This mix contains species which establish quickly, flowering in the first year. With blooms from early spring to late fall, this mix provides habitat for pollinators all year round.
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| Size / Amount | 250 SQ FT, 500 SQ FT, 1000 SQ FT, 1/8 Acre (5400 SQ FT), 1/4 ACRE (11000 SQ FT), 1/2 ACRE (22000 SQ FT), 1 ACRE (43,500 SQ FT) |
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Components
Components may change slightly from year to year with species availability. In 2021 there may be substitutions for Narrow-leaf coneflower, Prairie phlox and White prairie-clover.
| Wildflowers | Weight |
|---|---|
| Showy Partridge-pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata) | 14% |
| Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) | 7.67% |
| Narrow-leaf Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) | 3.52% |
| Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) | 3.2% |
| Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) | 2.56% |
| Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Peritoma serrulata) | 2.56% |
| Purple Prairie-clover (Dalea purpurea) | 2.24% |
| Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) | 2.24% |
| Shell-leaf Penstemon (Penstemon grandiflorus) | 1.92% |
| Rough Gayfeather (Liatris aspera) | 1.92% |
| Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) | 1.92% |
| Candle Anemone (Anemone cylindrica) | 1.92% |
| White Prarie-clover (Dalea candida) | 1.28% |
| Lemon Beebalm (Monarda citriodora) | 1.28% |
| Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium) | 1.28% |
| Wild-bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) | 0.64% |
| Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) | 0.64% |
| Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida var. rigida) | 0.64% |
| False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) | 0.64% |
| Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta) | 0.58% |
| Blue Vervain (Verbena hostata) | 0.58% |
| Tall Cinquefoil (Drymocallis arguta) | 0.51% |
| Yarrow (Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis) | 0.32% |
| Upright Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) | 0.32% |
| Tall Boneset (Eupatorium altissimum) | 0.32% |
| Purple Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum) | 0.32% |
| Gray-head Cone-flower (Ratibida pinnata) | 0.32% |
| Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium) | 0.32% |
| Canada Milk-vetch (Astragalus canadensis) | 0.29% |
| Total | 55.95% |
| Grasses | Weight |
|---|---|
| Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) | 17.9% |
| Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) | 14.7% |
| Canada Wild-rye (Elymus canadensis var. canadensis) | 5.11% |
| Short-beak Sedge (Carex brevior) | 3.2% |
| Purple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) | 1.92% |
| Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) | 0.64% |
| Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha) | 0.58% |
| Total | 44.05% |
Planting
Planting instructions for Small Spaces
With a little patience, starting a Prairie Garden can be a rewarding process. Transforming a site into a colorful space for biological activity and discovering new species as the seasons progress can be a delightful experience.
Preparation
The more time you can spend on preparation, the more successful the planting. The goal is to reduce as many weeds and weed seeds as possible. You can accomplish this by nonselective herbicide applications, tilling, smothering or solarization. In a lawn area, you can simply re-move the sod, put on a little top soil or compost and till it in. If you use smothering, herbicide or solarization, you will also want to till the area to allow good seed to soil contact.
Planting
You may sow your seed in spring or fall. Do not attempt to sow seed in the summer as it is more likely to die of heat and desiccation in our summer weather. Fall seeding allows perennial seeds to break dormancy over the winter months. This mix, however, is specifically designed to contain species that have fewer dormancy requirements than most native perennials so that you will see some re-sults in the first year, even if you plant in the spring. That said, you may keep this new planting mowed to 4 to 6 inches in the first year to prevent weed seed from moving in. Pulling weeds may dislodge the plants you want to keep, so mowing is a better option. Many more plants will come up in the second year and may crowd out many of the weeds. If desired another mowing or two in the second year can be tolerated to keep weeds down.
Sowing the seed
Place a small amount of sand, vermiculite, rice hulls, or other filler in a bucket. Dump in your seed and additional filler and mix well with your hands. Save half of this mixture in another bucket. Using one half of the mixture, spread the seed by hand or with a hand crank grass seeder over your entire prepared seed bed. Then repeat with the second half of the seed. By spreading half at a time, you will be sure not to run out of seed before you have covered the entire area.
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