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Native Seed Producer Since 1998
20th Anniversary Prairie Native Seed Mix
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20th Anniversary Prairie Packet
Add some Rice Hulls to your order!
Add five native grasses, two annuals and thirteen early to late season perennials and what do you get? Twenty species that make up OPN Seed's 20th Anniversary Prairie Native Seed Mix!
Attract game birds, pollinators and wildlife with this mix that prefers medium soils and at least six hours of sunlight a day. Bees will thank you, birds will thank you and we thank you for an awesome twenty years! Cheers to twenty more!
Contains the following species:
Grasses:
Elymus canadensis - Nodding Wild Rye
Elymus virginicus - Virginia Wild Rye
Schizachyrium scoparium - Little Bluestem
Bouteloua curtipendula - Side-oats Grama
Bouteloua gracilis - Blue Grama
Wildflowers:
Gaillardia aristata - Blanket Flower
Gaillardia pulchella - Indian Blanket
Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower
Coreopsis lanceolata - Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Dalea purpurea - Purple Prairie Clover
Astragalus canadensis - Canadian Milk Vetch
Dalea candida - White Prairie Clover
Rudbeckia hirta - Black-eyed Susan
Monarda citriodora - Lemon Mint
Monarda fistulosa - Wild Bergamot
Penstemon digitalis - Foxglove Beardtongue
Ratibida pinnata - Yellow/Grey-headed Coneflower
Aster novae-angliae - New England Aster
Aster laevis - Smooth Aster
Aster azureus - Sky Blue Aster
The native perennials in your mix do require some patience to establish, but for instant gratification consider adding any of these quick establishing annuals. They're perfect pollinator plants, too!
PLS Lbs. Per Acre Broadcast = 12
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 out 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 5 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.
Flower Color: Green, White, Purple, Yellow
Height: 3 to 5 Feet
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Soil Hydrology: Dry to Mesic Soils
Bloom Time: Spring through Fall
Plant Type: Annual/Perennial
Attracts: Game Birds, Pollinators and Wildlife
