MIX (G2) - Mid-Height Xeric Prairie Grasses (3 to 5 feet)

Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) Side oats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) Canada wild rye (Elymus canadensis) Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) Prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) Porcupine grass (Stipa spartea)

.....................4.0% ...................33.0% ...................10.0% .....................5.0% ...................42.0% .....................3.0% .....................1.0% .....................3.0%

Suggested rate/acre.........................................................7 lbs. PLS*

Note: This grass mix is similar to MnDOT’s 20A mixes. MnDOT seed mixtures, although very good, tend to be less site specific than most designed landscapes deserve.

MIX (F2) - Mid-Height Xeric Wildflowers

Fragrant giant hyssop (Agastache foeniculumn) Leadplant (Amorpha canescens) Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Azure Aster (Aster Oolentangiensis) Narrow-leaved coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) Pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida) ** Common ox-eye (Heliopsis helianthoides) Round headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata) Rough blazing star (Liatris aspera) Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) White prairie clover (Petalostemum candidum) Purple prairie clover (Petalostemum purpureum) Prairie phlox (Phlox pilosa) Yellow coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) Black eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta) Stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) Showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa) Silky Prairie Clover (Petalostemum villosum) Hoary vervain (Verbena stricta) Heart-leaf golden alexanders (Zizia aptera)

........3.0% ........7.0% ........6.0% ........2.0% ........2.0% ........8.0% ........7.0% ........1.0% ........6.0% ........5.0% ........7.0% ......13.0% ........1.0% ........8.0% ........8.0% ........2.0% ........1.0% ........2.0% ........8.0% ........5.0%

Suggested rate/acre..................................................3 to 4 lbs. PLS*
Suggested rate/1,000 square feet..........................1 to 1½ oz. PLS*

Note: The baseline flower mix above is a relatively inexpensive mix that is made up of mostly early successional species that will produce a profusion of flowering plants quickly, usually by the second full growing season. Additional species listed below will enhance the look of your project long term and make your design resemble more closely a true native plant community. Please consider adding some of these beauties if your budget will allow. For every ounce of seed added to the baseline mix, reduce the baseline mix rate by a like amount.

SPECIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND RELATIVELY AFFORDABLE THAT CAN BE ADDED TO INCREASE DIVERSITY OF THE BASELINE MIX

Smooth aster (Aster laevis)
Azure aster (Aster oolentangiensis)
Upland white aster (Aster ptarmicoides)
Prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata)
False boneset (Kuhnia eupatorioides)
Prairie cinquefoil (Potentilla arguta)
Showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa)

SUGGESTED NATIVE GRASS & WILDFLOWER MIXES FOR MEDIUM MOISTURE, HEAVIER SOILS SITES

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

Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) Side oats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) Canada wild rye (Elymus canadensis) Switch grass (Panicum virgatum) Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) Prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)

...............28.0% .................7.0% ...............15.0% .................5.0% ...............19.0% ...............25.0% .................1.0%

Suggested rate/1000.......................................................2½ oz. PLS*

Note: This grass mix is similar to MnDOT’s 15A mixes. MnDOT seed mixtures, although very good, tend to be less site specific than most designed landscapes deserve.

MIX (F3) - Tall Mesic Wildflower Mix

Fragrant giant hyssop (Agastache foeniculumn) Canada milk vetch (Astragalus canadensis) Canada tick trefoil (Desmodium canadensis) Pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pullida) Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpureum) ** Common ox-eye (Heliopsis helianthoides) Meadow blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis) Tall blazing star (Liatris pycnostachya) Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) Purple prairie clover (Dalea Purp) Purple prairie clover (Petalostemum purpureum) Prairie phlox (Phlox pilosa) Yellow coneflower (Ratibida pinnata) Black eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta) Stiff goldenrod (Solidago rigida) Tall meadow rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) Golden alexander (Zizia aurea)

...........3.0% ...........5.0% ...........7.0% ...........3.0% ...........9.0% ...........8.0% ...........2.0% .........10.0% ...........6.0% ............10% .........14.0% ...........1.0% .........10.0% .........10.0% ...........5.0% ...........2.0% ...........5.0%

Suggested rate/1000...................................................1-1½ oz. PLS*

Note: The baseline flower mix above is a relatively inexpensive mix that is made up of mostly early successional species that will produce a profusion of flowering plants quickly, usually by the second full growing season. Additional species listed below will enhance the look of your project long term and make your design resemble more closely a true native plant community. Please consider adding some of these beauties if your budget will allow. For every ounce of seed added to the baseline mix, reduce the baseline mix rate by a like amount.

SPECIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND RELATIVELY AFFORDABLE THAT CAN BE ADDED TO INCREASE DIVERSITY OF THE BASELINE MIX

Showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)
Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Smooth aster (Aster laevis)
New-England aster (Aster novae angliae)
Rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
Wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota)
Maximillian sunflower (Helianthus maximilliana)
Meadow blazing star (Liatris ligulstylis)
Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)
Compass plant (Silphium laciniatum)
Culvers’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum)

* PLS = Pure Live Seed

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

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