Song Bird Seed Packet

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This packet is perfect for creating a songbird sanctuary in your yard. The species in this mix were specially selected because they provide food sources for birds late Fall into early Winter. Don't be surprised if you start seeing birds you've never seen before in your yard. If you plant it....they will come!

Contains the following species:

Grasses:

Schizachyrium scoparium - Little Bluestem

Bouteloua curtipendula - Side-oats Grama

Elymus canadensis - Nodding Wild Rye

Sporobolus cryptandrus - Sand Dropseed

Wildflowers:

Chamaecrista fasciculata - Partridge Pea

Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower

Heliopsis helianthoides - Ox Eye Sunflower

Rudbeckia hirta - Black-eyed Susan

Silphium perfoliatum - Cup Plant

Silphium trifoliatum - Whorled Rosinweed

Silphium terebinthinaceum - Prairie Dock

Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca - Common Milkweed

Rudbeckia triloba - Brown-eyed Susan

Eupatorium maculatum - Spotted Joe Pye

Vernonia noveboracensis - New York Ironweed

Coreopsis tinctoria - Plains Coreopsis

Ratibida pinnata - Yellow/Grey-headed Coneflower

Zizia aurea - Golden Alexanders

Tradescantia ohiensis - Ohio Spiderwort

Eryngium yuccifolium - Rattlesnake Master

Solidago rigida - Stiff Goldenrod

Verbena stricta - Hoary Vervain

Aster novae-angliae - New England Aster

Aster laevis - Smooth Aster

The native perennials in your mix do require some patience to establish, but for instant gratification consider adding an ounce of any of these quick establishing annuals. They're perfect pollinator plants, too!

Indian Blanket

Partridge Pea

Seed Packet contains 1 PLS (Pure Live Seed) oz. of seed which is enough to cover 250 square feet.

Detailed instructions on planting your seed packet are provided with purchase.

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, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Orange

Height: 3 to 5 Feet

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Soil Hydrology: Dry to Mesic Soils

Bloom Time: Late Spring through Fall

Plant Type: Annuals/Perennials

Attracts: Birds, Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators