This mix is designed to meet the "Southern Michigan Pheasant and Monarch Recovery CRP SAFE" CP38E program requirements for the CP2, CP4D, and CP33 conservation practices. It includes 6 species of native grass at 4 #s/ac and 16 species of native forbs totaling 2.0 #s/ac. Forbs include 11 species rated high or very high for monarchs comprising 66% of the wildflower seeds and include multiple species per bloom period. 2 milkweed species comprise 1% of the forb seeds per square foot and no forb species is greater than 15% of the forb mix by weight or exceeds 6 seeds/ft2. Click on PDF to view mix species and rates. Updated 1/8/2024
Includes (#s/ac): Bluestem, Big (VNS) (1), Sideoats grama (local, vns) (0.3), Wildrye, Virginia (cool season) (0.5), Switchgrass (VNS) (0.4), Bluestem, Little (VNS) (0.8), Indiangrass (local or vns) (1), Leadplant (0.1), Partridge Pea (0.3), Prairie Clover, Purple (0.1), Milkweed, Common (0.06), Milkweed, Butterfly (Butterflyweed) (0.05), Coreopsis, Lanceleaf (sand) (0.25), Coneflower, Purple (0.15), Sunflower, Annual (0.26), Sunflower, Maximillian (0.25), Sunflower, False (Oxeye) (0.15), Bergamot, Wild (Prairie Beebalm) (0.04), Goldenrod, Stiff (Rigid) (0.03), Coneflower, Grayheaded (Yellow) (0.05), Susan, Black-eyed (0.174), Aster, New England (0.02), and Vervain, Hoary (0.03).
