Midwest Wildflower Mix

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If you're new to native gardening or want a colorful wildflower garden, we've taken the guesswork out of what you'll need to start your project. This mix contains vibrant annual wildflowers that typically bloom the first growing season and long-lasting perennial species that establish over time and offer continuous blooms and foraging for pollinators for years to come. 

The Midwest Wildflower Seed Mix is great for garden beds and once established, can also be used for cut flowers if desired.

This seed mix is appropriate for Midwest locations that receive at least 4 to 6 hours of sunlight a day. Plant this in well-drained soils.

This mix can be used alone or over existing grass plantings or be combined with any of our grass only mixes. 

Contains the following species:

Wildflowers:

Chamaecrista fasciculata - Partridge Pea

Gaillardia pulchella - Indian Blanket

Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower

Heliopsis helianthoides - Ox Eye Sunflower

Rudbeckia hirta - Black-eyed Susan

Dalea purpurea - Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea candida - White Prairie Clover

Coreopsis tinctoria - Plains Coreopsis

Liatris spicata - Dense Blazingstar

Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Milkweed

Monarda fistulosa - Wild Bergamot

Ratibida pinnata - Yellow / Grey-Headed Coneflower

Erynigium yuccifolium - Rattlesnake Master

Aster azureus - Sky Blue Aster

Solidago rigida - Stiff Goldenrod

Do you need a cover crop?

Lbs Per Acre Broadcast = 9

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 in to ensure germination.

Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, Orange, White

Height: 3 to 5 Feet

Light Requirements: 4 to 6 Hours a Day

Soil Hydrology: Dry to Mesic Soils

Bloom Time: Spring through Fall

Plant Type: Annuals/Perennials

Attracts: Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators