POLLINATOR Prairie Mix

If supporting local pollinators is your goal, this mix offers a rich habitat of vibrant flowers and essential grasses, sourced from trusted NRCS and Xerces species lists.

DESCRIPTION

Our Pollinator Prairie Mix is a meticulously curated selection of native species that are recognized for their high to very high value to pollinators. Sourced from trusted NRCS and Xerces species lists, this blend includes a diverse range of plants that bloom from early spring to late fall, ensuring pollinators have a consistent source of nutrition throughout the changing seasons. With the inclusion of uncommon species, this mix is more than just a feast for pollinators; it also becomes a visual treat for nature enthusiasts. Whether you're aiming to support local bee populations, butterflies, or other beneficial insects, the Pollinator Prairie Mix offers a rich habitat, filled with vibrant flowers and essential grasses that echo the natural beauty of untouched prairies.

Sideoats Grama Grass

Showy Partridge-Pea Wildflower

UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES

  • High Pollinator Value: Sourced from NRCS and Xerces species lists for maximum ecological impact.

  • Rare Finds: Includes uncommon species like Slimflower Scurfpea and Redroot New Jersey Tea.

  • Comprehensive Seasonal Support: Provides constant blooms from early spring to late fall for pollinators.

Tall Dropseed Grass

Easter White Prairie Clover Wildflower

CHARACTERISTICS

  • Height: Variable, accommodating multiple layers of vegetation for visual and ecological richness.

  • Seasonal Color: A continuous spectrum of colors from early spring to late fall.

  • Soil Requirements: Adaptable to a variety of soil types.

  • Sunlight Requirements: Full sun to partial shade.

  • Watering Requirements: Moderate, with some species tolerant of drought conditions.

  • Ecological Value: Very high; meticulously designed to support a range of pollinators.

  • Sowing Time: Best sown in late fall or early spring.

  • Plant Components: Predominantly wildflowers with essential grasses; focuses on pollinator-friendly species.

  • Special Features: Includes uncommon and high-value species for pollinators, sourced from trusted NRCS and Xerces lists.

CONTENTS

Wildflowers:

  • Showy Partridge-pea

  • Easter White Prairie-clover

  • Canada Milk-vetch

  • Purple Prairie-clover

  • Slimflower Scurfpea

  • Gray-prairie-coneflower

  • Pale Purple Coneflower

  • Hoary Vervain

  • Plains Coreopsis

  • Wild Licorice

  • Wild Prairie Rose

  • Narrow-leaf Coneflower

  • Purple Poppymallow

  • New Jersey Tea

  • Redroot New Jersey Tea

  • Sawtooth Sunflower

  • Sensitive Brier

  • Cobaea Penstemon

  • Pitcher Sage

  • Rosinweed

  • Western Ironweed

  • Tall Boneset

  • Lemon Beebalm

  • Sullivant's Milkweed

  • Butterfly Milkweed

  • Canada Tick-clover

  • Rough Gayfeather

  • Wild-bergamot

  • Spider Milkweed

  • Thick-spike Gayfeather

  • False Boneset

  • Illinois Tick-clover

  • Dotted Gayfeather

  • Shell-leaf Penstemon

  • Tube Penstemon

  • Prairie Phlox

  • American Germander

  • Western Spiderwort

  • Missouri Goldenrod

  • Candle Anemone

  • Joe Pye Weed

  • Virginia Mountain Mint

  • New England Aster

  • Grey Goldenrod

  • Showy-wand Goldenrod

  • Bushy Seedbox

  • Meadow Anemone

  • Ground-plum

  • Tall Cinquefoil

  • Curly Cup Gumweed

  • Everlasting

  • Heath Aster

  • Silky Aster

  • Plains Wild Indigo

  • Culver's Root

  • Golden Alexander

  • Plains Evening Primrose

Grasses

  • Sideoats Grama

  • Blue Grama

  • Virginia Wild-rye

  • Tall Dropseed

  • Long-beak Sedge

  • Purple Lovegrass

  • Junegrass