best time to plant wildflower seeds in minnesota Mixed Height Native Grass and Wildflower Seed Mix

Want to create a native landscape that has a little bit of everything? Our Mixed Height Native Grass and Wildflower Seed Mix was designed to create a diverse mix of native cool and warm season grasses and perennial wildflowers that attract all different kinds of wildlife like birds, bees, butterflies and more. Finished heights on this mix will range from 3 to 8 feet tall and this mix will need to be planted in areas that receive at least 6 hours of sunlight a day.

Some things to remember:

This mix of native grasses and wildflowers will take up to 3 growing seasons to fully establish. We've added Partridge Pea to the mix for first year color and foraging for pollinators.

This is the ultimate native seed mix if you're looking to attract wildlife. Common and Butterfly Milkweed will attract the Monarch Butterfly. Cup Plant and Prairie Dock are loved by songbirds and all the wildflower species will attract pollinators.

Keep this standing tall all fall and winter long as habitat. Native bees will winter in the hollow stems and birds will continue to eat off the seed heads. Cut it back in the spring when it starts to green up.

Contains the following species:

Grasses:

Schizachyrium scoparium - Little Bluestem

Sorghastrum nutans - Indian Grass

Elymus virginicus - Virginia Wild Rye

Andropogon gerardii - Big Bluestem

Bouteloua curtipendula - Side-oats Grama

Sporobolus (compositus) asper - Tall Dropseed Grass 

Wildflowers:

Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower

Heliopsis helianthoides - Ox Eye Sunflower

Ratibida pinnata - Yellow / Grey-headed Coneflower

Rudbeckia hirta - Black-eyed Susan

Dalea candida - White Prairie Clover

Chamaecrista fasciculata - Partridge Pea

Senna hebecarpa - Wild Senna

Aster azureus - Sky Blue Aster

Eryngium yuccifolium - Rattlesnake Master

Verbena hastata - Blue Vervain

Monarda fistulosa - Wild Bergamot

Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Milkweed

Lespedeza capitata - Roundheaded Bushclover

Asclepias syriaca - Common Milkweed

Silphium perfoliatum - Cup Plant

Silphium laciniatum - Compass Plant

Solidago rigida - Stiff Goldenrod

Zizia aurea - Golden Alexanders

Vernonia fasciculata - Prairie Ironweed

Silphium terebinthinaceum - Prairie Dock

Aster novae-angliae - New England Aster

Seed Info

PLS Lbs. Per Acre Broadcast = 15

PLS = Pure Live Seed

Pure Live Seed is a measure of viable seed stated as a percentage. It is the product of total germination times purity.

Example: 96% Germination x 93% Purity = 89% PLS

All of our native warm season grasses and seed mixes are sold PLS.

Broadcast seeding is the process of sowing seed by hand. The seeds are sprinkled into the soil and can be lightly raked to ensure germination.

This mix of native grasses and wildflowers typically grows to a height of 3 to 8 feet. Please note that each site is unique and that several factors can affect overall height. These factors include sunlight, hydrology and overall soil health.