0%

Leadplant (Amorpha canescens) 4.0%

Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) 4.0%

Smooth Blue Aster (Aster laevis) 2.0%

Azure Aster (Aster oolentangiensis) 2.0%

Upland White Aster (Aster ptarmicoides) 1.0%

Stiff Tickseed (Coreopsis palmata) 2.0%

White Prairie Clover (Dalea candidum) 10.0%

Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpureum) 11.0%

Narrow-Leaved Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) 6.0%

Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) 3.0%

Round-Headed Bushclover (Lespedeza capitata) 3.0%

Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera) 2.0%

Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris punctata) 1.0%

Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis) 4.0%

Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) 2.0%

Showy Penstemon (Penstemon grandiflorus) 8.0%

Long-Headed Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) 7.0%

Prairie Rose (Rosa arkansana) 2.0%

Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) 7.0%

Old Field Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) 1.0%

Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida) 1.0%

Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) 2.0%

Prairie Spiderwort (Tradescantia bracteata) 2.0%

Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) 7.0%

Heart-Leaf Golden Alexanders (Zizia aptera) 2.0%

Suggested rate/acre 3 lbs. bulk

Suggested Native Grass & Wildflower Mixes For 

Dry (Xeric) Sites Where Some Vertical Texture is Desired

MNL MIX (G2) - Mid-Height Xeric Prairie Grasses (3 to 4 feet) 

Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) 3.0% 

Side Oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) 30.0%

Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis) 10.0%

Prairie Brome (Bromus kalmii) 6.0%

Canada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis) 10.0%

June Grass (Koeleria cristata) 2.0%

Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 35.0% 

Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) 3.0%

Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) 1.0%

Suggested rate/acre 12 lbs. PLS

MNL MIX (F2) - Mid-Height Xeric Wildflowers

Fragrant Giant Hyssop (Agastache foeniculumn) 2.0%

Prairie Onion (Allium stellatum) 2.0%

Leadplant (Amorpha canescens) 4.0%

Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) 6.0%

Smooth Blue Aster (Aster laevis) 2.0%

Azure Aster (Aster oolentangiensis) 2.0%

Partridge Pea (Cassia fasiculata) 2.0%

Stiff Tickseed (Coreopsis palmata) 2.0%

White Prairie Clover (Dalea candidum) 12.0%

Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpureum) 11.0%

Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) 5.0%

Common Ox-Eye (Heliopsis helianthoides) 5.0%

Round Headed Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata) 3.0%

Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera) 6.0%

Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis) 4.0%

Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) 2.0%

Showy Penstemon (Penstemon grandiflorus) 5.0%

Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) 4.0%

Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) 9.0%

Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida) 2.0%

Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) 1.0%

Prairie Spiderwort (Tradescantia bracteata) 2.0%

Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) 6.0%

Heart-Leaf Golden Alexanders (Zizia aptera) 1.0%

Suggested rate/acre 3 lbs. PLS

Suggested Native Grass & Wildflower Mixes

For Medium Moisture (Mesic), Heavier Soils Sites 

MNL MIX (G3) - Tall Mesic Prairie Grass Mix (4 to 6 feet) 

Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) 25.0%

Side Oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) 7.0%

Prairie Brome (Bromus kalmii) 3.0%

Canada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis) 15.0%

Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) 5.0%

Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 19.0%

Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) 25.0%

Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) 1.0%

Suggested rate/acre 12 lbs. PLS

MNL MIX (F3) - Tall Mesic Wildflower Mix

Fragrant Giant Hyssop (Agastache foeniculumn) 1.0%

Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) 3.0%

Smooth Blue Aster (Aster laevis) 3.0%

New England Aster (Aster novae angliae) 3.0%

Canada Milk Vetch (Astragalus canadensis) 5.0%

White Wild Indigo (Baptisia alba) 3.0%

White Prairie Clover (Dalea candidum) 2.0%

Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpureum) 12.0%

Canada Tick Trefoil (Desmodium canadensis) 3.0%

* Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) 3.0%

* Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpureum) 7.0%

Creamy Gentian (Gentiana flavida) 1.0%

Common Ox-Eye (Heliopsis helianthoides) 6.0%

Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera) 1.0%

Tall Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya) 6.0%

Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) 4.0%

Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) 10.0%

Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) 7.0%

Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida) 3.0%

Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) 1.0%

Tall Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) 2.0%

Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) 5.0%

Culvers’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum) 1.0%

Heart-Leaf Golden Alexanders (Zizia aptera) 3.0%

Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) 5.0%

Suggested rate/acre 3 lbs. bulk

* Not a true native of Minnesota, but is found in neighboring states

Species that are available that can be added to increase diversity of the baseline mix.

Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)

Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)

Maximillian Sunflower (Helianthus maximilliana)

Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa)

Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)

Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum)

Suggested Native Grass & Wildflower Mixes

For Wet Well Drained Heavy Soil Sites 

MNL MIX (G4) - Tall Wet Prairie Grass Mix (5 to 7 feet) 

Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) 25.0% 

Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea) 2.0%

Canada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis) 13.0%

Virginia Wild Rye (Elymus virginicus) 15.0% 

Giant Manna Grass (Glyceria grandis) 2.0% 

Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) 12.0% 

Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 2.0%

Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) 19.0% 

Prairie Cord Grass (Spartina pectinata) 10.0% 

Suggested rate/acre 12 lbs. PLS

MNL MIX (F4) - Tall Wet Wildflower Mix

Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) 7.0%

New England Aster (Aster novae angliae) 3.0%

Wild White Indigo (Baptisia alba) 2.0%

Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpureum) 4.0%

Canada Tick Trefoil (Desmodium canadensis) 8.0%

Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum) 3.0%

Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) 3.0%

Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) 5.0%

Common Ox-Eye (Heliopsis helianthoides) 8.0%

Tall Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya) 10.0%

Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) 1.0%

Monkey Flower (Mimulus ringens) 1.0%

Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) 4.0%

Yellow Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) 10.0%

Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) 8.0%

Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) 1.0%

Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida) 2.0%

Tall Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) 5.0%

Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) 8.0%

Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum) 2.0%

Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) 5.0%

Suggested rate/acre 3 lbs. bulk

Species that are available that can be added to increase diversity of the baseline mix.

Great St. John's Wort (Hypericum pyramidatum)

Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)

Riddell’s Goldenrod (Solidago riddellii)

Compass plant (Silphium laciniatum)

Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)

Suggested Native Grass & Wildflower 

Mixes For Water Logged Heavy Soil Sites 

MNL MIX (G5) - Sedge Meadow Grass Mix (4 to 6 feet)

Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) 4.0%

American Slough Grass (Beckmannia syzigachne) 10.0%

Canada Bluejoint (Calamagrostis canadensis) 0.5%

Bristley Sedge (Carex comosa) 1.0%

Fringed Sedge (Carex crinata) 3.0%

Porcupine Sedge (Carex hystericina) 3.0%

Lance-Fruited Oval Sedge (Carex scoparia) 1.0%

Tussock Sedge (Carex stricta) 0.5%

Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea) 3.0%

Virginia Wild Rye (Elymus virginicus) 11.0%

Rattlesnake Grass (Glyceria canadensis) 4.0%

Giant manna Grass (Glyceria grandis) 6.0%

Fowl manna Grass (Glyceria striata) 4.0%

Common Rush (Juncus effusus) 0.5%

Rice Cut Grass (Leersia oryzoides) 2.0%

Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) 5.0%

Fowl Blue Grass (Poa palustris) 6.0%

Green Bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens) 6.0%

Woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus) 6.0%

River Bulrush (Scirpus fluviatilis) 2.0%

Great Bulrush (Scirpus validus) 6.0%

Indian Grass (Sorphastrum nutans) 4.0%

Giant Bur-Reed (Sparganium eurycarpum) 3.0%

Prairie Cord Grass (Spartina pectinata) 8.5%

Suggested rate/acre 12 lbs. PLS

Suggested Native Grass & Wildflower Mixes

For Sandy or Gravelly Oak Savanna Sites 

MNL MIX (G6) - Savanna/Woodland Edge Grass Mix (3 to 5 feet) 

Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) 6.0% 

Side Oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) 37.0%

Hairy Wood Chess (Bromus purgans) 12.5%

Canada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis) 12.5%

Bottle Brush Grass (Elymus hystrix) 7.0%

Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 25.0%

Suggested rate/acre 7 lbs. PLS

Suggested rate/1,000 square feet 3 oz. PLS

MNL MIX (F6) – Savanna/Woodland Edge Wildflower Mix

Fragrant Giant Hyssop (Agastache foeniculumn) 3.0%

Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) 6.0%

Sky Blue Aster (Aster laevis) 3.0%

Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpureum) 20.0%

* Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpureum) 20.0%

White Snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) 4.0%

Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis) 10.0%

Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) 4.0%

Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis) 2.0%

Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) 6.0%

Brown-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) 6.0%

Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida) 2.0%

Showy Goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) 2.0%

Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) 6.0%

Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) 6.0%

Suggested rate/acre 4 lbs. bulk

Suggested rate/1,000 square feet 2 oz. bulk

* Not a true native of Minnesota, but is found in neighboring states

Species that are available that can be added to increase diversity of the baseline mix.

Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadense)

Blue Wood Aster (Aster cordifolius)

Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum)

Rough Blazing Star (Liatris aspera)

Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale)

Creamy White Gentian (Gentiana alba)