ONPM Fast Flowering Cover Mix

This mix contains native annual and faster establishing perennial wildflower seeds.  This mix can be added to other native seed mixes to give your native plant garden color and foraging for pollinators during the first growing season into the second while your native plants are getting established. 

Sow the ONPM Fast Flowering Cover Mix at the same time as the ONPM Short Pollinator Garden Seed Mix or ONPM Tall Pollinator Garden Native Seed Mix. The annual wildflower species like Partridge Pea, Indian Blanket, Plains Coreopsis and Lemon Mint act as a cover crop and typically germinate and flower in the same growing season and these species will not impact the perennial wildflowers during the establishment phase.  

Contains the following species:

Wildflowers:

Chamaecrista fasciculata - Partridge Pea 

Gaillardia aristata - Blanket Flower 

Gaillardia pulchella - Indian Blanket 

Rudbeckia hirta - Black-eyed Susan 

Coreopsis tinctoria - Plains Coreopsis 

Monarda citriodora - Lemon Mint

Seed Info

Seed Packet contains  0.25 oz. of seed which is enough to cover 250 square feet when planted with any ONPM Seed Packet.

1 Bulk Pound of Seed will cover approximately 1/4 acre when planted with the ONPM Short Pollinator Garden Seed Mix or the ONPM Tall Pollinator Garden Native Seed Mix.

5 Bulk Pounds of Seed will cover approximately 1 acre when planted with the ONPM Short Pollinator Garden Seed Mix or the ONPM Tall Pollinator Garden Native Seed Mix. 

This mix of native wildflowers typically grows to a height of 1 to 3 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.

Detailed instructions on planting your seed mix are provided with your purchase. For additional information on planting please visit the Pocket Pollinator Garden Page on Ohio Native Plant Month's website.

For every Ohio Native Plant Month mix or packet sold, OPN Seed will donate a portion back to the ONPM initiative.

Product Details

Flower Color: Yellow, Red, Purple

Height: 1 to 3 Feet

Light Requirements: At Least 6 Hours of Sunlight A Day

Soil Hydrology: Well Drained Soils

Bloom Time: Summer through Early Fall

Plant Type: Annuals / Perennials 

Attracts: Birds, Bees, Butterflies and Humans

Suggested USDA Planting Zones: 3-7

Product Code: ONPMFF01